Official Guide to the SSC Stenographer Computer Transcription Examination
The Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C and Grade D examination represents one of the premier avenues for entering central administrative secretarial services. Following the Computer Based Examination, qualified aspirants must undergo the mandatory Shorthand Skill Test. This test consists of two integrated phases: first, taking down an auditory dictation delivered at high speed in a physical notebook; second, transcribing those recorded shorthand notes into digital prose on a computer terminal. Keyboard proficiency during the transcription phase is paramount, as strict time limits and error ceilings govern qualification.
Dictation and Transcription Time Allocations
The commission provides standardized operational time allocations based on candidate grade and language medium:
- Stenographer Grade C (English): Ten minutes of dictation delivered at one hundred words per minute (one thousand total spoken words), transcribed on the computer in forty minutes.
- Stenographer Grade C (Hindi): Ten minutes of dictation at one hundred words per minute, transcribed on the computer in fifty-five minutes.
- Stenographer Grade D (English): Ten minutes of dictation delivered at eighty words per minute (eight hundred total spoken words), transcribed on the computer in fifty minutes.
- Stenographer Grade D (Hindi): Ten minutes of dictation at eighty words per minute, transcribed on the computer in sixty-five minutes.
Commission Transcription Error Evaluation Standards
The commission scrutinizes transcribed documents against the original spoken dictation master script. Omission of dictated text, word substitution, extraneous additions, and spelling inaccuracies attract full error penalties. Minor errors like punctuation omissions, capitalization discrepancies, and singular/plural substitutions attract half mistakes. Practicing across Typingram's 45 transcription lessons ensures candidates develop the speed and grammatical accuracy needed to transcribe notebooks effortlessly.