Punjab and Haryana High Court English Stenographer 2025 (Answer Key Released)

Punjab and Haryana High Court English Stenographer 2025 Selection Procedure

MODE OF SELECTION:-

The Candidate shall have to take Computer Based Test of 60 marks, comprising of 60 objective type multiple choice questions on English Composition and General Knowledge. Each question will carry 1 mark with no negative marking and test will be of 1 hour duration. The merit of Computer Based Test shall be prepared on the basis of normalized marks (refer to page No. 7 for details on normalization of marks) in case the said test is held in multiple shifts and candidates equivalent to three times of the advertised vacancies (in order of merit) would be shortlisted for English Shorthand & Transcription Test and Spreadsheet Test. If two or more candidates are having equal marks to the last shortlisted candidate called for English Shorthand & Transcription Test and Spreadsheet Test, then all such candidates will also be called for English Shorthand & Transcription Test and Spreadsheet Test. It is clarified that mere participation in shortlisting Computer Based Test will not give any right to the candidate to participate in English Shorthand & Transcription Test and Spreadsheet Test. Further, it is clarified that the marks obtained by a candidate in Computer Based Test will not be counted in determining the final merit.

The candidates shortlisted on the basis of Computer Based Test shall be required to take the following tests:

1. English Shorthand & Transcription Test :– The candidates shall take down dictation at the speed of 80 W.P.M. in English Shorthand and then transcribe the same on the computer at the speed of 20 W.P.M. No candidate who commits more than 8% mistakes shall be considered to have qualified the test.
2. Spreadsheet Test :- This test shall be only of qualifying nature, of 10 marks and of 10 minutes duration. To qualify Spreadsheet Test, a candidate shall have to secure 40% or more i.e. 4 or more marks.