✍️ SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2025 – Tier 1 & Tier 2 Structure & Strategy
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) exam annually to recruit candidates for various Group-C posts like LDC (Lower Division Clerk), JSA (Junior Secretariat Assistant), and DEO (Data Entry Operator). To ace the exam, candidates must be aware of the updated exam pattern for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 stages.
---Tier 1 is an online CBT (Computer-Based Test) consisting of 4 sections. Each question carries 2 marks, and 0.50 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. The paper is of 60 minutes with no sectional timing. It's a qualifying round (marks not counted in final merit).
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 60 Minutes |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | |
| English Language | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Tier 2 is also a computer-based exam with multiple modules. Paper is divided into 3 sections with 6 modules. It's mandatory for final selection.
📊 Section & Module-wise Breakdown:
| Section | Module | Subject | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section I | Module I | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 90 | 60 min |
| Module II | Reasoning & General Intelligence | 30 | 90 | ||
| Section II | Module I | English Language | 45 | 135 | 60 min |
| Module II | General Awareness | 25 | 75 | ||
| Computer Knowledge Test | 20 | 60 | 15 min | ||
| Skill Test/Typing (Module-II) | Qualifying | 15 min | |||
- 🔴 Tier 1: –0.50 mark for each incorrect answer.
- 🔴 Tier 2: –1 mark for wrong answers in Sections I & II.
- 📚 Focus on basics of Maths & Grammar from Class 10 level.
- 📰 Read current affairs daily to improve GA & English.
- ⏱️ Practice mock tests to improve time management.
- 🧠Reasoning & Quant are high-scoring – don't skip!
- Q. Is Tier 1 compulsory? Yes, it's qualifying in nature.
- Q. Are Tier 2 marks added in final merit? Yes.
- Q. Is there any interview? No. Only CBT + Typing Test.
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