Get the revised Syllabus in Hindi and English for SSC CHSL Tier 1 and 2 Exam 2023. Here, Aspirants can also Check out the subject-wise weightage of questions, important topics, etc for the upcoming exam preparation.
Every Year, Staff Selection Commission Conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam to hire eligible and interested Aspirants for the Vacant Posts of Court Clerk, Postal & Sorting Assistant, LDC, etc. The Official Notification Of SSC CHSL Recruitment has been released at Official Website on 6th December 2022. In upcoming Days, The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC CHSL Exam 2023 on its scheduled Date. Those aspirants who will participate in SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam must watch the details of Syllabus along with New Exam Pattern, also download the syllabus PDF here.
SSC CHSL Exam 2023 : Overview
| Organization Board | Staff Selection Commission |
| Exam Name | SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam 2022 |
| Tier 1 Exam Date | Feb-March 2023 |
| Tier 2 Exam Date | To be notified later |
| Selection Process | ✓ Tier 1 ✓ Tier 2 ✓ Skill Test |
| Exam Pattern (New) | ✓ Tier 1: CBT – 100 Questions for 100 Marks (60 Min) ✓ Tier 2: Session – 1 & 2 |
| Brief Syllabus | English, General knowledge, Reasoning & Aptitude |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Official Website | ssc.nic.in |
SSC CHSL Selection Process
The Selection of Candidates for Data Entry Operator, Junior Secretariat Assistant or Lower Division Clerk (LDC) Posts will be done on the basis of performance in Tier 1 & Tier 2 followed by Skill or Typing Test for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022-23. Tier-II will be conducted in two sessions – Session –I & Session-II, on same day. These are following stages of Selection Process:
- Tier 1 Exam
- Tier 2 Examination
- Skill Test/Typing Test
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern (New Updated Scheme)
The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below:
- Tier – I
- Tier – II
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern
| Part | Subjects | Questions/Marks | Duration |
| I | English | 25/25 | 60 Min (80 Min for Benchmark Disability) |
| II | Reasoning | 25/25 | |
| III | Aptitude | 25/25 | |
| IV | GK | 25/25 |
Important Points is to be Noted:
- The Tier-I Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only.
- The questions will be set in English and Hindi for Part-II, III & IV.
- There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern
The SSC CHSL Tier-II Exam will be conducted in two sessions i.e. Session –I & Session-II, on same day. The Scheme of Tier 2 Exam is following as:
Session – 1
| Sections | Subjects | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| I | Module-I: Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 60*3 = 180 | 1 hour (1 hours & 20 min for the eligible candidates) |
| Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | |||
| Total | 60 | 180 | ||
| II | Module-I: English Language and Comprehension | 40 | 60*3 = 180 | 1 hour (1 hours & 20 min for the eligible candidates) |
| Module-II: General Awareness | 20 | |||
| Total | 60 | 180 | ||
| III | Module-I: Computer Knowledge | 15 | 15*3 = 45 | 15 Min (20 min for the eligible candidates) |
| Total | 15 | 45 |
Session – 2
| Section | Subject | Parts | Duration |
| III | Module-II: Skill/Typing Test | Part A: Skill Test For DEO | 15 Min |
| Part B: Typing Test for LDC/JSA | 10 Min |
- Tier-II will be conducted in two sessions – Session –I & Session-II, on same day.
- Session-I will include conducting of Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III.
- Session-II will include conducting of Module-II of Section-III.
- It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections of Tier-II.
- 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 negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III.
SSC CHSL Skill Test/Typing Test
Module-II of Section-III will include conducting of Skill Test/ Typing Test in Session-II on the same day. Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature. Errors in the Skill Test will be calculated up to 2 decimal places. Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted as per the following scheme:
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. The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer. The passage to be entered in the Computer may also be displayed on the computer screen.
Typing Test for other posts i.e. LDC/ JSA: The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi or English. The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) in the online Application Form. The choice of Typing Test given by the candidate in the online Application Form shall be treated as final and no change in the medium of Typing Test will be entertained later. Candidates opting for English medium should have 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. The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes.
SSC CHSL Syllabus Details
SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) Tier 1 Exam 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: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test will include questions on 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, Other sub-topics, if any.
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 (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc.
- Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.
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.
SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) Tier 2 Exam Syllabus
Module-I of Session-I (Mathematical Abilities):
- 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 Alligation, 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. 14.11.1.6 Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc.
- Statistics and probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities.
Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence):
- Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type.
- These will include questions on 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, Other subtopics, if any.
Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension):
- Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage; 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.
- To test comprehension, two or more paragraphs will be given and questions based on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other paragraph should be based on current affairs editorial or a report.
Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness):
- Questions are designed to test the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around them 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.
Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency):
- Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back- up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, Keyboard shortcuts.
- Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc..
- Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking.
- Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.
SSC CHSL Syllabus PDF Download
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