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The Staff Selection Commission’s(SSC) Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) examination is to recruit for various positions like Lower Division Clerk(LD Clerk), Data Entry Operator(DEO), Sorting Assistant, junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) in various central government departments. Every year Staff Selection Commission recruits hundreds towards these services through a common recruitment exam. SSC CHSL selection has three stages of the screening process. More than twenty lakh candidates fill their application for SSC CHSL in the earlier years, this year the number has gone up. A systematic and dedicated study is required to crack this hard nut. The SSC CHSL Cut Off scores are increasing every year for all the categories. Check out this article and find more about it!
SSC CHSL Cut Off Marks
The Staff Selection Commission is all set to conduct the Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination to recruit candidates to various vacant positions. As was said in the recruitment notification, the applications from eligible candidates were accepted for the selection process. And the commission had earlier scheduled to conduct the Tier 01 exam in the month of April. But, this got postponed two times due to the ongoing pandemic.
As soon as the commission conducts the examination and results are announced, the cut off marks for the year will also be released by the commission. It is the minimum mark that a candidate should obtain in order to qualify for the next round of the selection process.
Let’s check the SSC CHSL Tier-01 cut off marks for the last few years.
SSC CHSL Cutoff Score 2015
| Category | Cut off Mark |
| General | 119 |
| OBC | 110 |
| SC | 89.5 |
| ST | 99 |
| VH | 83 |
| OH | 88 |
| HH | 55 |
| EXS | 45.5 |
CHSL Cut-off Score 2016
| Category | Cut off Marks |
| General | 127.0 |
| OBC | 120.0 |
| SC | 108.0 |
| ST | 99.0 |
| VH | 96.0 |
| OH | 97.50 |
| HH | 65.0 |
| EXS | 64.50 |
CHSL Cutoff Score 2017
| Category | Cut off Mark |
| General | 127.0 |
| OBC | 120.0 |
| SC | 108.0 |
| ST | 99.0 |
| VH | 96.0 |
| OH | 97.50 |
| HH | 65.0 |
| EXS | 64.50 |
SSC CHSL 2018 Cut Off Score
| Category | Cut Off Marks |
| SC | 122.50 |
| ST | 112.00 |
| OBC | 139.00 |
| UR | 143.50 |
| EXS | 83.00 |
| OH | 111.50 |
| HH | 73.50 |
| VH | 95.50 |
SSC CHSL 2017 Final Selection Score
| Category | DEO in CA&G | DEO in Other than CA & G | LDC/ JSA/ PA/ SA |
| Tier-I+Tier-II | Tier-I + Tier-II | Tier-I + Tier-II | |
| UR | 227.5 | 239.5 | 199 |
| OBC | 224.5 | 237 | 192 |
| SC | 210.5 | – | 167 |
| ST | 206.5 | 215.5 | 418.5 |
- DEO – Data Entry Operator
- LDC – Lower Division Clerk
- PA – Postal Assistant
- SA – Sorting Assistant
- JSA – Junior Secretariat Assistant
- CA & G – Controller and Auditor General
SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2021
Age Limit: 18 years -27 years
Educational Qualification
- For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in CAG) – Higher Secondary School Certificate from any recognized board.
- Data Entry Operator (DEO) in the Office of CAG- 12th Standard(10+2) pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2021
CHSL Tier-01 Exam
| Subject | No of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
| General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | |
| English Language | 25 | 50 |
SSC CHSL Tier- II
The SSC CHSL Tier-II is of descriptive nature. The candidates should write an essay ( 200- 250 words) and Letter (150-200 words) in 60 minutes. The maximum score for the exam is 100 marks. One should score at least 33.33% to consider for the Tier-III.
SSC CHSL Tier-III
Data Entry Operator (DEO)
Skill Test is mandatory. No candidate is exempted from appearing in the Skill Test.
8,000 Key Depressions per hour on Computer. Exam Duration – 15 minutes.
For the skill test for the post of DEO in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, there should be 15,000 key depressions per hour on the computer. Exam Duration – 15 minutes.
Typing Test for LDC/ JSA and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant
The typing test will be either in Hindi or English. The candidates can select the medium of the Typing Test.
- English typing speed – 35 words per minute and 10500 key depressions per hour.
- Hindi typing speed – 30 words per minute and 9000 key depressions per hour.
Keep checking out our blog for further update regarding the newest cut off score releases from the Staff Selection Commission.
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