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Pattern and Syllabus

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern and Syllabus

 

The Selection Process of SSC-CHSL has four steps:  

  • Tier 1 Exam (Online) 
  • Tier 2 Exam (Offline) 
  • Tier 3 Test (Computer Proficiency Test/Skill-Based Test) 
  • Document Verification

Tier 1 Exam: It comprises a single paper with four different topics.  

  

General Awareness 

25 Questions for 50 Marks 

English Language 

25 Questions for 50 Marks 

General Intelligence and Reasoning 

25 Questions for 50 Marks 

Quantitative Aptitude 

25 Questions for 50 Marks 

 

 

TOPIC 

SYLLABUS 

General Intelligence and Reasoning 

Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern- folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series,  Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, etc. 

General Awareness 

The questions will also be asked from Science, Current Affairs, Books and Authors, Sports, Important Schemes, Important Days, Portfolios, People in News etc. Questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research. 

Quantitative Aptitude 

Computation of whole numbers, Profit and Loss, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Percentage. Ratio & & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Discount, Partnership Business,  Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra, etc. 

English Language 

Phrases and Idioms, one-word Substitution, Sentence Correction, Reading Comprehension, Synonyms-Antonyms, Active Passive, Error Spotting, Fill in the Blanks, Spellings Correction, Sentence Rearrangement, Sentence Improvement, Cloze test etc. 

 

There are a total of 100 Questions with 200 marks present in the paper, two marks are awarded per correct answer, and a 0.50 mark is deducted for every wrong answer. The candidate gets a total of 60 mins to finish the exam. 

It is a computer-based online exam. Candidates that qualify for the exam can move on to Tier 2. Rankings are based on the cut-off criteria. 

Tier 2 Exam: The tier 2 Exam comprises an Essay Writing and a Letter/Application type content of 50 Marks each. The candidate is offered 1 hour to write the exam. 

Rankings in the Tier 2 Exam will also be based on the cut-off criteria. 

Tier 3 Exam: After passing the Tier-1 and Tier-2 Exams, candidates are called for the CPT and Skill-based Tests. The purpose of this test is to inquire whether the candidate possesses the real-life skills required for the job. 

Document Verification: This is the last and a very crucial stage of the selection of a candidate. Like any other Government Job, this too requires the candidates to present all the official documents for verification. Once the verification is completed, only then can the selection process move any further. 

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