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SSC CHSL: Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination

Conducted by the Staff Selection Commission for posts such as LDC, JSA, DEO and Postal Assistant, for 12th pass candidates.

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Exam pattern

  • Tier I (computer-based): 100 questions, 200 marks, 60 minutes: reasoning 25, general awareness 25, quantitative aptitude 25, English 25.
  • −0.50 for each wrong answer.
  • Later stages (a descriptive paper, skill or typing test for some posts) follow each year's notification.

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Marked here as: +2 correct, −0.5 wrong, 0 skipped

1,626 practice questions

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Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning 10 topics
  • Analogies and similarities
  • Differences and classification
  • Coding and decoding
  • Number and alphabet series
  • Blood relations and direction sense
  • Syllogism and Venn diagrams
  • Order, ranking and arrangement
  • Non-verbal and figure series
  • Paper folding, cutting and embedded figures
  • Mathematical operations and arithmetical reasoning
General Awareness 8 topics
  • Current affairs
  • History of India and the freedom movement
  • Geography of India and the world
  • Indian polity and the Constitution
  • Indian economy
  • General science
  • Static GK: books, authors, awards, sports, important days
  • Culture, art and literature
Quantitative Aptitude 13 topics
  • Number system and simplification
  • Percentages and ratio and proportion
  • Averages and ages
  • Profit and loss, discount
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Time and work, pipes and cisterns
  • Time, speed and distance
  • Mixtures and alligation
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Mensuration
  • Trigonometry and heights and distances
  • Data interpretation and statistics
English Language 9 topics
  • Reading comprehension
  • Cloze test
  • Error spotting and sentence correction
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Idioms and phrases, one-word substitution
  • Active and passive voice, direct and indirect speech
  • Spelling and vocabulary
  • Sentence rearrangement

How to prepare for SSC CHSL

  • Start with the basics of arithmetic and make the formulas automatic through daily practice.
  • Practise reasoning sets daily, since they are the quickest marks once you know the patterns.
  • Improve your English by reading regularly and solving error-spotting and vocabulary questions.
  • Keep short notes for General Awareness and revise them weekly.
  • Take full Tier I mocks under the 60-minute limit.

SSC CHSL previous year papers

2024 130 questions 2023 481 questions 2022 285 questions 2021 251 questions 2020 176 questions 2018 135 questions 2017 168 questions

SSC CHSL topic-wise practice

English Language 630 General Awareness 596 General Intelligence and Reasoning 301 Quantitative Aptitude 99

Try some SSC CHSL questions

Question 1 English Language · 2017

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’. Due to the (1)/ snow the (2)/ marks was unrecognisable. (3)/No error (4)

Question 2 English Language · 2020

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Let off the hook

Question 3 English Language · 2021

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. Seventy-year-old Bapak Gilang sat in his favourite rocking chair in his (1) ______ villa. He was staring at the evening sky (2) ______ the open window. It was already (3) ______ and it was very windy. He (4) ______ the dark clouds and felt a little (5) ______ today. He reflected that like the dusk sky, his days were also wrapped in clouds of loneliness. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.

Question 4 General Awareness · 2022

Sonal Mansingh, the classical dance legend, has NOT received which of the following awards?

Question 5 General Awareness · 2023

Who among the following started the Kuka Movement?

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SSC CHSL: frequently asked questions

What is the SSC CHSL Tier I pattern?

A computer-based test of 100 questions for 200 marks in 60 minutes: reasoning, general awareness, quantitative aptitude and English, 25 questions each.

Is there negative marking in SSC CHSL?

Yes. 0.50 marks are deducted for each wrong answer in Tier I.

Who can apply for SSC CHSL?

Candidates who have passed Class 12, subject to the age and other rules in the official notification at ssc.gov.in.

What posts does CHSL fill?

Posts such as LDC, JSA, DEO and Postal Assistant. The exact list changes each year.

This page is a summary for practice. The official notification is always the final word: dates, eligibility and syllabus change. All exams