SSC CHSL is conducting a competitive exam for recruiting for the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India. SSC CHSL is a Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level exam which is mainly for candidates who has passed the 12th standard or above.
A total of 10542 posts are going to be filled in this recruitment drive. Candidates must not look over this opportunity and must take this opportunity as early as possible.
The Important Details of the SSC CHSL Recruitment Process have been given below in the table :
| Name of Organization | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) |
| Name of Post | Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices |
| Vacancies | 10542 |
| Start Date | 1 February 2022 |
| End Date | 7 March 2022 |
| Application Website | ssc.nic.in |
SSC CHSL Recruitment details
SSC CHSL recruitment 2022 notification has all the details of the recruitment procedure. The important points have been mentioned in the blog below. Candidates can check the information and apply for the post :-
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 Vacancy Details :
- SSC CHSL Last Year Vacancy (2019-20) –
| Post Name | No. of Vacancies |
|---|---|
| LDC/ JSA | 1269 |
| PA/ SA | 3598 |
| DEO | 26 |
| Total Vacancy | 4893 |
- SSC CHSL Last Year Vacancy (2018-19) –
| Post Name | No. of Vacancies |
|---|---|
| LDC/ JSA | 1865 |
| PA/ SA | 3730 |
| DEO | 54 |
| Total Vacancy | 5649 |
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 Eligibility Criteria :
Citizenship : A candidate 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.
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 Age Limit :
Age limit for the posts is 18-27 years as on 01-01-2022 i.e. Candidates born not before 02-01-1995 and not later than 01-01-2004 are eligible to apply.
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for different categories are as under:
| Code No. | Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
| 1. | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 2. | OBC | 3 years |
| 3. | PwD (Unreserved) | 10 years |
| 4. | PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
| 5. | PwD (SC/ ST) | 15 years |
| 6. | Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application. |
| 7. | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof. | 3 years |
| 8. | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST). | 8 years |
| 9. | Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications | Up to 40 years of age |
| 10. | Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications (SC/ ST) | Up to 45 years of age |
| 11. | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | Up to 35 years of age |
| 12. | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989. | 5 years |
| 13. | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST). | Up to 40 years of age |
Educational Qualification :
- For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): The candidates who are planning to appear in CHSL 2022 exam must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
- For Data Entry Operator (DEO) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 Pay Scale :
- Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): Pay Level-2 (Rs.19,900-63,200).
- Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA): Pay Level-4 (Rs.25,500-81,100).
- Data Entry Operator (DEO): Pay Level-4(Rs.25,500-81,100) and Level-5(Rs.29,200-92,300).
- Data Entry Operator, Grade ‘A’: Pay Level-4(Rs.25,500-81,100).
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SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 Scheme of Examination :
The examination will consist of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I), Descriptive Paper (Tier-II) and Skill Test/ Typing Test (Tier-III).
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 Exam Pattern –
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) start conducting the Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) in three levels for various posts:
| Tier | Type | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Tier – I | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer-Based (online) |
| Tier – II | Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi | Pen and Paper mode |
| Tier – III | Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test | Wherever Applicable |
Before beginning the SSC CHSL preparation, it is important to make note of changes in exam pattern and syllabus.
Tier-I (Computer Based Examination):
| Section | Subject | No of Questions | Max. Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 |
| 4 | English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | 200 marks |
Exam Duration – 60 minutes.
- The Tier-I Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & 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.
Tier- 1 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 types. 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, Other sub-topics, if any Numerical operations.
- 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 sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃=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 neigh bouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.
Tier-II (Descriptive Paper) –
- Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in ‘Pen and Paper’ Mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper will be for one hour (20 minutes compensatory time will also be provided to the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 8.1 and 8.2 above). The Paper will comprise of writing Essay/ Letter/ Application/ Precis etc.
- The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II would be 33 per cent.
- The paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English.
Tier-III (Skill Test/ Typing Test) –
- Skill Test/ Typing Test for the shortlisted candidates will be conducted on the computers provided by the Commission or its authorized agency.
- Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted in the cities where Regional Offices of the Commission are located or as decided by the Commission.
- Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature.
- Errors in the Skill Test will be calculated up to 2 decimal places.
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 Application Fee :
- Fee payable: Rs.100/-
- Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
- Online fee can be paid by candidates up to 08-03-2022 (23:00 hours). However, candidates who wish to make cash payment through the challan of SBI, may make payment in cash at the Branches of SBI within the working hours of bank up to 10-03-2022 provided the challan has been generated by them before 09-03-2022 (23:00 hours).
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 Important Date :
| Opening Date | 1 February 2022 |
| Closing Date | 7 March 2022 |
| SSC CHSL Tier-1 Admit Card | April/ May 2022 |
| SSC CHSL Exam Date 2022 (Tier-1) | May 2022 |
How to apply for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022?
- Applications must be submitted in only online mode at the website of SSC Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.nic.in.
- Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.
- Last date and time for submission of online applications is 07-03-2022 (23:00).
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SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022 FAQs –
- How may Vacancy will be recruited for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022?
Vacancy – 10542.
- What is the educational qualification required for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022?
12th Passed.
- What is the Age Limit for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022?
18-27 years.
- What is the Starting date of Online application submission for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022?
1 February 2022.
- What is the Ending date of Online application submission for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2022?
7 March 2022.
