Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level is a national exam conducted by Staff Selection Commission to recruit higher secondary qualified students into different government departments, offices, and ministries for posts like LDC, Junior Secretariat Assistants, Data Entry Operators, etc. The exam takes place in two stages to recruit members for 1600 vacancies.
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SSC CHSL Exam Pattern
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2023
| Subject name | Number of Questions | Maximum marks |
| General Intelligence | 25 | 50 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 |
| English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 |
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2023
| Session | Section | Modules | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
| Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes) | Section 1 | Module-1 | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 60*3 = 180 | 1 hour |
| Module-2 | Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | ||||
| Section 2 | Module-1 | English Language and Comprehension | 40 | 60*3 = 180 | 1 hour | |
| Module-2 | General Awareness | 20 | ||||
| Section 3 | Module-1 | Computer Knowledge Module | 15 | 15*3 = 45 | 15 minutes | |
| Session-II | Section 3 | Module-2 | Skill Test/ Typing Test Module- Part A- Skill Test for DEOsPart B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA | — | — | 15 minutes 10 minute |
What are the benefits of SSC CHSL Cut-Off 2023 [Tier 1 & 2] and CHSL Previous Years Cut-Off?
Analyzing the SSC CHSL cut of 2023 will help you track your performance and give you an idea of your results. Also, candidates preparing for the exam will have a hint of how much marks they require to clear the exam and can prepare accordingly.
SSC CHSL 2023
The commission issued an official notification on 09 May 2023 announcing the tentative vacancies and exam dates. As per the notification, there are around 1600 vacancies, but it’s tentative, and the final vacancies will be released later by the commission. All the candidates preparing for the SSC CHSL 2023 exam must prepare well for the exams and improve their mock scores. The CHSL tier-1 exam will be from 02nd to 22nd August 2023, and tier-2 will take place on 26 June 2023.
Download the SSC CHSL 2023 Notification PDF to get more information about it.
SSC CHSL Cut off 2023 – Tier 1
Candidate can check out the SSC CHSL cut off 2023 for Tier-1 exam. Given below is the category wise SC CHSL cut off Tier 1 in the table
| Category | Cut off Marks | Candidates Available |
| UR | 157.72984 | 5496* |
| SC | 135.46972 | 7414 |
| ST | 125.79702 | 3189 |
| OBC | 153.25024 | 12960 |
| EWS | 151.02975 | 7132 |
| ESM | 97.98679 | 2247 |
| OH | 122.72118 | 729 |
| HH | 86.70978 | 455 |
| VH | 138.31927 | 347 |
| PWD – Other | 83.24763 | 255 |
SSC CHSL Cut Off Tier 1 for DEO
| Category | Cut off Marks | Candidates |
| UR | 181.107 | 182 |
| OBC | 181.107 | 185 |
| EWS | 178.716 | 153 |
SSC CHSL Previous Year Cut Off- 2021
The 2021 tier-1 exam took place from 24 May to 10 June. Here are the cut off marks of different categories. Have a look at them.
| Category | Cut-off Marks | Candidates Available |
| UR | 140.182 | 7148* |
| SC | 112.860 | 11677 |
| ST | 104.783 | 5167 |
| OBC | 140.123 | 12967 |
| EWS | 131.408 | 9147 |
| ESM | 55.586 | 5688 |
| OH | 107.635 | 659 |
| HH | 65.899 | 638 |
| VH | 89.871 | 660 |
| Other PwD | 56.413 | 353 |
SSC CHSL Cut Off 2019 for Tier 1 Exam
| Category Name | Cut off marks | Number of candidates |
| General | 159.524 | 8321* |
| SC | 136.103 | 7566 |
| ST | 127.328 | 3557 |
| OBC | 156.101 | 12380 |
| EWS | 149.981 | 7074 |
| ESM | 87.320 | 3987 |
| OH | 124.365 | 608 |
| HH | 81.0802 | 575 |
| VH | 123.788 | 535 |
| Other PwD | 74.329 | 253 |
SSC CHSL Cut Off 2019 for Tier 2 Exam
| Name of Category | SSC CHSL Tier 2 Cut off | Number of Candidates |
| UR | 222.77406 | 4,687 |
| SC | 197.54617 | 4,604 |
| ST | 190.10796 | 2,117 |
| OBC | 215.03081 | 8,342 |
| EWS | 206.77609 | 5,174 |
| ESM | 146.48798 | 2,394 |
| OH | 184.73248 | 366 |
| HH | 136.64462 | 346 |
| VH | 184.33209 | 328 |
| Other PwD | 131.70117 | 150 |
SSC CHSL Cut off – 2018
| Name of Category | DEO (Other than C&AG) | DEO in C&AG | LDC/JSA and PA/SA |
| UR | 181.47 | 165.93 | 135.60 |
| OBC | 178.45 | 161.72 | 133.74 |
| EWS | – | 163.75 | 127.25 |
| ST | – | 136.74 | 99.09 |
| SC | – | 145.52 | 110.09 |
| HH | – | 98.86 | 58.43 |
| OH | – | 129.42 | 102.75 |
| VH | – | – | 84.87 |
| ESM | – | 117.13 | 56.11 |
| Other PWD | – | – | 50.00 |
What are the factors contributing towards SSC CHSL Cut off?
SSC CHSL cut off marks are benchmark based on which candidates are selected for recruitment. These marks decide your selection for different posts. The SSC CHSL cut off marks depends upon the following criteria:
- The first criteria is the average marks scored by the candidates appearing for the SSC CHSL exam.
- The second criteria is the total number of vacancies available.
- The third criteria is the difficulty level of the paper.
- The forth criteria is previous year cut off marks.
SSC CHSL Syllabus for 2023 exam
SSC CHSL syllabus for Tier -1
The SSC CHSL tier one comprises of General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Here is the syllabus for all the subjects.
Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
- Mixtures & Allegations
- Work & Time
- Data Interpretation
- Permutation, Combination &Probability
- Number Systems
- Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
- Profit & Loss
- Simplification
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
- Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
- Sequence & Series
Syllabus for General Intelligence
- Coding-Decoding
- Syllogism
- Seating Arrangement
- Input-Output
- Tabulation
- Data Sufficiency
- Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
- Alphanumeric Series
- Coded Inequalities
- Puzzle
- Logical Reasoning
English Comprehension
- One Word Substitution
- Fill in the blanks
- Reading Comprehension
- Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting
- Miscellaneous
- Cloze Test
- Active/Passive Voice
- Paragraph Completion
- Para jumbles
General Awareness
- Scientific Research
- History
- Geography
- Awards and Honors
- Culture
- Economic Scene
- General Policy
- Books and Authors
SSC CHSL syllabus for Tier-2
Mathematic Abilities
- Algebra
- Number Systems
- Statistics and probability
- Mensuration
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Fundamental arithmetical operations
General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Figural Pattern-folding and completion
- Questions of both verbal and non-verbal types
- Word Building
- Venn Diagrams
- Embedded figures
- Social Intelligence
- Numerical operations
- Space Orientation
- Semantic Analogy
- Figural Analogy
- Drawing inferences
- Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
- Critical Thinking
- Coding and de-coding
- Number Series
- Emotional Intelligence
- Number Classification
- Symbolic operations
English
- Shuffling of Sentence parts,
- Vocabulary,
- Fill in the Blanks,
- sentence structure,
- synonyms, antonyms
- grammar,
- Spot the Error,
- Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms,
- word substitution
- Spellings/ Detecting misspelled words,
- Idioms & Phrases
- Shuffling of Sentences in a passage,
- Improvement of Sentences,
- Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration
- Cloze Passage,
- Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs,
- Comprehension Passage