SSC Grade C Stenographers LDCE 2025: 314 tentative vacancies in 6 cadres (as on 22 Oct 2026)

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has published the tentative vacancies for the Grade ‘C’ Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE), 2025, with the position as on 22 October 2026. The one-page list shows 314 vacancies in six cadres. The biggest is the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service with 267 posts (195 UR, 48 SC, 24 ST), followed by the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service with 22, the Indian Foreign Service Branch (B) with 13, the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service with 9, the Central Vigilance Commission with 2 and the Election Commission of India with 1. The figures are tentative, and the notice gives no exam date.

What has SSC published for the Grade C Stenographers LDCE 2025?

SSC has put up a notice titled Tentative Vacancy of Grade ‘C’ Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2025 on its notice board. The attached PDF is one page long and is headed ‘Tentative Vacancies for Grade C Stenographers LDCE, 2025 (as on 22.10.2026)’.

It is a table, not a full recruitment notice. For each service it shows how many posts are open to UR (unreserved), SC and ST candidates, the total, and a separate column for PwBD posts. The official page is on ssc.gov.in, under the notice board.

How many vacancies are there in each cadre?

The table lists six services. The totals below are as printed in the notice.

Service / cadre	UR	SC	ST	Total
Central Secretariat Stenographers Service	195	48	24	267
Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service	3	3	3	9
Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service	11	7	4	22
Election Commission of India Stenographers Service	0	0	1	1
Indian Foreign Service Branch (B) Stenographers	11	1	1	13
Central Vigilance Commission	1	1	-	2

Adding the six totals gives 314 vacancies. The notice itself does not print a grand total, so this sum is our own addition of the rows.

Which cadre has the most posts?

The Central Secretariat Stenographers Service has by far the most, 267 of the 314 posts, which is about 85 per cent. Of these, 195 are for UR, 48 for SC and 24 for ST.

The other five cadres are small. Armed Forces Headquarters has 22, the Indian Foreign Service Branch (B) has 13, Railway Board has 9, the Central Vigilance Commission has 2 and the Election Commission of India has only 1, which is for an ST candidate. If you work in one of the small cadres, note that very few seats are open in your category.

What does the notice say about PwBD posts?

A separate column shows posts for persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD).

• Central Secretariat: 11, made up of 3 VH, 3 HH, 3 OH and 2 PwBD-others.
• Railway Board: 1, marked with an asterisk, in the OH-OA and OL group.
• Armed Forces Headquarters: 3 (marked with two asterisks): one each for VH, OH and PwBD-others.
• Election Commission of India: 0.
• Indian Foreign Service Branch (B): 1 OH and 1 HH.
• Central Vigilance Commission: no PwBD post shown.

The notice adds that if the OA or OL category is not available, it can be exchanged with any other available PwBD category. For Armed Forces Headquarters, the vacancies reserved for OH and PwBD-others can be interchanged with any of the available PwBD candidates. These are horizontal reservations, so they sit inside the category totals.

What does ‘tentative’ and ‘as on 22.10.2026’ mean?

The heading says the list is tentative and gives the position as on 22 October 2026. In plain words, the numbers are the vacancies reported to SSC up to that date and are not final. Departments may add, reduce or re-classify posts before the result.

So do not treat the figures as a promise of the number of selections. The final figure can be different, and SSC will tell you through its website.

What is an LDCE and who is it for?

The name says the exam is a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination. A limited departmental exam is, by its name, held for existing employees of certain departments and not for the open public. However, this vacancy notice does not describe who is eligible, so please do not rely on a general idea. The eligibility conditions, service requirement and age limits will be in the LDCE exam notice for 2025.

If you are a serving stenographer or a stenographer-linked employee in one of these six services, check the full exam notice on ssc.gov.in before planning.

What should you do now?

1. Open the SSC notice board on ssc.gov.in and download the vacancy PDF.
2. Find your service or cadre in the table and note the vacancies for your category and for PwBD if you apply under it.
3. Find the LDCE 2025 exam notice for eligibility, the exam pattern and dates. This notice does not contain them.
4. Speak to your department’s establishment or HR section about your eligibility and any no-objection formalities, if they apply.
5. Check the SSC notice board often, because tentative figures may be revised.

Do not pay any agent or website for ‘confirmed’ vacancy numbers. SSC’s own notice is the only source.

What does the notice not say?

The notice does not state:

• the date of the Grade C Stenographers LDCE, 2025 or its pattern and syllabus;
• who is eligible, age limits or service requirements;
• the application window or any fee;
• the pay level or grade pay of the posts;
• how the tentative vacancies could change, or when a final list will come;
• a grand total of all vacancies (the 314 here is our own addition).

For all these, read the LDCE exam notice and the SSC notice board on ssc.gov.in.