SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level (CHSL) Examination, 2023:
The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive
examination for recruitment to the Group C posts viz. Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior
Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices
of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals,
etc.
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2023:Check Vacancy, Age Limit, Salary, Qualification, Last Date & Syllabus:
Posts:
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)
Data Entry Operator (DEO)
Data Entry Operator, Grade ‘A’
Vacancies:
Tentative vacancies: There are approx. 4500 vacancies. However, firm vacancies
will be determined in due course. Updated vacancies, if any, along with Post-wise &
category-wise vacancies will be made available on the website of the Commission
(https://ssc.nic.in> Candidate’s Corner> Tentative Vacancy) in due course.
Candidates may note that State-wise/ Zone-wise vacancies are not collected by the
Commission.
Salary:
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): Pay Level-2 (Rs.
19,900-63,200).
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).
Age Limit (As on 01-01-2022):
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.
Educational Qualification:
Candidates must have passed 12th
Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
Important Dates:
- Last date and time for receipt of online applications: 04-01-2023 (23:00)
- Last date and time for generation of offline Challan: 04-01-2023 (23:00)
- Last date and time for making online fee payment: 05-01-2023 (23:00)
- Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank): 06-01-2023
- Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges. 09-01-2023 to 10-01-2023 (23:00)
- Schedule of Tier-I (Computer Based Examination): Feb-Mar, 2023
- Schedule of Tier-II (Computer Based Examination): To be notified later
Application Fees:
Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only). Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled
Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM)
eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023:
The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below:
1 Tier-I
2 Tier-II
Syllabus of Tier-I Examination:
|
Subject (Not in sequence) |
Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks |
Time Duration (For all four Parts) |
|
1)
English Language (Basic Knowledge) |
25/ 50 |
60 Minutes (80 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribe as per
Para 8.1 and 8.2) |
|
2)
General Intelligence |
25/ 50 |
|
|
3)
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) |
25/ 50 |
|
|
4)
General Awareness |
25/ 50 |
The Tier-I Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice
questions only. The questions will be set in English and 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.
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
type. 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, Numerical operations, Other sub-topics, if
any.
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 sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=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 neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture,
Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.
Syllabus of Tier-II Examination:
|
Session |
Subject |
Marks |
Time allowed |
|
Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes) |
Section-I: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities Module-II:
Reasoning and General Intelligence. |
180 |
1 hour (for each section) |
|
Section-II: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension
Module-II: General Awareness |
180 |
(1 hours and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for
scribe as per Para-8.1 and 8.2) |
|
|
Section-III: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module |
45 |
15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for
scribe as per Para-8.1 and 8.2) |
|
|
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 as per Para-8.1 and 8.2) |
|
Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA. |
10 Minutes (15 minutes for the candidates eligible for
scribe as per Para-8.1 and 8.2) |
Mathematical Abilities):
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 Alligation, 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 sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc.
Statistics and probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram,
Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central
tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple
probabilities
Reasoning and General Intelligence:
Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. These 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, Numerical operations, Other subtopics, if any
English Language And Comprehension:
Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their
correct usage; 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. To test comprehension, two or more paragraphs will be given
and questions based on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should
be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other paragraph should
be based on current affairs editorial or a report.
General Awareness:
Questions are designed to test the candidates’ general awareness of the
environment around them 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 neighboring countries especially pertaining to
History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.
Computer Proficiency:
Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit
(CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory organization,
back- up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, Keyboard shortcuts.
Software: Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft
Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc..
Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching,
Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking.
Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and
protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus,
worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.
Important Links:
SSC CHSL 2023: FAQs
Q1. What is the date for submission of online applications?
Ans. The date for submission of online applications is 06/12/2022 to 04/01/2023.
Q2. What is the last date for submission of online applications?
Ans. The last date for submission of online application is 04/01/2023.
Q3. What is the qualification for SSC CHSL 2023?
Ans. The educational qualification for SSC CHSL is 12th pass.
Q4. What is the age limit for SSC CHSL 2023?
Ans. The age limit for SSC CHSL is 18-27 years as on 01-01-2022.
Q5. What is the syllabus of SSC CHSL 2023?
Ans. The exam syllabus of SSC CHSL Tier I & Tier II is given above.
Q6. How many vacancies released for SSC CHSL 2023?
Ans. There 4500 vacancies released for SSC CHSL 2023 and candidates can check the detailed vacancies list @ssc.nic.in
Q7. What is the application fees for SSC CHSL 2023?
Ans. The application fees for SSC CHSL is 100 Rs. and Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled
Tribes (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM)
eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
