SSC CHSL COMPLETE COURSE FOR ULTIMATE SUCCESS
Lower Divisional Clerk Junior Secretariat Assistant Postal Assistant
SSC CHSL : Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination
The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India.
IMPORTANT
Exam Dates
Events
Tentative Dates
SSC CHSL Notification 2020
06 November, 2020
Online Application Starts
06 November, 2020
Online Application Ends
26th December, 2020
Last date for online fee payment
28th December, 2020
Last date for generation of offline challan
30th December, 2020
Last date for application fee payment through challan
2 December, 2021
SSC CHSL 2020 Admit Card
27th March, 2021
SSC CHSL 2020 Tier 1 Exam
Postponed
SSC CHSL 2020 Tier 2 Exam
To be Announced Later
SSC CHSL
Exam Pattern
Tier
Question Type
Mode
Duration
Number of Questions
Marks
Tier-I
MCQ
Computer Based (Online)
1 hour
100
200
Tier-II
Descriptive
Pen and Paper
1 hour
2
100
Tier-III
Skill Test
Wherever Applicable
Tier
Question Type
Tier-I
MCQ
Tier-II
Descriptive
Tier-III
Skill Test
Tier
Mode of Exam
Tier-I
Computer Based (Online)
Tier-II
Pen and Paper
Tier-III
Wherever Applicable
Tier
Duration of Exam
Tier-I
1 hour
Tier-II
1 hour
Tier-III
Tier
Number of Questions
Tier-I
100
Tier-II
1
Tier-III
Tier
Marks
Tier-I
200
Tier-II
100
Tier-III
SSC CHSL
Exam Syllabus
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 Passage
General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and nonverbal type. 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 decoding, Other subtopics, if any Numerical operations.
Quantitative Aptitude: Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, 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, 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, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, 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 society. 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,
Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in ‘Pen and Paper’ Mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper will be for one hour (20 minutes compensatory time will also be provided to the candidates
- Skill Test/ Typing Test for the shortlisted candidates will be conducted on the computers provided by the Commission or its authorized agency.
- Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature.
SSC CHSL
Eligibility Criteria
SSC CHSL Educational Qualification
Post Name
Education Qualification
LDC/ JSA/ PA/ SA
Should be a 12th graduate or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university
DEO
Should be a 12th graduate or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university
DEO in Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)
Should be a 12th graduate in Science Stream with Mathematics as a subject equivalent examination from a recognized board or university
SSC CHSL Age Limit
The minimum age to apply for the SSC CHSL exam is 18 years. Age-relaxation varies from one category to another. The following table tells the SSC CHSL Age Eligibility for different categories and posts:
Posts
Minimum Age
Maximum Age
LDC/JSA
18 years
27 years
PA/SA
18 years
Not Exceeding 27 years
DEO
18 years
27 years
SSC CHSL Age Limit Relaxation
SSC offers a provision of age relaxation for candidates from all reserved categories. Candidates must keep in mind the SSC CHSL Age Limit before filling the application form. Relaxation of the upper age limit for the various categories is shown in the table below.
Category
Upper Limit Relaxation
OBC
3 Years
SC/ST
5 years
PwD (Unreserved)
10 years
Physically handicapped (OBC)
13 years
Physically handicapped (SC/ST)
15years
Ex-Servicemen (General)
3 years
Ex-Servicemen (OBC)
6 years
Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)
8 years
Central Govt. Civilian Employees(General- Group B)
5 years
Central Govt. Civilian Employees(OBC-Group B)
8 years
Central Govt. Civilian Employees(SC/ST-Group B)
10 years
Central Govt. Civilian Employees(General- Group C)
Up to 40 years of age
Central Govt. Civilian Employees(OBC-Group C)
Up to 43 years of age
Central Govt. Civilian Employees(SC/ST-Group C)
Up to 45 years of age
Candidates domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir(General)
5 years
Central Govt. Civilian Employees(SC/ST-Group C)
Up to 45 years of age
Candidates domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir(General)
5 years
Candidates domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir(OBC)
8 years
Candidates domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir(SC/ST)
10 years
Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried- Group C/ General)
Up to 35 years of age
Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried- Group C/ OBC)
Up to 38 years of age
Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried- Group C/ SC & ST)
Up to 40 years of age
Defence Personnel disabled in hostilities- General
5 years
Defence Personnel disabled in hostilities- OBC
8 years
Defence Personnel disabled in hostilities- SC/ST
10 years
SSC CHSL Nationality
SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria as per Nationality mandates a candidate to be a resident of the prescribed states only. Candidates belonging to these states will be eligible to apply for SSC CHSL. An applicant must fulfill any one of the following conditions:
- A citizen of India
- A citizen of Nepal
- A citizen of Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee settled in India before 1st January 1962
- Indian by origin, who has migrated 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 staying permanently in India.
SSC CHSL
Cut-Off 2018-2019
Tier-I Exam
Category
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015
2019-20
UR
159.52
135.6
143.5
127.5
119
SC
136.10
110.09
122.5
108
99
ST
127.32
99.09
112
99
89.5
OBC
156.10
133.74
139
120
110
Ex-Servicemen
87.32
56.11
83
64.5
45.5
OH
124.36
102.75
111.5
97.5
88
HH
81.08
58.43
73.5
65
55
VH
123.78
84.87
95.5
96
83.5
Check
F.A.Q
The Annual Calendar of the Examinations of the Commission for the next year is generally uploaded in the month of September/ October of the current year on the SSC website (https://ssc.nic.in)
Tentative dates of issue of Notices of different Examinations are given in the Annual Calendar of Examinations. It is therefore advised to regularly visit the website of the Commission for latest updates.
Yes, One-Time Registration with the Commission is a mandatory prerequisite. On completion of One-Time Registration, candidates can apply online for any examination of the Commission.
No, If the candidate has registered once after 20-07-2018, she/ he has to use the same ‘Registration Number’ and ‘SSC Registration Password’ for applying to various examinations conducted by the Commission.
Check size and format of photograph and signature files. Scanned colour passport size photograph should be in JPEG format and file size of the photograph should be in the range of 20 Staff Selection Commission Frequently Asked Questions Page 2 KB to 50 KB. Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height). Similarly, scanned signature file should be in JPEG format having file size ranging from 10 KB to 20 KB. Image dimension of the signature should be about 4.0 cm (width) x 3.0 cm (height). The image of the signature should occupy at least 75% of the frame.