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SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) Syllabus 2026
The complete SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) syllabus for 2026 — 4 sections and 62 topics in all, organised exactly as the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) prescribes. Use it as your revision checklist, then test yourself with a free SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) mock below.
General Intelligence & Reasoning18 topics
- Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
- Number / letter / alphanumeric series
- Coding-decoding (letter shifts, mathematical, symbolic)
- Analogies (semantic, symbolic, numeric)
- Odd-one-out and classification
- Blood relations and direction sense
- Syllogisms (2-statement direct cases)
- Ranking and seating arrangement
- Calendar (day from date)
- Clock (angle calculations)
- Matrix reasoning and missing number puzzles
- Venn diagrams (2-3 sets)
- Mathematical operations and symbol substitution (BODMAS with swapped signs)
- Word formation, dictionary order and letter-position problems
- Non-verbal reasoning — mirror and water images, paper folding and cutting, embedded figures, figure series and completion
- Cube and dice (opposite faces, painted-cube counting)
- Statement and conclusion, statement and assumption (basic level)
- Problem solving on age, ranking and time sequence
General Awareness13 topics
- Indian History — key dynasties, freedom struggle, major leaders
- Indian Geography — states, rivers, mountains, climate
- Indian Polity — basic Constitutional Articles, Fundamental Rights
- Indian Economy — RBI, major schemes, basic concepts
- General Science — NCERT 9-12 fundamentals
- Static GK — national symbols, sports, awards, books, monuments
- Current Affairs — last 6-12 months
- Famous personalities and recent appointments
- Important days and their themes, national and international organisations (UN, WHO, IMF, SAARC, BRICS)
- Computer and everyday technology basics — hardware, software, internet terms, common abbreviations
- Environment and ecology — biosphere reserves, national parks, pollution and conservation movements
- Art and culture — classical dances, music traditions, festivals, UNESCO heritage sites
- Government of India offices and procedures relevant to stenographers — ministries, secretariat structure, official-language rules
English Language & Comprehension (high weightage — 100 Q)21 topics
- Reading comprehension (multiple passages)
- Cloze test
- Para jumbles and sentence rearrangement
- Synonyms and antonyms (intermediate to advanced)
- One-word substitutes
- Idioms and phrases
- Spelling correction
- Error spotting (subject-verb, tense, prepositions, parallel structure)
- Sentence improvement
- Fill-in-the-blanks (single and double)
- Active / passive voice
- Direct / indirect speech
- Vocabulary in context
- Parts of speech and their correct use — articles, prepositions, conjunctions, determiners
- Tenses and sequence of tenses, modals, conditionals
- Subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement and reference
- Phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases used in official correspondence
- Sentence types and transformation — simple, compound, complex; affirmative to negative; interrogative
- Punctuation and capitalisation rules (as applied in dictation transcription)
- Homophones, commonly confused words and foreign words used in English
- Reading for inference — tone, purpose, main idea and title of a passage
Shorthand (Skill Test only — not in CBT)10 topics
- Pitman shorthand or any recognised shorthand system
- Speed building from 60 wpm to 80/100 wpm
- Common phrases and outlines used in official correspondence
- Special outlines and contractions
- Transcription speed (typing on computer post-dictation)
- Punctuation, capitalisation and formatting in transcription
- Dictation practice at graded speeds (40, 60, 80, 100 wpm) with passages from speeches, reports and official notes
- Reading back your own outlines accurately under time pressure
- Error limits and how mistakes are counted in the Skill Test (omissions, substitutions, spelling and punctuation errors)
- Keyboard proficiency for transcription — touch typing, common software used at the test centre
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