SSC CHSL Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2020-21
SSC CHSL Syllabys & Exam Pattern
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern:
The exam will be conducted through online mode. There will 100 objective type questions on:
Subject | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Time |
English Language | 25 | 50 | 60 Minutes (80 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribes) |
General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
Total | 100 | 200 |
The will be set both in English & Hindi. There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.
SSC CHSL Syllabus
English Language:
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Homonyms
- One Word Substitution
- Sentence Completion
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Idioms & Phrases
- Spelling Test
- Reading comprehension
- Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
- Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration
- Shuffling of Sentence parts
- Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
- Cloze Passage
- Fill in the Blanks
General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Analogies – Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy
- Classification – Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification
- Space Orientation
- Venn Diagrams
- Drawing inferences
- Series – Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series
- Problem Solving
- Emotional and Social Intelligence
- Word Building
- Coding and Decoding
- Operations – Symbolic operations, Numerical operations
- Punched hole/ pattern–folding & Un-folding
- Figural Pattern–folding and completion
- Embedded Figures
- Critical thinking
Important Quantitative Aptitude
- Number System
- Fundamental arithmetical operations
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Mensuration
- Trigonometry
- Statistical Charts
General Awareness – The questions will be framed from:
- Current Affairs
- Polity
- Geography
- Economy and Scientific Research
- History
- Culture
SSC Tier 2 Exam Pattern
The paper will be conducted in pen and paper mode on following topics.
Important Topics | Word Limit | Total Marks | Time |
Essay Writing | 200 – 250 Approx | 100 | 1Hour |
Letter/Application Writing | 150-200 Approx |
The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II will be 33%.
SSC Tier 3 Skill Test
Typing Test for LDC/ JSA and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant:
- It is a skill based test on computer and the medium of the Typing Test is Hindi and English. The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) while filling up the online Application Form. The test is qualifying in nature.
- The candidates will asked to type with a speed of 30 wpm in English and 30 wpm in Hindi in 10 minutes
Typing Test for DEO:
- It is qualifying in nature. The speed of the candidates should be 8,000 Key Depressions per hour on Computer. The ‘Speed of 8000 key (15000 for DEO in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India -C&AG) 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 15minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key-depressions (3700-4000 for DEO in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India – C&AG) would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer
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