SSC CHSL Exam 2020 - Online Form (Released), Latest News, Notification, Eligibility

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC CHSL 2020 application form on November 6, 2020. The last date to submit the SSC CHSL 2020 application form is extended to December 26, 2020. The Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) examination is conducted every year by Staff Selection Commission for recruitment to the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant, and Data Entry Operator in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations. Candidates to be eligible for SSC CHSL 2020 should be between 18 to 27 years and have passed Class 12.
Latest SSC CHSL Updates 2019 & 2020:

• SSC CHSL 2020 Registration date extended to December 26.
• SSC CHSL 2019 answer key and response sheet for Tier-1 released.

SSC CHSL 2020 recruitment exam is conducted in three stages – Tier-I (CBT), Tier-II (PPT), and Tier-III (Skill/Typing Test). The final allocation of candidates to various departments is done based on the candidate’s merit and option given by them in the SSC CHSL application form. SSC is anticipated to release a total of 4893 vacancies for the recruitment of various posts in various Ministries/ Departments/Offices of the Government of India. The exact number of SSC CHSL 2020 vacancies will be notified soon by the SSC.

SSC CHSL Contact Details - Regional Offices

The eligibility criteria of SSC CHSL has been prescribed by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). SSC CHSL eligibility criteria are the set of guidelines in terms of age, educational qualification, and nationality which candidates have to fulfill to be eligible for the exam. Before filling the application form, candidates need to check all details on the SSC CHSL 2020 eligibility criteria.

Age Limit: The age of candidates as per SSC CHSL eligibility criteria should be 18 to 27 years. Relaxation in the upper age limit is provided to candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC, PwD, Ex-Servicemen, etc. 

Age Relaxations: Reserved Categories

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Age Relaxations: Upper Age Limit

Educational Qualification: According to SSC CHSL eligibility criteria 2020, the educational qualification required for the exam is Class 12/HSC. For the post of Data Entry Operator, candidates must have passed their Class 12/HSC from Science Stream with Mathematics.

Nationality: Candidates should be a citizen of India. Candidates from Bhutan, Nepal and Tibetan refugee are also eligible subject to fulfilment of SSC CHSL 2020 eligibility criteria.

Mode of Application : Offline and Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Bank Challan

The application form of SSC CHSL has been released in online mode on November 6, 2020. The last date for submission of the SSC CHSL 2020 form is December 26, 2020. Candidates who wish to pay their application fees through SBI challan can make the payment through the challan till January 1, 2021.

The application fee is Rs 100 for the general and OBC category while women, SC, ST, and PwD candidates are exempted from fee payment. The procedure to fill SSC CHSL application form online is explained below. 

How to fill SSC CHSL application form 2020?

Candidates can follow the steps below to apply for SSC CHSL 2020 exam,

Part-1: Online One Time Registration -  

• Applicants need to first fill the SSC CHSL 2020 registration form 
• To register, candidates will have to enter their basic details. 
• On submission of the registration form, the candidate’s registration ID and password will be generated.

Upload Photo & Signature - Applicants should proceed to upload their photograph and signature. The size of the photograph should be between 4 KB to 20 KB and 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm in dimension while the signature should be 1 KB to 12KB and 4.0 cm (width) x 3.0 cm (height) in dimension.

Part - 2: Fill SSC CHSL application form - To fill in other details in the SSC CHSL application form, candidates have to log in with their password and registration ID. 

Fee Payment - After filling the application form, applicants have to pay their examination fees either online or offline.

Submission of application form - On successful fee payment, the application process is complete and candidates should take a printout of the SSC CHSL application form.

Application Fees

Lakhs of candidates appear for SSC CHSL every year. Although the competition is tough, however, anyone can crack this exam if they prepare sincerely. Below are few SSC CHSL Preparation Tips.

• First, get familiar with the SSC CHSL exam pattern and syllabus. Note down the topics that you need to study for this exam. 
• After knowing the syllabus, make a plan for preparation according to the time you have till the exam. Complete the syllabus first and then go for mock tests. 
• Do not jump straight into practicing. First, you need to get good at the basics. If you know the basics then you will be able to crack the exam. 
• Quantitative Ability has a huge syllabus. Analyze the previous years’ papers and pick topics accordingly. Practice Ratio, Percentage, Averages, Time Speed Distance, Time and Work, Profit & Loss, Interest, Geometry and Trigonometry, Algebra as you will get maximum questions from these topics. 

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• To ace the English language section, go through all the grammar rules like tenses, voices, articles, prepositions, subject-verb agreement, and punctuation. Practice active passive voice, direct indirect speech, cloze test, error spotting, sentence improvement, and fill in the blanks. Focus on Antonyms, Synonyms, Idioms, Phrases, and Spellings. 
• Reasoning requires a lot of practice. Practice Analogies, Syllogisms, coding-decoding, Odd one out, Alphabetical & Numerical Series, Missing terms, Blood Relations, Direction sense, Arrangements. 
• General Awareness is dominated by static GK and current affairs. Candidates should revise Science, Indian Polity, Sports Geography, Economics, Books and Authors, History and Computer Awareness.

The examination of SSC CHSL consists of computer based examination (Tier I), Descriptive Paper (Tier II) and Typing/Skill Test (Tier III). Separate SSC CHSL exam pattern has been prescribed for different stages of exam. The exam pattern of SSC CHSL provide candidates details about total marks, marking scheme, sections, nature of questions and time duration.  

SSC CHSL Tier I Exam Pattern

• The Tier I of SSC CHSL will be conducted in Computer Based Mode. 
• The total duration of the exam is 60 minutes as per the SSC CHSL exam pattern
• The question paper will be divided into different parts – I, II, III, and IV. 
• All questions will be objective type.
• The test carries a total of 100 questions from English Language, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill), and General Awareness. 
• According to the SSC CHSL exam pattern of Tier I, the Total marks allotted for this Tier is 200. 
• The questions will be set both in English and Hindi
• 0.50 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer

SSC CHSL Tier II Exam Pattern

• The Tier II of SSC CHSL is a descriptive paper conducted in Pen and Paper mode. 
• This test carries 100 marks. 
• The duration of the paper is 1 hour
• Candidates are given to write an essay of 200 to 250 words and a Letter/Application of 120 to 200 words in Tier II. 
• The paper will be either in Hindi or English as per the SSC CHSL exam pattern 

SSC CHSL Tier III Exam Pattern

• Tier III exam is Skill Test/Typing Test.
• This stage is qualifying in nature. 
• In the Skill Test, candidates will have to enter data at the speed of 8000 key depressions per hour on a computer. 
•   For Data Entry operator posts, the speed should not be less than 15000 key depressions per hour for data entry. 
•  The Skill test as per the SSC CHSL exam pattern will be conducted online in English for Data Entry Operator 
• According to the SSC CHSL exam pattern 2019 of Tier III, the Typing Test for LDC/ JSA and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant will be held in English and Hindi
• Candidates opting for English medium must have a typing speed of 35 words per minute. While those opting for Hindi medium must have a typing speed of 30 words per minute.

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will release the admit card of SSC CHSL separately for all the stages of the exam. SSC CHSL 2020 admit card is issued online by the Regional/Sub-Regional office at the official website. Candidates have to log in with their registration number or roll number and date of birth to download SSC CHSL admit card 2020. 

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Information regarding the exam like time, date, city, and centre of the examination will be mentioned in the admit card. It is compulsory to carry one photo identity proof like Voter’s ID, Driving License, ID cards issued by the government or other offices to the examination centre along with SSC CHSL admit card. 

SSC CHSL Tier I Admit Card

The Tier I admit card of SSC CHSL will be released in online mode only for all the regions. Candidates whose applications have accepted for the recruitment exam can download the admit card from the official website. Candidates have to download SSC CHSL admit card of Tier I online. The admit card comprises information regarding the date, time, and city of the SSC CHSL Tier I exam.

SSC CHSL Tier II Admit Card

SSC CHSL admit card for Tier II will be released after the declaration of Tier I result. The admit card for Tier II will be issued to those candidates who have cleared Tier I exam.

SSC CHSL Tier III Admit Card

SSC CHSL admit card for Tier III Skill Test or Typing test will be released for all only those candidates selected based on Tier I and II marks.

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will release the answer key of SSC CHSL 2020 Tier-1 in online mode only. Candidates need to login to the website using the Roll Number and Password to download the answer key and response sheet. 

SSC CHSL answer key is available online for all sets of online test booklets. Candidates can even challenge the SSC CHSL answer key if they are not satisfied with the answers. Challenges will be accepted online only. To register challenges, candidates will have to pay Rs 100 per answer. 

How to download SSC CHSL answer key 2020:

Follow the steps below to download the answer key of SSC CHSL 2020,

• Go to the official website - ssc.nic.in
• Click on the answer key link (link will be updated)
• Choose the "Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination"
• Enter the login credentials without any mistakes
• SSC CHSL answer key will appear on the screen
• Download it as a PDF file.

Staff Selection Commission will declare the result of SSC CHSL in three stages – Tier I, II, and final. SSC CHSL result of all the stages will be declared online. First, the result of Tier I will be declared followed by the declaration of Tier II result. The final SSC CHSL result is declared after the skill test/Typing test. SSC CHSL final result will be declared based on the candidate’s aggregate score of Tier I and 2. 

The result PDF of SSC CHSL will contain the name, category, and roll numbers of shortlisted candidates. The marks of qualified and non-qualified candidates will be released a few days after the declaration SSC CHSL result. To check marks, candidates have to log in with examination name, roll number/registration number, and password. 

SSC CHSL Tier I Result

The Tier I exam will be declared for all candidates who have appeared for the exam. However, candidates securing the qualifying marks as per category will be selected for Tier II. 

SSC CHSL Tier II Result

Tier II is held for candidates selected based on their marks in Tier I. Candidates need to secure qualifying marks in this paper to clear the exam. It is mandatory for candidates to qualify this stage.

The cutoff of SSC CHSL is announced along with the result. SSC CHSL cutoff is applied for Tier I, II, III, and final allotment. On the basis of the SSC CHSL cutoff of Tier I, candidates will be selected for Tier II. To qualify Tier II, candidates have to secure the qualifying cutoff of 33 %. The final allotment cut off of SSC CHSL is the lowest score of candidates for selection.

On the basis of the final allotment cutoff, qualified candidates will be allocated posts and departments. Candidates have to secure the cutoff as per their category to qualify for each stage of the exam. Only the candidates who obtain the SSC CHSL cutoff will be selected for the next round of recruitment exams. 

SSC CHSL Tier I Cutoff

SSC CHSL cutoff of Tier I will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in General Intelligence, English, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness after applying negative marks for each wrong answer. As the exam of SSC CHSL Tier I will be conducted in multiple shifts therefore the cutoff of candidates will be calculated after normalising the marks.

SSC CHSL Tier II Cutoff

The qualifying cutoff of Tier II is 33 % across categories which candidates have to secure to qualify the exam and become eligible for Tier III. 

SSC CHSL Tier III Cutoff

SSC decides the cutoff for Tier III based on the percentage of mistakes in Typing test/ Skill Test. SSC CHSL cutoff of Tier III will be declared along with the final result. 

Candidates will be selected for Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operator posts based on their performance in Tier I and III provided they qualify Tier III. Merit list will be prepared based on candidate’s performance in all the tiers. Candidate’s whose names appear in the merit list will be allotted to the various departments. SSC CHSL selection process of different stages is explained below.

SSC CHSL Tier I 

All candidates who register for the exam have to first appear for Tier I as per SSC CHSL selection procedure.

SSC CHSL Tier II

Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier II based on their performance in Tier I.

SSC CHSL Tier III 

On the basis of candidate’s performance in Tier I and II, selection will be done for Tier III. Candidates qualifying Tier III will be called for Document verification.