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= SSC CHSL = The SSC CHSL Exam (Combined Higher Secondary(10+2)Level Examination)is conducted every year by The Staff Selection Commission (ssc). SSC will hold a competitive examination for recruitment to the posts Lower Divisional Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant,Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Department of the Government of India.

Age - Age limit for the posts is 18-27 years.

Educational Qualifications
For LDC/JSA,PA/SA,DEO(except DEOs in C&AG): The candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

For Data Entry Operator (DEO Grade ‘A’) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor  General  of  India  (C&AG):  12th Standard pass in  Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.

Exam Pattern
The examination will be conducted in three stages.


 * 1) Tier 1 - Computer Based Examination
 * 2) Tier 2 - Descriptive Paper
 * 3) Tier 3 - Skill/Typing Test

Tier 1 Exam
In SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam, 100 questions of 200 marks will be asked from four sections.


 * 1) English Language - 25 Question - 50 marks
 * 2) General Intelligence - 25 Question - 50 marks
 * 3) Quantitative Aptitude - 25 Question - 50 marks
 * 4) General Awareness - 25 Question - 50 marks

A time of 60 minutes has been set for this examination. The Tier-I examination will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions.

Tier 2 Exam
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 scribes .The Paper would comprise writing of an Essay of 200-250 words and a Letter/ Application of approximately 150-200 words.

Tier 3 exam
Skill Test/Typing Test for the qualified candidates will be conducted on computers provided by the Commission or its authorized agency. Skill Test/Typing Test Will be qualified Nature.

Skill test for Data Entry Operator
Skill Test is mandatory for Data Entry Operators. No candidate is exempted from appearing in the Skill Test. Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer. The „Speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on computer‟ will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage. The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer.

Typing Test for LDC/JSA and Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant
The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi or English. The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) in the online Application Form. Candidates opting for English medium should have typing speed of 35 words per minute (w.p.m.) and those opting for Hindi medium should have typing speed of 30 words per minute(w.p.m.).35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to about 10500 key depressions per hour and about 9000 key depressions per hour respectively.