SSC Stenographer Cut Off 2018-19 | Expected and Previous year Cut Off Here!

SSC Stenographer Cut Off 2018
SSC Stenographer Cut Off 2018:- SSC will soon release the final official Cut off for the year 2018. Below mentioned Previous year Cut Off for SSC Stenographer will give you a rough idea of your chances of selection.
- More or less, the official Cut Off trend doesn’t change much
- In this post, find 2017 – skill test Cut Off, written test Cut Off for 2017, 2016 & 2015.
- Also, learn various factors Expected Cut Off SSC Stenographer
- SSC released the official Result for Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ 2018 on 15th April 2019. To learn more, applicants can read our post on SSC Stenographer Result 2018
- 11211 candidates are provisionally qualified the Skill Test for the post of Stenographer Grade C
- Moreover, the number of candidates who qualified the Skill Test for the post of Stenographer Grade D is 15953
SSC Stenographer Cut Off 2018
As SSC released the official SSC Stenographer Result on 15th April 2019, applicants are eager to know more about the Cut Off for SSC Stenographer 2018 examination.
- Along with the Final Result for SSC Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ SSC will also release the official SSC Stenographer Cut Off for 2018 exam.
- SSC Stenographer 2018 Cut–Off marks fixed by the Commission in the Computer-Based Examination.
- To start with, let’s first learn about the factors which affect the SSC Stenographer Cut Off;
Factors influencing SSC Stenographer 2018 Cut Off:
There are many factors that decide the Stenographer Cut Off. Below are the important factors which influence the Cut Offs:
Complexity nature of examination:
The most influential factor is the complexity of the examination paper. If the question paper gets easy, Cut off will increase accordingly and Vice-Versa.
The number of participants:
The number of participants/candidates appearing for the examination directs the cutoff directly. More be the no. of participants, more will be the Cut Off.
Vacancies:
The Cut off for the upcoming recruitment depends on the number of vacancies available. If there is a large vacancy, then the cutoff will always be high.
Expected Cut Off SSC Stenographer 2018
As SSC examination is over, candidates can check SSC Stenographer Cut Off fixed by the Commission to estimate their success in the Stenographer exam conducted by Staff Selection Committee, SSC. We have mentioned Category-wise SSC Stenographer Cut Off 2018 below;
Category |
Expected Cut Off |
General |
150-160 |
OBC |
140-150 |
SC |
125-135 |
ST |
110-125 |
SSC Stenographer Cut Off for Skill Test
We have brought SSC Stenographer 2018 Cut Off for the Skill Test exam. You can also go through the SSC Stenographer Job Profile and Salary for Grade C and D posts. The cut off will depend on a variety of factors including difficulty level of the exam, number of applicants, number of vacancies.
SSC Stenographer 2018 Grade C cut off – Skill Test
In the table below, we have mentioned SSC Stenographer 2018 Grade C Cut off for Skill Test;
Categories | SC | ST | OBC | UR | Total | OH | VH |
Cut off on Marks | 119 | 105 | 133 | 138 | 90 | 88 | |
No. of candidates qualified | 1758 | 784 | 3420 | 3994 | 9956 | 288 | 100 |
SSC Stenographer 2018 Grade D Cut Off – Skill Test
In the table below, we have mentioned the official SSC Stenographer 2018 Cut Off for Skill Test;
Categories | SC | ST | OBC | UR | Total | EXS | OH | VH |
Cut off on % of mistakes | 113 | 97 | 130 | 134 | 40 | 90 | 56 | |
No. of candidates qualified | 2430 | 1139 | 4257 | 5067 | 12893 | 458 | 271 | 219 |
SSC Stenographer Cut Off for Written Exam
Staff Selection commission sets a particular Cut Off for all Categories for Written examination conducted for the post of stenographer. For your reference, we have mentioned Grade-wise SSC Stenographer Cut Off for the year 2017, 2016 & 2015 respectively.
The cut-off and result for the Written Exam for SSC Stenographer 2018 will be Updated Soon by the Commission on the official Website.
For SSC Stenographer Grade C Written exam 2017
In the table below, we have mentioned the Cut Off for SSC Stenographer Grade C;
Category | Unreserved | OBC | SC | ST | VH | OH | Total |
Cut Off (Out of 200) | 141 | 138 | 127 | 101 | 100 | 100 | – |
Candidates Available | 2663 | 2485 | 1419 | 1454 | 79 | 369 | 8469 |
For SSC Stenographer Grade D Written Exam 2017
In the table below, we have mentioned Official Cut Off for SSC Stenographer Grade D;
Category | Unreserved | OBC | SC | ST | VH | OH | Ex-SM | Total |
Cut Off (Out of 200) |
134.5 | 124.5 | 123.5 | 106 | 66 | 106 | 40 | – |
Candidates Available |
4363 | 6788 | 1836 | 1107 | 249 | 268 | 393 | 15004 |
SSC Stenographer Cut off For Written Exam held in 2016
The SSC Stenographer cut off marks for the written exam, category wise is as follows:
Post | Unreserved | OBC | SC | ST | VH | OH | Ex-SM |
Grade C | 120 | 118.25 | 113.5 | 94.75 | 60 | 92 | – |
Grade D | 107.25 | 99.9 | 94.25 | 75.25 | 58.75 | 74 | 20 |
SSC Stenographer Cut off For Written Exam held in 2015
The SSSC Stenographer cut off marks for the written exam 2015 is as follows:
Post | Unreserved | OBC | SC | ST | OH | VH | Ex-SM |
Grade C | 125.75 | 118.25 | 113.5 | 94.75 | 92 | 60 | – |
Grade D | 93 | 81.5 | 77 | 62.25 | 60 | 25 | 25 |
SSC Stenographer Result 2018
SSC released the official SSC Stenographer 2018 Result on 15th April 2019.
To learn more about Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’, read our post on SSC Stenographer Result 2019
SSC Stenographer 2018 Exam Pattern
The candidates can check the SSC Stenographer Exam pattern as follows:
Computer Based Test
All the questions are of objective nature. And there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong attempt.
Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 2 hours in total |
General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
English Language | 100 | 100 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
If you are yet to start your preparation for SSC Stenographer exam, read our post on SSC Stenographer Exam Pattern in order to know the exam well.
SSC Stenographer 2018 Skill Test
You shall get passages for dictation for typing. For Grade C posts, your typing speed should be 100 words per minute. And for Grade D posts, your speed should be 80 words per minute.
You need to transcribe the dictation on the Computer. For Grade C posts, you will get 50 minutes to complete it (65 minutes for Hindi). And for Grade D posts, you will get 40 minutes to complete (55 minutes for Hindi)

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