SSC CHSL 2019 Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Results

Scholarship Examination in India

SSC CHSL 2019 exam is scheduled from March 4, 2019 to March 26, 2019. SSC CHSL will be conducted in two tiers- Tier 1 and Tier 2. Those who qualify in both the stages, appear for Tier 3, i.e. Skill- based test. Final selection is based on cut off prepared for tier 1 and tier 2 marks combinedly.

  • Fill the application form until December 27, 2017 (5 PM).
  • Age limit for SSC 10+2 exam is between 18-27 years as on August 1, 2019.
  • Candidates who pass 10+2 exams will be eligible.
  • SSC CHSL 2017 for Tier 1will be held from April 4, 2019 to April 26, 2019, while Tier 2 exam will be conducted on July 8, 2019.
  • Questions from 10+2 standard are covered in syllabus defined for SSC CHSL 2019.
  • Tier 1 will have four sections- General Awareness, English Comprehension, General Intelligence and Quantitative Aptitude.
  • Tier 2 will have questions based on Essay Writing or Letter Writing.

As per the previous year analysis, the exam was of Moderate difficulty. Out of all the 4 sections in Tier 1, General Awareness and English Comprehension were slightly difficult while the other two sections were comparatively easy.

Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination) to recruit candidates for the post of Data Entry Operator (DEO), Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Sorting Assistant, Court Clerk, and Postal Assistant.

SSC CHSL 2019 Vacancies

In SSC CHSL 2019 Notification, Staff Selection Commission announced the tentative vacancies for the posts namely, LDC, PA/SA and DEO which counts upto 3259.

  • Lower Divisional Clerk: 898 vacancies
  • Postal Assistant: 2359 vacancies
  • Data Entry Operator: 2 vacancies

SSC CHSL 2019 Exam Highlights

Exam Name Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination (SSC CHSL)
Conducting Body Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Official Website www.ssc.nic.in
Exam Type National Level Test
Exam Date April 4, 2019 – April 26, 2019
Eligibility Criteria Must have cleared 10+2 board
Mode of Application Online at ssconline.nic.in
Exam Mode Tier 1- Online

Tier 2- Offline

Tier 3- Skill Based Test

Duration Tier 1: 75 minutes Tier 2: 60 minutes

SSC CHSL 2019 Exam Date

Candidates who aspire to start their career right after completing the higher secondary education, can apply for SSC CHSL 2017. Find SSC CHSL 2017 Exam Dates in the table below:

Event Date
Official Notification out on November 18, 2017
Availability of Application Form November 18, 2017
Last Date of the submission of the Application Form December 18, 2017 December 27, 2017 (5:00 PM)
Last date for submission of Application Fee December 18, 2017 December 27, 2017
Availability of Admit Card One week before the exam
SSC CHSL Exam 2017 Date (Tier 1) March 4, 2019- March 26, 2019 April 4, 2019 – April 26, 2019
Announcement of the result (Tier 1) May 2019
SSC CHSL Exam 2017 Date (Tier 2) July 8, 2019
Final Result August 2019

SSC CHSL 2019 Eligibility

As per the norms set by Staff Selection Commission, applicants must have passed 10+2 exams. The other requirements under SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2019 are:

Nationality: Candidate must be an Indian Citizen or should belong to Nepal/ Bhutan or Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962 to settle in India permanently.

Educational Criteria: must have cleared class 12 or its equivalent from a recognized educational board or University.

Age Criteria: Maximum age- 27 years, however, certain reserved category candidates can claim for reservation according to the Government norms.

The age relaxation will be provided as follows:

  • For SC/ST – 5 Years
  • For OBCs – 3 Years
  • For PH – 10 Years
  • For PH + OBC – 13 Years
  • For PH + SC/ST – 15 Years

SSC CHSL 2019 Application Form

The application form must be submitted online at ssconline.nic.in. Steps to fill SSC CHSL Application Form 2019 are:

STAGE 1: Registration ID & Password Generation

  1. Keep class 10 Marksheet, ID proof & scanned copy of signature and passport size photograph in the given dimensions ready with you.
  2. Visit ssc.nic.in and click on the Register button under New Registration Section
  3. Fill the Details such as Roll No, Date of Birth, Father’s Name, gender, etc.
  4. You will get a provisional registration id and password

STAGE 2: Upload Signature and Photograph

  1. Upload the Scanned files of Signature & Photograph
  2. The image size should not exceed 20 kb
  3. Signature file should not exceed 12 kb

STAGE 3: Form Filling and Application

Fill in the educational details, communication details and Personal details after uploading the documents successfully. Candidates must fill the application form carefully. Though registration details can be edited, however, only 2 attempts are allowed for this process.

STAGE 4 – Online Payment or Challan

Applicants must pay INR 100 to submit the application, the payment can be made either online or offline via challan directly in bank.

  • Female candidates must click the exemption button.
  • Those who wish to pay offline fee must download the bank challan and submit in any nearby State Bank of India branches. After 48 hours revisit the application page and click on “Check Your Application Status Here” for the status of payment made.
  • For Online Option, Choose the desired mode of payment from drop down and continue with the payment
  • In case of any technical failure and the amount gets deducted, refund will be processed in 48 Hours or connect with the respective bank for further queries.

SSC CHSL 2019 Admit Card

The admit card for SSC CHSL 2019 is available approximately 2 weeks before the commencement of exam. Candidates can download SSC CHSL 2019 Admit Card from the regional SSC website.

  • Admit Card will be available for different stages separately.
  • Link to download admit card will be provided at the registered email ID
  • To access SSC CHSL Admit Card use Registration Id, Date of Birth and Roll Number.
  • The admit card will be in the .pdf form

SSC CHSL 2019 Exam Centers

SSC CHSL 2019 will be held across 9 SSC Regions in multiple cities. The exam centers are located in the following states:

Uttar Pradesh Bihar Sikkim
Jharkhand West Bengal Odhisha
Andman and Nicobar Karnataka Kerala
Uttarakhand Delhi Rajasthan
Arunachal Pradesh Assam Nagaland
Meghalaya Manipur Tripura
Mizoram Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu
Telangana Gujarat Maharashtra
Goa Madhya Pradesh Chattisgarh
Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Punjab

SSC CHSL 2019 Exam Pattern & Syllabus

Aspirants can start making preparation strategy in accordance to the examination pattern for a better performance.

  • SSC CHSL will be conducted in three stages- Tier 1(Computer Based Test), Tier 2 (Written Test) and Tier 3 (Skill Based Test)
  • Tier 1 will comprise 200 MCQs to be completed in 75 minutes.
  • Tier 2 will have questions on essay or letter writing to be completed in 60 minutes’ time.
  • The next stage i.e. Tier 3 will be a skill based test for selected candidates.

1/4th marks of the total marks allotted to the question will be deducted as penalty for every wrong answer in Tier 1 exam.

Questions in Tier 1 will be from various topics viz. General Intelligence, English Language, General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude.

Have a glance at all the stages of SSC CHSL exam along with the modes in which they will be conducted.

Tier Type Mode
Tier 1 Objective Multiple Choice Computer Based (online)
Tier 2 Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi Pen and Paper mode
Tier 3 Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test Wherever Applicable

The detailed SSC CHSL Exam Pattern is as follows:

Components Tier 1 Tier 2
Exam Mode Online Offline
Question type Objective Descriptive
Exam duration 75 Minutes 60 Minutes
Marks 200 100
Language Mode English and Hindi English and Hindi
Negative marking 0.50 for each wrong attempt NO

Tier 3 exam will be skill based test where typing and data entry speed is analyzed of the prospective candidates:

  • Typing Test: For English typing- typing speed of 35 words per minute is required, For Hindi typing- typing speed of 30 words per minute is mandatory. Typing test will be applicable for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant, LDC, and Court Clerk posts.
  • Skill Test: Data Entry Speed of 8,000 key depressions per hour on the computer. Skill test is conducted for Data Entry Operator post.

SSC CHSL 2019 Syllabus

For General Awareness Section: 25 Questions (50 Marks)

  • This Section covers all general awareness of the environment and its surrounding.
  • Read all topics which relates to everyday science
  • You Must have good knowledge about India and its neighboring countries which means knowledge of (Culture, History, General Science, Geography and Scientific Research)

For General Intelligence and Reasoning: 25 Questions (50 Marks)

  • Analogy
  • Classification
  • Series Completion, Coding-Decoding
  • Blood Relations, Alphabets Test
  • Sitting Arrangement, Ranking Test, Syllogism, etc

English Section: 25 Questions (50 Marks)

  • Spelling
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Cloze Passage
  • Comprehension passage, etc

Quantitative Aptitude Section: 25 Questions (50 Marks)

  • Algebra
  • Basic Mathematics, Trigonometry
  • Geometry, Statistics
  • Mensuration
  • Tables
  • Graphs

Best Books for SSC CHSL 2019

SSC CHSL 2019 will primarily entail questions of 10+2 standard syllabus set by CBSE. However, for better preparation here are some Recommended Books for SSC CHSL 2019:

Topic Author/Publisher ISBN Number
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning R S Aggarwal 8121905516
Analytical Reasoning M K Pandey 8190458914
Objective English for Competitive Examinations Tata McGraw Hill 0070151954
Quick learning Objective General English RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal 8121915317
Quantitative Aptitude R.S. Agarwal 8121924987
Quicker Mathematics M. Tyra 8190458922
Manorama Yearbook 2015 (English and Hindi) Malayalam Manorama

SSC CHSL 2019 Result

SSC CHSL 2019 Result is declared separately for each tier. To access your results, go to the official website of SSC or regional SSC website. The commission releases the result in the form of merit list. Given below are the steps to download SSC CHSL 2019 Result.

  • Visit the official site of SSC, ssconline.nic.in.
  • Click on the link “SSC CHSL 2017 Results”
  • Download the PDF file for SSC CHSL Results
  • Press ‘Ctrl + F’ and type your name and roll number
  • Check your score and qualifying status

SSC CHSL 2019 Expected Cut Off

Candidates must obtain the equal or more than SSC CHSL 2019 cutoff marks in order to qualify in the exam. Candidates who belongs to reserved category can get relaxation of cutoff marks in compared to general category candidates.

The expected cut-off for Tier 1 of SSC CHSL 2019 are given below:

Category SSC CHSL Expected Cut off Marks (DEO) SSC CHSL Expected Cut off Marks (LDC) SSC CHSL Expected Cut off Marks (Postal / Sorting Asst.)
VH 91-100 101-110 103-113
OH 94-102 98-104 99-107
HH 74-87 79-97 78-87
Ex.S 77-84 81-94 90-95
General 129-138 130-140 132-145
OBC 119-137 122-141 125-131
SC 110-124 112-129 115-129
ST 96-101 104-109 107-111

The expected cut off for Tier 2 exam of SSC CHSL 2019 is:

Category SSC CHSL Expected Cutoff Marks
General 72-74
SC 58-60
ST 55-58
OBC 65-70

Final SSC CHSL 2019 Expected Cut Off will be as follows:

Category Cut off Marks (LDC / DEO)
General 119
OBC 110
SC 99
ST 89.5
OH 88
VH 83.5
HH 55
EXS 45.5

 


SSC CHSL 2019 Selection Process

SSC CHSL 2019 Selection Process is based on the result of all the three tiers. Candidates need to qualify each tier to appear in the subsequent tier. The final selection list is prepared by shortlisting applicants on the basis of their cumulative performance across the first two tiers. Tier 3 which is skill based test is the final stage to ensure that candidate possess required skills.

Candidates will be allotted to the various departments for the post of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants, Data Entry Operators, Lower Divisional Clerks and Court Clerks on the basis of their merit and preference of post.

Resolution of Tie Cases: Tie cases will be resolved by applying one after another, as applicable till the Tie is resolved.
i. Total Marks in Tier 1+Tier 2.
ii. Total marks of Tier 2 Examination.
iii. Total marks in Tier 1 Examination.
iv. Date of birth, with older candidates placed higher.
v. Alphabetical order in which first names of the candidates appear.

Candidates also need to undergo a document verification procedure after clearing all the tiers for final appointment. Candidates failiing to fullfil the eligibility criteia are automatically dropped from the final selection list.

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