RRB Junior Stenographer Syllabus for Hindi and English
The RRB Junior Stenographer syllabus under CEN 03/2019 has a common CBT portion and a language portion specific to the chosen post. Annexure VIII is the starting point for Hindi, and Annexure IX covers English. Use the 2019 syllabus as a historical preparation baseline and check the syllabus attached to any new notice.
Both parts had 50 questions and candidates had to qualify in each part. Plan two separate progress measures. Record an accuracy score for the common topics and another for the language section, then keep a third record for transcription errors.
Table of Contents
Common CBT syllabus
The notice called Part I General Awareness, but paragraph 13.11 directed candidates to the broader subject list in paragraph 13.8. A routine based only on current affairs would leave out several examinable areas.
Topic family | Areas to cover | Practice method |
|---|---|---|
Mathematics | Fractions, ratios, percentages, time and work, interest, profit and loss, basic geometry and statistics | Try a short untimed set, then repeat with a clock. |
Reasoning | Series, relationships, analogies, coding, syllogisms, directions and interpretation | Note whether errors came from a wrong rule or from missing a condition. |
General awareness | Current affairs, geography, history, polity, economy and sports | Build recall cards with a date and a short reason each fact matters. |
General science | School-level physics, chemistry and life sciences | Practise a concept question before adding a definition to your notes. |
Hindi and English language syllabus
Hindi post
Use Annexure VIII to check the Hindi language topics. Practise questions in Devanagari and keep similar terms together so you can test which one fits the sentence. For sentence correction, record the corrected form and the reason for the change before moving to a new example.
English post
Annexure IX includes synonyms and antonyms, blanks, one-word substitutions, idioms and sentence correction. It also covers basic computer applications, including input and output devices and office applications. Use one mixed set to test recognition, then write the rule in your own words for each incorrect answer.
Reference: Official CEN 03/2019 syllabus and annexures.
Use the RRB Junior Stenographer exam pattern when you move from topic drills to a shared-clock paper.
Shorthand and transcription
Use a short recording in the language of your post. Take notes in shorthand, transcribe from your notes and check the final text against the source. Log omissions, substitutions and additions separately from spelling or casing errors. This tells you whether to fix the outline or the transcription.
Post in CEN 03/2019 | Dictation | Transcription |
|---|---|---|
Junior Stenographer / Hindi | 80 words per minute for 10 minutes | 65 minutes |
Junior Stenographer / English | 80 words per minute for 10 minutes | 50 minutes |
A practical study sequence
Start with an untimed baseline in the general and language portions. Pick one recurring error from each.
Practise those errors with small sets and include short dictation every week. Raise the dictation speed only when the transcript stays readable.
Take a combined CBT simulation. Review which part lost more marks and adjust the next week’s plan.
Run a complete dictation-to-transcript attempt within the historical time for your variant.
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