NVS Stenographer Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Important Dates

Stage I is a 2 hour objective test in Hindi and English, with 0.25 deducted per wrong answer.

Stage II is a skill test on a computer: 10 minutes of dictation at 80 words a minute, then 50 minutes to transcribe in English or 65 minutes in Hindi.

• Class 12 pass from a recognised board.
• Able to meet the skill test norms below.
• Age 18 to 27 on the closing date. SC/ST 5 years extra, OBC (NCL) 3, PwBD 10 to 15, and 5 for staff with 3 years' continuous service in an allied central government post.
• Ex-servicemen can deduct their service from their age, within 3 years of the limit.

The KVS stenographer posts of 2025 asked for a degree instead, so check the qualification afresh whenever NVS notifies again.

The written test makes the merit list. Those shortlisted from it sit the skill test, which is pass or fail and adds no marks. Fail it and you are out, whatever your written score. Document verification follows.

Pay Level 4, ₹25,500 to ₹81,100, plus allowances.

The fee in 2024 was ₹500 plus a ₹500 processing fee, ₹1,000 in all. SC, ST and PwBD candidates paid only the ₹500 processing fee. Applications went through NTA's portal, linked from the NVS recruitment page, and anyone eligible could apply for more than one post by paying for each.

The round before, Recruitment Drive 2021–22, shortlisted stenographers for the skill test in June 2022 and issued select panels in April and June 2023.

NVS posts skill test lists and select panels on its recruitment page. Under the 2021–22 drive the first select panel came on 11 April 2023 and a second list on 14 June 2023.

• Shorthand decides this post. Practise 80 wpm dictation with full transcription on a computer, in the language you will choose.
• Half the written marks are computer basics and general awareness, so those are quick gains.
• The language part tests both English and Hindi, 20 questions each.

• NVS recruitment notices
• Drive 2024 (Non-Teaching) notification
• NTA NVS application page, archived August 2025
• KVS and NVS Notification 01/2025 (KVS stenographer posts)
• CBSE recruitment page, for joint KVS and NVS drives

Is NVS recruiting stenographers now?

No open notification. The 2024 drive closed applications in May 2024 and no exam has been announced.

What is the shorthand speed?

80 words a minute for 10 minutes; 50 minutes to transcribe in English, 65 in Hindi.

Do I need a degree?

Not for NVS in 2024; Class 12 was enough. KVS asked for a degree in 2025.

Where are NVS stenographers posted?

At NVS headquarters in Noida or a regional office.