STENOGRPHY
EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL * WAGE EMPLOYMENT Office Assistant/Clerk Stenotypist Stenographer Personal/Private Secretary/Assistant Executive Assistant Office Secretary/Assistant LDC-Typist
* SELF EMPLOYMENT Reprography Centre Secretarial Practice Institute Job Work for Advocates, Chartered Accountants. Agents, Consultants etc.
EMPLOYING AGENCIES 45
SCHEME OF STUDIES CLASS XI
1 2 3 4
Sl. NO. subject Pds./Week Examination Total
Th. Prac. Total Th. Hrs. Prac. Hrs.
1. Language I 7 - 7 100 3 - - 100
2. Language II or Introduction 7 - 7 100 3 - - 100
to Computer Applications
Or Business studies (054)
Accountancy (055) or as per subject concerned
3. General Foundation
Course 5 - 5 100 3 - - 100
4. Vocational Electives
I. Office Practice &
Secretaryship 2 6 8 30 2 70 2 100
II. Typewriting
(Hindi/English) 2 6 8 30 2 70 2 100
III. Stenography
(Hindi/English) 2 6 8 30 2 70 2 100
5. Physical and Health Edu. 2 - 2 - - - - -
6. Additional (Optional)
I. Secretarial Practice
& Accounting 5 3 8 60 3 40 3 100
II. Office
Communication 5 3 8 60 3 40 3 100
7. On-job/Training Total 8 weeks in classes XI & XII as per convenience
of collaborating institution/organisation. Suggested
period after class XI summer vacation and in class
XII autumn and winter break before January.
NOTE : (i) Subjects at Si. Nos. 1,2 (except Introduction to Computer Applications)
and 5 are as per Academic Stream. Senior School Curriculum of the
concerned year should be referred to for the courses in respect of
said subjects.
(ii) Other Subject(s) from Academic Stream or from Additional prescribed
in the scheme may be offered in lieu of language-II by school if that
is in relevance with Horizontal/Upward mobility.
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GENERAL FOUNDATION COURSE CLASS XI
(Same as given on page no. 25)
ELECTIVE I
OFFICE PRACTICE AND SECRETARYSHIP CLASS XI
(Same as given on page no. 27)
ELECTIVE II
TYPEWRITING (ENGLISH) 2 HOURS CLASS XI MARKS : 30
Theory
1. Origin and development of Typewriter; importance and utility of typewriter; Classification of typewriters - standard; manual; portable; noiseless; varytyper; electric, electronic typewriters 5
2. Composition and Mechanism of typewriter:
* Carriage (paper control) Section ; carriage and its categories; parts of carriage and their functions
* Keyboard (type) Section - Key Board; type bars; type styles; alignment scale; shift keys, shift lock; adjustment keys etc.
* Ribbon (inking) Section - Ribbon movement, Ribbon vibrator, bichrome switch and their functions; ribbon economy 5
3. * Maintenance and upkeep of typewriter - self care; care when typing; oiling, servicing; overhauling; repairs; change of ribbon etc.
* Preparation for typing - Type table and chair; their sizes; copyholder; paper etc.
* Sitting posture; insertion of paper; setting top, left and right margins; indenting or paragraphing; line spacing, warning bell, removing paper etc. 5
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4. Methods of typing - Key Board operation : 5 Sight and Touch methods of typing; Keyboard skill; Division of keys on fingers; vertical and horizontal approach in typing; typing rhythm; backing sheet. Practical typing; practising Home (base) Row; upper 3rd; Bottom (1st line) Row and Number (4th) Row. learning full keyboard operation; speed building Shift key Operation - Knowledge of shift keys/ locks; adjustment keys; space bar; Tab Clr; Tab Set; Margin Relief (MR), back spacer, Key Releaser (KR) keys etc and their functions.
5. Calculating speed and counting errors; gross and net speed; marking system; nature and treatment of erros; correcting errors and developing accurate typing habits 5
Special symbols/signs and punctuation marks - Use of special symbols and signs; spacing in punctuation signs; Signs not available in keyboard. Syllabification (Word breaking) and capitalising of letters; their importance and use in typewriting.
6. Display in typewriting 5 Paragraphing - different styles of paragraphs; indented, blocked and hanging paragraphs, use of capital and small Roman numbers and their use in English typewriting; Arabic numbers;
Typing of personal letters - application for a job to the local authority making complaints etc in indented style and semi-indented styles.
Addressing envlopes - typing of addresses on envelopes; types of envelopes etc.
PRACTICAL
TYPEWRITING (ENGLISH)
2 HOURS MARKS: 70
1. Speed test for 10 minutes 30
2. A Personal letter of application for a job with proper
display for 25 minutes 15
3. Accuracy Test of 200 words 25 minutes. 15
4. Sessional Work 10
i. Maintenance of Records
ii. On-Job-Training.
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ELECTIVE III
STENOGRAPHY (ENGLISH)
2 HOURS CLASS XI MARKS : 30
Theory
1. Introduction to Stenography 3
Brief History of Shorthand; its origin and development
Development of Modern Shorthand Systems;
Definition and importance of Shorthand;
Qualities of a good Stenographer
2. (a) Consonants (Strokes) : 5
Definition of consonants (strokes);
Classification and arrangement of consonants and Direction of
Consonants;
joining of consonant strokes
(b) Vowels :
Definition of vowels - Long and Short vowels;
Vowels signs and their places;
Position of outlines according to vowels;
intervening vowels
Diphthongs; Diaphones, their definition, signs and places; joined
diphthongs; punctuation signs Triphthongs (Triphones); their signs
and application
3. Short Forms : 2
Definition, importance and use of Logograms, Grammalogues and
Phraseography
4. Alternative Forms of Strokes 5
Downward R and L Strokes;
Downwar H; Tick H and dot H;
Upward ISH stroke;
Semi-circle or Abbreviated W/Y and their use
5. Circles & Loops 5
Small circle its initial, medial and final use with straight and curved
strokes;circle and strokes; Loop-initial and final-Loop ST and STR
6. Initial & Final Hooks :
Initial hook of R & L with straight and curved strokes; 5
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Initial large hooks KW/GW/KY/GY Compound consonants Final hooks of N/F/V; Large final hook of SHUN
7. (a) Halving & Doubling Principle 5 Halving of strokes and their rules; Doubling of strokes in Shorthand
(b) Transcription : important factors, transcription skills
PRACTICAL
STENOGRAPHY 2 HOURS MARKS : 70
The Candidates will be required to take dictation at a speed of 60 wpm of the following and transcribe the same on the typewriter
1. Job 1. One Passage totalling 300 words for 5 minutes 60 wpm. 30 1 hour
2. Job 2. Simple letter of 150 words for 5 minutes 15
1 hour 3. Job 3. Difficult words, short forms, grammalogues and phrases (30 short forms) 15
4. Sessional Work 10
NOTE :
This 2 hours time includes time for dictation its transcription and 5 minutes gap between job 2 and 3.
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ADDITIONAL (OPTIONAL) SUBJECTS
1. SECRETARIAL PRACTICE AND ACCOUNTING
2. OFFICE COMMUNICATION, CLASS XI (Same as given on page no. 31)
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SCHEME OF STUDIES CLASS XII
1 2 3 4 5
Sl. NO. subject Pds./Week Examination Total
Th. Prac. Total Th. Hrs. Prac. Hrs.
1. Language I 7 - 7 100 3 - - 100
2. Language II or Introduction 7 - 7 100 3 - - 100
to Computer Applications
Or Business studies (054)
Accountancy (055) or as per Subject concerned
3. General Foundation
Course 5 - 5 100 3 - - 100
4. Vocational Electives
I. Office Practice &
Secretaryship 2 6 8 30 2 70 2 100
II. Typewriting
(Hindi/English) 2 6 8 30 2 70 2 100
III. Stenography
(Hindi/English) 2 6 8 30 2 70 2 100
5. Physical and health Edu. 2 - 2 - - - - -
6. Additional (Optional)
I. Secretarial Practice
& Accounting 5 3 8 60 3 40 3 100
II. Office
Communication 5 3 8 60 3 40 3 100
7. On-Job/Training Total 8 weeks in classes XI & XII as per convenience
of collaborating institution/organisation. Suggested
period after class XI summer vacation and in class
XII autumn and winter break before January.
NOTE : (i) Subjects at SI. Nos. 1,2 (except introduction to Computer Applications) and 5 are as per Academic Stream. Senior School Curriculum of the concerned year should be referred to for the courses in respect of said subjects.
(ii) Other subject(s) from Academic Stream or from Additional prescribed in the scheme may be offered in lieu of language-II by school if that is in relevance with Horizontal/Upward mobility.
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GENERAL FOUNDATION COURSE CLASS XII
(Same as given on page no. 25)
ELECTIVE I
OFFICE PRACTICE AND SECRETARYSHIP CLASS XII
(Same as given on page no. 27)
ELECTIVE II
TYPEWRITING (ENGLISH) 2 HOURS. CLASS XI] MARKS : 30 Theory
1. Tabular statement : parts of a tabular statement; 5 Various methods of centering; planning & counting for tabulations; methods of horizontal and vertical ruling in tabular statements
2. Business/Commercial Correspondence : 5 essential elements of Commercial/personal/business correspondence; different styles of letters; indented; semi-indented and blocked.
3. Official correspondence : 5 Essential parts of official letters; different types of official letters; office memorandum; office order; D.O. letter; Office Note; U.O. Note; notices; telegrams; advertisements, invitation cards etc.
4. Carbon Manifolding:Carbon papers and their kinds; carbon assembling 5 methods; inserting and removing multiple carbons; economy of carbon; use of eraser, eraser shield, white correction fluid (eraz-ex); squeezing and spreading typed words; locating and removing erros; erazing procedures.
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5. Stencil Cutting : precautions in stencil cutting; methods of stencil 5 cutting; correction of errors; use of correction fluid and grafting method; use of stylus pen and slate; storing stencils.
6. a) Typing manuscripts: knowledge of proof-correction signs; list of 5 standard abbreviations; precautions before typing corrected draft handwritten manuscript.