BSSC Stenographer Syllabus 2026 — Exam Pattern & Topics

BSSC Stenographer Syllabus 2026 — exam pattern and subjects

The Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) is conducting the written examination for Stenographer / Steno Typist Grade-III under Advertisement No. 07/25. The written exam is scheduled on 1 December 2026. This is the companion syllabus post to the exam-date post already published on this site — the exam date itself was notified by BSSC on 9 November 2026 and is covered there.

Exam pattern

The written examination is a single paper of 150 objective questions carrying 600 marks, to be answered in 2 hours 15 minutes on a computer (CBT), in two shifts. Each correct answer carries 4 marks and each incorrect answer deducts 1 mark; unattempted questions carry no marks. The paper has three parts of 50 questions and 200 marks each: Part A — General Studies; Part B — General Science and Mathematics; and Part C — Comprehension, Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability.

Subject-wise syllabus

General Studies covers Indian History, History of Bihar, the Indian National Movement, Bihar's contribution to the freedom movement, the Indian Constitution and Polity, Governance and Public Administration, the Indian Economy, the Economy of Bihar, Geography of India, Geography and Rivers of Bihar, important national and state events, and general awareness relevant to Bihar.

General Science covers basic Physics, basic Chemistry, Biology, the human body and health, plant and animal life, environmental studies and everyday applications of science. Mathematics covers the number system, whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, basic arithmetic operations, percentage, ratio and proportion, average, simple interest, compound interest and profit and loss.

Comprehension, Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability covers reading comprehension (main idea, facts, conclusions and passage-based questions), number and letter series, coding and decoding, logical puzzles, statements and assumptions, seating arrangements, Venn diagrams, similarities and differences, visualisation, observation, arithmetic reasoning, problem solving, decision making and analytical reasoning.

Practical test

After the written examination there is a practical test of stenography and typing. The reported standards are stenography dictation at 80 words per minute for 4 minutes (about 320 words) with transcription in 20 minutes and a maximum of 10% errors, and computer typing at 30 words per minute for 10 minutes (300 words) with a maximum of 1.5% errors. These figures rest on the aggregator transcription only and are flagged as reported standards — candidates should confirm the exact skill-test standards from the official skill-test notice when it is published. Selection is by written examination, then the practical test, then document verification.

A note on vacancies and on the source

Two different vacancy figures circulate for this advertisement — 531 in a recent update and 432 in the original advertisement — and the corrigendum that may explain the change has not been read, so no vacancy total is stated here. The official BSSC website would not load from our systems, so the syllabus above is the transcription of the official advertisement corroborated word-for-word by two independent transcriptions of the same advertisement, and the official BSSC notice board confirms that Advertisement 07/25 exists and that an exam-date notice was issued on 9 November 2026. The fee for this syllabus post is not applicable — the application fee was Rs. 100 and the application window closed on 3 November 2025.