APSC Stenographer Grade II Syllabus and Selection Process

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Mode of Selection APSC Stenographer Grade II in Assam Secretariat

The selection of candidates for recruitment to the post will consist of the following:

  1. The scheme of selection of candidates for recruitment to the post of Stenographer Grade-II will comprise the following two parts:
    1. Stenographer Proficiency Test.
    2. Objective Type Written Test.
  2. Candidates whose applications are accepted will be required to appear in the Stenography Proficiency Test at 100 WPM in English and 90 WPM in Language (Assamese, Bengali, and Hindi) as follows:
Name of Post Stenography Speed Time for Dictation of Trial Passage Time for Dictation of Test Passage Time for Revision of Test Passage by Candidate Time for Transcription
Stenographer Grade-II (English) 100 WPM 2 min 5 min 10 min 60 min
Stenographer Grade-II (Language) 90 WPM 2 min 5 min 10 min 90 min

Note:

  • "Language" means Hindi, Assamese, or Bengali Language.
  • "Stenography" means taking dictation and preparing a typewritten transcribed copy of the passage.
  • "WPM" means Words Per Minute speed in taking dictation.

Additional Details:

  • There will be a trial passage and another test passage selected beforehand.
  • The trial passage will be dictated by the same person who will dictate the test passage so that the candidate can get familiar with its mode of dictation and accents and pronunciation. The trial passage will be dictated twice at the same speed as for the test passage, with an interval of one minute in between.
  • The candidate shall have to get a minimum of 460 correct transcribed words against dictation of 5 minutes at 100 words per minute in respect of Language Stenography and 414 correct transcribed words against dictation of 5 minutes at 90 words per minute in respect of Language Stenography to qualify the Stenography Test.
  • The minimum qualifying marks in the Stenography Proficiency Test shall be 40 marks.
  • For a minimum correct transcribed word, the candidate shall be awarded 40 marks in the Stenography Test. For each additional correct transcribed word, another 2 marks shall be awarded in addition to 40 marks.
  • The candidates qualifying in the Stenography Proficiency Test shall be shortlisted for the Objective Type Written Test.
  • Against each vacancy, four candidates who have qualified in the Stenography Proficiency Test will be shortlisted on the basis of the marks obtained in the Stenography Proficiency Test and will appear in the Objective Type Written Test.

Objective Type Written Test

The Objective Type Written Test shall be of 2 hours duration, and total marks shall be of 100 with the following subject-wise distribution:

Sl. No. Subject Marks Duration
1 English 50 2 Hours
2 Knowledge and Ability to Operate Computer 20
3 General Knowledge (Out of 30 marks, 10 marks shall be on Assam History) 30
Total 100