Skill Test for recruitment to the post of LDCs and Stenographers.

NO.AB-14017/20/2008-Esst(RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

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                                                                                        New Delhi dated the 17^th May, 2010

 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

 

Subject:: Subject:- Skill Test for recruitment to the post of LDCs and Stenographers.

            A reference is invited to this Department OM of even no. dated July 8, 2008 prescribing the skill test norms on manual typewriters and computers for recruitment to the posts of LDCs and Stenographers. The
matter has been reviewed in consultation with the Staff Selection Commission and it has been decided that from the Financial Year 2010-11 onwards, the skill tests for recruitment to the posts of LDC and
Stenographers shall be conducted only on computers. The norms for the same are as prescribed below:

POST	SKILL TEST NORMS ON COMPUTER
Lower Division Clerk	English Typing @ 35w.p.m. Hindi Typing @ 30 w.p.m. (Time allowed-10mts) (35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to 10500 KDPH/9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word)
Stenographer Gr.D	Dictation:10 mts @ 80 w.p.m. Trans:50 mts(Eng) 65mts(Hindi)
Stenographer	Dictation:10 mis @100w.p.m. Trans:40 mts (Eng) 55 mts(Hindi)

2.    All MinistrieslDepartments are requested to kindly amend the Recruitment Rules for the posts of LDC and Stenographers accordingly. Formal amendment to the Model RRs for these posts will be notified
separately.

3.    Ministry of Home Affairs etc. are requested to bring the contents of this OM to the notice of their attachedlsubordinate offices also.

(J. Vaidyanathan)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of lndia