A brief overview of the recruitment

Among Rajasthan government jobs, Stenographer recruitment is one of the most attractive because it offers

    Permanent government service

    Respectable judicial working environment

    Regular promotions

    Good salary with allowances

    Fixed working hours

    Excellent work-life balance

Candidates with strong Hindi typing and shorthand skills have a significant advantage.

ParticularDetails
OrganizationRajasthan High Court
Post NameStenographer Grade-II (Hindi) & Grade-III (Hindi/English)
Total Posts163
Pay LevelL-10
Selection ProcessShorthand & Computer Test + Interview + Document Verification
Exam DateSeptember, 2026
Exam CityJaipur
Official Websitewww.hcraj.nic.in

Vacancy Details

The notification includes vacancies for

    Stenographer Grade-III (Hindi) for District Courts :- 141 Posts

    Stenographer Grade-III (English) for District Courts :- 13 Posts

    Stenographer Grade-II (Hindi) for District Legal services Authorities (including Permanent Lok Adalats) :- 09 Posts

Detailed district-wise and category-wise vacancies are available in the official notification pdf.

Scheme and Syllabus of Examination

competitive Examination for the posts of Stenographers Grade-III / Stenographers Grade-II shall consist of the subject given in two alternative Groups A and B. A candidate shall be required to pass the subject group of the post applied and required to pass Group C compulsorily.

Group A : English Shorthand Test

    Total Marks: 100

S. No.PaperDurationSpeed of Dictation
1Dictation of passage6 Minutes80 wpm
2Transcription and typing of Dictated passage in English on Computer50 minutes

Group B : Hindi Shorthand Test

    Total Marks: 100

S. No.PaperDurationSpeed of Dictation
1Dictation of passage6 Minutes70 wpm
2Transcription and typing of Dictated passage in Hindi on Computer50 minutes

Group C : Computer Test

S. No.PaperDurationMarksMinimum Marks for SC/ST and PwBDMinimum marks for all other candidates
1Speed Test10 Minutes502022.5
2Efficiency Test10 Minutes2022.5

Method of Conducting Stenography Test

    Before dictating the final Shorthand passage to the candidates, a trial passage containing 200-250 words shall be dictated at the same speed at which the final passage is intended to be dictated. The trial passage need not be transcribed and will not be taken into account while marking.

    After a lapse of two three minutes, of the dictation of trial passage, the final passage shall be dictated by the same person keeping in view the uniformity of speed which can be achieved by marking the passage after every 80-100 words as the case may be.

    After the final passage is dictated, five minutes time should be allowed to the candidates for reading the dictated passage.

    The candidates shall be required to transcribe the passage on computer.

Method of Conducting Speed and Efficiency Test

    The language of speed and efficiency test shall be same as the language of shorthand test.

    The font for computer test shall be "Kruti Dev 010" for Hindi and "Calibri" for English.

    Minimum speed should be 8000 key depressions per hour on computer.

    Efficiency test may be taken on word processing software. It shall include formatting of test, paragraph, page and table using proper methods and formatting of letters.

Method of Evaluation

The mistakes shall be counted as full or partial mistakes

The following should be counted as full mistakes

    Omission of words or figure.

    Substitution of wrong word or figure.

    Misspelling.

    Two partial mistakes will be equal to one full mistake.

The following should be counted as partial mistakes

    Error or Omission in punctuation.

    Wrong use of capital or small letters.

    Wrong indentation of paragraph.

The margin of 5% mistakes may be allowed. If the mistakes are more than 5% of the dictated passage, the excess number of mistakes over 5% shall be deducted from the total number or words dictated and the speed will be calculated.