SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023

Staff Selection Commission has released an updated SSC CHSL Exam Pattern and Syllabus along with SSC CHSL 2023 Notification. The candidates must have an overview of the latest SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023 released by SSC.

Commission Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Exam Name SSC CHSL 2023
SSC CHSL Exam Date 2023 9th to 21st March 2023
Category Syllabus
Mode of Exam Online
Negative Marking

Tier 1- 0.5 marks

Tier 2- 1 mark

Selection Process Tier 1 and Tier 2
Official website www.ssc.nic.in

Pay Scale

Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): Pay Level-2 (Rs.19,900-63,200).

Data Entry Operator (DEO): Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100) and Level-5(Rs.29,200-92,300

Data Entry Operator, Grade ‘A’: Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100).

Age Limit

Age limit for the posts is 18-27 years i.e. Candidates born not before 02-08-1996 and not later than 01-08-2005 are eligible to apply.

Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for different categories in accordance with extant Rules/ guidelines of Government of India are as under:

Code No. Category Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
01 SC/ ST 5 years
02 OBC 3 years
03 PwBD (Unreserved) 10 years
04 PwBD (OBC) 13 years
05 PwBD (SC/ ST) 15 years
06 Ex-Servicemen (ESM) 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application.

Essential Educational Qualifications

NOTE-1. ( For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Ministry of Culture: 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.)

NOTE-2. (For LDC/ JSA and DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.)

SSC CHSL 2023 exam has two different phases that candidates need to clear to get selected for various posts in Government Offices. SSC CHSL Tier I is an Objective Multiple Choice Question paper and Tier II will include the following three sections having two modules each.

SSC CHSL 2023 Selection Process (Revised)

SSC CHSL 2023 exam has two different phases that candidates need to clear to get selected for various posts in Government Offices. SSC CHSL Tier I is an Objective Multiple Choice Question paper and Tier II will include the following three sections having two modules each.

Commission Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
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)

SSC CHSL Minimum Qualifying Marks

Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I, Section-I, Section-II & Module-I of Section-III of Tier-II Examination are as follows.

UR: 30%
OBC/ EWS: 25%
All other categories: 20%

SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Pattern

The SSC CHSL Tier I exam is a computer-based online test (CBT) exam conducted online

Candidates are given a total of 60 minutes to solve the SSC CHSL Tier-I paper comprising 100 questions that count to a total of 200 marks (2 marks for each question).

For each wrong attempt, candidates are penalised with 1/2 marks in the Tier-1 exam.

Section Subject No of Questions Max Marks Exam Duration
1 General Intelligence 25 50 60 minutes (80 Minutes for PWD 2 General Awareness 25 50 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-1 Cut Off 2023

LDC/JSA CAG & DEO Other Posts
Category Cut off Marks Cut off Marks Cut off Marks
UR 153.91142 169.92585 169.28877
SC 136.41166 157.67965 157.32139
ST 124.52592 157.67965 154.58030
OBC 152.26953 169.92585 168.77506
EWS 151.09782 - 169.28877
ESM 102.47651 - 126.84662
OH 132.44172 - 115.87954

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Cut Off

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20
Category Cut off Marks Cut off Marks Cut off Marks Cut off Marks
UR 157.72984 140.18226 141.88884 159.52
SC 135.46972 112.86061 114.16301 136.10
ST 125.79702 104.78368 108.88563 127.32
OBC 153.25024 140.12370 139.46324 156.10
EWS 151.02975 131.40838 117.59934 149.98
ESM 97.98679 55.58610 72.10346 87.32
OH 122.72118 107.63592 106.37516 124.36
HH 86.70978 65.89994 63.80870 81.08
VH 138.31927 89.87114 93.81684 123.78
PwD – Other 83.24763 56.41375 51.12050 74.32

SSC CHSL Previous Year Cut Off – 2018 (Tier 1)

Following are the details of the SSC CHSL Cut off scores of the 2018-19 Tier 1 exam of all these posts

LDC/JSA CAG & DEO Other Posts
Category Cut off Marks Cut off Marks Cut off Marks
UR 135.6 165.93 181.47
SC 110.09 145.52 -
ST 99.09 136.74 -
OBC 133.74 161.72 178.45
EWS 127.25 163.75 -
ESM 56.11 117.13 -
OH 102.75 129.42 -
HH 58.43 98.86 -
VH 84.87 - -
Other PWD 50 - -

SSC CHSL Syllabus for Tier-I Exam

SSC CHSL is conducted in three different levels the syllabus of all three levels is different. All candidates must be well-informed about the latest changes (if introduced any) in the SSC CHSL Syllabus and exam pattern to prepare for SSC CHSL 2023.

There are 4 sections in Tier I of the SSC CHSL exam which are given below:

  1. Reasoning Ability
  2. Quantitative Aptitude
  3. English Language
  4. General Awareness

SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus

SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus comprises 4 subjects which are: Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence, English Language & General Awareness. The subject-wise topics for SSC CHSL 2023 Tier-I exam is given below.

Quantitative Aptitude

There are a lot of topics from basic and advanced mathematics that are covered in the Quantitative aptitude section of the SSC CHSL syllabus.
Computation of whole numbers Percentage Triangle Bar diagram & Pie chart
Decimals Ratio & Proportion Quadrilaterals Hemispheres
Fractions Square roots Regular Polygons Rectangular Parallelepiped
Relationships between numbers Averages Right Prism Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
Profit and Loss Simple Interest & compound interest Right Circular Cone Trigonometric ratio
Discount Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds Right Circular Cylinder Degree and Radian Measures
Partnership Business Graphs of Linear Equations Sphere Standard Identities
Mixture and Allegation Triangle and its various kinds of centres Heights and Distances Complementary angles
Time and distance Congruence and similarity of triangles Histogram
Time & Work Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles Frequency polygon

General Intelligence and Reasoning

SSC CHSL Reasoning syllabus includes both verbal and non-verbal reasoning. In this section, there are a total of 25 questions carrying 50 marks in total
Analogies Analysis Discrimination Arithmetic number series
Similarities and differences Judgment Observation Non-verbal series
Space visualization Blood Relations Relationship concepts Coding and decoding
Spatial orientation Decision making Arithmetical reasoning Statement conclusion
Problem-solving Visual memory Figural classification Syllogistic reasoning

English Language

The SSC CHSL syllabus of Tier 1 English will contain 25 questions carrying 50 marks in total. Out of all the sections in the Tier 1 exam, this section is only going to be in English only.
One Word substitution Error Spotting Reading Comprehension Sentence Rearrangement
Phrases and Idioms Fill in the Blanks Synonyms- Antonyms Sentence Improvement
Sentence Correction Spellings Correction Active Passive Cloze test

General Awareness

The syllabus of SSC CHSL General Awareness is not something that can be mastered in a day but from an exam point of view, if consistently spend time, candidate can perform well in relatively less time than Quantitative aptitude.
India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research India and its neighbouring countries Current Affairs Sports Important Days
Science Books and Authors Important Schemes People in News

SSC CHSL Syllabus: Tier II (Revised)

SSC has revised SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern and released new syllabus which has been detailed below

Tier-II will include following three sections having two modules each:

Section-1: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities and Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.Section-2: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension and Module-II: General Awareness

Section-3: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test and Module-II: Skill Test/ Typing Test

Tier-2 will be conducted in two sessions - Session- 1 & Session-2, on same day. Session-I will include conducting of Section-1, Section-2 and Module-1 of Section-3. Session-2 will include conducting of Module-2 of Section-3.

Tier-2 will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-2 of Section 3. The questions will be set in English and Hindi except for Module-2 (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section 2.

There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-1, Section-2 and ModuleI of Section-3.

Serial No. SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2023
Session Section Modules Subject No. of Questions Marks Time
Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes) Section-1

Module-1

Module-2

Mathematical Abilities

Reasoning and General Intelligence

30

30

90

90

1 Hour
Section-2

Module-1

Module-2

English Language and Comprehension

General Awareness

40

20

90

90

1 Hour
Section-3 Module-3 Module-1 Computer Knowledge Module 15 45 15 Minutes
Session-II (25 minutes) Module-2

Skill Test/ Typing Test Module

Part A- Skill Test for DEOs

Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA

15 Minutes

10 Minutes

Skill test for the post of Data Entry Operator:

In this test, a candidate should have a data entry speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour.

The duration of the Test is 15 minutes and an English document having about 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions is given to type.

The duration of the Test is 15 minutes and an English document having about 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions is given to type.

The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour 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 for 15 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 test computer.

Skill test for the post of Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA):

The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour 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 for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.