SSC CHSL New Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Hello Candidates, 

After a long time, the Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CHSL New Exam Pattern and Syllabus with the SSC CHSL Recruitment 2023 notification on the official website.

An Exam Pattern & Syllabus is an excellent way to sort out your preparation strategy. SSC CHSL Exam Pattern and Syllabus give an idea about the type of questions that will be asked in the exam, the marking scheme, the time duration, and the topics that need to be studied. It helps a candidate plan and prepare for the exam better and ensure they are well prepared to face the exam. 

Here, we have appropriately covered the detailed SSC CHSL Exam Pattern and SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023.

Let us begin the understanding of the latest syllabus & exam pattern for SSC CHSL 2023:

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2023

As per the SSC CHSL New Exam Pattern 2023, there will be two different phases, which a candidate need to clear to select in SSC CHSL posts.

1. SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam is an Objective Multiple Choice Question paper.

2. SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam includes three sections (Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test) having two modules each. 

SSC CHSL Answer Key 2023 for Tier 1 Exam - Click to Check

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern

Please note that the total duration of Tier-1 is 60 minutes. However, this duration extends till 80 minutes for PwD candidates.

There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each incorrect answer. 

There will be 4 subjects with 100 questions (Objective Type) and each question carries 2 mark. 

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

SSC has revised the SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern for CHSL 2023 exam and the new pattern has been detailed below-

Tier II will include the following three sections having two modules each:

Section-1: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities and Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.

Section-2: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension and Module-II: General Awareness

Section-3: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test and Module-II: Skill Test/ Typing Test

Tier-2 will be conducted in two sessions - Session- 1 & Session-2, on same day. Session-I will include conducting of Section-1, Section-2 and Module-1 of Section-3. Session-2 will include conducting of Module-2 of Section-3.

Tier-2 will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module 2 of Section 3. The questions will be set in English and Hindi except for Module-2 (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section 2.

There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-1, Section-2 and Module-I of Section-3.

Don't forget to practice with the help of SSC CHSL Test Series 2023 for Tier I & II.

Skill test for Data Entry Operator

In this test, a candidate should have a data entry speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour.

The duration of the Test is 15 minutes and an English document having about 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions is given to type.

Skill test for DEO in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG)

The ‘speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage.

The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

Skill test for Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA)

The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage.

The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

SSC CHSL New Syllabus 2023

Without knowing the SSC CHSL syllabus it is not possible to prepare for the CHSL exam 2023; so after understanding SSC CHSL Exam Pattern candidates is required to know SSC CHSL syllabus 2023. The detailed Latest SSC CHSL syllabus is explained below:

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus

SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus comprises 4 subjects which are: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence & General Awareness. The subject-wise topics for SSC CHSL 2023 Tier-I exam is given below:

The detailed SSC CHSL Syllabus for Computer-Based Examination (Tier-I) is discussed below:

General Awareness

Questions from the General Awareness section are designed to test the candidate's general knowledge of the environment around him and its 14 applications 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 neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy, Static Awareness, Indian GK and scientific research.

General Intelligence

This section includes questions of both verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The questions will be asked from 

1. Semantic Analogy
2. Symbolic operations
3. Symbolic/ Number Analogy
4. Trends
5. Figural Analogy
6. Space Orientation
7. Semantic Classification
8. Venn Diagrams
9. Number Series
10. Embedded figures
11. Figural Series
12. Critical Thinking
13. Problem Solving
14. Symbolic/ Number Classification
15. Drawing inferences
16. Figural Classification
17. Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding
18. Semantic Series
19. Figural Pattern-folding and completion
20. Emotional Intelligence
21. Word Building, Social Intelligence
22. Coding and de-coding
23. Other sub-topics if any Numerical operations.

English Language

The English Language questions will be asked from the following topics: 

1. Spot the Error
2. Fill in the Blanks
3. Synonyms/ Homonyms
4. Antonyms
5. Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
6. Idioms & Phrases
7. One-word substitution
8. Improvement of Sentences
9. Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
10. Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
11. Shuffling of Sentence parts
12. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
13. Cloze Passage
14. Comprehension Passage

Quantitative Aptitude

1. Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.
5. 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.
6. Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃=1 etc.
7. Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus

Module-I of Session-I (Mathematical Abilities)

Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)

Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension)

Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness)

Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency)

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