SSC CHSL 2017: Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Date (LDC & DEO 10+2 Level)
Govt. jobs are the most sought after career choice in India. Staff Selection Commission or SSC has been one of the most desirable organizations for Government exams in India.
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2016 Exam is being held in all over India. It has 5,134 Post’s for various Government Departments and their sub offices.
The Staff Selection Commission conducts Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) exam every year for recruitment in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of the Government of India. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL, 10+2) Exam for recruitment to various posts like:
- Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants(PA/SA)
- Data Entry Operator (DEO).
- Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC).
- Court Clerk.
SC CHSL 2017 Exam Dates
The tentative schedule for the SSC CHSL 2017 exam is as follows. Please note down the important dates related to SSC CHSL Exam 2017 and make sure to complete the process in time. The mode of availability of SSC CHSL 2017 application form is online only.
Important dates
| Publication of official notification | 18th November 2017 |
| Commencement of application process | 18th November 2017 |
| Last date of application process | 18th December 2017 |
| Last date for payment of application fee online | 18th December 2017 |
| Last date for payment of application fee offline | December 2017 |
| Downloading of admit card | February 2018 |
| Examination date (SSC CHSL 2017) | 20th March to 20th April 2018 |
| Results declaration of part I examination | May 2018 |
| Examination date of part II | 24th June 2018 |
| Final merit list | July 2018 |
SSC CHSL Last Dates
According to the recent SSC 10+2 Notification, the SSC CHSL LDC/DEO Online Application Form 2017 will release on 18th November 2017. SSC CHSL last date to apply online will be 18th December 2017.
The posts offered by SSC CHSL 2017
- DEO (Data Entry Officers)
- LDC (Lower Division Clerk)
- Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant
- Court Clerks
SSC CHSL 2017 – Vacancy Detail (Tentative)
- Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants: 3523
- Lower Divisional Clerks: 2049
- Data Entry Operators: 1006
SSC CHSL 2017 Eligibility Criteria
Nationality
You need to fulfill one of the following nationality criteria in order to apply for this exam:
- A resident of India;
- A Subject of Nepal/Bhutan;
- Tibetan refugee those came to the country before 1st January, 1962 with the aim of permanent settling over here.
- A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who are 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 and came to India with the aim of permanent settling over here.
Age Limit
Candidates’ age should be in between 18 to 27 years as on 1st August 2017. Age relaxation will be provided to reserved category candidates according to the norm of Govt. of India.
The relaxation in age is as per government policies which are as follow:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| ST/SC | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| PH | 10 years |
| PH + OBC | 13 years |
| PH + SC/ST | 15 years |
| Ex- Serviceman (Unreserved / General) | 03 years after deduction of military service rendered |
| Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 06 years ( 3 years + 3 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. |
| Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 08 years ( 3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date |
| Central Govt. Civilian Employees (General/Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on crucial date | Up to 40 years of age |
| Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( OBC ) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on crucial date. | Up to 43 years |
| Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( SC/ST ) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on crucial date. | Up to 45 years of age |
| Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir( Unreserved/General ) | 5 years |
| Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir( OBC ) | 8 years |
| Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir( SC/ST) | 10 years |
| Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and who are not remarried ( Unreserved/General ) | Up to 35 years of age |
| Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and who are not remarried( OBC ) | Up to 38 years of age |
| Widows / Divorced Women / Women judicially separated and who are not remarried( SC/ST ) | Up to 40 years of age |
| Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (Unreserved/General ) | 5 years |
| Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (OBC ) | 8 (5+3) years |
| Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST) | 10 (5+5) years |
Educational Qualification
Candidates those have cleared class 12th or its equivalent examination from a recognized university are only eligible to apply for the test.
SSC CHSL Exam Pattern
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) start conducting the Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) in three levels for various posts from 2016:
| Category | Subject | Maximum Marks | Total Duration |
| I | General Intelligence (50 Questions) | 50 | 2 Hours 10:00 A.M to 12:00 Noon |
| II | English Language (Basic Knowledge) (50 Questions) |
50 | |
| III | Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) (50 Questions) |
50 | |
| IV | General Awareness (50 Questions) |
50 |
Before beginning the SSC CHSL preparation, it is important to make note of changes in exam pattern and syllabus. The modifications to SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2017 which are applicable from 2016 are given below::
- SSC CHSL 2017 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 time limit for examination of Tier -I from 120 minutes to 75 minutes.
- Tier III will remain same.
- No Sectional Cut off.
SSC CHSL 2017 Application Form :
Online mode of application- For online mode, the candidates have to go to the official website of SSC. The candidates have to upload the scanned images of their photograph and signature. To complete the application process they have to pay the application fee.
- One can submit the application form in online mode from the official website of Staff Selection Committee i.e. //ssconline.nic.in and //ssconline2.gov.in.
- Complete the registration process first by providing few basic information.
- After completion of the successful registration, a unique registration number will be generated. We advise you to please note down your registration number.
- Now move to the application fee payment procedure. The fee can be paid either by using SBI Challan or credit card/debit card/net banking.
- After making the payment, you’ll be asked to upload your photograph and signature in JPG format. Size of the photograph and signature should be in between 4 kb to 12 kb.
- After submission of the application form, you won’t be allowed for making any sort of changes.
Offline mode of application- The candidates can get application forms from the sale centers, prescribed offices or by-post as well. The candidates have to send the required documents along with duly filled application form to SSC on or before the last date.
SSC CHSL Admit Card 2017
SSC CHSL Admit Card 2017 has been released by the Staff Selection Commission for Tier-II exam which has been conducted on 9th July 2017. All candidates (who have shortlisted for the Tier-II examination of CHSL) can download SSC CHSL 2017 admit card from the official website. Candidates are able to download the admit card from the official website of Staff Selection Commission and should go through all the mentioned instructions carefully. Candidates should click the given link to download SSC CHSL Tier-II Admit Card.
Application fee
For online applications- In online mode, the candidates can pay either through SBI bank challan (challan can be downloaded, printed & submitted at any CBS branch of SBI) or net banking. Nominal service charges may be included in net banking mode of payment.
For offline applications- Rs. 100 has to be paid as application fee through CRF stamps. The stamps have to be canceled before applying it on the form, otherwise, the application will not be accepted.
Exemption of fee- The application fee is exempted in case of female candidates and all the reserved category candidates.
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2017
Since the SSC CHSL is comprised of 3 different levels, we must deal with their syllabus independently.
This is an objective exam which will be conducted online. There are 4 sections in the Tier 1 exam of SSC CHSL 2017, with 100 questions which account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:
Paper I of SSC CHSL 2017
- There will be 4 sections (General Intelligence, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude & General Awareness) carrying 50 marks for each section.
- The duration of the examination will be 2 hours.
- The question paper will be available both in Hindi & English except English Language.
- There will be MCQ type questions and ¼ marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
- The weightage of each will be 50 marks.
| Subjects | Questions | Marks |
| English Language | 50 | 50 |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
| General Intelligence | 50 | 50 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 |
Tier II
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 Letter and Application.
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Skill Test/ Typing Test
Typing Test for LDC
This test will be conducted in Hindi & English both for the qualified candidates for written examination. The candidates have to mention the language of typing during filling the application form. This examination is also qualifying in nature. The typing speed for the English language should be 35 words/minute and for the Hindi language it should be 30 words/minute.
Skill Test for DEO
This test will be conducted for qualified candidates for written examination. The candidates must maintain data entry speed of 8,000 key depression/hour on computer. These entries will be judged on the basis of correct entries. The duration of this skill test will be 15 minutes. A printed matter of 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions in the English language will be provided to each candidate.
SSC CHSL 2017 Selection Process
The Recruitment procedure of SSC CHSL consists of two stages- written examination and skill test or typing test. The successful candidates of stage I (written examination) called for the stage II skill test or typing test. The SSC CHSL 2017 gives an opportunity to eligible candidates to get recruited at the posts of LDC (Lower Division Clerk) and DEO (Data Entry Operator) in numerous central govt. offices. The reserved category candidates will be adjusted against general category vacancies according to their rank in the merit list. The vacancies of reserved categories will be filled individually by eligible candidates of reserved categories only. The tiebreaker for candidates scoring same marks will be based on-
- Marks in the written examination
- DOB, the older candidate will be given higher position in the merit list
- In alphabetical order, the higher rank will be decided
SSC CHSL 2017 Syllabus
- General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. 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 decoding, Other sub-topics, if any Numerical operations.
- 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.
III. Quantitative Aptitude:
ARITHMETIC:
Number Systems: Computation of the 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 centers, 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) Standard Identities like sin20 + Cos20=1 etc,
STATISTICAL CHARTS: Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart
General Awareness: In this section, questions related to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research will be asked. Also, the candidate needs to be aware of the surroundings and current happenings around the nation
SSC CHSL Cut Off
Have a look at the cut-off for SSC CHSL exam of the previous year:
SSC CHSL 2016 TIER- 1 Cut-Off
| Category | Cut-Off Marks | Candidate Available |
| SC | 108.00 | 7879 |
| ST | 99.00 | 3509 |
| OBC | 120.00 | 20813 |
| Ex. S | 64.50 | 4415 |
| OH | 97.50 | 1123 |
| HH | 65.00 | 509 |
| VH | 96.00 | 436 |
| UR | 127.50 | 14517 |
| TOTAL | 53201 |
SSC CHSL Cut off for Descriptive Paper (Tier-II)
| List of Candidates qualified for Descriptive Paper (Tier-II) | |||
| Category | Cut Off Marks | Candidate Available | |
| General/ Unreserved | 127.50 | 14517 | |
| OBC | 120.00 | 20813 | |
| SC | 108.00 | 7879 | |
| ST | 99.00 | 3509 | |
| VH | 96.00 | 436 | |
| OH | 97.50 | 1123 | |
| HH | 65.00 | 509 | |
| Ex-serviceman | 64.50 | 4415 | |
SSC CHSL 2015 TIER- 1 Cut-Off
| Category | Gen | OBC | SC | ST | OH | VH | HH | Ex-S | Total |
| Cut off Marks | 119 | 110 | 99 | 89.50 | 88 | 83.50 | 55 | 45.50 |
SSC CHSL 2017 Online Test Series
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Tips for SSC CHSL 2017 Preparation
- You should read the Newspaper daily. Stay in touch with current events and important news.
- Take 1 Full Mock test daily and analyse it carefully. Irrespective of how many Mock Tests you take, analysis is the only thing that is going to help you improve.
- If you don’t know what to study and what to leave in a topic, then refer this Detailed SSC CHSL Syllabus, which has exact weightage, marks, etc. for each topic.
- Before beginning the General Awareness section, look through all the questions within 3 minutes.
- The GA questions will be of 10+2 level. You would either know the answer or you won’t. Attempt the questions that you can answer accurately within 30 seconds, first.
- Focus on your reading skills. You must know how to write and speak in English fluently if you want to apply for the exam.
- Make sure you have all the required resources before you start preparing for the exam.
- Spend more time to study and practice the topics you find difficult. Gradually, if you focus on them you will find that you are able to solve them with much ease.
- Having a good vocabulary will help you a lot. Candidates may refer to Norman and Lewis Word power for a vast collection of common vocabulary.
