I am from OBC community and my DOB is 23-Aug-1990. Can I eligible for SSC Stenographer Grade C & D for 2020-2021 notification (means next notification) ?
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Yes, you are eligible for both SSC Stenographer Grade C and Grade D both for next notification. According to the latest notification
Post Name |
Age Limit |
Stenographer Grade ‘C’ |
18 to 30 years as on 01-01-2020 (i.e. candidates born on or after 2 nd January, 1990 and born before or on 1 st January 2002) |
Stenographer Grade ‘D’ |
18-27 years as on 01-01-2020 |
(i.e. candidates born on or after 2 nd January 1993 and born before or on 01-01-2002)
However, the age relaxation are provided to the reserved categories. Mentioned below the table explaining the age relaxation of different categories.
Code No. |
Category |
Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit |
01 |
SC/ST |
5 years |
02 |
OBC |
3 years |
03 |
PH |
10 years |
04 |
PH (OBC) |
13 years |
05 |
PH (SC/ST) |
15 years |
06 |
Ex-Servicemen |
3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application. |
07 |
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 |
5 years |
08 |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof |
3 years |
09 |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) |
8 years (3 years + 5 years) |
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for Group ‘C’ posts only |
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10 |
Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications |
Up to 40 years of age |
11 |
Central Govt. Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. (SC/ ST) |
Up to 45 years of age |
12 |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. |
Up to 35 years of age |
13 |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST) |
Up to 40 years of age |
14 |
Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces. |
Up to 45 years of age |
15 |
Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces (SC/ ST) |
Up to 50 years of age |
16 |
Retrenched census employees of the office of Registrar General of India (They will be considered only for offices under RGI in their order of merit and subject to availability of vacancies) |
3 years plus length of service rendered by them in connection with census, before retrenchment and weightage of past service. |
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