About CHSL EXAM

The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive examination for recruitment to the Group C posts viz. Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc.. The details of the examination are as under:

CHSL ELIGIBILITY

  1. Nationality: Candidates must be nationals of India, Nepal, Bhutan
  2. Age Limit: Candidates must be between the age group of 18 years to 27 years.
  3. Qualifications: Candidates must be 12th pass or equivalent from a recognized board of a university.

SCHEME OF EXAM

Scheme of Examination:  The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below:

1 Tier-I

2 Tier-II

Section

Subject

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

4

English Language (Basic Knowledge)

25

50

Total

100

200

 

SYLLABUS

English Language:

Spot the Error

Fill in the Blanks

Synonyms/ Homonyms

Antonyms

Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words

Idioms & Phrases

One word substitution

Improvement of Sentences

Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs

Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration

Shuffling of Sentence parts

Shuffling of Sentences in a passage

Cloze Passage

Comprehension Passage

General Intelligence:

 Semantic Analogy,

 Symbolic operations,

Symbolic/ Number Analogy,

Trends,

Figural Analogy

Space Orientation

Semantic Classification

Venn Diagrams

Symbolic/ Number Classification

Drawing inferences

Figural Classification

Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding

Semantic Series

Figural Pattern-folding and completion

Number Series

Embedded figures

Figural Series

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Emotional Intelligence

Word Building

Social Intelligence

Coding and de-coding

Numerical operations

 

Quantitative Aptitude:

Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.

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.

 Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.

Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.

 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.

Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances

General Awareness:

Questions are designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. 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. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.

 

 

CHSL POSTS

SSC CHSL Posts

SSC CHSL Pay Scale

Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)

19,900-63,200

Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)

19,900-63,200

Sorting Assistant (SA)

25,500-81,100

Postal Assistant (PA)

25,500-81,100

DEO (Grade A)

25,500-81,100

Data Entry Operator (DEO)

25,500-81,100

 

SSC CHSL FAQS

For how many SSC CHSL vacancies the CHSL exam usually conducted?

ANSl: The number of vacancies for CHSL usually varies every year. The SSC CHSL vacancy for the year 2021 is approx 4000 and for 2020 the Staff selection Commission released total 4726 vacancies. RECENTLY THERE WERE 1600 VACANCIES

What is the age relaxation in SSC CHSL eligibility criteria for SC/ST candidates?

ANS: As per the SSC CHSL eligibility criteria, 5 years of relaxation in the age criteria is given to SC/ST candidates. It means that SC/ST candidates between 18 and 32 years of age can apply for the SSC CHSL exam.

WHAT IS THE TIME REQUIRED FOR CHSL PREPARATION

ANS :IF THE RESPECTIVE CANDIDATE IS SERIOUS 4 TO 5 MONTHS OF PREPARATION IS ENOUGH

IS THERE ANY NEGATIVE MARKINGS IN SSC CHSL

ANS: YES, ONE FOURTH NEGATIVE MARKING IS THERE (0.25)

HOW MANY STAGES ARE THERE IN CHSL EXAM

ANS: EXAMINATION IS CONDUCTED IN 2 STAGES, FIRST IS PRELIMS AND IS MAINS EXAM