SSC CHSL 2020

Candidates applying for SSC CHSL needs to fulfill the below-mentioned criteria:

Nationality: Candidates with the following nationality are eligible to apply for the exam

• Indian Citizen
• Subject of Nepal
• Subject of Bhutan
• A Tibetan Refugee migrated to India before January 1, 1962, and now is settled in India on a permanent basis.
• Candidates from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire. Ethiopia, Vietnam and now wishes to permanently settle in India are also eligible.

It is important to note that candidates need to produce government approved certificate of eligibility to apply for the exam.

Age Limit: Minimum age to apply for SSC CHSL is 18 years and the maximum is 27 years. For candidates belonging to reserved category, there is certain age relaxation as approved by Government of India.

Candidates would be able to get the SSC CHSL Application Form through online mode on the official website of SSC. The candidates must fill the application form with utmost care the steps of which are detailed as follows:

1. The Registration Procedure requires the candidate to fill their personal details such as Name, Date of Birth, Parent details and Gender. Once these details are filled, the students must read through to check if everything is fine and then proceed.
2. The Contact details would be filled subsequently to filling up the personal details.
3. After the submission of details, the candidate would receive a registration number and password.
4. The Passport size photo of the candidate would also be required to be uploaded along with your signature.
5. The Application Form should be reviewed for any mistakes and the uploaded images should be checked to see if they are of enough clarity.
6. Once this is done, you must make payment of the application fee and select exam centers of your choice.
7. You can then select the preferred exam center and pay the application fee in the mode required.
8. Once the details are verified, the form can be submitted.

In order to be able to fulfill the registration procedure, the candidate must fulfill the SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria.

The SSC CHSL Admit card would be released on the respective regional website. The Admit card is a mandatory document without which the candidate would not be allowed inside the exam hall. The admit card for Tier-1 would be released once the official notification and the link are posted online.

The download procedure for the admit card is as follows:

1. Candidates should visit the official website of SSC to download the admit card.
2. The candidates would have to enter their application number and date of birth.
3. Admit card shall be displayed on the screen once the needed details are filled.
4. Admit card print out can be taken for future reference.

SSC CHSL Preparation requires all students to be completely aware of the exam pattern and syllabus before getting down to study. While it is a competitive exam, it requires the student to have a comprehensive competence across all sections as good performance across all sections would help a candidate maximize his score.

The Tier-1 of SSC CHSL  would consist of 4 parts wherein about 25 questions would be asked from each part. Every question would be of 2 marks and the candidates would be given 2 hours to complete the exam. Questions would be given both in English and Hindi for Part 1, 3 and 4. There would be negative marking of 0.5 for every wrong answer. The exam pattern of SSC CHSL Tier 1 has been mentioned below:

The Tier-1 exam would be Objective Multiple Choice Based. The Tier-2 exam would be in a Pen and Paper mode which is descriptive in either English or Hindi. The Tier-3 is a Skill test which could be either online or offline. The modification suggested are as follows:

1. SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam would be conducted in an online mode.
2. Introduction of a descriptive paper of 100 marks to be done in 60 minutes in a pen and paper mode.
3. Reduction in the time of the exam from 120 minutes to 75 minutes.
4. There would be no sectional cutoff.

The Tier-2 exam is a descriptive paper of 100 marks. The test would be conducted in a pen and paper mode. This paper is held to evaluate the ability of the candidates to write which is important in Government jobs.

The Tier-3 exam is a skill test of qualifying nature which would not be used in determining the final merit list.

At this stage, the typing speed of the candidates would be tested. The test would be conducted for both English and Hindi:

English - 35 words/minute

Hindi - 30 words/minute

The SSC CHSL Syllabus presented here is an exhaustive list of topics that can be prepared by students across to crack the exam. This Syllabus information is usually given to candidates to help them decide and make a study plan for themselves.

From this year onwards in 2017, SSC CHSL would be conducted online. This exam is alternately known as SSC 10+2 Level Exam. A huge number of aspirants inclusive of 12th Grade students would be preparing for the exam guaranteeing huge competition.

The Cutoff is the minimum score a candidate must get in order to get selected for the subsequent stage of the exam. It is usually declared by the Staff Selection Commission every year. SSC CHSL is conducted in 3 tiers for recruitment of Lower Division Clerks, Postal/Sorting Assistants, and Data Entry Operators.

Some key characteristics of the SSC CHSL Cutoff that a candidate should keep in mind are as follows:

1. Candidates who clear Tier-1 would be eligible to be selected for the Tier-2 test.
2. The Cutoff for SSC CHSL would be declared category wise.
3. All the candidates clearing SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam would be appearing for Tier 3 exam.
4. As per the difficulty levels of the exam,  SSC CHSL cutoffs would be determined by the convening Board. 

For the SSC CHSL Recruitment, the selection of the candidate would be based on his performance in the exam. Candidates would be required to get qualified in order to get selected for the same. Candidates who clear both Tier 1 and Tier 2 would be able to get finally selected. The final selection would be done after considering the overall position and merit performance of the candidate.

Tie cases would be solved in the following ways:

1. Total Marks in the Written Examination
2. Date of Birth wise, the older candidate would be given preference.
3. Alphabetical order of the candidates

Any dispute in the same context would be dealt with by the Courts/Tribunals having authority over the concerned Regional/Sub-Regional office where the candidate had submitted his/her application.