NEW DELHI, October 2 — The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Friday activated the online application correction window for the Junior Hindi Translator, Junior Translator, and Senior Hindi Translator Examination (JHT 2026) across its candidate management portal (ssc.gov.in), announcing the schedule for the Paper-I Computer-Based Test.
According to the Commission's examination memorandum, registered applicants vying for 312 notified translation positions across central ministries, subordinate directorates, and Armed Forces Headquarters can rectify demographic details, category reservations, examination city preferences, and uploaded photographs until October 5, 2026 (11:00 PM) upon payment of a standard correction fee. The Commission stressed that post-closure modifications will not be entertained under any administrative circumstances.
The Commission confirmed that the Paper-I Computer-Based Test is scheduled nationwide on December 9, 2026. The objective examination carries 200 marks, evenly bifurcated between General Hindi (100 questions, 100 marks) and General English (100 questions, 100 marks) in a two-hour sitting, with a 0.25-mark negative penalty per wrong answer. Qualifying examinees advance to the 200-mark descriptive Paper-II testing translation competence and bilingual essay writing.
The constitutional architecture of India's Official Language Policy (Part XVII of the Constitution, Articles 343 to 351 designating Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union alongside English), the Official Languages Act 1963 (amended in 1967), the Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs, and central translator cadre norms are essential syllabus areas for SSC JHT and Bank Rajbhasha Adhikari aspirants.