SSC CHSL
The SSC CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) exam is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) for recruitment of candidates for various posts such as Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Postal Assistant (PA), Data Entry Operator (DEO), and Court Clerk in various government departments and ministries
Eligibility Criteria: The eligibility criteria for the SSC CHSL exam are as follows:
Nationality: The candidate must be either a citizen of India, Nepal, Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling permanently in India.
Age Limit: The candidate must be between 18 to 27 years . Age relaxation is applicable for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwD categories.
Educational Qualification: The candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized board or university.
Exam Pattern:
Tier Type Mode
Tier – I Objective Multiple Choice Computer-Based (online)
Tier – II Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test
Tier-II will include three sections having two modules each Computer-Based (online)
Before beginning the SSC CHSL preparation, it is important to make note of changes in the exam pattern and syllabus. The modifications to SSC CHSL Exam Pattern are given below:
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern
This is an objective exam that will be conducted online. There are 4 sections in the Tier -1 exam of SSC CHSL , with 100 questions that account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:
Section | Subject | Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
1 | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 60 |
2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
4 | English Language | 25 | 50 | |
Total | 100 | 200 |
- SSC CHSL Tier- 1 exam will be conducted in online mode.
- Introduction of a descriptive paper of 100 marks within 60 minutes in pen and paper mode.
- Reduction in the time limit for examination of Tier -I from 75 minutes to 60 minutes.
- Tier II will include Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test.
SSC CHSL Syllabus
Tier -1
English Language:
- Spot the Error,
- Fill in the Blanks,
- Synonyms/ Homonyms,
- Antonyms,
- Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words,
- Idioms and 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 Passage.
General Intelligence:
- verbal and non-verbal types questions.
- 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,
- Other sub-topics.
Quantitative Aptitude:
- Number Systems
- Whole Number,
- Decimal
- Fractions,
- Relationship between numbers.
- Percentages,
- Ratio and Proportion,
- Square roots,
- Averages,
- Interest (S&C),
- Profit and Loss,
- Discount,
- Partnership Business,
- Mixture and Allegation,
- Time and distance,
- Time and work.
Algebra:
- Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds
- Graphs of Linear Equations.
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 circles.
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
Statistical Charts:
- Histogram,
- Frequency polygon,
- Bar-diagram,
- Pie-chart.
General Awareness:
- The Environment,
- current events,
- History,
- Culture,
- Geography,
- Economic Scene,
- General policy
- scientific research
Tier 2 SSC CHSL Syllabus
- The Paper would comprise writing of an Essay of 200-250 words and Letter/Application writing of approximately 150-200 words.
- The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II would be 33%
- The performance in Tier-II would be included for preparing merit.
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern
Session | Section | Modules | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes) | Section 1 | Module-1 | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 60*3 = 180 | 1 hour |
Module-2 | Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | ||||
Section 2 | Module-1 | English Language and Comprehension | 40 | 60*3 = 180 | 1 hour | |
Module-2 | General Awareness | 20 | ||||
Section 3 | Module-1 | Computer Knowledge Module | 15 | 15*3 = 45 | 15 minutes | |
Session-II | Section 3 | Module-2 | Skill Test/ Typing Test Module- Part A- Skill Test for DEOs Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA | — | — |
15 minutes 10 minutes |
Module-I of Session-I
Mathematical Abilities
- Number Systems
- Fundamental arithmetical operations
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Mensuration
- Trigonometry
- Statistics and probability
Number Systems
- Computation of Whole Number
- Decimal and Fractions
- Relationship between numbers
Fundamental arithmetical operations
- Percentages
- Ratio and Proportion
- Square roots
- Averages
- Interest (Simple and Compound)
- Profit and Loss
- Discount
- Partnership Business
- Mixture and Alligation
- Time and distance
- Time and work
Algebra
- Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems)
- Graphs of Linear Equations
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 circles.
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 sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc.
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-II of Section-I
Reasoning and General Intelligence
Verbal and non-verbal type
- 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
Module-I of Section-II
English Language And Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Sentence structure
- Synonyms/Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Spot the Error
- Fill in the Blanks
- Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words
- Idioms and 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 Passage
Module-II of Section-II
General Awareness
- History
- Culture
- Geography
- Economic Scene
- General policy
- Scientific research
Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I
Computer Proficiency
- Computer Basics
- Software
- Working with Internet and e-mails
- Basics of networking and cyber security
Computer Basics
- Organization of a computer
- Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- Input/ output devices
- Computer memory
- Memory organization
- Back- up devices
- PORTs
- Windows Explorer
- Keyboard shortcuts
Software
Windows Operating system including basics of
- Microsoft Office like MS word
- MS Excel and Power Point etc
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 etc.) and preventive measures.
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