SSC CHSL 2017 New Exam Pattern & Syllabus - Tier I, II, III
The Staff Selection Commission Board recently released the Latest Employment News for the Candidates who are waiting for Central Government Jobs. Board has invited the application for Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination. Job seekers who are seeking for Intermediate Jobs they can apply before the last date. The last date to apply online is 18th December 2017. Furthermore, details regarding the Staff Selection Commission CHSL Recruitment 2017 click on the below link. Download SSC CHSL 2018 Syllabus here.
Read the post to understand the subject wise syllabus of SSC CHSL 2017 with important topics, marks distribution, weightage, & number of questions from each section. Let's start with the exam pattern-
SSC CHSL 2017 Selection Procedure:
Applicants who have applied they will be selected based on the following tests conducted by the Staff Selection Commission Board.
Written Examination.
- Tier 1 Exam (Online based Test).
- Tier 2 Exam (Descriptive Type Exam).
- and Tier 3 Exam (Skill Test).
SSC CHSL Exam Dates & Timings 2018 (Tier 1 & 2)
- Tier 1 Exam dates: 04/03/2018 to 26/03/2017.
- 1st Batch: 10 AM-11.15 AM.
- 2nd Batch: 1.15 PM- 2.30 PM.
- 3rd batch: 4.15 Pm- 5.30 PM.
- Tier 2 Exam Date: 08/07/2018.
To make your preparation more efficient we also provided the SSC 10+2 level Exam Model paper. Practice those SSC Previous year question papers to get knowledge of the subject. By this, you may know the difficulty level of the Examination. So, Download SSC 10+2 solved papers from below enclosed link. Also, refer the SSC CHSL 2017 Syllabus of descriptive paper given down the page.
Exam Pattern of SSC CHSL - Tier I, II, III
SSC CHSL Tier I Exam Pattern
The Tier-I paper will be objective type. There will be 100 questions for which Candidates will get 65 minutes.
| Subject | Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Duration |
| General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 60 Minutes. |
| English Language (Basic) | 25 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
These 100 questions mentioned in the above table will be based on the topics which are mentioned in the Syllabus.
SSC CHSL Tier II Exam Pattern
There will be a Descriptive Paper (1 Essay & 1 Letter) in SSC CHSL Tier II Exam. You can start your exam with any of the following sections given in the below table.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Letter/Application | 1 | 50 |
| Essay Writting | 1 | 50 |
Note: Minimum Qualifying Marks in this exam is 33%. Marks of this exam will be calculated in preparing the final list of qualified students.
SSC CHSL Tier III Exam Pattern
There will be a Skill Test/Typing Test.
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2017 (LDC DEO 10+2)
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus
The syllabus of SSC CHSL Tier 1 is divided into sections-
- English
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning
General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus
| Topics | Weightage(Questions) |
| Analogy | 3-4 |
| Venn Diagrams | 2-3 |
| Symbolic/Number Classification, Number Series | 2-3 |
| Figural Classification | 2-3 |
| Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding | 3-4 |
| Coding -Decoding | 2-3 |
| Problem Solving | 2-3 |
| Missing Number | 1-2 |
| Non - Verbal Reasoning | 3-4 |
| Verbal Reasoning | 2-3 |
| Space Orientation | 0-1 |
English Language Syllabus
SSC CHSL 2017 Syllabus for English language section is given in the below table.| Topics | Weightage (Questions) |
| Spot the Error | 2-3 |
| Fill in the Blanks | 2-3 |
| Synonyms/Antonyms | 2-3 |
| Spellings Error | 2-3 |
| Idioms & Phrases | 2-3 |
| One word substitution | 2-3 |
| Improvement of Sentences | 2-3 |
| Active/Passive Voice | 3 |
| Direct/Indirect narration | 3 |
| Parajumbles | 1-5 |
| Cloze Passage | 5 |
| Comprehension Passage | 5 |
General Awareness Syllabus
| Topics | Weightage (Questions) |
| India's History | 4-5 |
| Indian Polity | 3-4 |
| Geography | 4-5 |
| Economics & Current Affairs | 3-4 |
| General Science | 4-5 |
| Static GK | 5-6 |
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus
SSC CHSL 2017 Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude section includes:| Sections | Topics | Weightage (Questions) |
| Arithmetic | Number Systems | 15-20 |
| Percentages | ||
| Ratio & Proportion | ||
| Square roots | ||
| Averages | ||
| SI & CI | ||
| Profit & Loss | ||
| Discount | ||
| Partnership | ||
| Mixture & Allegation | ||
| Time & distance | ||
| Time & work | ||
| Algebra | Basic algebraic identities | 3-5 |
| Surds | ||
| Graphs of Linear Equations | ||
| Geometry | Triangle and its various kinds of centers | 2-3 |
| 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 | 2-3 |
| 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, Standard Identities like sin20 + Cos20=1 etc. | 2-3 |
| Complementary angles, Height, and distances | ||
| Statistical Charts | Histogram, Frequency polygon, | 2-3 |
| Bar-diagram, Pie-chart |
NOTE: For Visually Handicapped candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBES there will be no questions of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data.
SSC CHSL Skill Test/Typing Test
Skill Test (DEST) Pattern:
It is of QUALIFYING nature. Candidates should possess Data Entry Speed of 8,000 key depressions per hour on the computer. They will be given printed matter in English which they have to type on the computer. The test is for 15 minutes and candidates should have a minimum speed of 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions in order to qualify. Also typing speed of MS office will also be tested.
Typing Test Pattern
Typing Test will be conducted only in English or Hindi and candidates while applying for the Examination will have to indicate his/her choice/option for Typing Test Medium in the Application Form.Candidates opting for English medium should have a typing speed of 35 words per minute and those opting for Hindi medium should have a typing speed of 30 words per minute. Corresponds to 10500 key depressions per hour and 30 wpm corresponds to 9000 key depressions per hour. The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes. Visually Handicapped candidates (with 40% disability and above) will be allowed 30 minutes. In English, the passage to be typed in 10 minutes has 1750 key depressions and in Hindi, it has 900.
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