SSC Grade ‘C’ LDCE Recruitment 2025: Registration begins for 326 stenographers posts at ssc.gov.in

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has commenced the registrations for Grade “C” Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) 2025. Eligible candidates can register for the SSC LDCE 2025 through the official website at ssc.gov.in. The last date for submission of applications is January 11, 2026.

Eligible candidates will have to complete a one-time registration (OTR) on the SSC’s official website before applying. The computer-based examination for 326 stenographer vacancies will be tentatively conducted in February in Delhi.

The SSC LDCE 2025 exam will comprise two sections—general awareness and English comprehension—followed by a stenography skill test in Hindi or English. The computer-based exam will consist of 200 objective-type (multiple-choice) questions.

However, questions related to "English language comprehension and knowledge" will be asked only in English.

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The duration of the SSC Grade ‘C’ stenography skill test will be 40 minutes for English and 55 minutes for Hindi. For PwD candidates, the duration will be 55 minutes for English and 75 minutes for Hindi.

According to the marking scheme, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

SSC Stenographer Recruitment 2025: Vacancies

The tentative vacancies of SSC Grade ‘C’ LDCE 2025 are as follows:

If a category such as OA or OL is not available, it may be substituted with any other available PwBD category.

Four vacancies have been reserved horizontally for disabled candidates from each category: VH, HH, OH, and PwBD-Others. Of these four vacancies, those reserved for the OH and PwBD-Others categories may be interchanged with other available disabled candidates.