
SSC CHSL Recruitment: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has extended the last date for SSC CHSL online application . According to the official notification, SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) 2020-21 online registrations & form filling will be open till December 26, 2020. Whereas, candidates can complete the fee payment by December 28, 2020 & January 1, 2021 through online or offline mode respectively. Interested candidates can check the eligibility criteria and apply online. SSC CHSL 2020-21 recruitment notification was released on November 06 on the official website – ssc.nic.in.
The SSC CHSL exam is conducted for the recruitment of Postal Assistants (PA)/Sorting Assistants (SA), Court Clerks, Lower Division Clerks (LDC), Data Entry Operators (DEO), Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Junior Passport Assistants. In this article, we provide you with all the information regarding SSC CHSL 2020-21 dates, vacancies, eligibility criteria, application process, selection process, admit card, SSC CHSL Exam Pattern, SSC CHSL Syllabus & more. Read on to find out!
December 19, 2020: SSC CHSL 2020 Application dates have been extended to December 26, 2020. Download SSC CHSL 2020-21 Notification PDF
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SSC CHSL Recruitment 2020-21
Before getting into the details, let’s have an overview of SSC CHSL exam:
Exam Name | Staff Selection Commission – Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam (SSC CHSL Exam) 2020 |
Conducting Organization | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
Name of Posts | LDC, JSA. JPA, DEO, Postal/Sorting Assistants (PA/SA), Court Clerk. |
Location of Posting | All Over India |
Number of Vacancies | 4726 |
Application Mode | Online |
Mode of Exam | Online for Tier I, Offline for Tier II and III |
Number of Stages | Three |
Official Website | ssc.nic.in |
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SSC CHSL Recruitment Exam Dates 2020-21
The important dates of SSC CHSL Recruitment 2020 are as below:
Events | Dates |
Release of SSC CHSL Notification | November 06, 2020 |
Start of SSC CHSL Online Application | November 06, 2020 |
Last Date to Apply Online | December 26, 2020 |
Last Date For Online Fee Payment | December 28, 2020 |
Last Date To Download Offline Challan | December 30, 2020 |
Last Date For Offline Fee Payment | January 1, 2021 |
Release of SSC CHSL Tier-1 Admit Card | To Be Notified |
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam | April 12 to April 27, 2021 |
Release of SSC CHSL Tier-2 Admit Card | To Be Notified |
SSC CHSL Tier-2 Exam (Descriptive) | To Be Notified |

SSC CHSL Recruitment Vacancies 2020-21
The officials have released the SSC CHSL vacancy details. A total of 4726 vacancies are released for LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA and DEO posts. Check the post-wise SSC CHSL vacancy details from below:
Posts | Vacancies |
LDC/ JSA/ JPA | 1538 |
PA/ SA | 3181 |
DEO | 7 |
Total | 4726 |
Candidates can also check the vacancy details from the official website. The steps to check SSC CHSL vacancy list PDF is given below:
- – 1st Step: Visit the official website – ssc.nic.in
- – 2nd Step: Click on the link ‘Candidate’s Corner’. A drop-down menu will open. Click on ‘Tentative Vacancy’. (Refer to the image below)

- – 3rd Step: A new page will open. Click on the tab ‘CHSL’. (Refer to the image below)

- – 4th Step: Click on the SSC CHSL Vacancy List link present on the page.
- – 5th Step: The detailed list of vacancies will open. Download the vacancy list as PDF for future reference.
Download SSC CHSL 2020 Vacancy PDF |
SSC CHSL Salary 2020-21
The SSC CHSL Salary and grade pay are tabulated below:
Post | Pay Band/Grade Band |
Postal Assistant (PA) / Sorting Assistant (SA) | Pay Band – Rs 25,500-81,100 (Level – 4) Grade Pay – Rs 2400 |
Lower Division Clerk (LDC) / Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) | Pay Band –Rs 19,900-63,200 (Level – 2) Grade Pay – Rs 1900 |
Data Entry Operator (DEO) | Pay Band – Rs 25,500-81,100 (Level – 4) Grade Pay – Rs 2400 |
SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2020-21
Candidates must check the SSC CHSL eligibility criteria before applying for the CHSL posts. Check the eligibility conditions from below:
1. Nationality: Candidates must be either:
- (a) a citizen of India, or
- (b) a subject of Nepal, or
- (c) a subject of Bhutan, or
- (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
- (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided the candidates belonging to the (b), (c), (d) & (e) must have a Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Government of India in favour of him/her.
2. Age Limit: The minimum age of the candidates should be 18 years and maximum age 27 years (as on January 01, 2021). This means that candidates must have born not before January 02, 1994 and not after January 01, 2003.
Besides that, candidates of reserved categories are eligible for relaxation in the upper age limit. Check the age relaxation criteria from below:
Category | Age Relaxation |
SC / ST | 5 years |
PwD (UR) | 10 years |
OBC | 3 years |
Ex-Serviceman | 3 years |
PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
PwD (SC/ ST) | 15 years |
3. Educational Qualification:
– For the post of LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG), candidate must have passed Class 12 or equivalent exam from a recognized board.
– For the post of DEO (Data Entry Operator – Grade ‘A’) in the Office of Comptroller & Auditor General of India (C&AG), candidates must have passed Class 12 or equivalent exam in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject.
SSC CHSL Application Form 2020-21
SSC CHSL 2020-21 application form is made available online on the official websites of SSC – ssc.nic.in. Online registration & filling up the online SSC CHSL application form is mandatory to appear for the exam. The application process consists of several stages such as ‘Registration’, ‘Filling of Application Form’, ‘Uploading Documents’ and ‘Fee Payment’.
How To Apply For SSC CHSL 2020-21?
The step wise procedure to apply for SSC CHSL 2020 are as under:
- – 1st Step: Go to the official website of SSC – ssc.nic.in.
- – 2nd Step: There’s a “Login” window on the right side of the screen. You need to click on “New User? Register Now”.
- – 3rd Step: You will be redirected to a new page, where you need to provide your basic details, contact details, and photo, and signature, etc as prompted.
- – 4th Step: Check the details and make corrections if necessary. Then click on the ‘Save’ button. Follow the consequent steps to complete your online registration.
- – 5th Step: Upon submission, a Registration ID and Password will be generated.
- – 6th Step: Now, login to your account and fill in the SSC CHSl Application Form and upload the required documents as per the prescribed format.
- – 7th Step: Once all the fields are filled, pay the SSC CHSL application fee either online (Credit/ Debit Card/ Net Banking) or offline (by generating Challan) mode.
- – 8th Step: Take a few printouts of the completed SSC CHSL application form 2020.
Note down the Registration Number & Password as you will need the login details in the future, be it for downloading SSC CHSL Admit Card or for checking SSC CHSL Result. So, preserve it for future reference.
SSC CHSL Application Fee 2020-21
The SSC CHSL Application fee for different categories are as below:
Category | Application Fee |
SC/ ST/ PWD/ Ex-Serviceman/ Female | No fee |
Others | Rs 100 |
Fees can be paid using Mastercard/ Visa/ Maestro/ Rupay Credit/ Debit card or SBI Challan/SBI Netbanking or BHIM UPI.
Requirements For Photograph & Signature
- Both Photograph and Signature should be in JPEG format.
- The file size of the scanned photograph should be between 20 KB to 50 KB.
- The scanned signature must be in JPEG format with a file size between 10 to 20 KB
- The dimensions for scanned Photograph will be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height). Whereas, for scanned signature, it should be 4.0 cm (width) x 3.0 cm (height).
Note that, the photo uploaded must not be more than three months old. Also, the date on which the photograph has been taken should be clearly printed on the photograph.
Read Official Notice On Photo Uploading Guidelines
SSC CHSL Selection Process 2020-21
The exam of SSC CHSL is conducted in three stages:
SSC CHSL Tier-1 | Computer-Based Written Exam |
SSC CHSL Tier-2 | Descriptive Test (Offline) |
SSC CHSL Tier-3 | Skill Test /Typing Test |
The SSC CHSL exam pattern is different for all three stages. Candidates need to qualify for all three stages to be eligible for final selection.
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern For Tier 1
SSC CHSL Tier-I is an online exam that contains objective questions (MCQ). There are four sections in this exam which are as under:
Sections | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
English Language | 25 | 50 |
General Intelligence | 25 | 50 |
General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 |
Total | 100 | 200 |
The time duration for the exam is 1 hour. There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for every wrong answer.
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern For Tier II
The Tier II is conducted in English and Hindi, is an offline exam, conducted in pen and paper-based mode. It tests your writing skills.
Topic | Word Limit |
Letter/Application Writing | 150-200 |
Essay Writing | 200-250 |
Please note that the maximum marks of the test is 100. The time duration for the Descriptive Test (Pen & Paper Based exam) is 1 hour and the minimum qualifying marks is 33%.
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern For Skill Test/ Typing Test
The SSC CHSL Tier III is just qualifying in nature and the marks secured in this stage will not be considered for final merit listing. Skill Test/Typing Test for the qualified candidates will be conducted on computers provided by the Commission or its authorized agency.
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2020-21
The SSC CHSL Tier I Syllabus consists of four sections such as:
- – General Knowledge
- – Quantitative Aptitude
- – General Reasoning
- – English Language
The Tier II is a descriptive test which consists of ‘Letter Writing’ and ‘Essay Writing’. Candidates can check the detailed SSC CHSL 2020 Syllabus from the linked article.
SSC CHSL Application Status 2020-21
SSC releases the CHSL Application Status on the regional SSC websites. All the candidates who have applied for the posts can check the application status. Candidates will have to enter their ‘Registration Number’ and ‘Password’ or ‘Date of Birth’ to check whether or not their application has been accepted by SSC. After the release of Application status, the SSC CHSL Admit Card is released on the official website.
SSC CHSL Admit Card 2020-21
SSC CHSL Admit Card will be released on the SSC official website of the respective regions. Candidates will have to log in to their account using their SSC CHSL Registration ID and Password (as generated during online registration) to download their SSC CHSL Call Letter. No hard copies will be sent to the candidates.
The SSC CHSL Hall Ticket will contain all necessary information about the candidate and the exam, including the exam center, date, and time. Check the steps to download your SSC CHSl Hall Ticket:
- – 1st Step: Visit the official website – ssc.nic.in.
- – 2nd Step: Click on the ‘Admit Card’ link. A new page will open with the list of SSC regional website links.
- – 3rd Step: Click on the appropriate SSC Region-Wise links. You will be redirected to a new page.
- – 4th Step: Click on the SSC CHSL Admit Card link.
- – 5th Step: Enter ‘Registration Number’ and ‘Password’ or ‘Date of Birth’.
- – 6th Step: Click on the ‘Submit’ button. The admit card will be displayed. Check the details and download it for future reference.
SSC CHSL Cutoff 2020-21
The SSC CHSL cutoff is the minimum score that candidates will have to score in order to qualify for the next stage of SSC CHSL recruitment. SSC CHSL cutoff is released separately for each selection stage. As the SSC CHSL 2020-21 cutoff score is yet to be released, check the SSC CGL 2018 cutoff marks from below:
Category | Cut Off Marks |
SC | 122.50 |
ST | 112.00 |
OBC | 139.00 |
UR | 143.50 |
Ex-Servicemen | 83.00 |
OH | 111.50 |
HH | 73.50 |
VH | 95.50 |
SSC CHSL Region-Wise Official Website
There are 9 SSC regions. The states included in each of the regions and the official websites are as below:
SSC Region | States Included | SSC Official Website |
NR-Northern Region | NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan & Uttarakhand | Click Here |
NER-North Eastern Region | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland & Mizoram | Click Here |
CR-Central Region | UP & Bihar | Click Here |
ER-Eastern Region | WB, Jharkhand, Odisha, A&N Island & Sikkim | Click Here |
MPR-Madhya Pradesh Region | MP & Chhattisgarh | Click Here |
WR-Western Region | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa | Click Here |
NWR-North Western Region | J&K, Punjab, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh | Click Here |
SR-Southern Region | AP, Pondicherry & TN | Click Here |
KKR-Karnataka Region | Karnataka and Kerala | Click Here |
SSC CHSL Result 2020-21
The SSC CHSL result is released separately for each stage of the exam. Candidates will have to click on the result link to check the result. The result is expected to release as a merit list which consists of the Name and Roll Number of the selected candidates.
FAQs Related To SSC CHSL Recruitment 2020-21
The frequently asked questions related to SSC CHSL Recruitment are given below:
A. Yes, SSC has announced exam dates for SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam on the official website
A. SSC CHSL 2020-21 exam will be conducted from April 12 to 27, 2021
A. Yes, SSC CHSL exam is conducted in online mode (computer-based test).
A. To crack SSC CHSL, one has to follow certain strategies. You can read SSC CHSL 2020 Exam Preparation Tips which will tell you how to crack all the levels of SSC CHSL.
A. Yes, 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
A. There is negative marking of 0.5 marks for Tier I exam
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