SSC CHSL 2023 Notification Out: Check Exam Dates, Syllabus, Exam Pattern (Download PDF)
SSC CHSL 2023 Notification: T The SSC CHSL Notification 2023 PDF will be released by the SSC officials on 9th May 2023 as per SSC Calendar. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced the release of the SSC CHSL 2023 Notification for several positions, including Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant (PA), Sorting Assistant (SA), and Data Entry Operator (DEO). The SSC 10+2 CHSL Online Form 2023 will be available on the SSC website @ ssc.nic.in from 9th May 2023, and candidates can submit their applications until 8th June 2023. As long as they have completed their 12th standard, candidates are eligible to apply for the position. The SSC CHSL Selection Process includes two stages: Tier 1 and Tier 2, and candidates can download the detailed official notification from the link provided below.
SSC CHSL Official Notification PDF Click to Download
SSC CHSL 2023 Exam
The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CHSL exam every year for recruitment in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of the Government of India. The full form of SSC CHSL is Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL, 10+2) Exam for recruitment to various posts like:
• Postal Assistants(PA)/ Sorting Assistants(SA)
• Data Entry Operator (DEO)
• Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)
• Data Entry Operator (Grade A)
SSC CHSL 2023 Important Dates
The schedule for the SSC CHSL 2023 exam has been published by SSC along with its Official SSC Calendar 2023. Please note down the important dates related to SSC CHSL 2023 Exam:
| SSC CHSL 2023- Important Dates | |
| Activity | Dates |
| SSC CHSL Notification 2023 | 09th May 2023 |
| SSC CHSL Registration Process | 09th May 2023 |
| Last Date to Apply for SSC CHSL | 08th June 2023 |
| SSC CHSL Tier 1 Application Status 2023 | July 2023 |
| SSC CHSL Tier-1 Admit Card 2023 | July 2023 |
| SSC CHSL Exam Date 2023 (Tier-1) | 02nd to 22nd August 2023 |
SSC CHSL Vacancy 2023
With SSC CHSL Notification 2023, approx. 4500 vacancies have been announced, the exact number of vacancies and details will be announced shortly. SSC will release a notice regarding SSC CHSL 2023 vacancy soon. Last Year, SSC introduced 4893 vacancies. The Post wise vacancy are mentioned below:
SSC CHSL Vacancy (2022-23)
| Post Name | Vacancy |
| LDC/ JSA | -- |
| PA/ SA | -- |
| DEO | -- |
| Total | 4500 |
SSC CHSL Last Year Vacancy (2019-20)
| Post Name | Vacancy |
|---|---|
| LDC/ JSA | 1269 Vacancies |
| PA/ SA | 3598 Vacancies |
| DEO | 26 Vacancies |
| Total | 4893 Vacancies |
SSC CHSL Vacancy (2018-19)
| Post Name | Vacancy |
|---|---|
| LDC/ JSA | 1865 Vacancies |
| PA/ SA | 3730 Vacancies |
| DEO | 54 Vacancies |
| Total | 5649 Vacancies |
SSC CHSL 2023 Application Fee
• The required application fee for SSC CHSL 2023 is Rs. 100/-
• Exemption: No fee is required to be paid by female, SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen candidates.
SSC CHSL Online Form 2023
The online application process for SSC CHSL 2023 exam will be conducted from 09th May to 08th June 2023 as notified along with the release of the SSC CHSL 2023 Notification. For more details about SSC CHSL Apply Online, click on the below link.
SSC CHSL 2023 Apply Online Link
SSC CHSL 2023 Eligibility Criteria
There are 3 important eligibility criteria that a candidate must fulfil in order to be eligible for the SSC CHSL 2023 exam. The 3 parameters are given below:
SSC CHSL Nationality
A candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
SSC CHSL Age Limit
The age limit for the posts is 18-27 years. Permissible relaxation in the upper age limit for different categories is as below:
| Code No. | Category | Permissible age relaxation beyond the upper age limit |
| 01 | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 02 | OBC | 3 years |
| 03 | Persons with Disabilities (PwD-Unreserved) | 10 years |
| 04 | PwD + OBC | 13 years |
| 05 | PwD + SC/ ST | 15 years |
| 06 | Ex-Servicemen | 03 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 Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. | Up to 40 years of age |
| 11 | Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications (SC/ ST). | 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 |
SSC CHSL Educational Qualification
For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): The candidates who are planning to appear in CHSL 2023 exam must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
For Data Entry Operator (DEO) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.
SSC CHSL 2023 Exam Pattern
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) start conducting the Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) in two levels for various posts:
| Tier | Type | Mode |
| Tier – I | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer Based (online) |
| Tier – II | Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test Tier-II will include three sections having two modules each | Computer Based (online) |
Before beginning the SSC CHSL preparation, it is important to make note of changes in the exam pattern and syllabus. The modifications to SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2023 are given below:
• SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 exam will be conducted in online mode.
• Introduction of a descriptive paper of 100 marks within 60 minutes in pen and paper mode.
• Reduction in the time limit for examination of Tier -I from 75 minutes to 60 minutes.
• Tier II will include Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test.
• There is no Tier 3 Exam from SSC CHSL 2023 onwards.
SSC CHSL 2023 Syllabus
Since the SSC CHSL is comprised of 3 different levels, we must deal with their syllabus independently.
This is an objective exam that will be conducted online. There are 4 sections in the Tier 1 exam of SSC CHSL 2023, with 100 questions that account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:
| Section | Subject | No of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 | ||
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus
English Language: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt 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 types. 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/ pattern folding & 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 sub-topics, 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 like sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃=1 etc.,
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 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 neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research
Important Points:
• There is negative marking in SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 1 Exam. Giving a wrong answer to a question will lead to a penalty of 0.5 marks in all sections
• The exam duration is 75 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus
This is a descriptive exam that is designed to test the written skills of the candidates in English/Hindi. The Paper would comprise writing of an Essay of 200-250 words and Letter/Application writing of approximately 150-200 words. The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II would be 33 per cent. The performance in Tier-II would be included for preparing merit. The best way to prepare for the same is to read lots of articles from various newspapers. Apart from this, you need to be well aware of the pattern of Letters and Applications.
SSC CHSL 2023 Salary (Pay Scale)
The salary structure for different posts under the SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level exam is given below:
| Post Name | Pay Scale | Salary |
| LDC/ JSA | Pay Level 2 | Rs. 19,900-63,200 |
| PA/ SA | Pay Level 4 | Rs. 19,900-63,200 |
| DEO | Pay Level 4 & 5 | Rs. 25,500-81,100 (Level 4) Rs. 29,200-92,300 (Level 5) |
| DEO Grade ‘A’ | Pay Level 4 | Rs. 25,500-81,100 |
SSC CHSL Salary after 7th pay commission
SSC has modified the SSC CHSL Salary Structure for all the Posts after the 7th Pay Commission. SSC CHSL Salary structure after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission is given below:
| Post Name | Basic Pay | HRA | TA | Gross Salary | In Hand | City |
| DEO | 25500 | 6120 | 3600 | 35220 | 31045 | X |
| 25500 | 4080 | 1800 | 31380 | 27205 | Y | |
| 25500 | 2040 | 1800 | 29340 | 25165 | Z | |
| LDC | 19900 | 4776 | 1350 | 26026 | 22411 | X |
| Court Clerk | 19900 | 3184 | 900 | 23984 | 20369 | X |
| PA/SA | 19900 | 1592 | 900 | 22392 | 18777 | X |
SSC CHSL 2023: FAQs
Q1. What is the exam date of SSC CHSL 2023 Tier 2 exam?
Ans. As per SSC Calendar 2023, SSC CHSL 2023 Tier-1 exam will be held from 02nd to 22nd August 2023.
Q2. Is the official SSC CHSL 2023 Notification released?
Ans. The official SSC CHSL 2023 Notification will be released on 09th May 2023.
Q3. Are there fixed timings for different sections in SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam?
Ans. No, There is no sectional timing in SSC CHSL Exam. The total duration of Tier-I exam is 60 minutes.
Q4. What was the last date to apply online for SSC CHSL 2023 Exam?
Ans. The last date to apply online for SSC CHSL 2023 Exam is 8th June 2023 as per SSC Calendar 2023.
Q5. Is the SSC CHSL 2023 exam Bilingual?
Ans. Yes, All tests are bilingual, i.e. available in both English and Hindi except the English Language.
Q6. Is there Any Negative Marking in SSC CHSL Online Exam?
Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking for wrong answers in Tier-I of SSC CHSL. 1/4th of the total marks will be deducted for the question marked wrong by the candidate.
