STENOGRAPHY HINDI/ENGLISH (324/325)

1. INTRODUCTION

Stenography comprises skills in Shorthand, Transcription and Typewriting. It is indispensible in business, profession, vocation and administration–wherever it is desirable to have a quick and verbatim record of the spoken words.
This skill is being included in the curriculum as many students have the aptitude towards this particular area. Besides, its knowledge provides early employment opportunities. It is expected that the learners, after getting training in this field, will not face difficulty in getting suitable jobs.

2. Objectives

This course aims at enabling learners to:-
develop skills in quick written communication
improve essential traits and behaviour patterns e.g., concentration, judgement, initiative
cultivate vocational skills for gainful employment in stenotyping
prepare for gainful employment

3. JOB OPPORTUNITIES

1. Self employment:
i) taking up secretarial related work on contract from various offices
ii) opening small institute to impart training
2. Wage employment:
i) Stenographers
ii) Office Assistants
iii) Clerk

4. ENTRY QUALIFICATION
Education : X Class pass

5. DURATION

One year

6. SCHEME OF Evaluation
Internal Assessment : NA
External Examination
Total Marks - 100
Theory - 30%
Practical - 70%

7. PASSING CRITERIA
- Separate Pass 33% marks in Theory and Practical

8. COURSE CONTENTS
Unit Contents Theory Practical

1. Introduction - Origin of Shorthand - Demonstration of shorthand
note taking materials
- Definition and importance of Stenography
- Qualities of a successful Stenographer
- Writing techniquesand materials
2. Consonants - Definition
- Classification of consonants
- Size of strokes - Joining of strokes with various combination - Thickness, Thinness of the stroke
3. Vowels, Dipthongs - Vowels-definition, - undertake practice of long Diphones and sounds, signs, places, & short vowel sounds Abbreviated ‘W’ position of outlines, intervening vowels
- Dipthongs-definition, - Practice of the four
names, signs, places, common dipthongs and
joined dipthongs triphones
and Triphones
- Diphones-definition - Practice of Dot and Dash signs and application vowel Diphones
- Abbrevated ‘W’ Practice of abbreviated ‘W’
4. Grammalogues, - Definition of grammalogue - Undertake practice of Punctuation Signs and and logogram grammalogues
Phraseography

- List of grammalogues
- Punctuation Signs
- Phrasegraphy - Transcribe a passage
Definition, writing of a from English containing
phrase, qualities of a enough phrases &
good phraseogram grammalogues
list of simple phrases into Shorthand
5. Alternative forms of - Downward and - Undertake practice of R and H upward ‘R’ upward & downward ‘R’ Words
- Take dictation at a slow
speed of a passage
containing upward &
downward ‘R’ examples
- Undertake repeated
practice of tick and dot ‘H’
- The Aspirate, tick and - Transcribe in shorthand a
Dot ‘H’ passage containing tick &
dot ‘H’
6. Circles, Loops and - Circles - sizes and - Practice of circle-initially,
Hooks direction, usages, finally & medially
application in
phraseoraphy,
attachment with straight
and curved strokes
- Loops-sizes and - Practice of drill exercises
direction, usage containing ‘S’ and ‘Z’
attachment with circle words
straight and curved
strokes
- Practice of large circles
‘SW’, ‘SS’ and ‘SZ’.
- Practice/dictation of ST
& STR loops
- Intervening vowels - Write enough exercises
based on these principles.
- Hook-Initial - Practice 'R' hook to strokes
and 'R' and 'L' hook to strokes
- Practice grammalogues
crelated to this principle

9. Scheme of Evaluation
Marks Duration
Theory 30 1½ hrs.
Practical 70 1½ hrs.

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