SSC CHSL Syllabus PDF & New Exam Pattern 2023 In Detail

SSC CHSL Syllabus PDF: The Staff Selection Commission has released the revised syllabus and new exam pattern for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2023. The SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exams 2023 will be conducted from 02nd to 22nd August 2023. SSC has Introduced the main paper for SSC CHSL 2023.

Candidates who are preparing for the exam should be aware of the SSC CHSL syllabus and exam pattern. It is important to know the structure of the exam and the syllabus and subject-wise topics that need to be prepared in and out. Let’s have a look at the exam pattern and Syllabus of the SSC CHSL 2023 exam.

Revised SSC CHSL Syllabus PDF: Overview

Exam Name	SSC CHSL Exams 2023
Exam Conducting Body	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Post Name	LDC, DEO, and Junior Secretariat Assistant
Exam Level	National Level
Exam Mode	Computer Based Mode
Selection Process	Tier 1 (Objective) Tier 2 (Objective) + Skill Test (New Pattern)
Negative Marking	Tier 1 – 0.5 marks Tier 2 – 1 mark
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Date 2023	02 to 22 August 2023
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Date 2023	To be announced soon
Official website	ssc.nic.in

SSC CHSL Selection Process 2023

The SSC CHSL 2023 exam will be held in 2 stages called Tier 1 & Tier 2. You must go through the details to avoid confusion related to the selection process:

Tier	Type	Mode
Tier – 1	Objective Multiple Choice	Computer-Based (online)
Tier – 2	Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test/Typing Test	Computer-Based (online)

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Exam Pattern 2023

Subject	No of Questions	Max Marks
General Intelligence	25	50
General Awareness	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
English Language	25	50
Total	100	200

• The SSC CHSL Tier I exam is a computer-based online test (CBT) exam conducted online.
• Candidates are given a total of 60 minutes to solve the SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam.
• There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks in the SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam.
• SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam will be qualifying in nature.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2023

SSC has revised the SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern which has been shared below:

Tier 2 will include the following three sections having two modules each:

• Section-1: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities and Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.
• Section-2: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension and Module-II: General Awareness
• Section-3: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test and Module-II: Skill Test/ Typing Test

Session	Section	Modules	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Time
Session I (2 hours and 15 minutes)	Section 1	Module-1	Mathematical Abilities	30	90	1 hour
		Module-2	Reasoning and General Intelligence	30	90
	Section 2	Module-1	English Language and Comprehension	40	90	1 hour
		Module-2	General Awareness	20	90
	Section 3	Module-1	Computer Knowledge Module	15	45	15 minutes
Session II (25 minutes)	Section 3	Module-2	Skill Test/ Typing Test Module- Part A- Skill Test for DEOs Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA	–	–	15 minutes 10 minutes

• The SSC CHSL Tier-2 exam will be conducted in two sessions – Session- 1 & Session 2, on the same day.
• Session 1 will include conducting Section-1, Section-2, and Module-1 of Section-3.
• Session 2 will include conducting Module 2 of Section 3.
• Tier 2 will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module 2 of Section 3.
• The questions will be set in English and Hindi except for Module 2 (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section 2.
• There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section 1, Section 2, and Module-I of Section 3.

Also, Check – SSC CGL New Exam Pattern For Tier and Tier 2

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023

SSC CHSL is conducted in three different levels, and the syllabus of all three levels is different. All candidates must be well-informed about the latest changes (if introduced any) in the SSC CHSL Syllabus and exam pattern to prepare for SSC CHSL 2023.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus 2023

General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus	Quantitative Ability Syllabus	English Language Syllabus	General Awareness Syllabus
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension	History
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test	Culture
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures & Allegations	Para jumbles	Geography
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Miscellaneous	Economic Scene
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks	General Policy
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting	Scientific Research
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion	Awards and Honors
Tabulation	Data Interpretation	One Word Substitution	Books and Authors
Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage	Active/Passive Voice
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input-Output	Sequence & Series
Coding-Decoding	Permutation, Combination &Probability

General Intelligence Syllabus for SSC CHSL Tier 1

This section includes questions of both verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The questions will be asked from:

1. Semantic Analogy
2. Symbolic operations
3. Symbolic/ Number Analogy
4. Trends
5. Figural Analogy
6. Space Orientation
7. Semantic Classification
8. Venn Diagrams
9. Number Series
10. Embedded figures
11. Figural Series
12. Critical Thinking
13. Problem Solving
14. Symbolic/ Number Classification
15. Drawing inferences
16. Figural Classification
17. Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding
18. Semantic Series
19. Figural Pattern-folding and completion
20. Emotional Intelligence
21. Word Building, Social Intelligence
22. Coding and de-coding
23. Other sub-topics if any Numerical operations.

English Language Syllabus for SSC CHSL Tier 1

The English Language questions will be asked from the following topics:

1. Spot the Error
2. Fill in the Blanks
3. Synonyms/ Homonyms
4. Antonyms
5. Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
6. Idioms & Phrases
7. One-word substitution
8. Improvement of Sentences
9. Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
10. Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
11. Shuffling of Sentence parts
12. Shuffling of Sentences in a Passage
13. Cloze Passage
14. Comprehension Passage

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for SSC CHSL Tier 1

1. Number Systems: Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions, and Relationship between Numbers.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.
5. Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
6. Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃=1, etc.
7. Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.

General Awareness Syllabus For SSC CHSL Tier 1

The questions in this section are designed to test the candidate’s awareness of the environment around them and its application and also to test knowledge of current events.

The test will include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy, and Scientific Research.

Following are some important topics:

• Current Affairs
• Culture,
• Indian History
• Geography (Indian + World)
• Environment
• Economics
• Polity
• Science
• Computer, Mobile and Technology

Also, Check – SSC CGL New Syllabus PDF For Tier 1 and Tier 2 Exams

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus

Module-I of Session-I (Mathematical Abilities)

Chapter	Topics
Number Systems	Computation of Whole Number Decimal and Fractions Relationship between numbers
Fundamental arithmetical operations	Percentages Ratio and Proportion Square roots AveragesInterest (Simple and Compound) Profit and Loss Discount Partnership Business Mixture and Alligation Time and distance Time and work
Algebra	Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) Graphs of Linear Equations
Geometry	Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts:  Triangle and its various kinds of centers 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 sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc.
Statistics and probability	Use of Tables and Graphs Histogram Frequency polygon Bar-diagram Pie-chart Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation Calculation of simple probabilities

Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)

Verbal and non-verbal type

• 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
• Numerical operations

Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension)

• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Sentence structure
• Synonyms/Homonyms
• Antonyms
• Spot the Error
• Fill in the Blanks
• Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt 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

Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness)

Questions are also designed to test 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.

Questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to

• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic Scene
• General policy
• Scientific research

Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency)

Chapters	Topics
Computer Basics	Organization of a computer Central Processing Unit (CPU) Input/ output devices Computer memory Memory organization Back-up devices PORTs Windows Explorer Keyboard shortcuts
Software	Windows Operating system including the basics of  Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and PowerPoint, etc.
Working with the Internet and e-mails	Web Browsing & Searching Downloading & Uploading Managing an E-mail Accounts e-Banking
Basics of networking and cyber security	Networking devices and protocols Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojans, etc.) and preventive measures.

Module-II of Section-III (Skill Test/ Typing Test)

• Module II of Section III will include conducting of Skill Test/ Typing Test in Session II on the same day.
• 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 the post of Data Entry Operator

Skill Test is mandatory for Data Entry Operators. No candidate is exempted from appearing in the Skill Test.

In this test, a candidate should have a data entry speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour.

The duration of the Test is 15 minutes and an English document having about 2000-2200 strokes/key depressions is given to type.

Typing Test for other posts (LDC/ JSA)

The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour 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 for 10 minutes and printed matter in English containing about 9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the test computer.

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