UPSC SO Steno Syllabus 2024 Check Exam Pattern

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the syllabus for the UPSC SO Steno 2024 examination. To excel in this exam, candidates should thoroughly review the syllabus before beginning their preparation. The UPSC SO Steno exam consists of three stages: a written test, a shorthand test, and an evaluation process.

The written test comprises three papers (Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3), encompassing all the essential topics necessary to achieve a high score. This exam is conducted in offline mode using OMR sheets. Candidates who pass the written test must also clear the shorthand test and the evaluation process to be included in the final list of selected candidates.

UPSC SO Steno Syllabus 2024 Highlights

Candidates can check the overview of UPSC SO Steno Syllabus 2024 provided in the table below.

UPSC SO Steno Syllabus 2024 Highlights
Name of Organization	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Name of Post	Section Officer (SO) and Stenographers Grade B/Grade 1
Category	Syllabus and Exam Pattern
UPSC SO Steno’s Official website	https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/SO-Steno

UPSC SO Steno Syllabus 2024

Now, we will explore the complete syllabus for the UPSC SO Steno Exam 2024 in the table provided below:

Name of Paper	UPSC SO Steno Exam Topics
Paper I	The principles of the Constitution of India The organization of the machinery of the Govt. of India Designation and allocation of subjects between Ministries, Departments, and Attached and Subordinate Offices and their relation inter Se. Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha RTI Act, 2005.
Paper II (for Category I, IV, VIII & IX)	Manual of office procedure (latest edition) Notes on office procedure issued by the Institute of Secretarial Training and Management. Handbook of orders regarding the use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. (for Category I & IV only) Fundamental and Supplementary Rules (A.G.P.&T’s compilation, Chaudhury’s compilation, Swamy’s compilation). The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules. The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules. Compilation of the General Financial Rules, (Revised and Enlarged). Delegation of Financial Power Rules. Intelligence Bureau Standing Orders (for Category VIII only).ac
Paper II (for Category II & V)	Manual of office procedure (latest edition). Handbook of orders regarding the use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union issued by the Mm. of Home Affairs. Notes on office procedure issued by the I.S.T.M. Fundamental and Supplementary Rules (A.G.P. & T’s compilation, Chaudhury’s compilation, Swamy’s compilation). The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules. Compilation of the General Financial Rules (Revised and enlarged). Delegation of Financial Power Rules. Indian Foreign Service (PLCA) Rules. Financial Powers of Government of India’s Representatives Abroad. Assisted Medical Attendance Schemes. Indian Foreign Service (Conduct and Discipline) rules.
Paper II (for Category III & VII)	Manual of Office Procedure issued by the Mm. of Railways (Railway Board). Indian Railway Admn. and Finance (excluding Chapters V, VI, VIII & IX). Handbook of orders regarding use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union issued by the Mm, of Home Affairs Indian Railway Financial Code Vol. I (excluding Chapters II and VI). The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966. Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. I. The Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rule, 1968.
Paper II (for Category VI & X)	Manual of office procedure (latest edition). Handbook of orders regarding the use of Hindi for official purposes of Home Affairs. Notes on office procedure issued by the Institute of Secretarial Training and Management. The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. Fundamental and Supplementary Rules (A.G.P.&T’s comp Swamy’s compilation). The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules. The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules. Financial Regulations Part I (Revised Edition).
Paper III	Candidates need to make notes and drafts on certain problems and précis from a passage.

UPSC SO Steno Exam Pattern 2024

The UPSC SO Steno Exam 2024 consists of three rounds, and to be selected and have their names on the result list, candidates must pass all of them. The first round is a written exam with 500 marks. This exam includes three papers, where Paper I and Paper II have multiple-choice questions, while Paper III has descriptive questions.

Candidates receive 1 mark for every correct answer, and 0.33 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer. Below is a table with details about the first-round exam pattern for UPSC SO Steno.

Exam	Name of Test	Maximum marks	Duration
Paper- I (Multiple Choice Questions)	General Studies	150	120 Minutes
	Practice and Procedures in Parliament
	Knowledge of RTI Act, 2005.
	General Knowledge of the Constitution of India and Machinery of Government
Paper- II (Objective Type Question)	Procedure and Practice in the Govt. of India Secretariat and attached offices and General Financial and Service Rules duly taking into account the requirement of relevant categories of services	150	120 Minutes
Paper- III (Subjective Type Question)	Noting and Drafting, Precis writing	200	180 Minutes

UPSC SO Steno Shorthand Test

Those who pass round 1 proceed to the second round: the shorthand test.
This is the second round of UPSC SO Steno Recruitment 2024.
This test is a dictation challenge in English or Hindi at 100 words per minute.
Applicants must transcribe the dictation within 40/55 minutes.

UPSC SO Steno Evaluation Procedure 2024

The last stage is the evaluation process, worth 100 marks.
Those who clear rounds 1 and 2 proceed to this final stage.
Marks earned in the service record evaluation determine the ranking.
Candidates must score a minimum of 40% in the service record evaluation.

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How To Download The UPSC SO Steno Syllabus?

The complete syllabus of the UPSC SO Steno exam is available on the official website of the UPSC. The candidates can visit UPSC's official website and download the syllabus's PDF.