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Every figure here is from the notice of 7 September 2026 — what each tier asks, how long each block runs, what a wrong answer costs and which marks build the merit list.
SSC CHSL · checked 19 September 2026
The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.
Next deadline
Notice 7 September 2026; applications to 7 October 2026; about 2,536 tentative vacancies
Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Class 12 pass from a recognised board as on the closing date
Lower Division Clerk / Junior Secretariat Assistant (Level 2), Data Entry Operator (Level 4 and 5), DEO Grade A (Level 4)
Pattern
CHSL has two computer-based tiers. Tier 1 is a one-hour, 200-mark screening paper; Tier 2 is a longer paper of harder questions with a computer module and a skill or typing test attached, and the merit list is built from its two objective sections. The 2026 notice keeps the Tier 2 scheme of recent cycles and adds sectional timers to Tier 1.
| Part | Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | English Language (basic knowledge) | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| II | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| III | Quantitative Aptitude (basic arithmetic skill) | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| IV | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 200 | 60 minutes (80 for scribe-eligible candidates) |
Tier 1 is qualifying. Separate cut-offs are declared for the DEO posts and for LDC/JSA, and candidates are shortlisted for Tier 2 in each list; the marks are not carried forward. Each part locks when its 15 minutes end, so the paper is four short tests rather than one hour to distribute.
| Section | Module | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | Module 1 — Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 90 | 1 hour for the section, 30 minutes per module |
| Section 1 | Module 2 — Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | 90 | |
| Section 2 | Module 1 — English Language and Comprehension | 40 | 120 | 1 hour for the section |
| Section 2 | Module 2 — General Awareness | 20 | 60 | |
| Section 3 | Module 1 — Computer Knowledge Test | 15 | 45 | 15 minutes |
| Test | Who | Standard | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill test, Part A | DEO in the departments listed in the notice | 15,000 key depressions per hour, judged on correct entry of a printed English passage of about 3,700–4,000 key depressions | 15 minutes |
| Skill test, Part B | All other DEO and DEO Grade A posts | 8,000 key depressions per hour on a printed passage of about 2,000–2,200 key depressions | 15 minutes |
| Typing test | LDC and JSA | 35 words per minute in English (about 10,500 key depressions per hour) or 30 in Hindi (about 9,000), on accuracy over a set passage | 10 minutes |
| Category | Minimum qualifying marks |
|---|---|
| Unreserved | 30% |
| OBC and EWS | 25% |
| All other categories | 20% |
Marks are normalised across shifts by the Commission’s formula of 2 June 2025, and cut-offs are computed on normalised marks. For reference, the CHSL 2025 Tier 1 cut-offs for LDC/JSA, declared on 27 February 2026, were 144.26 (UR), 143.83 (OBC), 141.42 (EWS), 125.40 (SC) and 115.25 (ST) out of 200, with 37,520 candidates shortlisted for Tier 2.
Exam resources
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