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Shorthand

          Many of us were not so familiar with a study named shorthand, but we may hear it at least on some occasions but that seems not so important for us in any case. In India, it was conducted by the Directorate of Technical examinations board. Basic qualification was  +12 pass and the candidate should be above 18 and below 27.         You can study this while you do your typewriting.  Not so hard, but I am sure that it's not so easy. Have to spend at least two years are more than that. There are few varieties in shorthand but Pitman shorthand was the popular one and has easy steps.  Sir Isaac Pitman introduced this system of shorthand over 180 years ago.  And even after 180 years, it offers us a job which the degree studies failed to do.    Exam levels were just like the typewriting.... as a junior, senior but additionally intermediate in between just because of its toughness. Using shorthand the words can be written in short geometric symbols which makes you take