SSC CHSL 2020-21 Notification & Exam Dates Out

SSC CHSL Recruitment 2020: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is the one of the most desirable organizations for Government exams in India. Every year thousands of vacancies are filled by SSC in Government departments. Govt. jobs are the most sought after career choice in India. More so, the government is focusing on providing better facilities, services in every aspect of our lives and the development of our country and to do that millions of Jobs will be created in the coming years. SSC is the leading Govt. organization that provides employment to lakhs of students in India. A great opportunity lies ahead for all the SSC aspirants.

The Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC 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

SSC CHSL New Exam Date Out for Tier-1

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has decided to re-schedule its pending examinations due to the situation arising out of the Corona virus pandemic. As per the latest notice of SSC, The Tier-1 exam of SSC CHSL will be conducted on 12.10.2020 to 16.10.2020, 19.10.2020 to 21.10.2020 and 26.10.2020 for the the left over candidates. The revised tentative schedules of the examinations is given below:

SSC CHSL 2020 Notification

Click Here to View SSC CHSL 2019-20 Official Notification PDF

SSC CHSL Exam Date 2020

SSC has released the new exam dates for the SSC CHSL 2020 exam. The Tier-1 computer based online exam was scheduled to be conducted from 17th to 28th March, 2020 but due to complete lockdown in India, CHSL exam from 20th March to 28th has been postponed. CHSL exam was coducted for first 3 days (17th, 18th and 19th). The exam for remaining candidates will be conducted on 12.10.2020 to 16.10.2020, 19.10.2020 to 21.10.2020 and 26.10.2020 .

Please note down the important dates related to SSC CHSL 2020 Exam:

Activity Dates SSC CHSL 2019-20 Notification 03rd December 2019 Online Application Starts from 03rd December 2019 Last date for Online Registration 10th January 2020 SSC CHSL 2020 Application Status From 2nd March 2020 SSC CHSL 2020 Admit Card for Tier-1 October 2020 SSC CHSL 2020 Tier-1 Exam 12.10.2020 to 16.10.2020,

19.10.2020 to 21.10.2020 and 26.10.2020 SSC CHSL 2020 Tier-2 (Descriptive Paper) To be notified later

SSC CHSL 2020 Admit Card / Application Status

The admit card for SSC CHSL 2020 re-scheduled exam will be released after the release of exam date. The application status for the same has already been released by SSC. Click on the link given below to download SSC CHSL Tier-1 Admit Card & to Application status for the same.

Click Here to Download SSC CHSL 2020 Tier-1 Admit Card / Check Application Status

SSC CHSL 2020-21 Exam Date

The tentative schedule for the SSC CHSL 2020-21 exam has already been published by SSC along with its Official Calendar. Please note down the important dates related to SSC CHSL Exam 2020 and make sure to complete the process in time.

Activity Dates SSC CHSL 2020-21 Notification 6th November 2020 SSC CHSL Registration Strats From 6th November 2020 SSC CHSL Online Application Ends on 15th December 2020 SSC CHSL 2021 Tier-1 Exam Date 12-04-2021 to 27-04-2021

SSC CHSL 2020 Online Application

The online application process for SSC CHSL 2020-21 exam will begin on 6th November 2020. The last date to apply online SSC CHSL 2020-21 Exam is 15th December 2020

Click Here to Apply Online for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2020 Exam

SSC CHSL Application Fee

• The required application fee is Rs. 100/-

• Exemption: No fee is required to be paid by female, SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen candidates

• Applications fee should be pay only through SBI either in the form of challan or through SBI Net Banking or any other bank Credit/Debit Card. Challan form will be generated online

• To pay fee in cash, candidate should take print out of challan generated online after the completion of Part-1 registration. Deposit the requisite fee in any branch of SBI and then continue with the Part-2 registration

• Those candidates who want to pay online can go directly to part-2 registration after completion of part-1 registration. Candidate must supply registration number and date of birth to continue to Part-2 registration

SSC CHSL Salary: Pay Scale

Post Name Pay Scale LDC/ JSA Pay Band -1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay: Rs.1900 (pre-revised) PA/ SA Pay Band -1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay: Rs. 2400 (pre-revised) DEO Pay Band-1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay: Rs. 2400 (pre-revised) DEO Grade ‘A’ Pay Band-1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay: Rs. 2400 (pre-revised)

SSC CHSL Salary after 7th pay commission

SSC has modified the SSC CHSL Salary Structure for all the Posts after the 7th Pay Commission. SSC CHSL Salary structure after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission in 2017 is given below:

Post Name Basic Pay HRA TA Gross Salary In Hand City DEO 25500 6120 3600 35220 31045 X 25500 4080 1800 31380 27205 Y 25500 2040 1800 29340 25165 Z LDC 19900 4776 1350 26026 22411 X Court Clerk 19900 3184 900 23984 20369 X PA/SA 19900 1592 900 22392 18777 X

SSC CHSL 2020 Vacancy Out

The total number of vacancies for SSC CHSL 2020 exam has been released on 7th January 2020. Recently, SSC has released a notice regarding SSC CHSL 2019-20 Vacancy. As per the latest notice, SSC has introduced 4893 vacancies for 2020 Exam. The Post wise vacancy are mentioned below:

Post Name vacancy LDC/ JSA 1269 Vacancies PA/ SA 3598 Vacancies DEO 26 Vacancies Total 4893 Vacancies

SSC CHSL Last Year Vacancy (2018-19)

Post Name vacancy LDC/ JSA 1855 Vacancies PA/ SA 3880 Vacancies DEO 54 Vacancies

SSC CHSL Recruitment 2020

The SSC CHSL exam is held in 3 stages called (Tiers). While the first one is online the latter two are offline exams. The entire process of registration and communication happens online through the official website of SSC CHSL. Candidates must qualify each stage of the SSC CHSL exam to proceed to the next one, before being finally selected.

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria

There are 3 important criteria which a candidate must fulfill in order to be eligible for the SSC CHSL 2020. The 3 parameters are given below:

1. Citizenship: A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January,1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has 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 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

2. Age Limit: Age limit for the posts is 18-27 years as on 01-01-2020 (i.e. Candidates born not before 01-01-1993 and not later than 01-01-2002). Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for different categories are as below:

Code No. Category Permissible age relaxation beyond the upper age limit 01 SC/ ST 5 years 02 OBC 3 years 03 Persons with Disabilities (PwD-Unreserved) 10 years 04 PwD + OBC 13 years 05 PwD + SC/ ST 15 years 06 Ex-Servicemen 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. 07 Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989. 5 years 08 Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof. 3 years 09 Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST). 8 years 10 Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. Up to 40 years of age 11 Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications (SC/ ST). Up to 45 years of age 12 Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. Up to 35 years of age 13 Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST). Up to 40 years of age

3. Educational Qualification:

For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): The candidates who is planning to appear in CHSL 2020 exam must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

For Data Entry Operator (DEO) 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.

SSC CHSL 2020 Exam Pattern

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) start conducting the Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) in three levels for various posts:

Tier Type Mode Tier – I Objective Multiple Choice Computer Based (online) Tier – II Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi Pen and Paper mod Tier – III Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test Wherever Applicable

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 2020 are given below:

• SSC CHSL 2020 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 75 minutes to 60 minutes.

• Tier III will remain same.

• No Sectional Cut off.

Click Here to View SSC CHSL 2020 Exam Pattern

SSC CHSL 2020 Syllabus

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 2020, with 100 questions which account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:

Section Subject No of Questions Max Marks Exam Duration 1 General Intelligence 25 50 60 minutes 2 General Awareness 25 50 3 Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) 25 50 4 English Language (Basic Knowledge) 25 50 Total 100 200

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus

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.

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/ patternfolding & 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 de-coding, Other subtopics, if any Numerical operations.

Quantitative Aptitude:

Number Systems: Computation of 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 centres, 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 only) Standard Identities like sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃=1 etc.,

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

Click Here to View SSC CHSL 2020 Detailed Syllabus

Important Points:

• There is negative marking in SSC CHSL 2020 Tier 1 Exam. Giving a wrong answer to a question will lead to a penalty of 0.5 marks in all sections

• The exam duration is 75 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus

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.

Important Points:

• The exam is of 60 minutes’ duration and carries 100 marks.

• The questions are based on 10 level.

• The exam is qualifying in nature.

• Part paper written in Hindi and Part in English will not be evaluated.

• The exam duration is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped or suffer from cerebral palsy.

SSC CHSL Tier 3 Exam Syllabus

The Tier 3 of SSC CHSl Exam 2020 comprises of a couple of skill tests which are required for certain government posts.

Skill Test for Data Entry Operator(DEO):

• Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer.

• The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes .

Typing Test for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant LDCs and Court Clerks:

• Typing Test will be conducted in English or Hindi and candidates while applying for the Examination, will have to indicate his/her choice/option for Skill Test Medium in the Application Form.

• Typing Test will be of qualifying in nature.

• It will be administered on the Computer, to be provided by the Commission or any agency authorized by the Commission.

• Candidates opting for English medium should have typing speed of 35 words per minute.

• Candidates opting for Hindi medium should have typing speed of 30 words per minute.

• The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes.

• Visually Handicapped candidates (with 40% disability and above) will be allowed 30 minutes.

Note: After skill test or typing test, those candidates who qualify it, will be appointed based on their position in the merit list.

SSC CHSL 2020 Admit Card

Every candidate who registers for SSC CHSL Exam 2020 within stipulated time will be assigned an e-admit card/hall ticket/call letter that can be downloaded from the official website of SSC. The admit card for the CHSL Tier-1 exam will be released first followed by the admit card of CHSL Tier-2 exam (administered to only those candidates who qualify for Tier 1 exam).

Click Here to Download SSC CHSL Admit Card

More information and the download link for the admit card will be displayed post the release of the official notification for SSC CHSL 2020. Candidates are advised to keep checking this page for updates.

SSC CHSL Result

SSC CHSL Result Result will be declared after the examination for different Tiers of SSC CHSL 2020 exam has been conducted. All candidates can check their SSC CHSL Result & Marks by clicking on the link mentioned below:

Click Here to View SSC CHSL Result

SSC CHSL 2020 Cut Off

To get an insight into SSC CHSL 2020 Cut-Off, we must have an idea about previous years cut-off. Have a look at the cut-off for SSC CHSL Tier I Exam 2018-19:

SSC CHSL 2018-19 TIER- 1 Cut-Off:

SSC CHSL 2018-19 Tier I Cut Off Marks: Post-Wise Category/Posts DEO

(Other than

C&AG) DEO

in C&AG LDC/JSA

and PA/SA UR 181.47 165.93 135.60 SC – 145.52 110.09 ST – 136.74 99.09 OBC 178.45 161.72 133.74 EWS – 163.75 127.25 ESM – 117.13 56.11 OH – 129.42 102.75 HH – 98.86 58.43 VH – – 84.87 Other PWD – – 50.00 Total Candidates

Qualified 175 2330 45101

Click Here to View SSC CHSL Cut-Off for 2016, 2017& 2018

SSC CHSL 2020: FAQ

Q1. When will SSC CHSL 2020 Exam be conducted?

SSC CHSL 2020 Tier-I exam for remaining candidates will be conducted from 12th to 16th October, 19th to 21 October and 26th October 2020.

Q2. When the official notification of SSC CHSL 2020-21 exam be released?

The official notification for SSC CHSL 2020-21 exam will be released on 6th November 2020.

Q3. When can I apply for SSC CHSL 2020-21 Exam?

All candidates can apply online for SSC CHSL 2020-21 Exam from 6th November 2020 at the official website of of SSC i.e. https://ssc.nic.in/.

Q4. What is the last date to apply online for SSC CHSL 2019-20 Exam?

The last date to apply online for SSC CHSL 2019-20 Exam is 10th January 2020.

Q5. Is the SSC CHSL 2020 exam Bilingual?

All tests are bilingual, i.e. available in both English and Hindi except the English Language.

Q6. Is there Any Negative Marking in SSC CHSL Online Exam?

Yes, there is a negative marking for wrong answers in Tier-I of SSC CHSL. 1/4th of the total marks will be deducted for the question marked wrong by the candidate.

Q7. Are there fixed timings for different sections in SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam?

No, There is no sectional timing in SSC CHSL Exam. The total duration of Tier-I exam is 60 minutes.