How to apply

Note: Taking reference from Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ notification of 2025

1. Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the new website of SSC Headquarters; i.e. https://ssc.gov.in.

2. All the candidates who wish to apply in response to this Notice and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website (https://ssc.gov.in) will be required to do so as the earlier OTR generated on the old website (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill the application for the examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website, it will continue to remain valid for all the examinations to be applied for on the new website.

3. For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself / herself. The application module has been designed to capture a photograph of the candidate filling up the application form. For this purpose, the candidate has to stand / sit before the camera of the computer/mobile phone when prompted by the application module and follow the following instructions while capturing live photograph:

• Find a place with good light and plain background.
• Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.
• Position himself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.
• Ensure that his face is fully inside the red rectangular area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully and no part of the face should be outside the rectangle.
• Candidates shouldn’t wear a cap, mask or glasses/ spectacles while capturing the photo.

4. Before submitting the Application Form, candidate must ensure that the photograph is uploaded as per the given instructions. If the photograph is not uploaded by the candidate in the desired format, his application/ candidature will be rejected or cancelled

5. Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG/JPG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/ miniature photographs or signatures, not meeting the above requirements, will be rejected summarily.

6. Last date and time for submission of online applications is 26.06.2025 (2300 hours).

7. Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).

8. Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.