SSC CHSL Eligibility

Exam on : Feb 2023 - Mar 2023

SSC CHSL Eligibility

Nationality Criteria

The SSC CHSL Exam Nationality criteria for the various posts of recruitment are defined in the official notification. Candidates must be a citizen of India. There is further clarification given in the notification regarding sub-categories falling under nationality.

Candidates have to fulfill any one of the Nationality Criteria mentioned below:

  1. A citizen of India
  2. A subject of Nepal 
  3. A subject of Bhutan
  4. A Person who is a Tibetan refugee
  5. Migrants from Pakistan, The United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Burma, Sri Lanka, Malawi, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, Vietnam and Ethiopia to permanently settle in India.

Candidates falling in the above-mentioned categories need to provide a relevant certification for verification purposes. Failure of this will result in a disqualification of candidature for.

Age Limit 

SSC CHSL Exam Age Limit For Various Posts - Between 18 years and 27 years (As of 01.01.2022). In other words, candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.01.1995 and later than 01.01.2004. However, there are a few age relaxations for various categories which are given below. 

Categories

Age Relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit

SC/ ST

5 years

OBC

3 years

Persons with Disabilities (PWD)

10 years

PWD + OBC

13 years

PWD + SC/ ST

15 years

Ex-Servicemen

03 years after deduction of service period

Educational Qualification 

You have to fulfill the qualification requirements laid down by the (SSC CHSL) in its notification. Here is the detailed educational qualification for the post of SSC CHSL Recruitment in 2022.

SSC CHSL Posts

Educational Qualification

LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG)

Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination

Data Entry Operator (DEO Grade ‘A’) in the Office of Comptroller and
Auditor General of India (C&AG)

Candidates must have passed 12th Standard in Science stream with
Mathematics as a subject or equivalent examination

SSC CHSL Selection Process

The Commission selects the candidates based on three stages. It will consist of Computer Based Test of Two Tiers of exams:

  1. Tier-I
  2. Tier-II
  3. Document /Certificate Verification
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SSC CHSL Exam Pattern

The SSC CHSL Exam consists of a two-tier Computer Based Test.

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern for Tier I

The following table covers the Tier I exam pattern. Note the subjects, no. of questions, marks, and time duration of the paper. 

  • The Tier-I will be an online exam.
  • Tier-I Exam is qualifying in nature. 
  • The total time duration is 60 minutes.
  • Each question will be for 2 marks.
  • For incorrect answers, ½ marks will be deducted.

Subject

No. of Qs.

Max. Marks

Time

General Intelligence

25

50

60 Mins (80 Mins for candidates eligible for scribe)

English

25

50

Quantitative Aptitude

25

50

General Awareness

25

50

Total

100

200

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern for Tier II 

  • The Tier-II will be held in two sessions - Session –I & Session II, on the same day. Session-I will include conducting Section-I, Section II and Module-I of Section III. Session II will include conducting Module-II of Section III.
  • It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify for all Tier-II sections.
  • Tier II will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module II of Section III. The questions will be set in English and Hindi except for Module II (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section II.
  • There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section II and Module-I of Section III. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
  • Module-I of Section-III i.e. Computer Knowledge Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature.
  • Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature.
  • Part A - Skill Test for the post of DEO/ DEO Grade 'A’: ‘Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (Eight Thousand) 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. 
  • Part B - Typing Test for other posts i.e. LDC/ JSA: Candidates opting for English medium should have a typing speed of 35 words per minute (w.p.m.) and those opting for Hindi medium should have typing speed of 30 words per minute (w.p.m.). 35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to about 10500 key depressions per hour and about 9000 key depressions per hour respectively.

Tier

Paper

Session

Subject

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Time allowed

II

Paper-I:

Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes)

Section-I: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.

30 (Module I)

30 (Module II) 

Total= 60 marks

60*3= 180

1 hour (for each section)

Section-II: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension Module-II: General Awareness

40(Module1)

20 (Module II)

Total= 60 marks

60*3 = 180

Section-III: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module

15 (Module I)

15*3 = 45

15 Minutes (for each module)

Session-II

Section-III: Module-II: Skill Test/Module Test

Part A: Skill Test for DEOs.

-

15 Minutes

(20 minutes for the candidates

eligible for

scribe)

Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA.

-

10 Minutes

(15 minutes for the candidates

eligible for

scribe

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