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SSC CHSL Recruitment 2023: The Staff Selection Commission conducts a national-level government exam every year to select Higher Secondary qualified students for various departments and offices of the Indian government. The commission has released the SSC CHSL 2023 notification on the official website – ssc.nic.in. The SSC CHSL 2023 exam will be held in 13 different languages apart from English & Hindi.
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SSC has released the SSC CHSL exam schedule along with the official SSC exam calendar 2023. The SSC CHSL Tier-1 exam was held from March 9 to 21, 2023. The Tier-2 exam will be conducted on June 26, 2023. Read this article to know complete details on SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) 2023 recruitment.
Latest Updates:
– SSC CHSL 2023 Notification has been released on May 9, 2023.
Before getting into the details, let us have an overview of the SSC CHSL 2023 recruitment details below:
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | Staff Selection Commission – Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination |
| Commonly Known as | SSC CHSL Exam |
| Conducting Organisation | 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 | To be released |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Mode of Exam | Online for Tier 1, Offline for Tier 2 and 3 |
| Number of Stages | Three |
| Official Website | ssc.nic.in |
The officials have released the official notification for SSC CHSL 2023 examination online on May 9, 2023. Interested candidates must check the schedule and apply online for the exam. Aspirants will become eligible for this recruitment only after qualifying for all the rounds. They can check the official notification from the link mentioned below:
Following repeated demand from many regions, the Union Government has allowed the conduct of SSC exams for recruitment to CHSL positions in 13 different languages apart from English and Hindi. According to a statement released by the Personnel Ministry, the decision will aid in the selection process for numerous candidates around the country. Check out the list of languages below:
| Code | Language |
|---|---|
| 01 | Hindi |
| 02 | English |
| 03 | Assamese |
| 04 | Bengali |
| 07 | Gujarati |
| 08 | Kannada |
| 10 | Konkani |
| 12 | Malayalam |
| 13 | Manipuri (also Meitei or Meithei) |
| 14 | Marathi |
| 16 | Odia (Oriya) |
| 17 | Punjabi |
| 21 | Tamil |
| 22 | Telugu |
| 23 | Urdu |
Candidates appearing for the SSC CHSL 2023 exam must know the timelines and adhere to them. Check the table below to know all the important dates of SSC CHSL recruitment:
| Events | Dates |
| Release of SSC CHSL Notification | May 9, 2023 |
| Start of SSC CHSL Apply Online Form | May 9, 2023 |
| SSC CHSL Last Date To Apply Online | June 8, 2023 |
| Last Date for Online Fee Payment | June 10, 2023 |
| Last Date To Download Offline Challan | June 11, 2023 |
| Last Date for Offline Fee Payment | June 12, 2023 |
| Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and Online Payment of Correction Charges | June 14-15, 2023 |
| Release of SSC CHSL Tier 1 Admit Card | June/ August 2023 (Tentative) |
| SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam | August 2 to 22, 2023 |
| CHSL Tier 1 Result | To Be Announced |
| Release of SSC CHSL Tier 2 Admit Card | To Be Announced |
| SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam | To Be Announced |
The officials have released the SSC CHSL vacancy details after the release of its official notification. Check the SSC CHSL vacancy details for your reference from the below table:
| Name of the Post | Number of Vacancies |
| LDC/ JSA | – |
| PA/ SA | – |
| DEO | – |
| Total | 1600 |
Candidates can also check the vacancy details from the official website. Steps to check SSC CHSL vacancy list PDF are mentioned below:
Candidates must check the SSC CHSL eligibility criteria before applying for the post. Check the eligibility conditions given below:
Candidates must be either:
(a) a citizen of India
(b) a subject of Nepal,
(c) a subject of Bhutan
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before January 01, 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.
The minimum age of candidates should be 18 years, and the maximum age should be 27 years. It means that candidates must have been born not before January 02, 1994, and not after January 01, 2003.
Besides, candidates belonging to reserved categories are eligible for relaxation in the upper age limit. Check the age relaxation criteria from the table given 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 |
The SSC CHSL application form is made available online on the official websites- ssc.nic.in. Online registration & filling out the application form is mandatory to appear for the exam. The application process consists of several stages: Registration, Filling in the Application Form, Uploading Documents, and Fee Payment.
The step-wise procedure to apply for SSC CHSL recruitment is as follows:
Note down the Registration Number & Password, as you will need the login details in the future, be it for downloading the SSC CHSL Admit Card or checking SSC CHSL Result.
Follow the steps mentioned below to attempt free SSC CHSL Tier 1 mock tests at Embibe:
The SSC CHSL Application fee for different categories is 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, SBI Challan/SBI Netbanking, or BHIM UPI.
Candidates must be aware of exam centres well before appearing for the exam. Check the table below for the details on SSC CHSL exam centres and regional office jurisdictions of the centres.
| Exam Centres & Codes | Region and States/ UTs under the Jurisdiction of the Region | Regional Offices Address and Website |
|---|---|---|
| Bhagalpur (3201), Darbhanga (3202), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna (3206), Purnea (3209), Agra (3001), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Prayagraj (3003), Varanasi (3013) | Central Region (CR) – Bihar and Uttar Pradesh | Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 34-A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Civil lines, Kendriya Sadan, Prayagraj – 211001 http://www.ssc-cr.org |
| Port Blair (4802), Ranchi (4205), Balasore (4601), Berhampore (Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Dhenkenal (4611), Rourkela (4610), Sambalpur(4609), Gangtok (4001), Hooghly (4418), Kolkata (4410), Siliguri (4415) | Eastern Region (ER) – Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal | Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building,8th Floor, 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020 www.sscer.org |
| Kavaratti (9401), Belagavi (9002), Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012), Ernakulam (9213), Kannur (9202), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thrissur (9212), Thiruvananthapuram (9211) | Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR) – Lakshadweep, Karnataka, and Kerala | Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034 www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in |
| Bilaspur (6202), Raipur(6204), Durg Bhilai (6205), Bhopal( 6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016) | Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR) – Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh | Dy. Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, 5th Floor, Investment Building, LIC Campus-2, Pandri, Raipur Chhattisgarh-492004 www.sscmpr.org |
| Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Imphal (5501), Churachandpur (5502), Ukhrul (5503), Shillong (5401), Aizwal (5701), Kohima (5302), Agartala (5601) | North Eastern Region (NER) – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura | Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Beltola- Basistha Road, P. O. Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam- 781006 www.sscner.org.in |
| Delhi (2201), Ajmer (2401), Alwar (2402), Bharatpur (2403), Bikaner (2404), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Kota (2407), Sriganganagar (2408), Udaipur (2409), Sikar (2411), Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Haridwar (2005), Roorkee (2006) | Northern Region (NR) – Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand | Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 www.sscnr.net.in |
| Chandigarh (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Samba (1010), Srinagar (J&K) (1007), Leh (1005), Amritsar (1404), Jalandhar (1402), Ludhiana (1405) | North Western Sub-Region (NWR) – Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab | Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Ground Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh- 160009 www.sscnwr.org |
| Chirala (8011), Guntur (8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool (8003), Nellore (8010), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Vizianagaram (8012), Vijaywada (8008), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Puducherry (8401), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Salem (8205), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad (8601), Karimnagar (8604), Warangal (8603) | Southern Region (SR) – Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana | Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006 www.sscsr.gov.in |
| Panaji (7801), Ahmedabad (7001), Anand (7011), Gandhinagar (7012), Mehsana (7013), Rajkot (7006), Surat (7007), Vadodara (7002), Amravati (7201), Aurangabad (7202), Jalgaon (7214), Kolhapur (7203), Mumbai (7204), Nagpur (7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik (7207), Pune (7208) | Western Region (WR) – Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra | Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 101, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 www.sscwr.net |
The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CHSL admit card online on the official website of the respective regions on February 26, 2023. Candidates have to log in to their accounts using the SSC CHSL registration ID and password (as generated during online registration) to download their SSC CHSL call letters. No hard copies will be sent to candidates.
The SSC CHSL Hall Ticket contains all necessary information about the candidate and the exam, including the exam centre, date, and time. Check the steps to download the SSC CHSL call letter:
The SSC CHSL exam is conducted in three stages:
| Stages | Details |
|---|---|
| SSC CHSL Tier-1 | Computer-Based Written Exam |
| SSC CHSL Tier-2 | Descriptive Test (Offline) |
| SSC CHSL Tier-3 | Skill Test/Typing Test |
Candidates need to clear all three stages to be eligible for final selection.
The SSC CHSL exam pattern is different for all three stages. Candidates can check the exam pattern for CHSL Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III exams below:
SSC CHSL Tier-1 is an online exam that contains objective questions (MCQ). There are four sections in this exam which are as given below:
| 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 of the exam is 1 hour. Candidates eligible for a scribe as per the rules, will have 80 minutes to complete the exam. There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for every wrong answer.
Tier 2 is conducted in English and Hindi, an offline exam conducted in pen-and-paper mode. It tests the candidate’s writing skills.
| Topic | Word Limit |
|---|---|
| Letter/Application Writing | 150 to 200 |
| Essay Writing | 200 to 250 |
Please note that the maximum mark on the test will be 100. The time duration for the Descriptive Test (pen-and-paper exam) is 1 hour, and extra 20 minutes will be given to the eligible candidates for scribing. The minimum qualifying mark for Tier 2 is 33%. The paper can be written in Hindi or English. If a paper is written both in Hindi and English, it will not be considered and will be awarded zero marks.
Candidates must not disclose any personal identity in the answer book. Candidates who do not follow the prescribed rules will receive zero marks or be debarred from the exam.
The SSC CHSL Tier 3 will be qualifying in nature, and the marks secured in this stage will not be considered for final merit listing. The qualified candidates’ skill test/typing test will be conducted on computers provided by the Commission or its authorised agency. Errors in the skill test will be calculated up to 2 decimal places. For more details on the Skill Test scheme, candidates can refer to the SSC CHSL official notification.
The SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus consists of four sections such as:
– General Awareness
– Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)
– General Intelligence
– English Language (Basic Knowledge)
Tier 2 is a descriptive test and consists o ‘Letter Writing’ and ‘Essay Writing’. Candidates can check the detailed SSC CHSL syllabus from the linked article.
The SSC CHSL result will be released separately for each stage of the exam. The Commission publishes the result or merit list in the form of a PDF. The merit list consists of the names and roll numbers of the selected candidates. Furthermore, candidates must note that they can only check the result from the official website. The Commission does not publish the result via any offline mode.
If two or more candidates get equal aggregate marks in Tier 1 and Tier 2, the SSC resolves the tie through the tie-breaking criteria. Candidates can check the tie-breaking criteria to compile SSC CHSL results below:
The Staff Selection Commission will release the cutoffs along with the result. Furthermore, they publish the cutoff separately for each selection stage. The SSC CHSL cutoff is the minimum score that candidates have to score to qualify for the next stage of the recruitment process. The SSC CHSL cutoff marks depend on various factors:
Candidates can check the SSC CGL Tier 1 cutoff marks 2021 from the table below:
| Category | Cutoff Marks |
|---|---|
| UR | 141.88710 |
| SC | 114.16235 |
| ST | 108.88518 |
| OBC | 139.42190 |
| EWS | 117.59855 |
| Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 72.06370 |
| OH | 106.37481 |
| HH | 63.80870 |
| VH | 93.81684 |
| PwD-Other | 51.12050 |
Candidates who are willing to participate in the SSC CHSL recruitment drive must be aware of the salary structure for each post. Check the table below to know the SSC CHSL salary and grade pay for different posts:
| Post | Pay Band/ Grade Band |
|---|---|
| Postal Assistant (PA) / Sorting Assistant (SA) | Pay Band: Rs 25,500–81,100 (Level – 4) Grade Pay: Rs 2,400 |
| Lower Division Clerk (LDC) / Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) | Pay Band: Rs 19,900–63,200 (Level – 2) Grade Pay: Rs 1,900 |
| Data Entry Operator (DEO) | Pay Band: Rs 25,500–81,100 (Level – 4) Grade Pay: Rs 2,400 |
| DEO | Pay Band: Rs 29,200–92,300 (Level – 5) Grade Pay: Rs 2,400 |
| DEO – Grade A | Pay Band: Rs 25,500–81,100 (Level – 4) Grade Pay: Rs 2,400 |
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Some frequently asked questions related to SSC CHSL Recruitment 2023 are given below:
A: The SSC CHSL 2023 exam will be conducted from August 2 to 22, 2023.
A: Yes, 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
A: Yes, the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam is conducted in online mode (a computer-based test).
A: The SSC CHSL exam is not generally difficult. However, the exam has a high level of competition.
A: To crack SSC CHSL, one has to follow certain strategies. You can read SSC CHSL exam preparation tips on Embibe that will help you know how to crack all the levels of SSC CHSL.
A: Yes, candidates must be between the ages of 18 and 27.
A: The pay scale for SSC CHSL varies depending on the role and ranges from Rs 19,900 to Rs 81,100.
A: Each stage of the SSC CHSL exam is held once a year.
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