UPSSSC Stenographer 2024 notice, explained
The main rules of the official notice in plain words. Each point gives the page or para, so you can check it in the notice yourself.
In short
| Age | 18–40 years on 01-07-2024 |
|---|---|
| Education | Class 12 pass |
| Final-year students | Cannot apply (p.2, para 2.2) |
| Typing / skill test | Hindi shorthand at 80 WPM and Hindi typing at 25 WPM; dictation and transcription times are not in the notice. |
Who can apply
Age limit (counted on 01-07-2024)
| all | 18–40 years |
|---|
Education
- all: Intermediate of the UP Board of Secondary Education, or an examination recognised by the government as equivalent (p.24, para 6 (एक))
Final-year students: cannot apply; the qualification must already be complete (p.2, para 2.2)
Other conditions
- Minimum speed of 80 wpm in Hindi shorthand and 25 wpm in Hindi typing (p.24, para 6 (दो))
- CCC of the DOEACC Society (now NIELIT), or a computer course run by the UP Board of Secondary Education, or a government-recognised equivalent computer course (O-level is not named) (p.24, para 6 (तीन))
- Must have appeared in UPSSSC PET-2023 and hold a score card with a valid numeric score; a zero or negative absolute/normalised PET score is not shortlisted. Main-exam shortlist = 15 times the posts, category-wise, on the PET-2023 score (all tied at the cut-off included). (p.1; p.25 para 10)
- Not an eligibility bar, but reservation is only for natives of UP; others count as unreserved (p.25, para 11.03)
- Preference (अधिमानी अर्हता): 2 years in the Territorial Army, or NCC 'B' certificate (p.24, अधिमानी अर्हता)
- A married man with more than one living wife, or a woman married to a man who already has a living wife, is not eligible unless exempted by the Governor (p.28, para 11.26)
How selection works
Typing / skill test: Hindi shorthand at 80 WPM and Hindi typing at 25 WPM; dictation and transcription times are not in the notice. Practise it in the exam format
Syllabus
- Stage 1: Written exam (100 questions, 100 marks, 2 hours): Part 1: Hindi knowledge and writing ability (हिन्दी परिज्ञान और लेखन योग्यता), 30 marks, Part 2: General Intelligence (सामान्य बुद्धि परीक्षण), 15 marks, Part 3: General Knowledge (सामान्य जानकारी), 20 marks, Part 4: Computer and Information Technology, 15 marks, Part 5: General knowledge of Uttar Pradesh, 20 marks (pp.29-31 (Personnel Section-3 letter 702/47-Ka-3-2023 dated 29.11.2023, attached to the advertisement))
- Stage 2: Hindi shorthand and Hindi typing test (qualifying): Hindi shorthand and Hindi typing on computer/laptop (p.31; p.25 para 8.2)
Documents
To upload with the form
- No new photo/signature at application: the PET-2023 photo and signature are shown automatically (p.3, para 2.8)
- After the skill test (29.10.2026-12.11.2026): recent colour photo, JPG, 50-100 KB (Notice 29.10.2026, p.2, para 04)
- After the skill test: all certificates of essential qualification and reservation, each as a PDF of 200 KB-2 MB (marksheet + certificate in one PDF) (Notice 29.10.2026, pp.1-2, paras 01, 07)
Plus 12 documents to bring for verification. See them as a tick list
Photo and signature sizes, with resizers
Source: UPSSSC Advertisement No. 13-Exam/2024 (विज्ञापन संख्या-13-परीक्षा/2024), Stenographer Mains Exam (PET-2023)/13, dated 02.12.2024 (online applications 26.12.2024 to 25.01.2025) (02.12.2024). Always confirm in the current notice.
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