**Executive Summary**
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the results for the Combined Stenographers’ (Grade ‘B’/Grade-‘I’) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021. Following the December 2025 written exam and May 2026 service record evaluations, candidates have been recommended for the 2019 Select List across five service categories. Final selections are subject to Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) guidelines and the outcome of pending litigation in the Supreme Court.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Examination and Service Categories**
* **Examination Timeline:** Results are based on a written examination conducted in December 2025 and an evaluation of service records completed in May 2026.
* **Service Inclusion:** Recommended candidates are listed for the Private Secretary (PS) Grade in the following services:
* Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service (Category IV).
* Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’ (Category V).
* Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers’ Service (Category VI).
* Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers’ Service (Category VII).
* Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (Category IX).
**Vacancy and Recommendation Data (Select List Year 2019)**
* **Category IV:** 287 vacancies reported (including PwBD); 04 candidates recommended.
* **Category V:** 19 vacancies reported; 05 candidates recommended.
* **Category VI:** 24 vacancies reported; 16 candidates recommended.
* **Category VII:** 44 vacancies reported; 04 candidates recommended.
* **Category IX:** 39 vacancies reported; 01 candidate recommended.
**Legal and Regulatory Provisions**
* **Legal Proviso:** Final selection is subject to the outcome of Civil Appeal No. 629 of 2022 (*Jarnail Singh* batch of cases) in the Supreme Court of India.
* **Selection Guidelines:** Decisions will be governed by DoPT Office Memorandum No. 36012/16/2019-Estt (Res.) dated 12.04.2022.
**Candidate Resources and Information**
* **Facilitation Counter:** Candidates can seek clarifications in person at the UPSC campus or via telephone (011-23385271/011-23381125) on working days between 10:00 A.M. and 05:00 P.M.
* **Online Access:** Results are available on the UPSC website; marks and cut-offs will be uploaded within 15 days of the final result declaration for all Select List years.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Recommended Candidates**
**Impact**
Candidates in the merit list are provisionally recommended for inclusion in the 2019 Select List for their respective services, moving them closer to official promotion/appointment.
**Action Required**
Candidates should monitor the UPSC website for the release of marks and cut-offs within 15 days and stay informed regarding the final outcome of the referenced Supreme Court cases.
**Stakeholder: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) / DoPT**
**Impact**
These bodies are responsible for the administrative finalization of the lists and ensuring compliance with established reservation and selection guidelines.
**Action Required**
The UPSC must upload detailed marks and cut-offs to its website within the 15-day window and finalize selections in accordance with the eventual court rulings.
**Stakeholder: Government Departments (Secretariats, IFS, Armed Forces, Railway Board, ESIC)**
**Impact**
These departments are notified of the specific number of vacancies filled versus those remaining vacant for the 2019 Select List year.
**Action Required**
Departments must coordinate with the UPSC and DoPT to process the appointments of recommended candidates once final selections are confirmed.
Key Entities Referenced
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): The primary authority responsible for conducting the Combined Stenographers’ Limited Departmental Competitive Examination and evaluating service records.
Combined Stenographers’ (Grade ‘B’/Grade-‘I’) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination: The specific competitive recruitment initiative for promotions and inclusions into the Select Lists of various central stenographers' services.
Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT): The government department that issued the reservation-related guidelines (O.M. No. 36012/16/2019-Estt (Res.)) governing the final selection of candidates.
Supreme Court of India: The judicial body whose final outcome in Civil Appeal No. 629 of 2022 (Jarnail Singh batch of cases) dictates the finality of the declared results.
UPSC
Combined Stenographers’ (Grade ‘B’/Grade-‘I’)
Limited Departmental Competitive Examination,
2019, 2020 and 2021
Posted On: 01 JUN 2026 1:01PM by PIB Delhi
Based on the results of the written part for the year 2019 of the Combined Stenographers’ (Grade
‘B’/Grade-‘I’) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2019, 2020 and 2021 held by the UNION
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION in December, 2025 and evaluation of record of service in May 2026,
the following are the category-wise lists of candidates, in order of merit, who have been recommended for
inclusion in the Select List year 2019 of the Services mentioned below:-
Category Service
IV Private Secretary Grade of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service.
V Private Secretary Grade of the Stenographers’ Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service,
Branch ‘B’.
VI Private Secretary of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers’ Service.
VII Grade ‘B’/ Private Secretary Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers’
Service.
IX Private Secretary Grade in Employees’ State Insurance Corporation.
2. 2.0 The number of vacancies reported together with the candidates recommended are as
under:-
Select List Year 2019
Category Community Vacancy Number of candidates
recommendedIV General 162 04
SC 74 Nil
ST 51 Nil
Total 287 04
{including 04 PwBD-1, 05 {including Nil PwBD-1, Nil PwBD-
PwBD-2, 04 PwBD-3 and 05 2,
PwBD-4&5}
Nil PwBD-3 and Nil PwBD-4&5}
V General 07 05
SC 09 Nil
ST 03 Nil
Total 19 05
{including 01 PwBD-2 and 01 {including Nil PwBD-2 and Nil
PwBD-3} PwBD-3}
-2-
VI General 19
16
SC 03 Nil
ST 02 Nil
Total 24 16
{including 01 PwBD-3} {including Nil PwBD-3}VII General 31 04
SC 08 Nil
ST 05 Nil
Total 44 04
{including 01 PwBD-1} {including Nil PwBD-1}
IX General 32 01
SC 05 Nil
ST 02 Nil
Total 39 01
3.0 Final Selection of the candidates under different categories shall be decided and results will be
declared inter alia based on the guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel & Training vide O.M.
No. 36012/16/2019-Estt (Res.) dated 12.04.2022 subject to the final outcome of the following court cases:-
I. Civil Appeal No. 629 of 2022 (arising out of SLP (C) No. 30621/2011) in Hon’ble Supreme Court
of India and connected matters (Jarnail Singh batch of cases);
II. Any other cases in the connected matter.
4.0 Union Public Service Commission has a ‘Facilitation Counter’ near Examination Hall Building in its
Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their results on working days
between 10:00 A.M. and 05:00 P.M. in person or over Telephone Nos. 011-23385271 and 011-23381125
from this Counter. The result shall also be available on the UPSC Website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in. The
marks, cut-offs, etc. shall be made available on the website within fifteen days from the date of declaration
of final results of the Combined Stenographers’ (Grade ‘B’/Grade-‘I’) Limited Departmental Competitive
Examination, 2019, 2020 and 2021 for all the Select List Years.
5.0 Hindi version shall follow.
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