SSC CHSL Selection Procedure

SSC CHSL Selection Procedure — Complete Selection Details 

For candidates appearing in the Combined Higher Selection Level (CHSL) recruitment process, Staff Selection Commission (SSC) announced the SSC CHSL selection procedure. Candidates will be selected for the post of Lower Divisional Clerks, Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants, Data Entry Operators and Court Clerks based on the performance in Tier I and Tier II exam. The final step in SSC CHSL Selection Procedure will be done as per merit and post preference. Read the article below to find all the information about the SSC CHSL Selection Procedure.

SSC CHSL Selection Procedure

There will be three stages in the selection procedure of SSC CHSL as:

  • Tier 1: Computer-based examination
  • Tier 2: Descriptive paper
  • Tier 3: Skill / Typing Test

Exam Pattern

For Paper I

  • The question paper is divided into 4 sections.
  • The sections are carrying 50 marks for each section.
  • 75 minutes of duration.
  • Language: Hindi & English
  • Type: MCQ (Objective types)
  • Marking: 0.5 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Subjects Questions Marks
English Language 25 50
General Awareness 25 50
General Intelligence 25 50
Quantitative Aptitude 25 50

For Paper II

Candidates who qualified Part-I need to appear Part-2 which will be conducted to test the skills of the candidates related to the posts.

  • Nature of Exam: Write an Essay of 200 – 250 words and a Letter/ Application of 150 – 200 words.
  • Mode of Exam: Pen and Paper
  • Languages: Hindi / English

Typing test for LDC

  • Candidates have to mention the language of typing while filling the application form.
  • Test Time: 10 minutes, and 30 minutes for PH candidates.
  • Nature of Test: Given a passage in English/ Hindi, you will need to re-type the same
  • Minimum speed of 35 words per minute in English and 30 words per minute for Hindi.

Skill Test for DEO

  • This test will be conducted for qualified candidates of written examination.
  • Test Time: 15 minutes, and 35 minutes for PH candidates.
  • Language: English
  • Minimum speed of 8000 key depressions per hour.
  • Given a passage in English, you will need to re-type the same
  • You will need to re-type the complete passage correctly or with minimum error.

Cut Off

  • Cut off marks is the minimum marks in order to clear the examination.
  • Only after the result declaration, the cut off will be uploaded on the official website of the portal.
  • The final schedule will be updated after official notification.
Exam Gen OBC ST SC VH HH OH EXS
LDC 129-138 119-137 96-101 110-119 91-100 74-88 94-101 77-84
DEO 130-140 122-141 105-110 112-129 101-110 79-97 98-104 81-94

Resolution of Ties

  • Marks in the first part of the written examination.
  • DOB, with older candidates, placed higher.
  • Alphabetical order in which first names of the candidates appear

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