SSC CHSL

SSC CHSL Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2020
Tier | Type | Mode |
Tier – I | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer Based (online) |
Tier – II | Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi | Pen and Paper Mode (Letter/Application Writing, Essay Writing) |
Tier – III | Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test | Wherever Applicable (Speed Typing Test) |
SSC CHSL Tier-I
Subject | No of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes (80 Minutes for PWD candidates) |
General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | |
English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 | |
Total | 100 | 200 |
SSC CHSL Syllabus for Tier-I Exam
General Awareness Syllabus for SSC CHSL
Questions from General Awareness section are designed to test the candidate’s general knowledge of the environment around him and its 14 application to society. 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. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy, Static Awareness, Indian GK and scientific research.
General Intelligence Syllabus for SSC CHSL
This section includes questions of both verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The questions will be asked from Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Other subtopics, if any Numerical operations.
English Language Syllabus for SSC CHSL
The English Language questions will be asked from following topics: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, 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.
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for SSC CHSL
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.
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.
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 various 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.
Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃=1 etc.
Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.
SSC CHSL Tier II
SSC CHSL Tier II Syllabus | |||
Topics | Word Count | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Essay Writing | 200-250 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Letter/Application Writing | 150-200 | 60 minutes |