How to Prepare for SSC CHSL Exam 2021

Every year the Staff Selection Commission conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) exam to select hundreds of candidates across the country to various clerical positions across central departments. The commission uses the CHSL exam to hires applicants for the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Data Entry Operators (DEO), and Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA). The SSC CHSL exam has two stages of tests followed by the skill tests. Every year CHSL recruitment attracts lakhs of applicants against the handful of vacant positions making this recruitment highly competitive. To pass this with flying colours one need to spend hours off to learn the tricks and shortcuts to ace the exam.

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Preparation Tips for SSC CHSL Exam 2021

The SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Pattern is as follows:

SL No	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
1	General Intelligence, and Reasoning Ability	25	50	60 minutes
2	General Awareness	25	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4	English Language Ability	25	50
	Total	100	200

Stage-II of the CHSL exam is of descriptive nature. There will be two questions, and the candidates will ask to write an essay and a Letter of 200- 250 words, and 150-200 words respectively in 60 minutes for 100 marks. Examinees should score at least 33.33% to consider for the next stage of the SSC CHSL exam.

The best way to start your Staff Selection Commission CHSL 2021 preparations is to start with the previous year question papers. They will help you in familiarizing the question patterns and difficulty levels. You can also start attempting these question papers with timers to get a hang of the actual exam. Click on the below links to download the SSC CHSL Tier-01 previous year papers pdf.

Once you are familiar with the exam pattern, you can either rely on some books or mock tests to aid your preparations. To start your SSC CHSL 2021 preparations you can use the following books:

R S Agarwal Chand Publications’s A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning
Kiran publication’s SSC Reasoning Chapter Wise Solved Papers 7200+ Objective Questions
Magical Book on Puzzles- K. Kundan
Lucent’s General Knowledge: Dr Binay Karna and Manwendra Mukul
Classes VI-XII NCERT Textbooks of Social Science (History, Geography, Political Science, Economics), Mathematics, Science, and English Language.

A well structured and mock test similar to actual exams are inevitable for success. Timed online mock tests will help with time management. They will also help speed your calculation skills. It’s always advisable to attempt at least 10-15 mock tests, both full length and sectional.

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With lots of allowances and promotion opportunities, the clerical cader positions in various central departments are one of the best choices for anybody who wishes for a government career. Considering the high competition rate to aid you with your SSC CHSL 2021 exams, Entri is bringing tailored SSC courses. To get successful in the SSC CHSL 2021 you should attempt mock tests. Download ENTRI to get free access to CHSL mock tests, and video classes. You can now access current affairs updates, free study materials, expert mentorship, discussion groups with ENTRI SSC courses.