Fact · Dictation for work and study
40minutes
The 2022 Delhi International Arbitration Centre notice allows 40 minutes to transcribe the shorthand dictation, with no extra time for reading the passage.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Time allowed for transcribing the shorthand dictation will be 40 Minutes. No extra time for reading the passage will be given.”
Scheme of Examination of Skill Test(s) for English Stenographers, Delhi International Arbitration Centre, High Court of Delhi (Delhi International Arbitration Centre), 2022, Notes to the scheme of examination, item 1.
Open the original- What it measures
- The second sentence of the quote matters for practice: the reading time is included in the dictation, not added to it.
- What it does not show
- The Supreme Court advertisement allows 45 minutes at a faster dictation speed, so the two transcription windows are not directly comparable.