The UPSC Steno exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. And it is conducted for recruiting the section officers and stenographers (B – grade Central govt post). The exam is conducted in a written format. After many years UPSC is releasing the UPSC Steno 2021 Exam date, Notifications, Vacancies and eligibility. for further details, you can check the official website http://upsc.govt.in
There are two stages of the UPSC Steno exam. They are:
Written exam which consists of three parts
Evaluation of Service
After qualifying for the written exam the candidate’s performance will be assessed based on their services. And once he/she is qualified, they are selected for the post of stenographers and sectional officers.
Abbreviation
Union Public Service Commission
Type
Central Govt
Purpose
Recruitment of Stenographers/SO
Location
New Delhi
Chairman
Prof. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Joshi
Director
Shri Shailendra Verma
UPSC Steno/SO Notifications/News
Notification of UPSC Steno/SO 2021-22 will be releasing in September 2021. The notification contains details such as the number of vacancies, eligibility criteria required, and reservation policy. It also has important dates, filling the application form, exam pattern, provisional allotment, calculation of scores for different stages, etc.
Read below for more details on UPSC Steno 2021 notification.
Events
Date
Notification
September 15, 2021
Online Registration
September 15, 2021
Last Date of Registration
September 30, 2021
Issuance of Admit card
Three weeks before the exam
Last date of application
October 5, 2021
Commencement of Exam
December 11, 2021
Result
The first week of January 2022
Exam Date
Every year the UPSC releases the exam dates of the Steno/SO exam. And the exam dates for the year 2021 -2022 has been released on the official website www.upsc.gov.in
The application fee for Steno/SO exam is Rs 100/-. And the fee payment is done online.
Category
Application Fee
General
Rs 100/-
SC/ST
Rs 100/-
UPSC Steno 2021 Eligibility Criteria
For every exam, certain eligibility criteria need to be qualified by the candidate.
Category 1- Grade of the Central Secretariat Service
Applicants must have 5- years of work experience. And have at least four performance appraisals at the Central Secretariat Service Personal Assistants ’Grade of Central Secretariat Stenographers Service.
Category 2-Grade (Integrated Grade Second and Third) of the General Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
Aspirants must have 5- years work experience of Grade 4th general cadre or Grade second of Cypher sub-cadre, branch B of IFS or all the mention criteria.
Category 3-Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service:
Applicants with 5- years of work experience in the assistant grade of Railways Board Secretariat Service or Grade second or Grade C of Railways Board Secretariat.
Category 4-Private Secretary, Central Secretariat Stenographers Service
Aspirants must have a maximum of 3- years of work experience in the Central Secretariat Grade Stenographer Service. To apply for this category, students should possess a bachelor’s degree.
Category 5-Grade first of the Stenographers Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch B
Aspirants must have 5 years of continuous work practice and experience in Grade second of Steno Cadre of IFS, branch B is applicable.
Category 6-Grade A and B merged of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service
Applicants must have 3 years per day work experience in Armed Forces Headquarters Service in Grade second / Grade C
Category 7-Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service Grade B
Aspirants must have 3 years of per day and approved work experience in Grade second/Grade C of Railway Board Steno jobs
Category 8-Grade of the Intelligence Bureau
If students are selected through LDCE, the exam must not hold 5 years before the crucial date.
Category 9-Private Secretary, State Insurance Corporation
Aspirants must have 3 years of approved and per day work practice in Personal Assistant Grade in employees State Insurance Corporation.
Nationality
The candidate should be Indian national and should have Indian citizenship.
Age-limit
No age limit
Vacancies
According to the union public service commission, there are many vacancies to be filled. However, the estimate of the same is yet to be released.
How to apply for the UPSC Steno 2021 exam?
Registration
At first, candidates have to register themselves for UPSC SO/Steno 2021 exam on the official website.
For registering, candidates need to fill in basic details with a valid email id and mobile number.
Login ID
After candidates registered themselves on the official website, a Login ID and password will be generated and will be sent to the registered mobile number and E-mail ID.
Now applicants will be able to go to the Application form page by logging in to the official website by using their Login ID and password.
Filling the application form
Candidates have to choose the right categories of stenographers posts for which they are applying for. Now, candidates have to fill in all the asked details in the application form like Name, Email, Education qualification, Parental information, Employment information, Service preference, Test center, Category, and Address.
Uploading Documents
Once the candidate has filled the application form, he/she should upload the essential documents like their mark sheets, work experience certificates, a photograph, and their signature.
Application Guidelines for UPSC Steno 2021 exam
Candidates meeting the eligibility requirements will have to apply online through the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
They will have to submit the online application before the last date as per the notification. They should apply at 11.59 pm on the last date to apply. After this date, the link for applying online will be disabled.
Candidates are recommended to make sure that they fill up the columns in the online application form correctly. They cannot change the entries after submission through any channel.
When they visit the website of UPSC, candidates will find a link called “Apply online” on the right side of the website. When they click on this link, they will find the link to various positions for which the online application gateway is open.
Candidates will have to click on the appropriate link for the SO/Steno position. When they click on this link, they will get to a page containing the list of instructions to fill up the online application. Here, they will have the option to print the instructions or they can click on the next option.
Before they click on the proceed button, candidates will be prompted to click on the declaration that ensures that they have completely read the instructions.
Once they click the proceed option, they will be taken to a page that asks for their registration ID and password. Once they provide these details, they can log in to the website of UPSC to fill up the online application.
They will have to enter the basic details and should follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the submission of the application.
Candidates, planning to take the written test for this position in Hindi will have to opt for the same in the application form. Otherwise, it will be assumed that the candidate will take the test in English.
After they apply online, they will have to print the copy of the submitted application and should send it to the UPSC through their department head or the head of the UPSC and they should do this within 15 days from the last date to apply online.
UPSC Steno 2021 Exam Admit card
Aspiring candidates who are applying for UPSC Steno/SO post can download their admit card from the official website. It will be released in the form of an e-ticket. Following are the steps to download the Admit Card for the exam:
Navigate to the Official website of UPSC i.e. upsc.gov.in.
On the home page, click on the ‘admit card’ tab that is given on the right side.
After clicking access the link for downloading the admit card.
Enter the registered email id.
Admit card will be displayed on the screen.
Now candidates can take the printout of the admit card for future uses
After the admit card is downloaded, the candidate must know the exam syllabus to prepare for the exam in a better way. Here is the syllabus for the UPSC Steno/SO:
Paper I:
The principles of the Constitution of India
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
The organization of the machinery of the Govt. of India, Designation and allocation of subjects between Ministries, Departments and Attached & Subordinate Offices and their relation intersection.
RTI Act, 2005.
Paper-II:
Few topics are mentioned here for each category of Paper-II.
(For Category I, IV, and VIII & IX)
Manual of office procedure (latest edition)
Notes on office procedure issued by the Institute of Secretarial Training and Management.
Handbook of orders regarding the use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. (for Category I & IV only)
Fundamental and Supplementary Rules (A.G.P. &T’s compilation, Chaudhury’s compilation, Swamy’s compilation). and more
(For Category II & V)
Manual of office procedure (latest edition).
Notes on office procedure issued by the I.S.T.M.
Handbook of orders regarding the use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union issued by the Min. of Home Affairs.
The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules.
The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control, and Appeal) Rules. and more
(For Category III & VII)
Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. I.
Manual of Office Procedure issued by the Min. of Railways (Railway Board).
The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966.
The Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rule, 1968
(For Category VI)
Manual of office procedure (latest edition).
The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules.
The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules.
Financial Regulations Part I (Revised Edition).
Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules.
Paper III:
In the third paper, candidates are required to prepare notes and drafts on specific problems and precise from the given passage.
UPSC Steno 2021 Exam pattern
Before knowing more about the exam, you will have to know the exam pattern of the UPSC Steno/SO of the same. The exam pattern is divided into three parts. And we will see in detail about the same:
Paper I Exam Pattern
Exam Mode
Offline Mode
Timing
120 Minutes
Question Type
Multiple Choice Question
Maximum Marks
150 Marks
Paper-II Exam pattern
Exam Mode
Written Exam
Duration
120 Minutes
Question Type
Objective Type
Maximum Marks
150 Marks
Paper III Exam Pattern
Exam Mode
Written Exam
Timing
03 hours
Maximum Marks
200
Important points
On the objective type paper, there will be four options provided for each question.
For every incorrect answer given to the aspirants, there will be a deduction of 0.33 marks as a penalty for that question.
Aspirants get the option to write a subjective paper either in Hindi or English.
All three test booklets will contain questions provided in Hindi and English.
There will also be a shorthand test in English / Hindi for applicants.
This test will be a test of the speed of 100 words per minute for 10 minutes and then the participants will get 40 and 55 minutes respectively in English and Hindi writing.
There will be a maximum deduction of 5% for illegible handwriting marks.
The salary or pay scale of the UPSC Steno/SO is highly attractive and is based on the Govt rules.
Result
After completing the process of the recruitment exam, UPSC will release the result of the written examination. It will be released online on its official website. The final result will be released once the evaluation round is complete. The applicants will also get a merit list released by UPSC that will have the name and rank of the candidates based on their performance in the exam. As per the process, UPSC will also release a category-wise list of the selected candidates.
Cut off marks
The qualifying task for each section/ paper of UPSC SO/Steno will be decided by the UPSC and accordingly, the commission will release the merit list of qualified aspirants. The commission will release the category-wise merit list based on the number of available posts for each category.
Q. What are the eligibility criteria for the exam?
A. There are certain eligibility criteria that the candidate has to me to get qualified for the post:
Category 1- Grade of the Central Secretariat Service : Applicants must have 5- years of work experience and have at least four performance appraisals at the Central Secretariat Service Personal Assistants ’Grade of Central Secretariat Stenographers Service.
Category 2-Grade (Integrated Grade Second and Third) of the General Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’ : Aspirants must have 5- years of work experience of Grade 4th general cadre or Grade second of Cypher sub-cadre, branch B of IFS, or all the mention criteria.
Category 3-Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service : Applicants with 5- years of work experience in the assistant grade of Railways Board Secretariat Service or Grade second or Grade C of Railways Board Secretariat.
Category 4-Private Secretary, Central Secretariat Stenographers Service: Aspirants must have a maximum of 3- years of work experience in the Central Secretariat Grade Stenographer Service. To apply for this category, students should possess a bachelor’s degree.
Category 5-Grade first of the Stenographers Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch B: Aspirants must have 5 years of continuous work practice and experience in Grade second of Steno Cadre of IFS, branch B is applicable.
Category 6-Grade A and B merged of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service: Applicants must have 3 years per day work experience in Armed Forces Headquarters Service in Grade second / Grade C
Category 7-Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service Grade B: –
Aspirants must have 3 years of per day and approved work experience in Grade second/Grade C of Railway Board Steno jobs
Category 8-Grade of the Intelligence Bureau – If students are selected through LDCE, the exam must not hold 5 years before the crucial date.
Category 9-Private Secretary, State Insurance Corporation – Aspirants must have 3 years of approved and per day work practice in Personal Assistant Grade in employees State Insurance Corporation.
Q. What is the exam pattern of the UPSC Steno exam?
Before knowing more about the exam, you will have to know the exam pattern of the UPSC Steno/SO of the same. The exam pattern is divided into three parts. And we will see in detail about the same:
Paper I Exam Pattern
Exam Mode
Offline Mode
Timing
120 Minutes
Question Type
Multiple Choice Question
Maximum Marks
150 Marks
Paper-II Exam pattern
Exam Mode
Written Exam
Duration
120 Minutes
Question Type
Objective Type
Maximum Marks
150 Marks
Paper III Exam Pattern
Exam Mode
Written Exam
Timing
03 hours
Maximum Marks
200
Q. How to download the admit card for the UPSC Steno exam?
Aspiring candidates who are applying for UPSC Steno/SO post can download their admit card from the official website. It will be released in the form of an e-ticket. Following are the steps to download the Admit Card for the exam:
Navigate to the Official website of UPSC i.e. upsc.gov.in.
On the home page, click on the ‘admit card’ tab that is given on the right side.
After clicking access the link for downloading the admit card.
Enter the registered email id.
Admit card will be displayed on the screen.
Now candidates can take the printout of the admit card for future uses
Q. What is the syllabus of the UPSC Steno exam?
A. After the admit card is downloaded, the candidate must know the exam syllabus to prepare for the exam in a better way. Following are the syllabus for the UPSC Steno/SO:
Paper I:
The principles of the Constitution of India
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
The organization of the machinery of the Govt. of India, Designation and allocation of subjects between Ministries, Departments and Attached & Subordinate Offices and their relation intersection.
RTI Act, 2005.
Paper-II:
Few topics are mentioned here for each category of Paper-II.
(For Category I, IV, and VIII & IX)
Manual of office procedure (latest edition)
Notes on office procedure issued by the Institute of Secretarial Training and Management.
Handbook of orders regarding the use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. (for Category I & IV only)
Fundamental and Supplementary Rules (A.G.P. &T’s compilation, Chaudhury’s compilation, Swamy’s compilation). and more
(For Category II & V)
Manual of office procedure (latest edition).
Notes on office procedure issued by the I.S.T.M.
Handbook of orders regarding the use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union issued by the Min. of Home Affairs.
The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules.
The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control, and Appeal) Rules. and more
(For Category III & VII)
Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. I.
Manual of Office Procedure issued by the Min. of Railways (Railway Board).
The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966.
The Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rule, 1968
(For Category VI)
Manual of office procedure (latest edition).
The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules.
The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules.
Financial Regulations Part I (Revised Edition).
Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules
Paper III:
In the third paper, candidates are required to prepare notes and drafts on specific problems and precise from the given passage.
Q. What are the guidelines for the UPSC Steno/SO exam?
A. Candidates meeting the eligibility requirements will have to apply online through the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
Submit the online application before the last date as per the notification. They should apply at 11.59 pm on the last date to apply. After this date, the link for applying online will be disabled.
Candidates are recommended to make sure that they fill up the columns in the online application form correctly. They cannot change the entries after submission through any channel.
While visiting the website of UPSC, they will find a link called “Apply online” on the right side of the website. clicking on this link, they will find the link to various positions for which the online application gateway is open.
Candidates will have to click on the appropriate link for the SO/Steno position. When they click on this link, they will get to a page containing the list of instructions to fill up the online application. Here, they will have the option to print the instructions or they can click on the next option.
Before they click on the proceed button, candidates will be prompted to click on the declaration that ensures that they have completely read the instructions.
