| Event Activity | Official Date |
|---|---|
| 2025 Cycle: Notification Released | 6 June 2025 |
| 2025 Cycle: Online Application Window | 6-26 June 2025 (fee payment by 27 June) |
| 2025 Cycle: Vacancy Revised to 1,590 Posts | Ahead of the August 2025 CBT |
| 2025 Cycle: CBT (Tier 1) Exam | 6, 7 & 8 August 2025 |
| 2025 Cycle: Provisional Answer Key & Objection Window | 22-25 August 2025 |
| 2025 Cycle: CBT Result Declared | 28 November 2025 |
| 2025 Cycle: Stenography Skill Test | 28-29 January 2026 |
| 2025 Cycle: Option-cum-Preference Window (Skill-Test-Qualified Candidates) | 5-8 May 2026 |
| 2025 Cycle: First Round of Tentative Allocation (FRTA) Released | 18 June 2026 |
| 2025 Cycle: Revised FRTA Released (Skill Test Evaluation Review) | 31 July 2026 |
| 2025 Cycle: Sliding Process Slot Booking | 4-5 August 2026 |
| 2025 Cycle: Sliding Process / Identity Verification at Regional Offices | 11-12 August 2026 |
| 2025 Cycle: Final Allocation / Result (Post-Sliding-Process) | Expected in the Weeks Following 12 August 2026 — No Confirmed Date Yet |
| 2026 Cycle: Notification Released | 24 April 2026 |
| 2026 Cycle: Online Application Window | 24 April - 15 May 2026 |
| 2026 Cycle: Application Correction Window | 20-21 May 2026 |
| 2026 Cycle: Vacancy Revised to ~1,170 Posts | Mid-2026 |
| 2026 Cycle: Vacancy Revised Again to 1,275 Posts (146 Grade C + 1,129 Grade D) | 11 August 2026 |
| 2026 Cycle: CBT (Tier 1) Exam | Tentatively July-August/August-September 2026 — Exact Date Not Yet Announced |
| 2026 Cycle: City Intimation Slip & Admit Card | Expected ~10 Days and ~3-4 Days Before the (Still Unannounced) CBT Date |
| 2026 Cycle: Stenography Skill Test | To Be Scheduled After 2026 CBT Result |
| Category | Fee | Refund Status |
|---|---|---|
| General / OBC / EWS (Male Candidates) | ₹100 | Non-refundable; payable online via UPI, net banking, or debit/credit card |
| SC / ST / PwBD / Ex-Servicemen (ESM) / All Women Candidates | Nil (Fully Exempted) | Not applicable — no fee is charged to these categories |
| Category | Total Openings |
|---|---|
| Stenographer Grade D — 2026 Cycle (Latest Revised Figure, 11 Aug 2026) | 1,129 Posts |
| Stenographer Grade C — 2026 Cycle (Latest Revised Figure, 11 Aug 2026) | 146 Posts |
| 2026 Cycle Original Notified Vacancies (Both Grades Combined) | 731 Posts |
| 2025 Cycle Final Allocation (Revised FRTA, 31 July 2026) | 1,715 (232 Grade C + 1,483 Grade D) Posts |
Two, in parallel. The 2025 cycle (1,715 posts in its final allocation, CBT in August 2025) has already completed its CBT and Skill Test and is now in its Sliding process/allocation stage (11-12 August 2026). The 2026 cycle (revised to 1,275 posts as of 11 August 2026, originally notified 24 April 2026) is still awaiting its CBT date.
The 2026 cycle was originally notified for 731 tentative posts, revised upward to roughly 1,170, and then, per SSC's notice dated 11 August 2026, revised again to a final 1,275 posts — 146 for Grade C and 1,129 for Grade D.
Not as of this update. It is only tentatively slated for the July-August or August-September 2026 window across multiple independent sources. SSC has not yet released an exact date, city intimation slip, or admit card for this cycle.
No. Unlike most SSC exams, SSC Stenographer's CBT has no Mathematics or Quantitative Aptitude section — it covers only General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, and English Language & Comprehension.
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