SSC CHSL Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria, Question Papers, Results, Answer Key

SSC CHSL Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria, Question Papers, Results, Answer Key:

SSC CHSL Syllabus

SSC CHSL Syllabus Tier 1

• English Language: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension
• General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal The test will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-codi ng, Numerical operations, Other sub-topi cs, if any .
• Quantitative Aptitude:
  • Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between
  • Fundamental arithmetical operations : Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and
  • Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear
  • Geometry: Familiarit y with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more
  • Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square
  • Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin28 + Cos28=1 etc., Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.
• General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research .
• For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the General Intelligence and Quantitative Aptitude parts.

SSC CHSL Syllabus Tier 2

• • Module 1 of Session 1 (Mathematical Abilities):
    • Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between
    • Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discou nt, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time and
    • Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear
    • Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more
    • Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.
    • Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin28 + Cos28=1
    • Statistics and probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities
• Module 2 of Section 1 (Reasoning and General Intelligence):
  • Questions of both verbal and non-verbal These will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub­ topics, if any.
• Module 1 of Section 2 (English Language And Comprehension):
  • Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage; Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension To test comprehension, two or more paragraphs will be given and questions based on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other paragraph should be based on current affairs editorial or a report.
• Module 2 of Section 2 (General Awareness):
  • Questions are designed to test the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around them and its application to Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.
• Module 1 of Section 3 of Paper 1 (Computer Proficiency):
  • Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back- up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, Keyboard
  • Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point .
  • Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking.
  • Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan ) and preventive measures.
• For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the Mathematical Abilities and Reasoning and General Intelligence

Nationality Eligibility Criteria for SSC CHSL

• A candidate must be either:
  • a citizen of India, or
  • a subject of Nepal, or
  • a subject of Bhutan, or
  • a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar),Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
• Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of of India.
• A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after, the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him (hereinafter may be read as ‘him/ her’) by the Government of of India.

SSC CHSL Age Limit

SSC CHSL Age Limit: Age limit for the posts is 18-27 years. The crucial date for age reckoning is fixed as on 1st August of year of exam in accordance with the provisions of DoP&T OM No. 14017 /70/87-Estt.(RR) dated 14-07-1988. Candidates with age 18-27 years are eligible to apply.

SSC CHSL Age Limit Relaxation

SSC CHSL Age Limit Relaxation: Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for different categories in accordance with extant Rules/ guidelines of Government of India are as under

• Date of birth filled by candidate in the online application form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or
• Ex-Servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Government in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ posts on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are not eligible for reservation in ESM category and fee However, such candidates can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for subsequent employment if he (hereinafter may be read as ‘he/ she’) immediately after joining civil employment, has given self-declaration/ undertaking to the concerned employer about the date­ wise details of applications for various vacancies for which he had applied for before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the OM No. 36034/1/2014-Estt (Res) dated 14th August 2014 issued by DoP&T.
• The period of “Call up Service” of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation as per
• For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex­ Serviceman for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his (hereinafter may be read as ‘his/ her’) application for the Post/ Service the status of ex-servicemen or is in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete specified term of engagement from the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date for receipt of applications e. 08-06-2024. Such candidates must also acquire the status of an ex-serviceman within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date of receipt of application.

SSC CHSL Educational Qualifications – Eligibility Criteria

• SSC CHSL Educational Qualifications: For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Ministry of Culture: 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or
• For LDC/ JSA and DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ (except DEOs in Department/ Ministry mentioned at Para 1above): Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
• The candidates who have appeared in their 12th Standard or equivalent examination can also apply, however they must possess Essential qualification on or before the cut­ off date e. 01-08-2023.
• As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015 published in the Gazette of India all the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification. In case of the candidates possessing such degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Leaming mode of education , such candidates shall also produce approval given to the University by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission for the relevant period at the time of Document Verification.
• As per UGC (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official Gazette on 23-06-2017, under Part-III (8) (v), the programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Leaming mode. However, pursuant to the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 11-03-2019 in MA No. 3092/2018 in W.P. (C) No. 382/2018 titled Mukul Kumar Sharma & others Vs AICTE and others, B. Tech. degree/ diploma in Engineering awarded by IGNOU to the students who were enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever applicable.
• Document Verification (DV) will be conducted by the User Departments/ Organizations after declaration of the final Candidates will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Intermediate/ Higher Secondary/ 10+2/ Senior Secondary in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the stipulated date, when such certificates are sought by concerned Indenting Departments/ Organizations for the purpose of document verification. Otherwise, their candidature will be cancelled. The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of req uired educational q ualification must have been declared by the Board/ University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ University by the crucial cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ req uirement.
• In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification, such candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the authorities concerned at the time of Document Verification. However, final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by the User Departments/ Appointing Authorities

SSC CHSL How to apply

• Applications must be submitted in online mode only through the website of SSC Headquarter i.e. htt ps://ssc.n ic.i n. For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-111 and Annexure-IV. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and online Application Form are attached as Annexure-IIIA and Annexure-IVA respectively.
• In the online Application Form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour passport size photograph in JPEG format (20 KB to 50 KB). Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height). In compliance of the Order dated 05.03.2020 of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Shantanu Kumar & Ors. [Writ Petition (C) No.234 of 2018], the photograph of the candidate should not be more than three months old from the date of publication of notice of the examination. The Photograph should be without cap and spectacles. The frontal view of the face should be clearly visible.
• Before submitting the Application Form, candidate must ensure that the photograph is uploaded as per the given instructions. If the photograph is not uploaded by the candidate in the desired format, his application/ candidature will be rejected or cancelled. Specimen of photographs delineating photograph acceptable/ photograph not acceptable is also given at Annexure-V.
• Last date and time for submission of online applications is 08-06-2023 (23:00).
• Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.
• The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission.
• Before submission of the online application, candidates must check through Preview/ Print option that they have filled correct details in each field of the form.

SSC CHSL Application Fee

• Fee payable : Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).
• Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Sheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
• Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or in cash at SBI Branches by generating SBI
• Online fee can be paid by candidates up to 10-06-2023 (23:00 hours). However, candidates who wish to make cash payment through the challan of SBI, may make payment in cash at the Branches of SBI within the working hours of bank up to 12- 06-2023 provided the challan has been generated by them before 11-06-2023 (23:00 hours).
• Candidates who are not exempted from fee payment must ensure that their fee has been deposited with If the fee is not received by SSC, status of the Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’ and this information is printed on the top of the printout of online Application Form. Further, status of fee payment can be verified at the ‘Payment Status’ link provided in the candidate’s login screen. Such applications which remain incomplete due to non-receipt of fee will be SUMMARILY REJECTED and no request for consideration of such applications and fee payment after the period specified in the Notice of Examination shall be entertained.
• Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other examination or

SSC CHSL Centre of Exam

SSC CHSL Pay Level, Pay Scale

• Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): Pay Level-2 (Rs. 19,900-63,200).
• Data Entry Operator (DEO): Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100) and Level-5(Rs. 29,200-92,300).
• Data Entry Operator, Grade ‘A’: Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100).

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern

• The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below :

  • Tier 1 SSC CHSL Exam Pattern

  • Tier 2 SSC CHSL Exam Pattern

• Marks scored by candidates in Computer Based Examinations, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized by using the formula published by the Commission vide Notice No: 1-1/2018-P&P-I dated 07-02-2019 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off
• Tentative Answer Keys of the Computer Based Examination will be placed on the website of the Commission after the Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, within the time limit given by the Commission, on payment of Rs 100/- per question, which is non-refundable. Any representation regarding the Answer Keys received through the online modality within the time limit fixed by the Commission at the time of uploading of the Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the Answer Keys and the decision of the Commission in this regard will be final. Representations on the matter received through any other modalities e.g. letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertained.
• The schedule of examinations indicated in the Notice is Any change in the schedule of examinations will be informed to candidates only through the website of the Commission.
• In the question papers, wherever necessary, the Metric systems of weights and measures will be
• There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/ re-checking of the scores of any stage/ Tier(s) of the No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.
• In case of any difference/ discrepancy/ dispute in the Questions between English and the opted language, the content of English version shall

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern Tier 1 Exam

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern Tier 1 Exam:

• The Tier 1 Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set in English, Hindi and any language opted by the candidate in the application form, as given at Annexure-XVI for Part-II, III & IV of Tier 1 examination.
• There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern Tier 2 Exam

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern Tier 2 : following three sections having two modules each:

• Section 1:
  • • Module 1: Mathematical Abilities
    • Module 2: Reasoning and General
• Section 2:
  • Module 1: English Language and Comprehension
  • Module 2: General Awareness
• Section 3:
  • Module 1: Computer Knowledge Test
  • Module 2: Skill Test/ Typing Test
• Tier 2 will be conducted in two sessions – Session 1 & Session 2, on same Session 1 will include conducting of Section 1, Section 2 and Module 1 of Section 3. Session 2 will include conducting of Module 2 of Section 3.
• It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Tier 2.
• Tier 2 will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module 2 of Section 3. The questions will be set in English, Hindi and any language opted by the candidate in the application form, as given at Annexure­ XVI except for Module 2 (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section 2.
• There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section 1, Section 2 and Module 1 of Section 3. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the
• Module 1 of Section 3 i. Computer Knowledge Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature.
• Module 2 of Section 3 i.e. Skill Test/ Typing Test:
  • Module 2 of Section 3 will include conducting of Skill Test/ Typing Test in Session 2 on the same
  • Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying
  • Skill Test/ Typing Test will be evaluated as per the evaluation guidelines available on the website of the
  • Errors in the Skill Test will be calculated up to 2 decimal
  • Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted as per the following scheme:
  • Skill Test for Data Entry Operator:
    • Skill Test is mandatory for Data Entry No candidate is exempted from appearing in the Skill Test.
    • Part A – Skill Test for the post of DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in Department/ Ministry mentioned at Para 1: The ‘speed of 15000 (Fifteen Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer’ will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage. The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer. The passage to be entered in the computer may also be displayed on the computer screen.
    • Part B – Skill Test for the post of DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ except in Department/ Ministry mentioned at Para 1: ‘Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (Eight Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer’ will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage . The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer. The passage to be entered in the Computer may also be displayed on the computer screen.
    • Candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 1, 7.2 and 7.3 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore, duration of Skill Test for such candidates will be 20 minutes.
  • Part C – Typing Test for other posts i.e. LDC/ JSA:
    • • The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi or The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) in the online Application Form.
      • The choice of Typing Test given by the candidate in the online Application Form shall be treated as final and no change in the medium of Typing Test will be entertained
      • Candidates opting for English medium should have typing speed of 35 words per minute (w.p.m.) and those opting for Hindi medium should have typing speed of 30 words per minute (w.p.m.). 35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to about 10500 key depressions per hour and about 9000 key depressions per hour respectively.
      • The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes.
      • Candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 1, 7.2 and 7.3 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore, duration of Typing Test for such candidates will be 15 minutes.
      • Passage Dictators will be provided to those VH candidates for the Typing test who have opted for scribe in the online Application Form. The Passage Dictator will read out the passage to VH candidate within the allotted time
      • Persons with Disabilities candidates who claim to be permanently unfit to take the Typing Test because of a physical disability may, with the prior approval of the Commission, be exempted from the requirement of appearing and qualifying at such test, provided such a candidate submits a Certificate in the prescribed format (Annexure-XIV) to the Commission from the competent Medical Authority, i.e., the Civil Surgeon of a Government Health Care Institution declaring him to be permanently unfit for the Typing Test because of a physical disability. In addition, such candidates must substantiate their claim by furnishing the relevant Medical Certificate in the prescribed format as per Annexure-XI to Annexure-XIII of the Notice of Examination, as applicable, at the time of Typing Test. Otherwise their claim for seeking exemption from Typing Test will not be entertained by the Commission.