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Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) conducts recruitment of eligible candidates for the post of Stenographer. The stenographer exams are held to recruit the most deserving candidates.

Latest Notification

The ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation) has released the stenographer recruitment 2022 notifications. The notification will have the details of the start and the last day of applications.

Registration

Step 1: ESIC recruitment Registration Process

Candidates should have a valid personal email I.D. and ensure that the same is active during the entire recruitment process. User ID, Password and filled-in application form.
All other important communication will be sent on the same registered email I.D.
Click on the tab About Us -> Vacancies -> Current. Click on the relevant Recruitment advertisement and then click ‘Online application’.
Click 'New Registration' and then sign-up by filling up the Application Registration Details viz. Name, Email, Mobile No., Password, Re-type Password, and then press the 'Submit' button for registration.
The candidates will receive a User ID & Password on their given registered Email ID. The User ID will be the registered Email ID given in Application Registration Details.

Step 2: ESIC Recruitment Application Form

Candidates must visit the ESIC website www.esic.nic. and click on the option "Apply Online for the recruitment of the post of Stenographer", and a new screen will open.
The Candidates are suggested to carefully fill in and verify the details filled in the online application themselves. Later, no change will be possible after clicking the complete registration process.
The Name of the candidate or their Father or Husband etc. should be spelled correctly in the application form because it will appear in the Certificates or Mark sheets or Identity proof. Any change found may disqualify the candidature of the candidate.
Validate the details and then Save your Application by clicking the 'Validate your details and Save. Click on the Next button.
The Candidates can proceed to upload the Photo & Signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines with regards to the Scanning and Uploading of the Photograph and the Signature.
The Candidates can proceed to fill in the other details in the Application Form.
Click on the option in the Preview Tab to preview and check the entire application form before completing registration.
If required, modify the details, and then click on Complete registration' only after verifying and ensuring that the photograph, the signature uploaded, and all the other details filled by the candidate are correct.
Click on the 'Payment' Tab option and proceed with the payment and click on the 'Submit' button.

Eligibility Criteria

ESIC Stenographer Educational Qualifications

The candidate should have the following educational qualifications to be eligible for the vacancies-

Name of the Post	Educational Qualification
Stenographer	Passed class 12 or intermediate from a recognized Board of Education or university The candidate must type at a speed of 80 words per minute in Stenography in English or Hindi. Candidates must possess the working knowledge of Computers, including various Office Suites and Databases.

ESIC Stenographer Age Limit

The candidates can apply for the position of stenographer till they attain 27 years of age. The candidate should have completed the following age to be eligible for the vacancies-

Category of candidates	Age Limit
O.B.C.	Three years
ST/SC	Five years
P.W.D.	General- 10 Years ST/SC- 15 Years O.B.C- 13 Years
Ex-servicemen	Armed forces- Additional Relaxation ST/SC-8 years OBC-6 years General-3 years
Government servants and employees of ESIC	General- Upto 40 years ST/SC- Upto 45 years O.B.C- up to 43 years
Other categories of person	In accordance with the rules and regulations given by the Government of India

Citizenship/ Nationality

Candidates can check the necessary and essential eligibility criteria relating to their citizenship and nationality from the points given below-

A candidate must be either:

(a) A citizen of India

(b) A subject of Nepal or

(c) A subject of Bhutan or

(d) A refugee of Tibet who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanent settlement in India,

(e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Uganda, Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar ), Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Zaire, and Vietnam with the intention of permanent settlement in India.

Provided that the candidate belongs to categories (b), (c), (d), and (e) above shall be a person in favour of whom the Indian Government has issued the certificate of eligibility.

A candidate whose certificate of eligibility is required can be allowed to the Examination Hall. Still, the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Indian Government.

Application Fee

Category	Fees
SC/ST/PWD/ Departmental Candidates, Female Candidates & Ex-Servicemen	Rs. 250/- ( This fee will be refunded when the candidate appears for the written exam)
All other categories	Rs. 500/-

Exam Pattern

The written exam pattern for the ESIC Stenographer is as provided below:

The questions are objective (MCQ) type for sections A and B.
Each question carries one mark; it will be a 200 marks exam.
All the questions will be available in both English and Hindi languages.
0.25 marks are deducted for every incorrect or unanswered question.
Two hours are given to attempt the entire exam.
The exam will be conducted online.
There are sectional timings for each part of the exam.

Part	Subject	Number of Questions	Marks	Time duration
Part A	English Language and comprehension	100	100	70 minutes
Part B	Reasoning Ability	50	50	35 minutes
Part C	General Awareness	50	50	25 minutes
Total -		200	200	130 Minutes

ESIC Stenographer Stage 2 Exam Pattern 2022

Candidates who qualify for the main test will have to appear for the skill test. Candidates must have short-hand typing skills either in English or Hindi language. The candidates will be given a dictation for 10 minutes and at the speed of 80 words per minute.

The following table is the qualifying criteria for the ESIC recruitment of stenographer written test-

Medium of language for the skill test	Time duration	Time duration for the P.W.D. candidates eligible for scribe
English	50 minutes	70 minutes
Hindi	65 minutes	90 minutes

Syllabus

Section	Syllabus
Part A - English language and comprehension	Basic English grammar and sentence structure Direct and indirect speech Articles, spellings Phrases and idioms Phrase replacement Active and passive voice Parts of speech Cloze test Sentence correction Spotting errors Comprehension reading Antonyms and synonyms
Part B - Reasoning Ability	Analogies Arithmetical reasoning Analysis Non-verbal series Decision making Discriminating observation Verbal and figure classification Similarities and differences Space visualization Judgement Alphanumeric series Visual memory Blood relations Problem-solving
Part C - General Awareness	Indian history Indian polity Countries, currencies, and capitals Government schemes and policies National and internationally essential events Science and technology Indian geography Indian constitution Scientific research Art and culture Awards Books Indian economy Days and events

Eligibilty Criteria