SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023, Check Tier I, Tier II Syllabus and Exam Pattern !

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023

SSC CHSL Syllabus: Tier I

The syllabus for the three tiers varies as per the respective examination. But there are certain similarities in the examination. There are 4 sections in Tier I of the SSC CHSL exam which are given below:

1.  Reasoning Ability
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. English Language
4.  General Awareness

The syllabus for which is given below:
 

SSC CHSL Syllabus Details:
General Intelligence and Reasoning	General Awareness	Quantitative Aptitude	English Comprehension
Classification Analogy Coding-Decoding Paper Folding Method Matrix Word Formation Venn Diagram Direction and Distance Blood Relations Series Verbal reasoning Non-Verbal Reasoning	Static General Knowledge Science Current Affairs Sports Books and Authors Important Schemes Portfolios People in the News History Geography Economic Awards and Honors Economic	Simplification Interest Averages Percentage Ratio and Proportion Problem on Ages Speed, Distance, and Time Number System Mensuration Data Interpretation Time and Work Algebra Trigonometry Geometry	Reading Comprehension Cloze Test Spellings Phrases and Idioms One word Substitution Sentence Correction Error Spotting Fill in the Blanks Active/Passive Narrations

 

The detailed SSC CHSL Syllabus for Maths is as follows:

1. Quantitative Aptitude: Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.
2. 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.
3. Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2 Cos2 etc.,
7. 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 neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy, and scientific research.

The detailed SSC CHSL Syllabus for English is as follows:

1. Spot the Error
2. Fill in the Blanks
3. Synonyms/ Homonyms
4. Antonyms
5. Spellings/ Detecting misspelled words
6. Idioms & Phrases
7. One-word substitution
8. Improvement of Sentences
9. Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
10. Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
11. Shuffling of Sentence parts
12. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
13. Cloze Passage
14. Comprehension Passage

The detailed SSC CHSL Syllabus for Reasoning is as follows:

1. Semantic Analogy
2. Symbolic operations
3. Symbolic/ Number Analogy
4. Trends
5. Figural Analogy
6. Space Orientation
7. Semantic Classification
8. Venn Diagrams
9. Number Series
10. Embedded figures
11. Figural Series
12. Critical Thinking
13. Problem Solving
14. Symbolic/ Number Classification
15. Drawing inferences
16. Figural Classification
17. Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding
18. Semantic Series
19. Figural Pattern-folding and completion
20. Emotional Intelligence
21. Word Building, Social Intelligence
22. Coding and de-coding
23. Other sub-topics if any Numerical operations.

For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the General Intelligence and Quantitative Aptitude parts.

The detailed SSC CHSL Syllabus for Reasoning is as follows:

The General Awareness section's questions are meant to gauge a candidate's general understanding of his surroundings and its social implications. As may be expected of an educated person, questions are also designed to evaluate knowledge of current affairs and of such ordinary observation and experience in their scientific aspect.

1. History
2. Culture
3. Geography
4. Economic Scene
5. General policy
6. Static Awareness
7. Indian GK and scientific research
8. Awards and Honors

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SSC CHSL Syllabus: Tier-II (Descriptive Paper)

Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in ‘Pen and Paper Mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper will be for one hour (20 minutes compensatory time will also be provided to the candidates eligible for the scribe. The Paper will consist of writing an Essay/ Letter/Application/ Precis etc. A few possible topics for SSC CHSL Essay paper are as follows:
 

• Article 370 of the Indian Constitution.
• New Education Policy.
• Women Empowerment.
• Online Education – Pros and Cons.
• Agriculture Bill 2020 – Impact on Farmers.
• Omicron Virus.
• Rafale Fighter Jet.
• Uniform Civil Code.

The illustration for Tier II is as follows:
 

Topics	Word Count	Maximum Marks	Duration
Essay Writing	200-250	100	60 minutes
Letter/Application Writing	150-200	60 minutes

• Candidates have to score 33 marks (33 marks) to qualify for the SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam.
• It is both qualifying and scoring.

 

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern

SSC CHSL exam has three different phases that candidates need to clear to get selected for various posts in the Government Offices.  The three stages of the exam are as follows:
 

Tier	Type	Mode
Tier – I	Objective Multiple Choice	Computer-Based (online)
Tier – II	Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi	Pen and Paper Mode (Letter/Application Writing, Essay Writing)
Tier – III	Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test	Wherever Applicable (Speed Typing Test)

The exam pattern for Tier 1 is as follows:

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SSC CHSL Exam Pattern: Tier-1

Part	Subject	No. of Questions	Max Marks	Time
1	English	25	50	Total 60 Minutes for All Section
2	Reasoning(General Intelligence)	25	50
3	Maths (Quantitative Aptitude)	25	50
4	General Awareness	25	50

Exam Language Mode- 

1. The Tier-I Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi for Part-II, III & IV.
2. There will be a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.

SSC CHSL Tier II and Tier III Exam Pattern

1. Tier-II (Descriptive Paper): Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in ‘Pen and Paper Mode.
2. The duration of the Descriptive Paper will be for one hour
3. The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II would be 33 percent.
4. The paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English. Part paper written in Hindi and Part in English will be awarded zero marks.

SSC CHSL Tier-III (Skill Test/ Typing Test)

This is the test of the skill of candidates. If they must possess the required typing speed for which a separate test is conducted where the candidates will be made to type certain passages in fixed time. The details related to the skill test are as follows

Skill Test	Speed
Data Entry Operator	Data Entry Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The speed will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words / key depressions as per the given passage.
Data Entry Operator in the Office of The Comptroller And Auditor General(C& AG)	The speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage
Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants(PA/SA)	The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage.

How To Prepare For SSC CHSL Exam
 

Our experts have come together to devise time tested reliable strategy that can boost scores and ensure success for candidates in one of the most sought-after examinations of India. The general tips for SSC CHSL Preparation are as follows:

1. Know the syllabus and exam pattern well in advance.
2. Sort out resources and most essential books for the examination.
3. Do an analysis of the previous year's paper and most asked topics.
4. Follow standard text and resources and rely on the most known books.

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