Organisation : SSC Southern Region
Announcement : Download Admit Card
Designation : Stenographers (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Examination, 2017
Download your admit card here : http://www.sscsr.gov.in/STENOGRAPHER...STATUS-GET.htm
Home Page : http://sscsr.gov.in/

Download Admit Card :
Date of Exam : 4.9.2017 to 7.9.2017

Procedure :
i) Enter Online Registration Number (11 digit number )
ii) Enter Candidate’s Date of Birth
iii) Click on “Download e-Admission Certificate” Button

i) Enter Roll Number (10 Digits Only)
ii) Enter Candidate’s Date of Birth
iii) Click on “Download e-Admission Certificate” Button

(OR)
i) Enter Few letters of Candidate’s Name (Ex: For the name T Naresh Kumar, please type either Naresh or Kumar and not as Naresh Kumar)
ii) Enter Date of Birth
iii) Click on “Download e-Admission Certificate” Button

Scheme of Examination:
The details of computer based examination are mentioned below
Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks
I General Intelligence & Reasoning 50 50
II General Awareness 50 50
III English Language and Comprehension 100 100

Total Duration : 2 Hours
(2 hours and 40 minutes for VH/OH (afflicted by Cerebral Palsy and locomotor disability wherein the dominant writing extremity is affected to the extent of slowing down the performance of the candidates)

Question paper will be of Objective Multiple choice type. Questions will be set in Hindi and English except Part-III.

There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the question. Canvassing in any form will disqualifying the candidates.

Note:-I The Commission reserves the right to add an additional Tier in the scheme of Examination.

NOTE:-II: Candidates are not permitted to use Mobile Phone, Calculator, bluetooth device or any other electronic/electrical device for answering any paper. Candidates must not, therefore, bring Mobile Phone, Calculator or any other electronic/ electrical device inside the Examination premises.

Possession of these items, whether in use or not, will be considered as “use of unfair means” in the Examination and candidature of such candidates will be cancelled forthwith. Such candidates are also liable for debarment upto a period of 3 (three) years.

Indicative Syllabus for Computer Based Mode Examination:
General Intelligence & Reasoning:
It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test will include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc.

The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate's abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

General Awareness:
Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate's general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society.

Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person.

The test will also include questions relating to India and its Neighboring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability /afflicted by cerebral palsy and locomotor disability candidates and opting for scribe there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning / General Awareness Paper.

English Language & Comprehension:
In addition to the testing of candidates' understanding of the English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. his/her writing ability, would also be tested.

Skill test in Stenography:
Candidates who obtain the qualifying marks in the Examination as may be prescribed by the Commission will only be called for the Skill Test. Commission may also prescribe qualifying marks in each part of Examination. The skill test will be of qualifying nature and the Commission will fix the qualifying standards in the skill test for different categories of candidates.

The candidates will have to appear for the stenography test. The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English / Hindi at the speed of 100 w.p.m. for the post of Stenographer Grade 'C' and 80 w.p.m. for the post of Stenographer Grade 'D'. The matter will have to be transcribed on compute.

The transcription time is as follows:
For Stenographer Grade 'D': 50 minutes (English) 65 minutes (Hindi)
For Stenographer Grade 'C': 40 minutes (English) 55 Minutes (Hindi)