Full form of SSC CHSL: Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level
SSC CHSL is a combined competition examination conducted to select Higher Secondary qualified students into many departments and offices of the government. SSC CHSL (10+2) also includes LDC (Lower Division Clerk).
Administered by: Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Languages: Hindi, English
SSC CHSL Exam Date
SSC CHSL Eligibility
Educational Qualification
Age Limit
Age Relaxation
Exam Pattern
Tier 1
Tier 2
SSC CHSL is a combined competition examination conducted to select Higher Secondary qualified students into many departments and offices of the government. SSC CHSL (10+2) also includes LDC (Lower Division Clerk).
Administered by: Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Languages: Hindi, English
SSC CHSL Highlights
| Conducting Body | SSC (Staff Selection Commission) |
| Exam Name | SSC CHSL (Staff Selection Commission-Combined Higher Secondary Level) |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Level | National |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application fees | INR 100 |
| Exam Language | English and Hindi |
| Official Website | http://ssc.nic.in/ |
| Event | Exam Date |
| Notification | 1 February 2024 |
| Online Application | 1 February 2024 |
| Last Date of Application | 3 March 2024 |
| Admit Card | Updated Soon |
| Exam Date Tier-I | 24 May 10 June 2024 |
| Posts | Educational Qualification |
| DEO in Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) | 12th passed in Science Stream with Mathematics as a subject, or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university |
| DEO | 12th passed or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university |
| LDC/JSA | 12th passed or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university |
| PA/SA | 12th passed or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university |
| Post | Age Limit |
| DEO | 18- 27 years |
| LDC/JSA | 18- 27 years |
| PA/SA | 18- 27 years |
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| OBC | 3 Years |
| SC/ST | 5 Years |
| PwD (Unreserved) | 10 Years |
| PwD (OBC) | 13 Years |
| PwD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years |
| Candidates domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1s Jan 1980 to 31st December 1989 | 5 years |
| Defence personnel disabled in hostilities with a foreign nation | 3 years |
| Defence personnel disabled in hostilities with a foreign nation (SC/ST) | 8 years |
| Civilian Central Government Employees who have rendered at least 3 years of regular and continuous service as on a closing date for receipt of online application | Up to 40 years of age |
| Civilian Central Government Employees who have rendered at least 3 years of regular and continuous service as on a closing date for receipt of online application (SC/ST) | Up to 45 years of age |
| Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not married | Up to 35 years of age |
| Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not married (SC/ST) | Up to 40 years of age |
| Service Clerks in the last year of their service in the Armed Forces | Up to 45 years of age |
| Service Clerks in the last year of their service in the Armed Forces (SC/ST) | Up to 50 years of age |
| Retrenched census employees of the office of Registrar General of India | 3 years |
| Subjects | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
| General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 60 Minutes. |
| English Language | 25 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
| Topics | Word count | Total Marks | Duration |
| Essay writing | 200-250 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| Letter/Application Writing | 150-200 |
