SSC CHSL 2023 Application Form (5 Nov), Exam Dates, Vacancies, Pattern

SSC CHSL 2023: To recruit eligible candidates for the post of lower division clerks (LDC), postal assistants (PA), data entry operators (DEO), and sorting assistants (SA), SSC conducts a CHSL examination. To apply for this exam, the candidates should have passed their (10 + 2) or an equivalent examination from a Recognized University or board. The examination is held in three stages at various centers allotted by SSC. Check here for complete details regarding SSC CHSL Exam 2023 such as the application form, exam dates, eligibility, vacancies, etc.

SSC CHSL Overview

Exam Name	SSC CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam)
Organizing Authority	SSC (Staff Selection Commission)
Last Date to apply	04 December 2022
Exam Date	To be updated
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Official Website	Check Here
Online Application	Apply Online Here
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SSC CHSL 2023-21 Important Dates

Commencement of the application process	05 November 2022
Last date of the application process	04 December 2022
Last date and time for making an online fee payment	04 December 2022
Last date and time for generation of offline Challan	December 2022
Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of the Bank)	December 2022
Downloading of admit card	Notified Later
Computer-Based Examination (Tier-I)	1st week of April 2023 CBE
Results declaration of part I examination	Notified Later
Examination Tier-II	Notified Later
Final merit list	Notified Later

SSC CHSL 2023 Overview

• EXAM NAME:  SSC CHSL 2023 (Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination)
• CONDUCTING BODY: Staff Selection Commission
• RECRUITS FOR: DEO (Data Entry Officers), LDC (Lower Division Clerk), Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant, Data Entry Operator “Grade-A”
• MODE OF EXAM:  Online mode for Tier 1, Offline Mode for Tier 2
• NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 100 for Tier 1

Pay Scale

Post Name	Pay Level (Pay Scale)	Post Name
PA/ SA	Pay Level -4 (Rs.25,500-81,100)	Rs. 2400
DEO	Pay Level-4 (Rs.25,500-81,100)	Rs. 2400
DEO Grade ‘A’	Pay Level-4 (Rs.25,500-81,100)	Rs. 2400
LDC/ JSA	Pay Level -2 (Rs.19,900-63,200)	Rs. 1900

Eligibility Criteria

• For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, and DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): A passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University will be required.
• For Data Entry Operator (DEO) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): Passed 12th Standard in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent will be required.

Age Criteria

• The applicants must have aged between 18 to 27 years as on 1st August 2023.

Age Relaxation:

For SC/ST age relaxation is	5 years
For OBC age relaxation is	3 years
For PH age relaxation is	10 years
For PH+OBC age relaxation is	13 years
For PH+SC/ST age relaxation is	15 years
Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	3 years
Candidates having domiciled in JK during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989	5 years
Defense Personnel disabled	3 years
Defense Personnel disabled (SC/ST)	8 years
Central Government Civilian Employees	Up to 40 years of age
Central Government Civilian Employees (SC/ST)	Up to 45 years of age
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried	Up to 35 years of age
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST)	Up to 40 years of age
Service Clerks in the last year of their color service in the Armed Forces	Up to 45 years of age
Service Clerks in the last year of their color service in the Armed Forces (SC/ST)	Up to 50 years of age

SSC CHSL 2023 Application Form

The application form should be filled in correctly giving all the mandatory details. The Application Form can be downloaded from the official website which is www.ssc.nic.in. An application fee should be paid as per the required payment mode. Candidates also need to upload some required documents. A recent passport-size photo and signature should be uploaded in the specified format. The application form should be previewed completely with all the filled-in details, before submitting it. Finally, the printout of the hard copy should be taken for future reference.

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Application Fee

• The application fee will be Rs.100/-.
• Candidates can pay the application fee with the use of a debit card, credit card, net banking or through SBI bank challan.
• Candidates claiming under Female/SC/ST/PH categories; are not required to make payment of the fee.

Selection Procedure

• There will be two stages of the examination, the written examination, and the skill test.
• Tier 1: Written exam of objective-type questions of 200 marks.
• Tier 2: It is a descriptive test of 100 marks and conducted in offline mode;
• Typing Test/Skill Test: For candidates who get qualifying marks in Tier 2 exam.

Tier	Type	Mode
I	Objective Multiple Choice	Computer-Based (online)
II	Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi	Pen and Paper mode
III	Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test	Wherever Applicable

Exam Pattern

• The written examination shall comprise multiple-choice questions.
• The exam duration for Tier I will be 60 min.
• One-fourth marks of the total marks allotted to the question will be deducted as a penalty for every wrong answer.
• Questions in the examination will be from various topics viz. General Intelligence, English Language, General Awareness, and Quantitative Aptitude.

Tier I

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

Tier II

• The exam will be 100 marks.
• This Tier will be qualifying in nature.
• The exam is of 60 min duration (80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped or suffer from cerebral palsy).

Tier III

Skill Test for Data Entry Operator(DEO):

• The duration of the Test will be 15 min.
• Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer.

Typing Test for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant LDCs and Court Clerks:

• The Typing Test will be of qualifying in nature.
• It will be conducted in English or Hindi as per the choice of the candidate in the application form.
• The typing speed of 35 words per minute for English and 30 words per minute for Hindi.
• The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes (30 min for Visually Handicapped candidates).

SSC CHSL 2023 Answer Key

The Answer Key for Stage 1 examination shall be available online for all the subjects. For checking the correct answer to all the questions, candidates are required to download the answer key. To calculate their expected score and analyze their performance in the examination, the answer key is very helpful. In case of any doubt of anomaly, the candidates will have an opportunity to submit representation against the provisional answer key.

Cut off 2017 (Tier I)

Category	Cut-Off Marks	Candidates Available
SC	122.5	8152
ST	112	3959
OBC	139	15984
UR	143.5	14371
ExS	83	3898*
OH	111.5	904
HH	73.5	545
VH	95.5	605
TOTAL	–	48404