SSC CHSL Tier 1 2023

According to the last notice, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will conduct the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam from August 2 to 22, 2023. The Commission opened the application form facility on May 9. Moreover, candidates could submit their applications online for SSC CHSL until the last date, which was June 8, 2023. The link to know the status of the SSC CHSL Tier 1 application form was activated on July 21, 2023 — and admit cards were issued on the same date.

The Commission conducts the SSC CHSL exam to recruit suitable candidates for Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant, and Data Entry Operator posts for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India. Read this article for complete details on the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam 2023.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Summary 2023

Candidates can check the following table to get an overview of the SSC CHSL Recruitment 2023:

Particulars	Details
Conducting Body	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
SSC CHSL Full Form	Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Exam
Purpose of Exam	To Recruit Lower Divisional Clerks/ Junior Secretariat Assistants, and Data Entry Operators
Level of Exam	National-level Exam
Mode of Application	Online
Stages of Exam	Tier 1 and Tier 2
Official Website	ssc.nic.in

Aspirants can check all the latest updates about the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam below:

• The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam from August 2 to 22, 2023.
• The SSC released the SSC CHSL Tier 1 admit card on July 21, 2023.
• Candidates can apply online for SSC CHSL. The last date is June 8, 2023.
• The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CHSL notification on May 9, 2023.

The official notification for the SSC CHSL examination was released online on May 6, 2023. The official notification consists of all the important details related to the exam. Thus, candidates must go through the notification once. Applicants can check as well as download the SSC CHSL detailed notification by clicking on the link provided below:

• Download SSC CHSL Notification PDF 2023

Check out the table below for the SSC CHSL 2023 exam schedule:

Events	Dates
SSC CHSL Notification	May 6, 2023
Start of Online Registration Process	May 6, 2023
Last Date to Apply for SSC CHSL	June 8, 2023
Last Date for Online Fee Payment	June 10, 2023
Last Date for Fee Payment Through Challan	June 11 to 12, 2023
Application Correction Facility	June 14 to 15, 2023
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Admit Card Date	July 21, 2023
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Date	August 2 to 22, 2023

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Vacancy 2023

The Commission has released approx. 1600 vacancies for various posts under SSC CHSL. As the SSC CHSL vacancies detailed breakdown is yet to be announced, aspirants can check the previous years’ vacancy lists from the table below to get an idea:

SSC CHSL 2023-24 Vacancy Details

Post Name	Vacancy
LDC/ JSA	To Be Announced
PA/ SA	To Be Announced
DEO	To Be Announced
Total	1600

SSC CHSL Previous Years’ Vacancy Details

Post/Year	LDC/JSA/JPA	PA/SA	DEO	Total Vacancies
SSC CHSL 2021 Vacancy	2552	3378	142	6072
SSC CHSL 2021 Vacancy	1538	3181	7	4726
SSC CHSL 2019 Vacancy	1264	3491	–	4755
SSC CHSL 2018 Vacancy	1865	3730	54	5649
SSC CHSL 2017 Vacancy	2646	3222	06	5874

Candidates who desire to apply for the SSC CHSL Tier-1 Exam should check their job profile and the type of career progression they can expect upon passing the exam. The numerous SSC CHSL jobs for the following positions are listed below:

• Junior Secretariat Assistant
• Postal Assistant
• Lower Divisional Clerk
• Sorting Assistant
• Data Entry Operator (Pay Level 4 and 5)
• Data Entry Operator (Grade A)

SSC CHSL Salary Structure

Candidates who are appearing for SSC CHSL recruitment must know the SSC CHSL salary structure of various posts. The details are as follows:

Post	Pay Scale
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)	Pay Level-2 (Rs.19,900-63,200)
Postal Assistant (PA)/Sorting Assistant (SA)	Pay Level-4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100)
Data Entry Operator (DEO)	Pay Level-4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100) and Level-5 (Rs. 29,200-92,300)
Data Entry Operator, Grade ‘A’	Pay Level-4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100

The eligibility criteria for the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam are based on age, educational qualification, and so on. The age limit relaxations depend on the candidates’ category.

Age Criteria

The age limit for the SSC CHSL posts is 18-27 years, i.e., aspirants born not before August 02, 1996, and not later than August 01, 2005, can apply.

The relaxation in the upper age limit for different categories is as mentioned below:

Code No.	Category	Age relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
01	SC/ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
03	PwD (Unreserved)	10 years
04	PwD (OBC)	13 years
05	PwD (SC/ST)	15 years
06	Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date of receipt of the online application.
08	Defence personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.	03 years
09	Defence personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST).	08 years
10	Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as of closing date for receipt of online applications.	Up to 40 years of age
11	Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications (SC/ST)	Up to 45 years of age
12	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried	Up to 35 years of age
13	Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST).	Up to 40 years of age

SSC CHSL Education Qualification

Check the education qualification to apply for the SSC CHSL exam as follows:

• For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, and DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): Aspirants must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
• For Data Entry Operator (DEO Grade ‘A’) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): 12th Standard pass in Science branch with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized board.

The Commission releases the SSC CHSL application form online on the official website, i.e., ssc.nic.in. Candidates who want to apply for the above-mentioned positions in government departments must ensure they meet the eligibility criteria set by the Commission. Furthermore, they must pay the application fee to submit their applications successfully

How to Apply for SSC CHSL 2023?

Many candidates struggle to understand the application process for the SSC CHSL 2023 exam; hence we have listed the steps below:

• 1st Step: Go to the official website of SSC – ssc.nic.in.
• 2nd Step: From the drop-down menu on the left side, select “Apply.”
• 3rd Step: Choose “CHSL” and the active application form. On the page, candidates will find some general directions; read them carefully and make sure to follow them.
• 4th Step: Then, enter the required information.
• 5th Step: After completing the first section of the application form, candidates must pay the application fee, if required. They can pay the fees using any online or offline means.
• 6th Step: Finally, complete the second section of the application form and upload a scanned copy of the relevant documents. Before uploading, ensure all documents are clear and accurate, as applications with blurred or unclear paperwork will be denied.
• 7th Step: Submit the application form once all the details have been filled in and checked.
• 8th Step: Download and print the application form for future reference.

SSC CHSL Application Fees

The following is the fee for the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam:

Category	Registration Fees
General/BC Male	INR 100/-
Female/SC/ ST/Ex-servicemen	Exempted

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Centres 2023

Check the table below for the SSC CHSL 2023 exam centres and addresses of regional offices:

Examination Centres & Centre Code	SSC Region and States/ UTs Under Jurisdiction of Region	Address of Regional Offices/ Website
Bhagalpur (3201), Darbhanga (3202), Muzaffarpur(3205), Patna(3206), Purnea (3209), Agra(3001), Bareilly(3005), Gorakhpur(3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur(3009), Lucknow(3010), Meerut(3011), Prayagraj(3003), Varanasi(3013)	Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 34-A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Civil lines, Kendriya Sadan, Prayagraj – 211001. (http://www.ssc-cr.org)
Port Blair (4802), Ranchi(4205), Balasore(4601), Berhampore(Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneshwar(4604), Cuttack(4605), Dhenkenal (4611), Rourkela(4610), Sambalpur(4609), Gangtok(4001), Hooghly (4418), Kolkata(4410), Siliguri(4415).	Eastern Region (ER)/ Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, and West Bengal	Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building,8th Floor, 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra BoseRoad, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020
Kavaratti(9401), Belagavi (9002), Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012). Ernakulam (9213), Kannur (9202), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thrissur (9212), Thiruvananthapuram (9211).	Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka, and Kerala	Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034 (www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in)
Bilaspur(6202), Raipur(6204), Durg-Bhilai(6205), Bhopal(6001), Gwalior(6005), Indore(6006), Jabalpur(6007), Satna(6014), Sagar(6015), Ujjain (6016),	Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)/ Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh	Dy. Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, 5th Floor, Investment Building, LIC Campus-2, Pandri, Raipur Chhattisgarh-492004 (www.sscmpr.org)
Itanagar(5001), Dibrugarh(5102), Guwahati(Dispur)(5105), Jorhat(5107), Silchar(5111), Imphal(5501), Churachandpur(5502), Ukhrul (5503),Shillong(5401), Aizawl(5701), Kohima(5302), Agartala(5601).	North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura.	Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, BeltolaBasistha Road, P. O. Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam781006 (www.sscner.org.in)
Delhi(2201), Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402), Bharatpur(2403), Bikaner(2404), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Kota(2407), Sriganganagar(2408), Udaipur(2409), Sikar (2411), Dehradun(2002), Haldwani(2003), Haridwar(2005), Roorkee (2006).	Northern Region (NR)/ Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand	Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Chandigarh (1601), Hamirpur(1202), Shimla(1203), Jammu(1004), Samba (1010), Srinagar(J&K)(1007), Leh(1005), Amritsar (1404), Jalandhar(1402), Ludhiana(1405).	North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab	Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Ground Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh160009 (www.sscnwr.org)
Chirala(8011), Guntur(8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool(8003), Nellore (8010), Rajahmundry(8004), Tirupati(8006), Vizianagaram(8012), Vijayawada(8008), Visakhapatnam(8007), Puducherry(8401), Chennai(8201), Coimbatore(8202), Madurai(8204), Salem(8205), Tiruchirapalli(8206), Tirunelveli(8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad(8601), Karimnagar (8604), Warangal(8603).	Southern Region (SR)/ Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana	Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006 (www.sscsr.gov.in)
Panaji(7801), Ahmedabad(7001), Anand(7011), Gandhinagar(7012), Mehsana(7013), Rajkot(7006),Surat(7007), Vadodara(7002), Amravati(7201), Aurangabad(7202), Jalgaon(7214), Kolhapur(7203), Mumbai(7204), Nagpur(7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik(7207), Pune(7208).	Western Region (WR)/ Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra	Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 101, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 (www.sscwr.net)

Applicants must go through the SSC CHSL Recruitment Process 2023 before moving to the detailed Tier 1 exam pattern. The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam is an online test with four sections of objective questions. Except for the English Language section, the question paper will be in English and Hindi. The exam Pattern of SSC CHSL Tier 1 is tabulated below:

Part	Sections	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
I	English Language (Basic Knowledge)	25	50
II	General Intelligence	25	50
III	Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	25	50
IV	General Awareness	25	50
–	Total	100	200

Important Points:

• The total exam duration is 60 minutes (80 minutes for candidates eligible for scribe).
• Each question carries two marks.
• There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for every wrong attempt.
• Except for the English Language section, the Tier 1 question paper will be bilingual, i.e., English and Hindi.

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 syllabus is divided into the following four sections:

• English: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fill in the blanks, Para jumbles, One Word Substitution, etc.
• General Intelligence and Reasoning: Alphanumeric Series, Coded Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Venn Diagram, Blood Relations, etc.
• Quantitative Ability: BODMAS, Profit and Loss, Time and Distance, Mixtures and Allegations, Sequence and Series, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, etc.
• General Awareness: Culture, Geography, Indian History, Awards and Honours, Important Dates and Events, Current Affairs, etc.

To ace the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam, candidates must have a proper preparation plan and study strategy. Only then will they be able to score good marks and so on to the next selection stage. Moreover, candidates must be aware of the syllabus and the exam pattern before studying for the exam. 

This article has provided the best SSC CHSL preparation strategies & tips for candidates to follow and clear the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam. Check the section-wise preparation tips below:

SSC CHSL Preparation Tips for General Intelligence

• Candidates must improve their problem-solving skills to do well in this section. They must attempt mock tests that will help them improve their problem-solving skills and also solve previous years’ question papers.
• Mental alertness and regular practice is the key to expert logical reasoning questions. To ace this section, candidates must study from the book ‘Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning’ by RS Aggarwal and ‘Analytical Reasoning’ by MK Pandey.

SSC CHSL Preparation Tips for the English Language

• Candidates must ensure their command over the English Language and its Grammar is strong. They should make it a habit to talk to their family and friends in English whenever possible.
• Books such as Common Errors in English by Kiran Prakashan, Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis and Objective General English by RS Aggarwal are helpful for this section. Also, candidates must continuously read English newspapers such as The Hindu and Times of India and refer to the dictionary to improve their English language skills.

SSC CHSL Preparation Tips for Quantitative Aptitude

• To ace this section, candidates must learn shortcuts that will help them improve their time-management skills. Also, attempting mock tests will benefit them greatly.
• Candidates must devise a strategy to solve questions with speed and accuracy. Some of the important books to prepare for this section are Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal and Quicker Maths by M Tyra.

SSC CHSL Preparation Tips for General Awareness

• The best way to prepare for this section is by regularly reading newspapers and being updated with national and international societal events.
• A thorough revision of subjects such as History, Geography, Indian Polity, and Economy & Finance is also important to master this subject. Aspirants must refer to Manorama Yearbook and Lucent’s General Knowledge to prepare for the exam.

SSC releases the SSC CHSL admit card on the respective regions’ official websites. To download their SSC CHSL call letters, candidates must log in to their accounts using their SSC CHSL Registration ID and Password (as created during online registration). Candidates will not receive hard copies.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Answer Key 2023

The Commission publishes the SSC CHSL answer key a few weeks after the exam has been conducted. The SSC CHSL Tier 1 answer key enables applicants to view question papers, correct answers for each question, and their own responses. 

There are two types of response sheets released: provisional, which allows candidates to check their answers and raise objections against any incorrect answers discovered, and final, which is released after the result. For each objection, the candidate must pay a fee of Rs. 100/-.

The Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam result on its website. Candidates can view their SSC CHSL Tier 1 results at ssc.nic.in. The result contains roll numbers and names of candidates who qualified for the SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam.

The Commission publishes the SSC CHSL Tier 1 cut off along with the result. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifying scores qualify to appear for the Tier 2 exam. Look at the table below to check the SSC CHSL cutoff marks of the previous recruitment cycle:

Category	Cut-off Marks
UR	140.18226
SC	112.86061
ST	104.78368
OBC	140.12370
EWS	131.40838
ESM	55.58610
OH	107.63592
HH	65.89994
VH	89.87114
Other PwD	56.41375
Total	–

Candidates might have many questions regarding the SSC CHSL Tier-1 exam 2023. Here are a few commonly asked questions and answers.

Q: What are the subjects in the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam?

A: According to the SSC CHSL exam pattern, there are four sections, namely General Intelligence, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness.

Q: For how many marks the SSC CHSL Tier 1 is conducted?

A: The total marks for the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam are 200 marks.

Q: Is the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam conducted online or offline?

A: The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam is conducted online.

Q: What are the negative marking criteria for SSC CHSL Tier-I?

A: There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for every wrong answer.

Q: Can I get my preferred SSC CHSL exam centre?

A: The exam centre is allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. Hence, to ensure you get your preferred exam centre, it is best to apply at the earliest as soon as the registration begins.

Q: How can I check my SSC CHSL Tier 1 result?

A: You can check the SSC CHSL Tier 1 result on the official website, i.e. ssc.nic.in, or from the direct link mentioned in this article.