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SSC - Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination

SSC - Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination is a competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk, Postal Assistant, Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries, Department, Offices of the Gov of India. It is conducted by Staff Selection Commission, a government body.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates applying for the examination, need to have passed intermediate standard or an equivalent examination from recognised university or board. The age requirement is 18 to 27 years old for all unreserved category but scheduled cast, scheduled tribe, physical disabled and ex servicemen can enjoy age relaxation, which is from 3 years upto 40 years of age.

The Application form fee for appearing in the examination is Rs 100 as per notification published by Staff Selection Commission on 1 Feb 2022. Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Persons with Disabilities and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.

STRUCTURE

The examination has three stages; Computer Based Examination( Tier 1), Descriptive Paper( Tier 2), Skill Test/ Typing Test( Tier 3)

Computer Based Examination( Tier 1)

Tier 1 examination is computer based exam,      which consists of objective type, multiple choice questions only. The questions are available in both english and hindi languages except english part.

(1) English Language

(2) General Intelligence

(3) Quantitative Aptitude

(4) General Awareness

Each section consists of 25 questions with 50 marks. Total marks of the examination is 200.

Descriptive Paper( Tier 2)

Tier 2 is a Descriptive Paper of 100 marks in pen and paper mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper is one hour. The paper consists of writing essays, letters, applications, precis etc.

According to the notification of Staff Selection Commission in feb 2022, the minimum qualifying marks in Tier 2 would be 33 %.

Typing Test/Skill Test( Tier 3)

Tier 3 for the shortlisted candidates conducts on the computers provided by the Commission or its authorized agency. Skill test is mandatory for Data Entry Operator post.