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SSC CHSL Syllabus for Tier 1 and 2, Syllabus:
To score well in SSC CHSL exam as announced by SSC, all candidates should be aware of the SSC CHSL syllabus and exam pattern. It is crucial to know the structure of the exam and the syllabus and subject-wise topics that need to be prepared in and out. Here, we start with understanding the exam pattern and Syllabus of the SSC CHSL exam
SSC CHSL Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Staff Selection Commission has released an updated SSC CHSL Exam Pattern and Syllabus (if any changes made by the officials) along with previous notification. The candidates must have an overview of the latest SSC CHSL Syllabus as released by SSC.
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SSC CHSL Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
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Commission |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
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Exam Name |
SSC CHSL |
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SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Date |
July- August |
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Category |
Syllabus |
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Mode of Exam |
Online |
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Negative Marking |
Tier 1- 0.5 marks |
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Selection Process |
Tier 1 and Tier 2 |
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Official website |
https://ssc.gov.in |
SSC CHSL Selection Process
SSC CHSL 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.
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Tier |
Type |
Mode |
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Tier – I |
Objective Multiple Choice |
Computer Based (online) |
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Tier – II |
Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test |
Computer-Based (online) |
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 each question).
- For each wrong attempt, candidates are penalised with 1/2 marks in the Tier-1 exam.
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SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Pattern |
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Sections |
Subjects |
No of Questions |
Max Marks |
Exam Duration |
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1 |
General Intelligence |
25 |
50 |
60 minutes (80 Minutes for PWD candidates) |
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2 |
General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
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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 |
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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.
There are 4 sections in Tier I of the SSC CHSL exam which are given below:
- Reasoning Ability
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Language
- General Awareness
SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus
SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus comprises 4 subjects which are: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence: & General Awareness. The subject-wise topics for SSC CHSL Tier-I exam is given below:
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SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus |
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General Intelligence |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language |
General Awareness |
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Logical Reasoning |
Simplification |
Reading Comprehension |
History |
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Alphanumeric Series |
Profit and Loss |
Cloze Test |
Culture |
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Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
Mixtures & Allegations |
Para jumbles |
Geography |
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Data Sufficiency |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
Miscellaneous |
Economic Scene |
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Coded Inequalities |
Work & Time |
Fill in the blanks |
General Policy |
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Seating Arrangement |
Time & Distance |
Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting |
Scientific Research |
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Puzzle |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere |
Paragraph Completion |
Awards and Honors |
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Tabulation |
Data Interpretation |
One Word Substitution |
Books and Authors |
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Syllogism |
Ratio and Proportion, Percentage |
Active and Passive Voice |
Current Affairs |
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Blood Relations |
Number Systems |
Sports GK |
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Input-OutputCoding-Decoding |
Sequence & Series |
Indian Polity |
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Coding Decoding |
Permutation, Combination & Probability |
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The detailed SSC CHSL Syllabus for Computer-Based Examination (Tier-I) is discussed below:
General Awareness Syllabus for SSC CHSL
Questions from the General Awareness section are designed to test the candidate’s general knowledge of the environment around him and its 14 applications to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and 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 neighbouring countries especially about History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy, Static Awareness, Indian GK and scientific research.
General Intelligence Syllabus for SSC CHSL
This section includes questions of both verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The questions will be asked from
- Semantic Analogy
- Symbolic operations
- Symbolic/ Number Analogy
- Trends
- Figural Analogy
- Space Orientation
- Semantic Classification
- Venn Diagrams
- Number Series
- Embedded figures
- Figural Series
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Symbolic/ Number Classification
- Drawing inferences
- Figural Classification
- Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding
- Semantic Series
- Figural Pattern-folding and completion
- Emotional Intelligence
- Word Building, Social Intelligence
- Coding and de-coding
- Other sub-topics if any Numerical operations.
English Language Syllabus for SSC CHSL
- The English Language questions will be asked from the following topics:
- Spot the Error
- Fill in the Blanks
- Synonyms/ Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
- Idioms and 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
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for SSC CHSL
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃=1 etc.
- Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus
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 Module-I of Section-3.
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SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern |
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Section |
Modules |
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Time |
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Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes) |
Section 1 |
Module-1 |
Mathematical Abilities |
30 |
60*3 = 180 |
1 hour |
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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 |
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Module-2 |
General Awareness |
20 |
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Section 3 |
Module-1 |
Computer Knowledge Module |
15 |
15*3 = 45 |
15 minutes |
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Session-II (25 minutes) |
Section 3 |
Module-2 |
Skill Test/ Typing Test Module- Part A- Skill Test for DEOs in Department/ Ministry Part B: Skill Test for DEOs except in Department/ Ministry Part C: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA |
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15 minutes 15 minutes 10 minutes |
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus and Topics
Module-I of Session-I (Mathematical Abilities)
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Module-I of Session-I (Mathematical Abilities) |
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Topics |
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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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Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)
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Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence): |
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Verbal and non-verbal type
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Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension)
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Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension) |
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Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness)
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Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness) |
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Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation Questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to
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Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency)
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Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency) |
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Chapters |
Topics |
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Computer Basics |
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Software |
Windows Operating system including basics of |
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Working with Internet and e-mails |
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Basics of networking and cyber security |
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Skill Test
Skill Test for the post of DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in Department/ Ministry
The speed of 15000 (Fifteen Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on a Computer will be adjudged based on 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 will be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer. The passage to be entered into the computer may also be displayed on the computer screen.
Skill Test for the post of DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ except in Department/ Ministry
Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (Eight Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer‟ will be adjudged based on 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 will be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer. The passage to be entered into the Computer may also be displayed on the computer screen.
