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The full form of SSC CHSL is Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL). The name comes from the educational qualification required for the exam. The exam recruits candidates for various clerical jobs in the Central Government Ministries and associated departments. The Staff Selection Commission conducts a Combined Higher Secondary Level( CHSL) Exam every year at the national level government to select Higher Secondary qualified students for various departments and offices of the Indian government.
SSC conducts the CHSL exam to recruit candidates for various posts such as LDC, JSA, PA, SA, and DEO in different ministries/departments/offices of the Government of India. It includes non-technical and clerical jobs in various ministries and positions with central government officers, including the Department of Post.
SSC will select and recommend candidates for Assistants / Clerks posts through a computer-based test, descriptive paper, and skill test, or typing test. The SSC CHSL exam is held in 2 stages called (Tiers). The entire process of registration and communication happens online through the official website of SSC CHSL. Candidates must qualify for each stage of the SSC CHSL exam to proceed to the next one, before being finally selected.
Three stages contain the SSC CHSL 2024 selection process: an objective computer-based test, a descriptive written test, and a skill/typing test. Applicants who pass all three phases will be hired for various SSC CHSL positions that are advertised in the CHSL announcement. The SSC CHSL 2024 selection procedure consists of three stages:
The salary structure for different posts under the SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level exam is given below:
Post Name |
Pay Scale |
Salary |
LDC/ JSA |
Pay Level 2 |
Rs. 19,900-63,200 |
PA/ SA |
Pay Level 4 |
Rs. 19,900-63,200 |
DEO |
Pay Level 4 & 5 |
Rs. 25,500-81,100 (Level 4) Rs. 29,200-92,300 (Level 5) |
DEO Grade ‘A’ |
Pay Level 4 |
Rs. 25,500-81,100 |
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) start conducting the Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) in two levels for various posts:
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 2024 are given below:
Section |
Subjects |
No of Questions |
Max Marks |
Exam Duration |
1 |
General Intelligence |
25 |
50 |
60 minutes (80 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribe) |
2 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
|
3 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) |
25 |
50 |
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4 |
English Language (Basic Knowledge) |
25 |
50 |
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Total |
100 |
200 |
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 |
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Section 2 |
Module-1 |
English Language and Comprehension |
40 |
60*3 = 180 |
1 hour |
|
Module-2 |
General Awareness |
20 |
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Section 3 |
Module-1 |
Computer Knowledge Module |
15 |
15*3 = 45 |
15 minutes |
|
Session-II (25 minutes) |
Section 3 |
Module-2 |
Skill Test/ Typing Test Module- Part A- Skill Test for DEOs Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA |
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15 minutes 10 minutes |
Activity |
Dates |
Notification Release Date |
27 May 2025 |
Registration Process Starts |
TBA |
Last Date to Apply for SSC CHSL |
TBA |
SSC CHSL Exam Date 2024 (Tier-1) |
July - August 2025 |
A candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962, to permanently settle in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from 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 to permanently settle in India.
The age limit for the posts is 18-27 years. Candidates born not before 02-08-1997 and not later than 01-08-2006 are eligible to apply. Permissible relaxation in the upper age limit for different categories is as below:
Code No. |
Category |
Permissible age relaxation beyond the upper age limit |
01 |
SC/ ST |
5 years |
02 |
OBC |
3 years |
03 |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD-Unreserved) |
10 years |
04 |
PwD + OBC |
13 years |
05 |
PwD + SC/ ST |
15 years |
06 |
Ex-Servicemen |
03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. |
07 |
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989. |
5 years |
08 |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof. |
3 years |
09 |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST). |
8 years |
10 |
Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. |
Up to 40 years of age |
11 |
Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications (SC/ ST). |
Up to 45 years of age |
12 |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. |
Up to 35 years of age |
13 |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST). |
Up to 40 years of age |
For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): The candidates who are planning to appear in CHSL 2024 exam must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
For Data Entry Operator (DEO) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.
General Intelligence |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language |
General Awareness |
Logical Reasoning |
Simplification |
Reading Comprehension |
History |
Alphanumeric Series |
Profit and Loss |
Cloze Test |
Culture |
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
Mixtures & Allegations |
Para jumbles |
Geography |
Data Sufficiency |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
Miscellaneous |
Economic Scene |
Coded Inequalities |
Work & Time |
Fill in the blanks |
General Policy |
Seating Arrangement |
Time & Distance |
Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting |
Scientific Research |
Puzzle |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
Paragraph Completion |
Awards and Honors |
Tabulation |
Data Interpretation |
One Word Substitution |
Books and Authors |
Syllogism |
Ratio and Proportion, Percentage |
Active and Passive Voice |
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Blood Relations |
Number Systems |
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Input-OutputCoding-Decoding |
Sequence & Series |
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Coding Decoding |
Permutation, Combination & Probability |
Chapter |
Topics |
Number Systems |
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Fundamental arithmetical operations |
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Algebra |
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Geometry |
Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts:
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Mensuration |
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Trigonometry |
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Statistics and probability |
Use of Tables and Graphs
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Verbal and non-verbal type
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.
Questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to
Chapters |
Topics |
Computer Basics |
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Software |
Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc |
Working with Internet and e-mails |
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Basics of networking and cyber security |
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"Qualified CHSL"
Anagha T R, Thrissur