SSC CHSL 2023 Exam

The Staff Selection Commission released the official SSC CHSL notification 2023 online on December 6, 2022 at ssc.nic.in. The commission also releases the SSC CHSL 2023 application form along with the official notification. 

Candidates must check exam dates for SSC CHSL 2023 to keep track of all the important events. For more details, candidates can check the table given below.

SSC CHSL exam dates 
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Events	Dates
Notification	December 6, 2022 (Revised)
Apply online	December 6, 2022 (Revised)
last date for apply	January 4, 2023 (11 pm)
Payment (Online)	January 5, 2023 (11 pm)
Last date for the generation of offline Challan	January 4, 2023 (11 pm)
Last date for payment through Challan	January 6, 2023
Application correction facility	January 9 to 10, 2023 (11 pm)
Exam dates	February/March 2023 (Tentative)
Admit card for tier 1	To be notified
Tier 1 answer key	To be notified
Result for Tier 1	To be notified
Tier 1 score card	To be notified
Availability of final answer key tier-1	To be notified
Admit Card for Tier 2	To be notified
Tier 2 Exam	To be notified
Tier 2 Result	To be notified
Tier 2 score card	To be notified
Typing/Skill Test for Tier 3	To be notified
Declaration of Final Result	To be notified

Before applying for SSC CHSL 2023 exam, you need to check whether you are eligible for it or not. The SSC CHSL eligibility is divided into three categories:

• Nationality/Citizenship
• Age limit of the applicants
• Educational Qualification

 

Nationality/Citizenship : A candidate must be either a citizen of India, Nepal, Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 to permanently settle in India.
 

Age limit: The minimum age to appear for SSC CHSL 2023 as of January 01, 2022, is 18 years and the maximum age is 27 years. Do check the detailed post on SSC CHSL eligibility criteria to know about age relaxations for different categories.
 

Educational Qualification : Candidates must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University. If the applicant possesses any Degree obtained through Open Universities or Distance Education Mode, then that must be recognized by the Distance Education Council, IGNOU.
 

Skill Test Eligibility : The applicant must have passed 12th standard in the science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent. (Data Entry Operator Post Only).

Important Points:

• Facility for download of Admission Certificates will be available about 3-7 days before the examination on the website of IBPS.
• Candidates must bring printout of the Admission Certificate to the Examination Hall.
• In addition to the Admission Certificate, it is mandatory to carry at least two passport size recent colour photographs, Original valid Photo-ID proof having the Date of Birth as printed on the Admission Certificate, such as:
• • A. Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar
  • B. Voter's ID Card,
  • C. Driving License,
  • D. PAN Card,
  • E. Passport,
  • F. ID Card issued by University/ College/ School,
  • G. Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU),
  • H. Ex-serviceman Discharge Book issued by Ministry of Defence.
  • I. Any other photo bearing valid ID card issued by the Central/ State Government.

• If Photo Identity Card does not have the date of birth printed on it then the candidate must carry an additional original document.
• PWD candidates using the facility of scribes as per Para 8.2 and 8.4 shall also be required to carry required Medical Certificate/ Undertaking/ Photocopy of the Scribe's Photo ID Proof, as specified therein. Candidates without these documents will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
• Any other document mentioned in the Admission Certificate shall also be carried by the candidates while appearing in the Examination.
• Applications with blurred photograph and/ or signature will be rejected.

The SSC CHSL salaries for the posts are as follows.

Post	Pay level	Salary
Lower Divisional Clerk	2	INR 19,900 to 63,200
Postal Assistant	4	INR 25,500 to 81,000
Junior Secretariat Assistant	4	INR 19,000 to 63,200
Data Entry Operator (Grade A)	4	INR 25,500 to 81,000
Data Entry Operator (DEO)	4	INR 25,500 to 81,000
Sorting Assistant	4	INR 25,500 to 81,000
Data Entry Operator	5	INR 29,200 to 92,300

To get selected for the SSC CHSL 2022 recruitment, you are required to clear all three stages of the SSC CHSL 2022 Selection Process. These 3 stages are:

• Objective Test
• Descriptive Test
• Skill Test

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam is an objective test, while Tier 2 is a descriptive test. Candidates need to qualify for each tier in order to appear for the subsequent tier. Those candidates who will qualify both the stages will be asked to appear for the final stage i.e skill or typing speed test. To get the insights, check out the SSC CHSL selection procedure.

Check out the SSC CHSL syllabus for Tier I shared below. 

Subject	Syllabus
English Language	Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting misspelled words,  Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Idioms & Phrases, One-word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Comprehension Passage.
General Intelligence	Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations,  Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Venn Diagrams, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Critical Thinking, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, etc
Quantitative Aptitude	Number System, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Statistical Charts.
General Awareness	Questions related to India and its neighboring countries especially related to History,  General policy Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, and scientific research.

Syllabus 2023 for Tier II

Candidates who will participate in the upcoming CBT Tier II exam must be familiar with the official syllabus PDF. Check out the SSC CHSL syllabus for Tier II shared below.

Subject	Syllabus
Module-I of Session-I (Mathematical Abilities)	Number Systems, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Statistics and probability
Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)	Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion,  Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Space Orientation, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Coding and Decoding, Numerical operations, etc.
Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension)	Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting misspelled words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, synonyms, antonyms, and their correct usage; Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage,  Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Comprehension Passage.
Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness)	Questions based on India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Economic Scene, Culture, Geography, General policy, and scientific research.
Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency)	Computer Basics,  Software, Working with Internet and e-mail, and Basics of networking and cyber security.

• The CBT Tier-I Examination comprises Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. 
• The questions will be asked in English and Hindi except in the English Language section as per the SSC CHSL paper pattern.
• As per the SSC CHSL Marking Scheme, each question carries 2 marks and there will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer. 

Part	Subject	Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks	Time Duration
I	English Language (Basic Knowledge)	25/ 50	60 Minutes (80 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribe)
II	General Intelligence	25/ 50
III	Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	25/ 50
IV	General Awareness	25/ 50
Total		100/200

Exam Pattern 2023 for Tier II Exam 

• The CBT Tier-II comprises Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-II of Section-III. The questions will be asked in English and Hindi except for Module II (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section II as per the SSC CHSL paper pattern.
• As per SSC CHSL Marking Scheme, there will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer in Section-I, Section II, and Module-I of Section III.
• It will be compulsory for the candidates to ace all the sections of Tier II. 
• Module-I of Section-III i.e. Computer Knowledge Test is compulsory but qualifying in nature.
• The Skill Test is mandatory for Data Entry Operators. The Data Entry Speed of 8,000 Key Depressions per hour on the Computer will be adjudged based on the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the assigned passage. The duration of the exam will be 15 minutes and printed matter in English comprising about 2000-2200 key depressions would be allotted to each candidate who will have to enter the same in the Computer.
• The Typing Test is applicable for other posts i.e. LDC/ JSA. The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi or English. Candidates choosing English medium must have a typing speed of 35 words per minute (w.p.m.) and those selecting Hindi medium must have a 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 typing accuracy on the Computer of an assigned text passage in 10 minutes.

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Session	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Session-I	Section-I: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.	30  30  Total = 60	60*3 = 180	1 hour (for each section) (1 hour and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
	Section-II: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension  Module-II: General Awareness	40  20  Total = 60	60*3 = 180
	Section-III: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module	15	15*3= 45	15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
Session-II	Section-III: Module-II: Skill Test/ Typing Test Module	Part A: Skill Test for DEOs.	-	15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
		Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA.	-	10 Minutes (15 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)

1. Click on the official link which is provided above on this page.
2. Click on New User  Register Now Button. The registration link will open up in the new window.
3. Click on New Registration in SSC CHSL 2023 application window and then click on the register button.
4. To begin with the registration, candidates need to provide basic details like name, parents’ name, date of birth, email id, mobile number etc.
5. Click on submit button to submit your online registration form of SSC CHSL 2023. It is advised that candidates verify their details before submitting the form. All the candidates will be issued Registration ID for SSC CHSL 2023 exam. Candidates are required to login with the provided Registration ID, date of birth and password to complete registration for SSC CHSL 2022.
6. In the next step, candidates would have to upload photograph and signature following the requisites mentioned by SSC.

Photograph - The photograph must be clicked in front of white colour or light coloured background and must be more than 4 kb in size and less than 12 kb. The photograph resolution must be 100*120 pixels in width and height.

Signature - The signature must be in black or blue ink on white sheet. The scanned copy of signature must be in jpg format and it should be more than 1 kb in size and less than 12 kb. The resolution should be 40*60 pixels in width and height.

7. Login with registered ID and password to complete the Part-II of the application form of SSC CHSL 2023.
8. After filling up the application form, candidates must preview the entire application form of SSC CHSL 2023 once to look for any glitches in the form.
9. Click on Final Submit button after previewing the complete online SSC CHSL application form.

Application Fee : 
1. General, OBC Candidates : 100/-
2. SC, ST Candidates : 0/-
3. PH Candidates : 0/-

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