SSC CHSL
If you’re preparing for SSC CHSL exam, check out dates, syllabus, exam pattern, eligibility, salary, cutoff, and previous year papers.
SC CHSL Recruitment 2020: Important Dates
SSC CHSL exam schedule is same as mentioned in the SSC exam calendar. Take a brief look at the SSC CHSL important dates-
| Events | Important Dates |
| SSC CHSL 2019 Notification Date | 3rd Dec 2019 |
| SSC CHSL 2020 Notification Date | 30th Nov 2020 |
| Starting Date SSC CHSL 2019 Application Form | 12th Jan 2020 |
| Last Date of SSC CHSL 2020 Apply Online | 15th Dec 2020 |
| SSC CHSL Admit Card | 10-15 days before the exam date |
| SSC CHSL Exam Date 2018 (Tier 1) | 16th March 2020 to 27th March 2020 |
| SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Date 2018 | 28th June 2020 |
| SSC CHSL Exam Date 2019 | – |
| Skill Test/Typing Test (Tier-3) | – |
CHSL Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for SSC CHSL can be divided into three categories:
- Nationality of applicants
- Age limit of the applicants
- Educational Qualification
| Eligibility Criteria | Detailed Information |
| Nationality / Citizenship | A candidate must be either-
Citizen of India/Nepal/Bhutan |
| A Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or | |
| 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 with the intention of permanently settling in India. |
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| Educational Qualification | In order to be eligible for SSC CHSL Exam, you must have passed 12th Standard
or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University. |
| If the applicant possess any Degree obtained through open Universities or Distance Education Mode,
then that must be recognized by Distance Education Council, IGNOU. |
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| Skill Test Eligibility:- | |
| The applicant must have passed 12th standard in science stream with
Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent. (Data Entry Operator Post Only) |
Age Limit Criteria & Relaxation 2020 for SSC CHSL
The relaxation in upper age is permissible as per the norms of SSC CHSL10+2 Level exam 2020. The minimum age limit for SSC CHSL 2020 is 18 years and maximum age limit for SSC CHSL is 27 years as on 1st August 2020.
Those applicants who are seeking information regarding SSC CHSL age relaxation can refer to the table below:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 Years |
| OBC | 3 Years |
| PH | 10 Years |
| PH+OBC | 13 Years |
| PH+SC/ST | 15 Years |
SC CHSL Syllabus & Exam Pattern
- SSC is conducting SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam online, there are 4 sections of the Tier 1 exam.
- SSC CHSL Tier 2 will be a descriptive exam, comprises of an Essay of 200-250 words and Letter or Application writing of approximately 150-200 words.
- Tier 3 is based out on Skill and Typing test. For more information check out the detailed syllabus of SSC CHSL.
- The official SSC CHSL exam pattern is given below:
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Pattern
| Subject | Max Marks | Total Timing |
| General Intelligence (25 Questions) |
50 | 75 minutes
ForVH/OH afflicted |
| English (25 Questions) |
50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude (25 Questions) |
50 | |
| General Awareness (25 Questions) |
50 |
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Pattern
| Sections | No. Of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Letter/Application | 1 | 50 |
| Essay Writing | 1 | 50 |
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language | General Awareness |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit and Loss | Cloze Test | Culture |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures and Allegations | Para jumbles | Geography |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest and Compound Interest and Surds and Indices | Miscellaneous | Economic Scene |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension | History |
| Coded Inequalities | Work and Time | Fill in the blanks | General Policy |
| Seating Arrangement | Time and Distance | Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting | Scientific Research |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | One Word Substitution | Books and Authors |
| Syllogism | Ratio and Proportion, Percentage | Active/Passive Voice | Awards and Honors |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | ||
| Input Output | Sequence and Series | ||
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination, and Probability |