SYLLABUS AND EXAMINATION PLANNING OF SSC-CHSL 2020

SSC-COMBINED HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL EXAMINATION, 2020

SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION FOR COMBINED HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL EXAMINATION

Check the below table for detailed SSC CHSL exam pattern which includes subjects, questions, marks and duration of SSC CHSL Tier I, Tier II and Tier III.

Sr. No.	Exam	Exam mode
1	SSC CHSL Tier I Online	Online(Objective)
2	SSC CHSL Tier II (Descriptive Paper)	Offline (Pen & Paper)
3	SSC CHSL Tier III (Skill Test/ Typing Test)	Offline

 

SSC CHSL Tier I Exam Pattern

SSC CHSL Tier I is mandatory for all the posts and its marks are added for further process as well. If you do not clear cut-off of Tier I Exam then you will not be eligible for Tier II. Below table shows the section wise breakup of questions and marks asked in SSC CHSL Tier I exam.

Subject	Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Duration
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	50	60 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	25	50
General English (Basic Knowledge)	25	50
General Awareness	25	50

 

SSC CHSL Tier II Exam Pattern

SSC CHSL Tier II Exam Scheme	Maximum Marks	Time Duration	Exam Mode
Descriptive Paper (In English or Hindi)	100	60 Minutes For VH/OH (afflicted with Cerebral Palsy/deformity in writing hand) – 80 Minutes	Pen & Paper Mode

 

SSC CHSL Tier III Exam Pattern

SSC CHSL Tier III Exam Scheme	Maximum Marks	Time Duration	Exam Mode
Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test	Wherever Applicable	DEO-15 Minutes CLERK & PA/SA LDC –10 Minutes	Wherever Applicable

 

TIER OF THE EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus

Significant Points:

• SSC CHSL 2019 has negative marking. Every wrong answer will have a penalty of 0.5 marks in all sections

• The duration of the exam is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.

SSC CHSL Tier-II Syllabus

Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in Pen and Paper Mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper would be for one hour (20 minutes compensatory time will also be provided to the candidates eligible for scribes as per Paras 8.1 and 8.2 above). The Paper would comprise writing of an Essay of 200-250 words and a Letter/ Application of approximately 150-200 words. 

Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in Pen and Paper Mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper would be for one hour (20 minutes compensatory time will also be provided to the candidates eligible for scribes as per Paras 8.1 and 8.2 above). The Paper would comprise writing of an Essay of 200-250 words and a Letter/ Application 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 paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English. Part paper written in Hindi and Part in English will be awarded zero marks. 

Candidate must write his/ her correct Roll Number and affix signature and Left-hand Thumb Impression in the relevant columns in the Question Paper-cum-Answer Book failing which zero marks will be awarded. 

Candidates are strictly advised not to write any personal identity e.g. name, Roll Number, Mobile Number, Address, etc inside the Answer Book. The candidates who fail to adhere to these instructions will be awarded zero marks. 

 

SSC CHSL Tier-III (Skill Test/ Typing Test): 

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 conducted in the cities where Regional Offices of the Commission are located or as decided by the Commission. 

Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature. 

SSC CHSL Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted as per the following scheme: 

A. 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. 

For the post of Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): The ‘speed of 15000 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 3700-4000 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer. 

Candidates eligible for scribe as per paras 8.1 and 8.2 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore the duration of the Skill Test for such candidates will be 20 minutes. 

B.Typing Test for LDC/ JSA and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant: 

The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi and English. The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) in the online Application Form. 

The choice of Typing Test given by the candidate in the online Application Form shall be treated as final and no change in the medium of Typing Test will be entertained later. 

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. 

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

Candidates eligible for scribe as per paras 8.1 and 8.2 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore the duration of the Typing Test for such candidates will be 15 minutes. 

Passage Dictators will be provided to those VH candidates for the Typing test who have opted for Scribe in the online Application Form. The Passage Dictator will read out the passage to VH candidate within the allotted time period. 

Persons with Disabilities candidates who claim to be permanently unfit to take the Typing Test because of a physical disability may, with the prior approval of the Commission, be exempted from the requirement of appearing and qualifying at such test, provided such a candidate submits a Certificate in the prescribed format (Annexure-XIII) to the Commission from the competent Medical Authority, i.e., the Civil Surgeon of a Government Health Care Institution declaring him/ her to be permanently unfit for the Typing Test because of a physical disability. In addition, such candidates must substantiate their claim by furnishing the relevant Medical Certificate in the prescribed format as per Annexure-VIII to Annexure-X of the Notice of Examination, as applicable, at the time of Typing Test. Otherwise their claim for seeking exemption from the Typing Test will not be entertained by the Commission.