| Important Dates | Overview |
| • Notification Release: 23 April 2026 • Apply Online Start: 23 April 2026 • Last Date to Apply: 14 May 2026 (11 PM) • Fee Payment Last Date: 15 May 2026 • Exam City Release Date: 31 August 2026 • Admit Card Release Date: 2-3 Days Before Exam Date • Paper-I Exam Date: 8 September 2026 • Answer Key Release Date: 21 September 2026 | • Exam Name: Combined Hindi Translators Exam 2026 • Posts: JHT, JTO, JT, SHT, STO • Total Vacancies: 84 (Tentative) • Job Location: All India |
| Total Vacancy: 84 (Tentative) |
| Age Limit (As on 01 August 2026) |
| Candidates must be between 18 and 30 years. This means applicants should be born between 02 August 1996 and 01 August 2008. Age relaxation is applicable as per government rules for reserved categories. |
| Vacancy Details |
| The commission has announced 84 tentative vacancies, which may increase or change later. Final category-wise and post-wise vacancies will be updated on the SSC’s official website. Posts included: • Junior Translation Officer (JTO) • Junior Hindi Translator (JHT) • Junior Translator (JT) • Senior Hindi Translator (SHT) • Senior Translation Officer (STO) |
| Educational Qualification |
| Candidates must have a Master’s Degree in Hindi or English with the other language as a compulsory or elective subject at the degree level. Additionally, they must have either: • A recognized diploma/certificate in translation (Hindi ↔ English) OR • 2–3 years of translation experience in government offices, depending on the post |
| SSC JHT Recruitment 2026 Selection Process |
| The selection will be done in two stages: • Paper-I (Computer Based Test) – Objective type (General Hindi & English) • Paper-II (Descriptive) – Translation + Essay Final merit will be based on performance in both papers. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks in Paper-I for each wrong answer. |
| Exam Pattern |
| Paper-I includes: • General Hindi – 100 Questions (100 Marks) • General English – 100 Questions (100 Marks) • Duration – 2 Hours Paper-II: • Translation + Essay Writing • 200 Marks • Duration – 2 Hours. |
| Some Useful Important Links | |
| Answer Key Notice PDF | Click Here |
| Answer Key Download | Click Here |
| Download Notification | Click Here |
| SSC Official Website | Click Here |