SSC CHSL 2022 : Notification Postponed, Check New Dates Here

SSC CHSL 2022 notification has been postponed. The Commission released an offficial notice mentioning the postponement of the notification. The Commission also released the new dates for the SSC CHSL notification 2022.

SSC CHSL 2022: SSC CHSL notifcation 2022 has been postponed on November 3. The Commission released the official notice regarding this on November 3. The Commission released the new notification dates in the same notice. The Commission will release the SSC CHSL 2022 notification on December 6. This was expected because the SSC released the Cosntable exam notification with no prior notice. The last date to apply for the SSC CHSL exam will be January 5 now if the Commission provided one month for the application process. There is a high chance that the Commission will change the SSC CHSL exam pattern 2022 to expedite the recruitment process.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 result(2021) is expected to be released soon. The Commission conducted the SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam on September 18. SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam is a descriptive exam conducted offline in a pen-and-paper mode. Candidates were required to write one essay and one letter/application in the stipulated time frame of One hour. The maximum marks allotted to the exam was 100.  SSC CHSL Tier 1 result was released online on August 4. Staff Selection Commission(SSC) also released the number of vacancies in the SSC CHSL exam. SSC CHSL final answer key will be released online on August 11. SSC CHSL 2022 scorecard will also be released with the answer key. The candidates will be required to log in with their roll number and date of birth to download their scorecards.

See Here: SSC CHSL Result 2022 Live Updates

SSC CHSL Vacancies were also released and this year the number is increased in comparison to the previous year's notification. SSC CHSL vacancies are 6,072 whereas in the previous year, it was around 4,726. SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam was conducted from May 24 to June 10 as a Computer-Based Test (CBT) across the nation.

SSC CHSL Highlights

SSC CHSL exam notification 2022 was released on February 1. The candidates can check below the important highlights of the exam.

Exam Particulars	Details
Exam Name	SSC CHSL (Staff Selection Commission-Combined Higher Secondary Level)
Full Form of CHSL Exam	Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam
Conducting Body	SSC
Exam Level	National
Vacancies	to be notified
No. of Candidates Applied (in 2018)	29.68 lakh
No. of Candidates Appeared (in 2018)	13.17 lakh
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Mode	Tier-I: Online (Objective - Multiple Choice) Tier-II: Offline (Descriptive) Tier-III: Skill Test
Exam Duration	Tier-I: 60 minutes (100 questions, 200 marks) Tier-II: 60 minutes (2 questions, 100 marks)
Negative Marking	Yes (0.50 for each incorrect answer marked)
Exam Purpose	Selection of candidates for posts of LDC, JSA, PA, SA and DEO
Exam Language	English and Hindi
No. of Test Cities	over 100 Cities
Official Website	http://ssc.nic.in/
Exam Helpdesk No.	011-24361359

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2022

SSC CHSL exam is a very popular exam among candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary exam and are hoping to join the Central Government jobs. This exam provides direct entry to the central government and the candidates will start earning from the day of the appointment. SSC CHSL eligibility criteria are one of the contributory factors to its popularity.

SSC CHSL eligibility criteria have the following components:

SSC CHSL Age Limit

One of the most important factors in SSC CHLS 2022 eligibility criteria is the age limit for the SSC CHSL exam. For the SSC CHSL exam, the candidate must fulfil the age criteria, which are given below:

SSC CHSL Upper Age Limit : 18

SSC CHSL Upper Age Limit : 27

The age will be counted from January 1, 2022. There is high chance that the Commission provides age relaxation of three years in upper age limit to all candidates irrespective of their category because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Nationality for SSC CHSL Exam 2022

SSC CHSL exam is open for the citizens of India and other countries as well. For the SSC CHSL exam, the candidates fulfilling the following nationality condition can apply for the exam

• A candidate must be a citizen of India, or
• A subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or
• A Tibetan refugee,

SSC CHSL Qualification 2022

The educational qualification required to apply for SSC CHSL 2022 exam is intermediate. The candidates must have passed Class 12 or equivalent from a recognized institution. The candidates appearing in Class 12 can also appear.

SSC CHSL Exam Dates 2022

The Commission will notify the official application dates only. The SSC CHSL exam dates will be released later. The official notification will be released on November 5. SSC CHSL important dates are given below:

SSC CHSL Exam Events	SSC CHSL Exam Dates	Salient Features
Notification	05-Nov-2022 06-Dec-2022	SSC CHSL notification will be released online only
Applications	05-Nov-2022 to 04-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 to 05-Jan-2023	The commission provides approximately one month to fill out the online application form
Last date for application fee submission in online mode	04-Dec-2022 06-Jan-2023	The candidates cannot fill the SSC CHSL 2022 application after this date
Last date for the generation of offline Challan	05-Jan-2023	The last day to generate bank challan will be released later
Last date for application fee payment through challan	06-Jan-2023	Last date to pay the fee offline through challan will be released later
Application correction facility	to be announced	The application correction facility will be provided as per the dates notified in the advertisement
Tier-I exam	February-March 2023 (Tentative)	SSC CHSL Tier-I exam will be conducted as a Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Tier-I answer key	March 2023 (Tentative)	SSC will release the tentative answer key online only
Tier-I result	May 2023 (Tentative)	SSC will release the Tier-I result within in 45 days of the exam
Tier-II exam	August 2023 (Tentative)	SSC CHSL exam date for tier-II will be conducted offline

The above dates are tentative and will be updated after the official intimation.

SSC CHSL Exam Dates 2021

SSC CHSL 2021 exam was notified on February 1 . SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam was conducted from May 24 to June 10. The Commission also released the provisional answer key on June 22. The rest of the important dates are mentioned below:

SSC CHSL Exam Events	SSC CHSL Exam Dates	Salient Features
Notification	01-Feb-2022	SSC CHSL notification was released online as per the exam calendar
Applications	01-Feb-2022 to 07-Mar-2022	The commission provided around one month to fill SSC CHSL application
Last date for application fee submission in online mode	08-Mar-2022 (11.00 PM)	This was the last date to submit the application fee online mode
Last date for the generation of offline Challan	09-Mar-2022 (11.00 PM)	This was the last day to generate bank challan
Last date for application fee payment through challan	10-Mar-2022	Last date to pay the fee offline through challan
Application correction facility	11-Mar-2022 to 15-Mar-2022 (11.00 PM)	The application correction facility was provided online only
Tier-I exam	24-May-2022 to 10-Jun-2022	SSC CHSL Tier-I exam was conducted as a Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Tier-I answer key	22-Jun-2022 (tentative)	SSC released the tentative answer key online only
Tier-I result	04-Aug-2022	SSC released the Tier-1 result online
Tier-II exam	18-Sep-2022	SSC CHSL exam date for tier-II was conducted offline
Tier 2 result	November 2022 (tentative)	SSC CHSL Tier 2 result is expected soon

The above tentative dates will be updated on the official declaration of dates. 

SSC CHSL Result 2022

SSC CHSL Tier 1 result was released online with the cutoff and the number of candidates available for the tier-2 exam. SSC CHSL result pdf 2022 will also mention the category-wise cutoff and number of candidates available under each category.

SSC CHSL Cutoff 2022

SSC CHSL Cutoff 2022 was released with the result itself. The SSC Cutoff is the marks of the last selected candidate in a particular category. SSC Cutoff is released with the number of candidates available under each category.

SSC CHSL Answer Key 2022

SSC CHSL Tier 1 final answer key will be released on August 11. SSC released the CHSL Tier 1 tentative answer key on June 22 with the candidate’s response sheet. SSC CHSL answer key is the only official source to check the answers and calculate the score.

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2022

SSC CHSL exam pattern will be notified in the official notification. The candidates should read, understand and think deeply about it. As you go deeper, you can explore the time required to read and answer one question, the time limit for one question and the impact of negative marking in the same.

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern Tier 1

SSC CHSL Tier-1 exam is the most important stage of the selection process. The candidates must try to score better in Tier-1 exam because the marks secured in Tier-I will be considered for the final merit.

SSC CHSL Tier-I Subjects	SSC CHSL Tier-I Number of Questions	SSC CHSL Tier-I Maximum Marks
English Language  (Basic Knowledge)	25	50
General Intelligence	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	25	50
General Awareness	25	50
Total	100	200

The candidates should practice with the previous years papers so that they can score better in the exam.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Marking Scheme

The candidates should understand the exam pattern and practice with the mock test papers and question papers keeping negative marking in the exam. SSC CHSL marking scheme is given below:

Type of Questions in SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam	Correct Answers	Incorrect Answers
MCQs	+2	-0.50

The candidates’ marks are calculated based on the answers they mark on the SSC CHSL question paper. For each correct answer, the candidates are awarded +2 marks and for each incorrect answer, 0.5 marks are deducted from the aggregate marks because there is a negative marking in the exam.

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern Tier 2

SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam is a descriptive exam. The candidates need to understand the demand of the exam. Commission asks the candidates to write one essay and one letter/application within the prescribed time limit. The candidates are asked to write around 450 - 500 words in 1 hour. The exam pattern can be summarised as.

SSC CHSL Tier-II Sections	Word Limit	SSC CHSL Tier-II Maximum Marks
Essay	200-250	100
Letter/Application	150-200

The candidates need to do essay writing practice so that they can easily write the essay and letter. The marks secured in the SSC CHSL Tier- 2 exam will also be counted for the final merit list.

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern Tier 3

The candidates will have to undergo the skill test that is the skill test and typing test. SSC CHSL Tier- 3 exam is a qualifying-only exam and the candidates need to score the qualifying marks only.

SSC CHSL Posts	SSC CHSL Tier-III Tests
Data Entry Operator (DEO)	Skill Test
Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant (PA), Sorting Assistant (SA)	Typing Test

The skill test is conducted differently for different jobs. The candidates need to qualify the SSC skill tests as required for their opted posts. 

There is another skill test for DEO and DEO (Grade A) requiring them to perform on computer.

SSC CHSL Posts	Expected Data Entry Speed (in key-depressions)	Number of Key-Depressions Given
DEO	8,000	2,000-2,200
DEO (Grade-A)	15,000	3,700-4,000

For more details of the SSC CHSL skill Test refer to the SSC CHSL exam pattern.

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2022

SSC CHSL syllabus was mentioned in the Official notification released by the Commission. The candidates are required to prepare all the topics given in the official syllabus.

SSC CHSL Syllabus Tier 1

The candidates are required to prepare the Tier 1 syllabus thoroughly so that they can score better in the exam. The candidates can see below the topics as specified in the official syllabus given by SSC.

SSC CHSL Syllabus -Tier 1 (English)

The candidates can see here the English syllabus topics for the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam

Spot the Error	Fill in the Blanks	Synonyms/ Homonyms
Antonyms	Spellings/Detecting Miss-Spelt Words	Idioms & Phrases
One-Word Substitution	Improvement of Sentences	Active/Passive Voice of Verbs
Conversion into Direct/Indirect Narration	Shuffling of Sentence Parts
Cloze Passage	Shuffling of Sentences in a Passage	Comprehension Passage

The list of English topics for SSC CHSL exam is not exhaustive. The Commission is free to ask any combination of questions from the given topics.

SSC CHSL General Intelligence Syllabus

SSC CHSL General Intelligence syllabus is very important because the candidates can score better here only by practising the topics. 

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/Pattern-Folding & 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 sub-topics, if any Numerical Operations

Note: This section would include questions on both verbal and non-verbal general intelligence.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus Topics

The candidates can check here the broad categorization of the Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

1. 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 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

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

SSC CHSL Syllabus Tier 2

There is no defined syllabus for the SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam. The candidates are required to write the descriptive type essay and letter/application in one-hour time. The candidates need to write on the socio-political issues which are in the news.

SSC CHSL Syllabus Tier 2

SSC CHSL Tier 3 Syllabus is not very much defined. They are the skill test conducted for different posts. It includes the typing test, Computer key press test, data entry 

SSC CHSL Exam Centres 2022

SSC CHSL exam centres were notified in the official advertisement released by the Commission on February 1. The candidates can select three exam centres from the given list. The first exam centre can be chosen from the list of exam centres situated pan India. The rest of the two exam centres can be selected from the same region only. 

SSC CHSL Vacancies 2022

SSC CHSL vacancies 2022 were released just before the result. These vacancies were not released in the official notification. SSC CHSL vacancies were increased considerably this year.