SSC cancels shift 1 grade C, D exam at Bihar centre, cites ‘operational challenges’; new date, venue soon

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has cancelled the 1st shift exam of the SSC Stenographer Grade C, D posts 2025 at Maharshi Mehi Online Examination Centre, Sabour, Bhagalpur in Bihar due to operational challenges, scheduled on August 8. Candidates will have to appear for a re-exam for which a new date and venue will be announced soon by SSC.

The details of the new exam date and venue will be communicated to candidates individually through SMS on their registered mobile number.

SSC Stenographer Grade C and D exam 2025 is scheduled to be held from August 6 to 8 at various locations across the country. The SSC Stenographer offers a total of 1,590 vacancies for direct recruitment of grade C and D posts.

SSC phase 13 exam 2025 protests

Recently, the disruptions faced by SSC Phase 13 exam 2025 aspirants at multiple exam centres led to major protests in Delhi, with thousands of candidates demanding action for the inconvenience caused to them.

Amidst the ongoing protests for SSC selection post 13 exam 2025, the chairman, S Gopalakrishnan, said SSC may hold a retest for the candidates who were affected by the technical glitches and administrative issues at the exam centre. The chairman said the data is being reviewed from test centres and will offer a fresh attempt to affected candidates.

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SSC stenographer exam mismanagement

SSC aspirants appearing for the SSC stenographer also highlighted the mismanagement faced by them, such as far-off exam centres, late entry, SSC questions out of the syllabus, including invigilators allegedly writing the exam themselves.

A student posted on a social media account commenting on union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's post presenting the Guinness World Record Certificate for ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said:

“Hey sir, which exam are you discussing, tell us too, we are the youth of this country, we are getting beaten with sticks and batons for demanding our rights from SSC, and you people are saying that you have given crores of jobs, what a joke you are making with us, this intoxication will be brought down by the youth in few a few days."

Candidates appearing for the SSC CGL 2025 exam have also expressed concerns. With SSC exams facing disruptions and operational challenges at so many exam centres, many are worried about how the larger SSC CGL exam will be conducted.

SSC conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025 exam to recruit for various ministries, departments and organisations of the government of India. SSC CGL is a national-level exam taken by thousands of candidates every year.