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:
- A citizen of India
- A subject of Nepal
- A subject of Bhutan
- A Person who is a Tibetan refugee
- 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 |
Candidates must have passed 12th Standard in Science stream with |
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:
- Tier-I
- Tier-II
- Document /Certificate Verification
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 |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
25 |
50 |
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General Awareness |
25 |
50 |
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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 |
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Section-III: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module |
15 (Module I) |
15*3 = 45 |
15 Minutes (for each module) |
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Session-II |
Section-III: Module-II: Skill Test/Module Test |
Part A: Skill Test for DEOs. |
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15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe) |
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Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA. |
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10 Minutes (15 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe |