SSC CHSL- Tier-I The Staff Selection Commission is an authorized organization working under the Government of India. The SSC does all the required procedures for the recruitment of efficient candidates into various posts in Departments & Ministries in the Government of India. The SSC releases notifications every...(Read More)
The Staff Selection Commission is an authorized organization working under the Government of India. The SSC does all the required procedures for the recruitment of efficient candidates into various posts in Departments & Ministries in the Government of India. The SSC releases notifications every year for the recruitment of skilled applicants. Candidates are selected based on their performance in the exams conducted by SSC.
The Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination is conducted by SSC for the recruitment of Data Entry Operator (DEO), Lower Division Clerk (LDC), and Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant posts.
Selection Procedure: The Commission selects the candidates based on two stages i.e. the selection process will consist of Two Tiers of CBT Exam:
Tier I
Tier II
Document Verification
Tier II also includes Typing Test/Skill Test Examination for the post of DEO, PA/SA, LDC, and Court Clerk.
To fill the application form for SSC CHSL, the candidates have to pay a requisite application fee which has been set up by the exam conducting authority.
On the below of this page, you will find more information on the SSC CHSL such as exam syllabus, vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, important links and dates, how to apply for the SSC CHSL, and other details.
| Subject | Qns. | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 25 | 50 |
| General Intelligence | 25 | 50 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
The SSC CHSL 2026 Notification was officially released on September 7, 2026, offering approximately 2,536 tentative Group 'C' vacancies for LDC, JSA, DEO, and DEO Grade 'A' posts. Eligible candidates who have passed Class 12 and are between 18 and 27 years old (as of August 1, 2026) can apply online via ssc.gov.in from September 7 to October 7, 2026. The recruitment selection scheme consists of a Tier-I Computer-Based Test (CBT), a Tier-II CBT with integrated Typing/Skill Test, and Document Verification. Notably, the Tier-1 exam includes 15-minute sectional timers for each subject, and the application requires live photograph capture along with optional Aadhaar-based authentication. The standard application fee is ₹100, while all female applicants, SC, ST, PwBD, and ESM candidates are completely fee-exempted.
Essential Educational Qualifications :
1- For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/DEO Grade ‘A’ in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Culture, and Staff Selection Commission:
Candidates must have passed the 12th Standard (or equivalent) in the Science stream with Mathematics as one of the subjects from a recognized Board.
2- For Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) and DEO/DEO Grade ‘A’ (excluding DEO positions mentioned in point 1 above):
Candidates must have passed the 12th Standard or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
3- Candidates appearing in the 12th Standard examination or its equivalent are also eligible to apply, provided they acquire the required qualification on or before the cutoff date, i.e., 01-01-2026.
Age Limit (As on 01-08-2026):
The age limit for the posts is 18-27 years as on 01-08-2026
(i.e. Candidates born not before 02-08-1999 and not later than 01-08-2008 are eligible to apply).
Permissible relaxation in upper age limit and category-codes for claiming age relaxation are as follows:
| Code No | Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond upper age |
| 01 | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 02 | OBC | 3 years |
| 03 | PwD (Unreserved) | 10 years |
| 04 | PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
| 05 | PwD (SC/ ST) | 15 years |
| 06 | Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. |
| 07 | 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 |
| 08 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 years |
| 09 | 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 |
| 10 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application. | Up to 40 years of age |
| 11 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of application. | Up to 45 years of age |
| 12 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. | Up to 35 years of age |
| 13 | Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST). | Up to 40 years of age |
Syllabus Computer Based Examination (Tier-I):
→ English Language: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting misspelled 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/ patternfolding & 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 subtopics, 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.
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 14 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.
For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the General Intelligence and Quantitative Aptitude parts.
Mode of Selection:
Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-II Examination on the basis of their performance in Tier-I Examination. Normalized scores of the candidates will be used to determine merit and for final selection.
There will be separate category-wise cut-offs in Tier-I and subsequent Tiers for different posts i.e. (i) DEO, (ii) DEO Grade 'A' and (iii) LDC/ JSA and PA/ SA.
Candidates will be shortlisted for Document Verification and Tier-III Examination on the basis of their performance in Tier-I + Tier-II subject to having scored a minimum of 33% marks in Tier-II Examination. Tier-III Examination i.e. Skill Test/ Typing Test is qualifying in nature.
Skill Test in Tier-III for DEOs is mandatory for all the qualified candidates.
Typing Test in Tier-III for posts other than DEOs is mandatory for all candidates except those who are exempted from appearing in the Typing Test
Resolution of Tie Cases:
In cases where more than one candidate secures the equal aggregates marks in Tier-I+Tier-II, tie will be resolved by applying the following methods one after another:
• Total marks of Tier-II Examination.
• Date of birth, with older candidates, placed higher.
• Alphabetical order in which names of the candidates appear.
Application Fee:
1- Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).
2- 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.
3- Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Debit cards.
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