UPSC Section Officer (SO)/Stenographer Grade LDCE Exam Syllabus & Pattern

UPSC Combined Section officers/ Stenographers (Grade B/ Grade I) Limited Departmental Competitive Exam is being conducted so as to recruit the candidates in various departments. The list describing the departments and the posts is-

Category I Section officers Grade Central Secretariat Service
Category II Section officers Grade (Integrated Grade II & III) Indian Foreign Service Branch ‘B’
Category III Section officers Grade Railway board Secretariat Service
Category IV Private Secretary Grade Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service
Category V Grade I of Stenographers’ Cadre Indian Foreign Service Branch B
Category VI Grade A & B Armed Forces Headquaters Stenographers’ service
Category VII Grade B Railway board Secretariat Stenographer’s Service
Category VIII Section officers Grade Intelligence Bureau
Category IX Private Secretary Grade Employees’ State Insurance Corporation

UPSC SO/ Steno Exam Pattern

S.No. Subject name Exam type Max. marks Total Time
1 General Studoes & general Knowledge of constitution of Indian and Machinery of Government, Practice and procedures in parliament and knowledge of RTI Act, 2005 Objective 150 2 hours
2 Procedure and practice in 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 2 Hours
3 Noting and Drafting, précis Writing Subjective 200 3 hours
Evaluation 100

UPSC Section Office/ Stenographer Syllabus

For Paper 1-

Knowledge of 5 year plans, Indian Economy, Development Schemes, Principles of Constitution of India, ules of procedure and conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Organization of Machinery of Government of India, Designation and allocation of subjects between Ministeries, RTI Act 2005

For Paper 2-

(For Category No. I, IV, VIII, IX)-

Manual of office procedure, Notes on office procedure, handbook of orders, fundamental and supplementary rules, central civil services (pension/ conduct/ classification, control and appeal/ leave), Compilation, Delegation and Intelligence Bureau Standing orders

(For Category II & V)-

Manual of office procedure, Notes on office procedure, handbook of orders, fundamental and supplementary rules, central civil services (pension/ classification, control and appeal), Compilation, Delegation and indian Foreign Service Rules, Financial powers of Government of India’s Representatives Abroad, Assisted Medical Attendance Schemes, Indian Foreign Service (Conduct and Discipline) rules

(For Category III & VII)-

Manual of office procedure issued by Min. of railways, handbook of orders, Indian Railway Administration, indian Railway Financial Code, Indian Railway Establishment, The railway services, the railway Servants

(For Category VI)-

Manual of office procedure, Notes on office procedure, handbook of orders, fundamental and supplementary rules, central civil services (pension/ conduct/ classification, control and appeal/ leave), Financial Regulations Part I (Revised Edition)

Paper III-

Candidates have to make the notes on specific passage given

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  3. What will be syllabus of AFHQ clerical service and AFHQ Steno service, all the paper will be objective type or descriptive type

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