SSC CHSL 2020-21 Exam Date – SSC releases the SSC CHSL notification for various vacancies in Ministries/Departments/Organizations of Government of India. Every year the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level- CHSL, 10+2 Exam for various positions like:
- Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants or PA/SA
- Data Entry Operator or DEO
- Lower Divisional Clerk or LDC
- Court Clerk
So if you’re preparing for SSC CHSL exam, check out dates, syllabus, exam pattern, eligibility, salary, cutoff, and previous year papers.
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2020: Important Dates
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SSC CHSL exam schedule is same as mentioned in SSC exam calendar. Take a brief look at the SSC CHSL important dates-
| Events | Important Dates |
| SSC CHSL 2018 Notification Date | 5th March 2019 |
| SSC CHSL 2019 Notification Date | 12th Dec 2019 |
| Starting Date SSC CHSL 2018 Application Form | 5th March 2019 |
| Last Date of SSC CHSL 2018 Apply Online | 5th April 2019 |
| SSC CHSL Admit Card | 10-15 days before the exam date |
| SSC CHSL Exam Date 2018 (Tier 1) | 1st July 2019 to 26th July 2019 |
| SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Date 2018 | – |
| SSC CHSL Exam Date 2019 | – |
| Skill Test/Typing Test (Tier-3) | – |
SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for SSC CHSL can be divided into three categories:
- Nationality of applicants
- Age limit of the applicants
- Educational Qualification
Age Limit Criteria & Relaxation 2020 for SSC CHSL
The relaxation in upper age is permissible as per the norms of SSC CHSL10+2 Level exam 2020-21. The minimum age limit for SSC CHSL 2020-21 is 18 years and maximum age limit for SSC CHSL is 27 years as on 1st August 2018.
Those applicants who are seeking information regarding SSC CHSL age relaxation can refer to the table below:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 Years |
| OBC | 3 Years |
| PH | 10 Years |
| PH+OBC | 13 Years |
| PH+SC/ST | 15 Years |
SSC CHSL Syllabus & Exam Pattern
- SSC is conducting SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam online, there are 4 sections of the Tier 1 exam.
- SSC CHSL Tier 2 will be a descriptive exam, comprises of an Essay of 200-250 words and Letter or Application writing of approximately 150-200 words.
- Tier 3 is based out on Skill and Typing test. For more information check out the detailed syllabus of SSC CHSL.
- The official SSC CHSL exam pattern is given below:
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Pattern
| Subject | Max Marks | Total Timing |
| General Intelligence (25 Questions) |
50 | 75 minutes
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| English (25 Questions) |
50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude (25 Questions) |
50 | |
| General Awareness (25 Questions) |
50 |
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Pattern
| Sections | No. Of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Letter/Application | 1 | 50 |
| Essay Writing | 1 | 50 |
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language | General Awareness |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit and Loss | Cloze Test | Culture |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures and Allegations | Para jumbles | Geography |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest and Compound Interest and Surds and Indices | Miscellaneous | Economic Scene |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension | History |
| Coded Inequalities | Work and Time | Fill in the blanks | General Policy |
| Seating Arrangement | Time and Distance | Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting | Scientific Research |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | One Word Substitution | Books and Authors |
| Syllogism | Ratio and Proportion, Percentage | Active/Passive Voice | Awards and Honors |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | ||
| Input Output | Sequence and Series | ||
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination and Probability |