SSC CHSL
SSC CHSL
Staff Selection Commission-Combined Higher Secondary Level (SSC CHSL) is a national-level level exam conducted by SSC every year. The exam is conducted to recruit eligible candidates for the below-mentioned posts in various ministries/departments/offices of the Government of India.
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern
There are three different phases, which a candidate is required to clear in order to get selected for various posts in the Government Offices.
1. SSC CHSL Tier I Exam is an Objective Multiple Choice Question paper
2. Tier II exam is Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi
3. Tier III is the Computer Proficiency Test.
| Tier | Type | Mode |
| Tier – I | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer Based (online) |
| Tier – II | Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi | Pen and Paper mode |
| Tier – III | Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test | Wherever Applicable |
SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Pattern
| Section | Subject | No of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
| 1 | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes (80 Minutes for PWD candidates) |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
SSC CHSL Tier-II Exam Pattern
SSC CHSL Tier-II is a descriptive type of test. In order to assess the writing skills of candidates in English/Hindi, the candidates have to qualify Tier-II. This written test comprises of an Essay of 200-250 words and Letter/Application writing of about 150-200 words. The minimum marks that a candidate needs to score in SSC CHSL Tier-II are 33 per cent.
The total time duration of the exam is of 60 minutes and total marks are 100 marks.
All the questions are based on the concepts of 10th standard.
The total time duration is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped or suffer from cerebral palsy.
SSC CHSL Tier-III Exam Pattern
The Tier III of SSC CHSL 2020 comprises of a couple of skill tests which are needed for selection to certain government posts. These include typing test, for which a candidate must have a 30wpm (Hindi Medium) and 35wpm (English Medium). The test duration is 15 minutes. For visually handicapped (40% disabled), 30 minutes will be provided. Finally, a merit list will be prepared after the typing test
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2020
The detailed syllabus of SSC CHSL Tier-I sections one-by-one:
This section tests the candidates’ ability to understand correct grammar usage, vocabulary usage and basic comprehension skills. Here is the list of topics covered in English Language and Comprehension Section of SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam:
| S. No. | Important English Language Topics |
| 1 | Synonyms |
| 2 | Antonyms |
| 3 | Homonyms |
| 4 | One Word Substitution |
| 5 | Sentence Completion |
| 6 | Spotting Errors |
| 7 | Sentence Improvement |
| 8 | Idioms & Phrases |
| 9 | Spelling Test |
| 10 | Reading comprehension |
| 11 | Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs |
| 12 | Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration |
| 13 | Shuffling of Sentence parts |
| 14 | Shuffling of Sentences in a passage |
| 15 | Cloze Passage |
| 16 | Fill in the Blanks |
2. General Intelligence & Reasoning:
This section tests the candidates’ ability to think and problem solving skills. The questions asked in this question are mainly the brain teasers and sometimes can be quite tricky to answer. The questions will be of both verbal and non-verbal type out of the following chapters:
| S. No. | Important General Intelligence Topics |
| 1 | Analogies – Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy |
| 2 | Classification – Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification |
| 3 | Trends |
| 4 | Space Orientation |
| 5 | Venn Diagrams |
| 6 | Drawing inferences |
| 7 | Series – Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series |
| 8 | Problem Solving |
| 9 | Emotional and Social Intelligence |
| 10 | Word Building |
| 11 | Coding and Decoding |
| 12 | Operations – Symbolic operations, Numerical operations |
| 13 | Punched hole/ pattern–folding & Un-folding |
| 14 | Figural Pattern–folding and completion |
| 15 | Embedded Figures |
| 16 | Critical thinking |
This section will test the candidates’ mathematical skills and how good he/she with numbers. For developing proficiency in this section, candidates are required to develop great command over the general mathematical concepts, methods and their applicability. The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. Below are the major topics covered in SSC CHSL Tier-I exam under the Quantitative Aptitude Section:
| S. No. | Important Quantitative Aptitude Topics |
| 1 | Number System: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers. |
| 2 | Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and work. |
| 3 | Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations. |
| 4 | Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles. |
| 5 | Mensuration: 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 |
| 6 | Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃+Cos2𝜃=1, etc. |
| 7 | Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart. |
This section is considered to be one of the high scoring sections of the SSC CHSL Exam. It aims at testing the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around him/her and its application to society. Questions from current affairs taking place around the world.
| S. No. | Important General Awareness Topics |
| 1 | History: Facts about Harappa Civilization; Vedic culture; Name of the Kings who built important ancient Temples and Institutions like Nalanda; Chronology of Medieval India and their important systems; India’s freedom movement and their leaders. |
| 2 | Geography: India and its neighboring countries; Famous Seaport and Airport and their location; the important institution of world and India and their locations like BRICS, World Bank, IMF, and RBI, etc. |
| 3 | Economy: Terminology of Budget (like National Income, GDP, Fiscal Deficit and many more); Five Year Plan and its importance; Famous persons in the economy; Institutions and their importance like RBI, SEBI, etc. |
| 4 | Polity: Supreme Court; Meaning of Write; Election of President and his functions; Important constitution bodies like CAG; Facts about parliament; Fundamental Duties; Governor and his functions; State legislature; Major Constitutional amendments and their importance; Official Language; Emergency Provisions; National political parties and their symbols. |
| 5 | Current Affairs: Population Census; Important books and their writers; First sports achievement for India and the world like first Olympic, first Asian Game, etc.; State Animals and Symbols; Awards and their importance; Name of the Scientist who got Noble prize for important discoveries, Latest Scientific Research |
SSC CHSL Tier – II Syllabus
As mentioned above Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in ‘Pen and Paper’ Mode. Let’s look at the syllabus of Tier-II exam:
| Important Descriptive Paper Topics (Hindi/ English) | Word Limit (Approximately) | Total Marks and Duration |
| Essay Writing | 200 – 250 | 100 (1 Hour) |
| Letter/Application Writing | 150 – 200 |
SSC CHSL Tier – III (Skill Test/ Typing Test)
Skill Test is mandatory for Data Entry Operators. Skill Test/ Typing Test for the qualified candidates will be conducted on computers provided by the Commission or its authorized agency. Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted in the cities where Regional Offices of the Commission are located or as decided by the Commission.
| Skill Test | Speed | Time |
| Data Entry Operator | Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer. The ‘Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on computer’ will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage | The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer |
| Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) | The ‘speed of 15000 key depressions per hour on Computer’ will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage | The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer |
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