UPSC SO/STENO Exam 2019

UPSC SO/STENO Exam 2019: Eligibility Criteria, Dates, Exam Pattern

For filling up the Section Officers’ Grade and Stenographers’ Grade I/Grade ‘B’ positions, Union Public Service Commission conducts Departmental Competitive Examination. To apply for this recruitment exam, you must be Central Government Employee as Assistant in the Assistant Grade of the Central Secretariat Service (as per the UPSC Departmental Exam Notification). UPSC SO/Steno Exam will be scheduled to be commenced on in the month of December 2019. So candidates are advised to submit their online application forms for this Combined Limited Departmental Competitive Exam. Contenders have to clear a Written Examination, Shorthand Test followed by interview process held on the scheduled date, to be appointed on Section Officers/ Stenographers (Grade-‘B’/ Grade 1) Positions.

Services and Departments

Category	Post Name
I	Section Officers’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Service
II	Sections Officers’ Grade (Integrated Grade II & III) of the General Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
III	Section Officers’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service
IV	Private Secretary Grade of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service
V	Grade I of the Stenographers’ Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
VI	Grade ‘A & ‘B’ merged of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers’ Service
VII	Grade ‘B’ of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographer’s Service
VIII	Section Officers’ Grade of the Intelligence Bureau
IX	Private Secretary Grade in Employees’ State Insurance Corporation

UPSC SO/STENO Exam 2019: Important Dates

Last Date for notification	18th September 2019
Last Date for Receipt of the application	10th October 2019
Date of Exam	14th December 2019

Eligibility Criteria

Category	Column I	Column II
I	Assistants’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Service and Personal Assistants’ Grade (Stenographers Grade C) of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service	Not less than 5 years approved Service and shall also have earned at least four Annual Performance Appraisal Reports in the Assistants’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Service or Personal Assistants’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service. Personal Assistants of CSS shall possess a Bachelor’s Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.
II	Grade IV of the General Cadre, Grade-II of the Stenographer Cadre and Grade II of The Cypher sub-cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’	Not less than 5 years approved and continuous Service in Grade IV of the General Cadre or in Grade II of the Stenographers’ cadre or in Grade II of the Cypher sub-cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’ or in two or all the above grades as the case may be.
III	Assistants’ Grade of Railway Board Secretariat Service and Grade C of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service	Not I less than 5 years approved and continuous Service in the Assistants’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service or in Grade 11/ Grade C of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service or in both as the case may be.
IV	Personal Assistants Grade of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service.	Not less than 3 years’ approved and continuous service in Personal Assistants’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service and shall possess a Bachelor’s Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.
V	Grade II of the Stenographers ‘ cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’	Not less than 5 years’ approved and continuous service in Grade II of the Stenographers ‘ cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
VI	Grade C of Armed Forces Headquarters	Not less than 3 years’ approved and continuous Stenographers’ Service service in Grade II/Grade C of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers’ Service.
VII	Grade C of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service	Not less than 5 years’ approved and continuous service in Grade II/ Grade C of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers’ Service.
VIII	Assistants’ Grade of I. B ./Stenographers’ Service Grade II of I.B.	Permanent or regularly appointed temporary Assistants/ Stenos Gr.ll (P.A.s) of the I.B. with not less than 4 years’ approved and continuous Service in the case of Officers appointed in the grades on the basis of Competitive Exam or LDCE as the case may be, provided that the exam should have been held not less than 5 years before the crucial date, or of approved and continuous service in the case of Officers appointed in the grades on the basis of seniority in their respective feeder grades as on the crucial date of the examination year.
IX	Private Secretary in Employees ‘ State Insurance Corporation	Not less than 3 years approved and continuous service in Personal Assistants Grade in Employees ‘ State Insurance Corporation.

Selection Process

• An assortment of appropriate posts will be done through
• Their performance in the Written Examination
• Shorthand Test followed by
• Interview process which will be conducted by the selection panel of the Union Public Service Commission.

Salary Details

• Qualified contenders will be appointed on available Positions.
• After successfully appointed contenders will receive an attractive amount of salary as per rules of government of India.
• As per the norms of the organization, other benefits will be admissible.

Application Fee

• Aspirants are required to pay Rs. 100/- as the application fee.
• It is informed to the contenders that fee can be paid either through online mode or by offline mode.

Exam Pattern

Subject	Type of Paper	Max. Marks	Duration
General Studies & General Knowledge of Constitution of India and Machinery of Government, Practice and Procedures in Parliament and Knowledge of RTI Act, 2005.	Objective	150	2 Hours
Procedure and Practice in the Govt. of India Secretariat and attached offices and General Financial and Service Rules duly taking into account the requirement of relevant categories of services.	Objective	150	2 Hours
Noting and Drafting, Precise writing	Subjective	200	3 Hours
Evaluation of record of Service		100
Total Marks		600

Admit Card

• The contenders who applied for the exam must have the hall ticket to write the exam.
• Few days before the exam dates, the aspirants can check the admit card from the website.
• The applicants using the application number can download the admit card.

Results

• The aspirants must have the admit card number to get the result.
• The officials will announce the Result soon on the website.
• Those who secure the minimum marks will be qualified for the next level.
• The contenders must secure the minimum cut off marks as per category SC, OBC, ST, Gen, PWD and al reserved candidates.

Cut Off

Candidates Category	The Cut- Off	Number of Candidates Qualified the exam
General	141	2663
ST	100	1454
OBC	138	2485
SC	127	1419
VH	100	79
OH	100	369