SSC CHSL
The Staff
Selection Commission (SSC) of India organizes SSC CHSL (Combined
Higher Secondary Level Examination) every year for selecting eligible
candidates for the post of Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior
Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) and
Data Entry Operator(DEO).
A large
number of candidates every year give this examination with a dream to join
Central Government and avail the perks and power imparted to them by the
Government of India.
The lists
of post that are covered by SSC CHSL examination are:
Lower
Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)
Postal
Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA)
Data Entry
Operator(DEO)
SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria
There are
three criterias that a candidate must fulfill in order to be eligible for the SSC
CHSL exam.
The three
major parameters for the same are:
The citizenship of the candidate
The age limit and
The educational qualification.
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern
The recruitment
to various posts in the Government Organization is done through SSC CHSL in
three different phases. While Tier-I exam is conducted through online mode,
Tier-II and Tier-III exam of SSC CHSL is conducted through offline mode. A
candidate is required to qualify each stage of SSC CHSL exam in order to
proceed to the next level of the exam. Candidates will be selected only if
he/she clears all the levels of the examination.
There are
three levels in SSC CHSL exam that has to be cleared by the candidates in order
to get selected for various posts in the Government Offices.
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Tier
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Type
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Mode
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Tier I
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Objective Multiple Choice Questions
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Computer Based (Online Mode)
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Tier II
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Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi
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Pen and Paper Based (Offline Mode)
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Tier III
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Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test
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Whenever Applicable
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The syllabus
and pattern are likely to differ every year, therefore it is necessary for the
candidates to know even the slightest modification made to the syllabus and
pattern of the SSC CHSL exam.
SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam
It was noted
that SSC CHSL will conduct its Tier I exam online. Sections asked would
be
General
Intelligence & Reasoning
General
Awareness
Quantitative
Aptitude
English
Comprehension
The subject-wise details are given
below:
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Section
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Subject
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No
of Questions
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Max
Marks
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Exam
Duration
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1
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General
Intelligence and Reasoning
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25
|
50
|
60
minutes
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|
2
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General
Awareness
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25
|
50
|
|
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3
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Quantitative
Aptitude
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25
|
50
|
|
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4
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English
Comprehension
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25
|
50
|
|
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Total
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100
|
200
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SSC CHSL Tier-II Exam Pattern
Tier-II is a
designed to test the written skills of the candidates in English/Hindi via
Descriptive Test. Essay of 200-250 words and Letter/Application writing of
approximately 150-200 words is asked in this test. The minimum qualifying marks
in Tier-II would be 33 per cent
SSC CHSL Tier-III Exam Pattern
SSC CGL
Tier-III Exam will be a skill test that could be taken as per the
availability of the candidate.
SSC CHSL Syllabus
SSC CHSL is
conducted in three different phases; the syllabus of all the three
sections is slightly different from each other. All candidates must stay
updated about the latest changes in SSC CHSL syllabus to prepare
judiciously for the upcoming SSC CHSL Exam.
SSC CHSL Tier-1 Syllabus
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General
Intelligence and Reasoning
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Quantitative
Ability
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English
Language
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General
Awareness
|
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Logical
Reasoning
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Simplification
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Reading
Comprehension
|
History
|
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Alphanumeric
Series
|
Profit
& Loss
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Cloze
Test
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Culture
|
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Ranking/Direction/Alphabet
Test
|
Mixtures
& Allegations
|
Para
jumbles
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Geography
|
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Data
Sufficiency
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Simple
Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
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Miscellaneous
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Economic
Scene
|
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Coded
Inequalities
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Work
& Time
|
Fill
in the blanks
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General
Policy
|
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Seating
Arrangement
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Time
& Distance
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Multiple
Meaning/Error Spotting
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Scientific
Research
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Puzzle
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Mensuration
– Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
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Paragraph
Completion
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Awards
and Honors
|
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Tabulation
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Data
Interpretation
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One
Word Substitution
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Books
and Authors
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Syllogism
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Ratio
& Proportion, Percentage
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Active/Passive
Voice
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Blood
Relations
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Number
Systems
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Input
Output
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Sequence
& Series
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Coding
Decoding
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Permutation,
Combination &Probability
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SSC CHSL Tier II Syllabus
Tier-II
paper is a descriptive exam where a candidate needs to write an essay and
Letter/Application. The essay topics will be related to National Interest,
Finance & Economy, Ecological Issues, Social Issues, Politics, Schemes
& Governance, Technology, Sports, Geopolitics, and Environmental Concerns etc.
The type of letter/ application asked in Tier-II Exam will be Complaint,
Suggestion, Application, Official Appreciation, Follow up or Feedback etc.
SSC CHSL Tier-III Syllabus
SSC CHSL Tier-III will
be a Skill/ Typing Test which would be of a qualifying nature. The
final merit list of the selected candidates will be based on the basis of total
score obtained in Tier-I and Tier-II.
Skill test for Data Entry Operator:
In this
test, a candidate must have data entry speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key
Depressions per hour.
Duration of
the Test will be 15 minutes and English document having about 2000-2200
strokes/key-depressions would be given to type.
