PATTERN OF SSC CHSL 2020-21 EXAM

Staff selection commission (SSC) conducts CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) Exam every year to screen suitable candidates for filling up of various posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India.

SSC CHSL EXAM OVERVIEW

Various exams are conducted by SSC to recruit suitable candidates for various government organizations, departments and offices. SSC CHSL exam is one of those exams.

SSC CHSL is conducted every year to fill posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators.

PATTERN OF SSC CHSL EXAM

The Examination will be conducted in four tiers as indicated below

TIER	MODE OF EXAMINANTION	SSC CHSL 2020 EXAM PATTERN
Tier I	Computer Based Examination	Online Multiple Choice Question
Tier II	Pen and Paper Mode	Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi
Tier III	Wherever applicable	Typing Test/ Skill Test

We are providing the exam pattern for SSC CHSL 2021 for the aspirants through which they can prepare for each section of the SSC CHSL 2021 examination.

SSC CHSL 2021 TIER I and TIER II

TIER	SUBJECT	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	MAXIMUM MARKS	TIME ALLOWED
I	General Intelligence	25	50	60 Minutes (Total)
	General Awareness	25	50
	Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skills)	25	50
	English Language (Basic Knowledge)	25	50

Tier-I and Tier-II will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Comprehension in Tier-I and Paper-II in Tier-II.

In Tier-I, there will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong

SSC CHSL 2021 TIER II

TIER

MODE OF EXAMINATION

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

MAXIMUM MARKS

TIME ALLOWED

Pen and Paper mode

Descriptive Paper in English or Hindi

(Writing of Essay/ Precis/ Letter/ Application etc.)

100

60 Minutes

The Paper in Tier-II 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.

In Tier-II, candidates must write their correct Roll Number at the prescribed places on the cover page of the Answer Book. Candidates must also affix signature and Left-hand Thumb Impression in the relevant columns in the Answer Book. Answer Books not bearing Roll Number, Signature and Left-hand Thumb Impression shall be awarded zero marks.

Candidates are strictly advised not to write any personal identity e.g. name, roll number, mobile number, address, etc. inside the Answer Book (Tier- III). The candidates who fail to adhere to these instructions will be awarded zero marks even if marks are awarded during the evaluation process.

SSC CHSL 2021 TIER III

In the Tier-III, Typing Test and Data Entry Skill Test will be conducted.

TIER II (DESCRIPTIVE PAPER)

Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in ‘Pen and Paper’ Mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper will be for one hour (20 minutes compensatory time will also be provided to the candidates eligible for scribe. The Paper will comprise of writing Essay/ Letter/ Application/ Precis etc.

The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II would be 33 per cent.

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.

Candidates must write their correct Roll Number at the prescribed places on the cover page of the Answer Book. Candidates must also affix signature and Left- hand Thumb Impression in the relevant columns in the Answer Book. Answer Books not bearing Roll Number, Signature and Left-hand Thumb Impression shall be awarded zero marks.

Candidates shall not 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 even if marks are awarded during the evaluation process.

TIER III (SKILL TEST/ TYPING TEST):

Skill Test/ Typing Test for the shortlisted candidates will be conducted on the 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.

Errors in the Skill Test will be calculated up to 2 decimal places.

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

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’ 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. The passage to be entered in the Computer may also be displayed on the computer screen.

For the post of Data Entry Operator Grade ‘A’ in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG):The ‘speed of 15000 (Fifteen Thousand)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. The passage to be entered in the Computer may also be displayed on the computer screen.

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

TYPING TEST FOR LDC/ JSA AND POSTAL ASSISTANT/ SORTING ASSISTANT:

The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi or 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 Para 8.1 and 8.2 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore, duration of 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-X to Annexure-XII of the Notice of Examination, as applicable, at the time of Typing Test. Otherwise their claim for seeking exemption from Typing Test will not be entertained by the Commission.