SSC CHSL EXAM 2024 Apply Now Notification

SSC CHSL Notification 2024

02-Apr-2024

SSC CHSL Application Form 2024

02-Apr-2024 to 01-May-2024

SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam 2024

June-July 2024

SC/ ST

5

OBC

3

Ex-Servicemen (ExS)

3 (after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning)

Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (Unreserved)

5

Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1,984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC)

8

Children and dependents of victims killed in the 1,984 riots or communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ST)

10

Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989

5

Exam mode

Online (computer-based test)

Offline (pen-and-paper-based test)

Number of sections & subjects

4 (English Language, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness)

Two Sessions

Exam duration

1 hour (60 minutes)

Session I: 2 hour 15 minutes

Session II: 30 minutes

Number of questions

100

Session I: 135 Questions

Session II: Skill Test/ Typing Test Module

Type of questions

MCQs; 4 options with 1 correct option

Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for
Module-II of Section-3

Total marks

200

Session I, Section 1: 180 Marks
Session I, Section 2: 180 Marks
Session I, Section 3: 45 Marks

Language of paper

English and Hindi 

English and Hindi  

Negative Marking

Deduction of 0.50 marks for each incorrect answer

Deduction of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I,
Section II and Module-I of Section-III

English Language

Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words, Idioms &  Phrases, One-word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage

General Intelligence

Semantic Analogy, Symbolic Operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/Number Classification, Drawing Inferences, Figural Classification, Punched Hole/Pattern-Folding & Unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-Folding and Completion, Number Series, Embedded Figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Other sub-topics, if any Numerical Operations

Note: This section would include questions on both verbal and non-verbal general intelligence.

Quantitative Aptitude

Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between Numbers

Fundamental Arithmetical Operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square Roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and Distance, Time and Work

Algebra: Basic Algebraic Identities of School Algebra and Elementary Surds (Simple Problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations

Geometry: Familiarity with Elementary Geometric Figures and Facts: Triangle and its Kinds of Centres, Congruence and Similarity of Triangles, Circle and its Chords, Tangents, Angles Subtended by Chords of a Circle, Common Tangents to Two or More Circles

Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with Triangular or Square Base

Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric Ratios, Complementary Angles, Height and Distances (Simple Problems Only) Standard Identities like sin²? + Cos²? =1 etc.

Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Bar-Diagram, Pie-Chart

General Awareness

Questions in this section test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him/her and its application to society. Questions also test the candidate’s knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The exam also includes questions related to India and its neighbouring countries, especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.