DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. WHILE WE STRIVE TO KEEP THE CONTENT UP-TO-DATE AND ACCURATE, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY OR SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO VISIT THE OFFICIAL SSC WEBSITE (https://ssc.nic.in/) FOR OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS AND UPDATES REGARDING THE SSC CHSL EXAMINATION.
OFFICIAL SSC WEBSITE
THE STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION – COMBINED HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL (SSC CHSL) EXAMINATION IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER GOVERNMENT EXAMS IN INDIA. IT IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY TO RECRUIT CANDIDATES FOR VARIOUS POSTS IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, INCLUDING LOWER DIVISION CLERK (LDC), DATA ENTRY OPERATOR (DEO), POSTAL/SORTING ASSISTANT AND JUNIOR SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT (JSA). BELOW IS A DETAILED GUIDE ON THE CHSL EXAMINATION PROCESS, SYLLABUS AND SELECTION PROCEDURE.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
CANDIDATES MUST HAVE PASSED CLASS 12 (HIGHER SECONDARY) OR EQUIVALENT FROM A RECOGNIZED BOARD OR UNIVERSITY.
FOR DATA ENTRY OPERATOR (DEO) IN COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA (C&AG), CANDIDATES MUST HAVE STUDIED MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE AS MAIN SUBJECTS IN CLASS 12.
THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON THE STREAM (ARTS, COMMERCE, OR SCIENCE) FOR MOST CHSL POSTS.
1. EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
THE SSC CHSL EXAMINATION IS CONDUCTED IN THREE TIERS:
TIER-I (COMPUTER-BASED TEST – CBT)
OBJECTIVE-TYPE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQS)
TOTAL QUESTIONS: 100
MAXIMUM MARKS: 200
DURATION: 60 MINUTES
SECTIONS:
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE (25 QUESTIONS, 50 MARKS)
GENERAL AWARENESS (25 QUESTIONS, 50 MARKS)
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (25 QUESTIONS, 50 MARKS)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (25 QUESTIONS, 50 MARKS)
NEGATIVE MARKING: 0.50 MARKS PER INCORRECT ANSWER
TIER-II (DESCRIPTIVE PAPER)
MODE:-
PEN AND PAPER-BASED
SUBJECTS:–
ESSAY & LETTER WRITING IN ENGLISH/HINDI
MARKS:-
100
DURATION:-
60 MINUTES
QUALIFYING NATURE:-
MUST SECURE MINIMUM QUALIFYING MARKS
TIER-III (SKILL TEST/TYPING TEST)
SKILL TEST:-
FOR DATA ENTRY OPERATORS – 8000 KEY DEPRESSIONS PER HOUR REQUIRED.
TYPING TEST:-
FOR LDC, JSA & POSTAL ASSISTANTS – ENGLISH TYPING SPEED OF 35 WORDS PER MINUTE (WPM) OR HINDI TYPING SPEED OF 30 WPM.
NATURE:-
QUALIFYING IN NATURE.
TEST PROCESS:-
CANDIDATES WILL BE GIVEN A PASSAGE TO TYPE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME FRAME.
EXEMPTIONS:–
SOME CANDIDATES, SUCH AS THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, MAY GET RELAXATIONS BASED ON GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES.
FINAL EVALUATION:-
THE FINAL MERIT LIST WILL CONSIDER ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES WHO QUALIFY FOR THE SKILL/TYPING TEST.
2. NUMBER OF SEATS AND TIME FRAME OF VACANCY
THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES VARIES EACH YEAR BASED ON GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS. TYPICALLY, SSC CHSL RELEASES AROUND 4000-6000 VACANCIES ANNUALLY.
THE OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION WITH EXACT VACANCY DETAILS IS RELEASED ON THE SSC WEBSITE (https://ssc.nic.in/).
THE RECRUITMENT CYCLE, FROM NOTIFICATION TO FINAL SELECTION, USUALLY SPANS 8 TO 12 MONTHS.
3. SSC CHSL SYLLABUS
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
ANALOGIES
CLASSIFICATION
CODING-DECODING
BLOOD RELATIONS
DIRECTION SENSE TEST
PUZZLE-BASED PROBLEMS
NUMBER SERIES
GENERAL AWARENESS
CURRENT AFFAIRS (NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL)
HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITY, AND ECONOMICS
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
NUMBER SYSTEM
PROFIT & LOSS
TIME & WORK
SPEED, DISTANCE & TIME
SIMPLIFICATION
PERCENTAGE & RATIO
ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY & TRIGONOMETRY
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
READING COMPREHENSION
CLOZE TEST
ERROR DETECTION
VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS
4. SELECTION PROCEDURE
THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR SSC CHSL FOLLOWS THESE STEPS:
TIER-I EXAMINATION:-
CANDIDATES MUST QUALIFY FOR THE MINIMUM CUT-OFF.
TIER-II EXAMINATION:-
ONLY THOSE WHO CLEAR TIER-I WILL BE ELIGIBLE.
TIER-III (SKILL/TYPING TEST):-
ONLY QUALIFYING IN NATURE.
FINAL MERIT LIST & DOCUMENT VERIFICATION:-
BASED ON PERFORMANCE IN TIER-I & TIER-II, FINAL SELECTION IS MADE.
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