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एसएससी संयुक्त उच्चतर माध्यमिक स्तर परीक्षा (सीएचएसएल)SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination

Recruitment for Lower Divisional Clerk / Junior Secretariat Assistant, Data Entry Operator, Data Entry Operator, Grade 'A', conducted by SSC.

Notification awaited · 2026 cycle

2025 cycle: exam held Invalid Date – Invalid Date

Eligibility & key facts

Qualification
12th pass · Any streamCandidates appearing in the final year CAN apply.
Age
18–27 years as on 01 Jan 2026Born between 02 Jan 1999 and 01 Jan 2008 (General category; relaxed categories below).Reckoned per: 1 January of the exam cycle year — confirmed for the 2025 cycle (cut-off 01-01-2026). Presumed to continue in future cycles on the same pattern, but re-verify against each new notification before relying on it..
Additional requirement (mandatory)
Qualifying examination (12th/equivalent) result must be officially declared by the Board/University on or before the cut-off date of 01-01-2026.Candidates who have appeared in their 12th/equivalent exam may apply, but mere appearance or provisional processing of the result by the cut-off date does not satisfy the requirement — the result itself must have been declared. (SSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 8.3, 8.6)
Preference — not a bar
12th pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subjectOnly required for Data Entry Operator / DEO Grade 'A' posts under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Culture, and SSC itself (Para 8.1). All other CHSL posts — LDC/JSA and DEO/DEO Grade 'A' in other departments — only require 12th pass in any stream (Para 8.2).
Nationality
Indian citizen
Domicile
Whether a domicile certificate is required is not stated on this record — check the official notification.
Attempts
No attempt limit

Upper age limit by category

CategoryRelaxationUpper limit
General (no relaxation)—27
OBC+3 yr30
SC / ST+5 yr32
Ex-servicemenEffective age = actual age minus military service; must not exceed upper limit + 3. Cumulative with category relaxation.Service deducted from age, +3 yr formulaFormula — see note
PwDSSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 5.2: PwBD (Unreserved) gets 10 years. This is the Unreserved/EWS tier; OBC and SC/ST have their own higher tiers below (added 2026-08-25).+10 yr37
OBC + pwdSSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 5.2: PwBD-OBC gets 13 years, not the flat Unreserved 10. ADDED 2026-08-25 now that rules.js can AND a caste category with 'special':['pwd'].+13 yr40
SC / ST + pwdSSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 5.2: PwBD-SC/ST gets 15 years, not the flat Unreserved 10. ADDED 2026-08-25 now that rules.js can AND a caste category with 'special':['pwd'].+15 yr42

Relaxations do not stack — the single highest that applies to you is used. Ex-servicemen: your military service is deducted from your age; the notification’s formula, not a flat number of years, decides the result.

The bar beside each limit compares it against the highest upper limit on this record (42 years).

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Important dates — 2025 cycle

  1. 23 JunNotification
  2. 23 JunApplications open
  3. 18 JulApplications close
  4. 19 JulFee payment closes
  5. 23 JulCorrection window
  6. —2025-09-08 to 2025-09-18 — Tier-1 (CBE)
  7. —February 2026 to March 2026 (tentative per notice) — Tier-2 (CBE)

SSC CHSL · 2025 cycle · as on 25 Aug 2026 · meribari.com

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Notification date23 Jun 2025
Applications open23 Jun 2025
Applications close18 Jul 2025
Correction window23 Jul 2025 – 24 Jul 2025
Exam datesTentative month-wise schedule — see Important dates above
Exam modeWritten examination (CBT)
Vacancies3,131
Application fee — 2025 cycle
Applies toFeeNote
All candidates₹100—
FemaleExemptWomen candidates exempted from fee.
SC / STExemptSC/ST candidates exempted from fee.
Ex-servicemenExemptEx-servicemen eligible for reservation exempted from fee.
PwDExemptPwBD candidates exempted from fee. FIXED 2026-08-25: rules.js now auto-appends 'pwd' when profile.isPwd is true, so this rule fires correctly — see the matching conflict on eligibility.age below.
2025 cycle noteVacancy count (3131) was explicitly labelled 'tentative' by the notice, with the firm number to follow separately. Status 'exam-held' is inferred from today's date (2026-08-25) being well past both the Tier-1 dates and the notice's tentative Tier-2 window — it is not independently confirmed via a results notice, since none was provided in the source document.
2026 cycleNotification awaited.

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Selection process

  1. Tier 1 — Computer Based Examinationटियर 1 — कंप्यूटर आधारित परीक्षा

    WrittenQualifying only

    60 min · 200 marks · shortlists 10× vacancies

    Tier-1 is qualifying only — it is used to shortlist candidates for Tier-2 and does NOT count toward the final merit list, which is based solely on normalised Tier-2 Section-I + Section-II marks. This is the same structure as SSC CGL. (SSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 17.2, 17.6, 17.10 — corrected 2026-08-25; previously this note stated the opposite.)

  2. Tier 2 — Session 1 & Session 2टियर 2 — सत्र 1 एवं सत्र 2

    WrittenCounts to merit

    135 min · 405 marks

    Tier-2 runs in two sessions on the same day. Session-1 (2 hrs 15 min total) covers Section-I (Mathematical Abilities 30Q + Reasoning & General Intelligence 30Q = 60Q/180 marks, 1 hr), Section-II (English Language & Comprehension 40Q + General Awareness 20Q = 60Q/180 marks, 1 hr) and Section-III (Computer Knowledge Test, 15Q/45 marks, 15 min, qualifying only). Session-2 is Section-IV (Skill Test/Typing Test — see the skill-typing-test stage), qualifying only, no negative marking. Negative marking of 1 mark per wrong answer applies to Sections I, II and III. It is mandatory to qualify all four sections, but only Section-I + Section-II marks (normalised) count toward the final merit list. (SSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 13.8, 17.1–17.10)

  3. Skill Test (DEO posts) / Typing Test (LDC/JSA posts)कौशल परीक्षा (डीईओ) / टंकण परीक्षा (एलडीसी/जेएसए)

    Typing testQualifying only

    DEO / DEO Grade 'A' posts under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Culture and SSC itself (Para 8.1): Skill Test at 15,000 key depressions per hour, 15 minutes. All other DEO/DEO Grade 'A' posts: Skill Test at 8,000 key depressions per hour, 15 minutes. LDC/JSA posts: Typing Test, English 35 wpm (~10,500 key depressions/hour) or Hindi 30 wpm (~9,000 key depressions/hour) — medium chosen by the candidate in the application form and final, 10 minutes. Scribe-eligible candidates get +5 minutes compensatory time on all of the above. Qualifying only, no negative marking. (SSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 13.8.13)

  4. Document Verificationदस्तावेज़ सत्यापन

    Document checkQualifying only
Final merit
Tier-2 Section-I (Mathematical Abilities + Reasoning & General Intelligence) and Section-II (English Language & Comprehension + General Awareness) aggregate marks only, normalised across shifts. Tier-1 is used purely to shortlist candidates for Tier-2 and does not contribute to final merit. Section-III (Computer Knowledge) and Section-IV (Skill/Typing Test) of Tier-2 are qualifying only, not counted in merit. (SSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 17.2, 17.6, 17.10)
Tie broken by
Marks scored in Section-I of Tier-2 Examination → Marks scored in Tier-1 Examination → Date of birth, with older candidates placed higher

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Exam pattern & pay

Tier 1 — Computer Based Examination pattern
SectionQuestionsMarks
General Intelligence2550
General Awareness2550
Quantitative Aptitude2550
English Language2550
Total100200
Marks share by section
200total marks
  • General Intelligence50 mk · 25 Q(25%)
  • General Awareness50 mk · 25 Q(25%)
  • Quantitative Aptitude50 mk · 25 Q(25%)
  • English Language50 mk · 25 Q(25%)
  • Duration: 60 minutes, no sectional timing
  • Marking: +2 for each correct answer · -0.5 for each incorrect answer · 0 for unattempted
  • Shortlisted for next stage: 10× the number of vacancies

Tier-1 is qualifying only — it is used to shortlist candidates for Tier-2 and does NOT count toward the final merit list, which is based solely on normalised Tier-2 Section-I + Section-II marks. This is the same structure as SSC CGL. (SSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 17.2, 17.6, 17.10 — corrected 2026-08-25; previously this note stated the opposite.)

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Qualifying marks — Tier 1 — Computer Based Examination

CategoryMinimum
General30%
OBC / EWS25%
SC / ST / Ex-servicemen20%

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Tier 2 — Session 1 & Session 2 pattern
SectionQuestionsMarks
Mathematical Abilities & Reasoning60180
General Awareness & English Language60180
Computer Knowledge1545
Total135405
Marks share by section
405total marks
  • Mathematical Abilities & Reasoning180 mk · 60 Q · 60 min(44.44%)
  • General Awareness & English Language180 mk · 60 Q · 60 min(44.44%)
  • Computer Knowledge45 mk · 15 Q · 15 min(11.11%)
  • Sectional timing: Mathematical Abilities & Reasoning: 60 min · General Awareness & English Language: 60 min · Computer Knowledge: 15 min
  • Marking: +3 for each correct answer · -1 for each incorrect answer · 0 for unattempted

Tier-2 runs in two sessions on the same day. Session-1 (2 hrs 15 min total) covers Section-I (Mathematical Abilities 30Q + Reasoning & General Intelligence 30Q = 60Q/180 marks, 1 hr), Section-II (English Language & Comprehension 40Q + General Awareness 20Q = 60Q/180 marks, 1 hr) and Section-III (Computer Knowledge Test, 15Q/45 marks, 15 min, qualifying only). Session-2 is Section-IV (Skill Test/Typing Test — see the skill-typing-test stage), qualifying only, no negative marking. Negative marking of 1 mark per wrong answer applies to Sections I, II and III. It is mandatory to qualify all four sections, but only Section-I + Section-II marks (normalised) count toward the final merit list. (SSC CHSL 2025 notice, Para 13.8, 17.1–17.10)

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Qualifying marks — Tier 2 — Session 1 & Session 2

CategoryMinimum
General30%
OBC / EWS25%
SC / ST / Ex-servicemen20%

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In-hand salary figures are not on record for this exam yet — the pay level and scale below are what the record carries.

PostPay levelPay scale (₹)In-hand (₹/month, approx.)
Lower Divisional Clerk / Junior Secretariat AssistantLevel-219900-63200—
Data Entry OperatorLevel-4 or Level-5 (varies by department)25500-81100 (Level-4) or 29200-92300 (Level-5)—
Data Entry Operator, Grade 'A'Level-425500-81100—

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