SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023 : In order to score well in SSC CHSL 2023 exam which is to going to be held in March 2023 as announced by SSC, all candidates should be aware of the SSC CHSL syllabus and exam pattern. It is crucial to know the structure of the exam and the syllabus and subject wise topics that need to be prepared in and out. Here, we start with understanding the exam pattern and Syllabus of the SSC CHSL 2023 exam :
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023
Staff Selection Commission has released an updated SSC CHSL Exam Pattern and Syllabus along with SSC CHSL 2022-23 Notification. The candidates must have an overview of the latest SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023 released by SSC.
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023
Commission Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Exam Name SSC CHSL
SSC CHSL Exam Date 2023 March 2023
Mode of Exam Online
Negative Marking Tier 1- 0.5 marks
Tier 2- 1 mark
Selection Process Tier 1 and Tier 2
Official website www.ssc.nic.in
SSC CHSL Selection Process
SSC CHSL exam has two different phases that candidates need to clear to get selected for various posts in the Government Offices. SSC CHSL Tier I is an Objective Multiple Choice Question paper and Tier-II will include following three sections having two modules each.
Tier – I
Objective Multiple Choice
Computer Based (online)
Tier – II
Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test
Tier-II will include three sections having two modules each
Computer Based (online)
SSC CHSL Minimum Qualifying Marks
Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I, Section-I, Section-II & Module-I of SectionIII of Tier-II Examination are as follows:
- UR : 30%
- OBC/ EWS : 25%
- All other categories : 20%
SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Pattern
- The SSC CHSL Tier I exam is a computer-based online test (CBT) exam conducted online.
- Candidates are given a total of 60 minutes to solve the SSC CHSL Tier-I paper comprising 100 questions that count to a total of 200 marks (2 marks each question).
- For each wrong attempt, candidates are penalised with 1/2 marks in the Tier-1 exam.
Section Subject No of Questions Max Marks
1 General Intelligence 25 50
2 General Awareness 25 50
3 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
4 English Language 25 50
Total 100 200
SSC CHSL Syllabus for Tier-I Exam
SSC CHSL is conducted in three different levels, the syllabus of all three levels is different. All candidates must be well-informed about the latest changes (if introduced any) in the SSC CHSL Syllabus and exam pattern to prepare for SSC CHSL 2023.
There are 4 sections in Tier I of the SSC CHSL exam which are given below:
1. Reasoning Ability
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. English Language
4. General Awareness
SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus
SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus comprises 4 subjects which are: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence: & General Awareness. The subject wise topics for SSC CHSL 2023 Tier-I exam is given below:
Section Subject No of Questions Max Marks
1 General Intelligence 25 50
2 General Awareness 25 50
3 Quantitative Aptitude 25 50
4 English Language 25 50
Total 100 200
General Awareness Syllabus for SSC CHSL
Questions from the General Awareness section are designed to test the candidate's general knowledge of the environment around him and its 14 applications 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 sub-topics if any Numerical operations.
English Language Syllabus for SSC CHSL
The English Language questions will be asked from the following topics:
- Spot the Error
- Fill in the Blanks
- Synonyms/ Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Spellings/ Detecting misspelt 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 etc.
- Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.
SSC CHSL Syllabus: Tier II
SSC has revised SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern and released new syllabus which has been detailed below:
Tier-II will include following three sections having two modules each:
Section-1: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities and Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.
Section-2: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension and Module-II: General Awareness
Section-3: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test and Module-II: Skill Test/ Typing Test
Tier-2 will be conducted in two sessions - Session- 1 & Session-2, on same day. Session-I will include conducting of Section-1, Section-2 and Module-1 of Section-3. Session-2 will include conducting of Module-2 of Section-3.
Tier-2 will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module-2 of Section 3. The questions will be set in English and Hindi except for Module-2 (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section 2.
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2023: FAQs
Q1. How many rounds will be there in SSC CHSL 2023 exam?
There will be two rounds of online examination in SSC CHSL exam (Tier-I and Tier-II).
Q2. How many questions are there in SSC CHSL Tier I exam?
SSC CHSL Tier I asks a total of 100 objective-type questions to the candidates.
Q3. Which is the high scoring section in CHSL Tier-I exam?
General Intelligence (Reasoning) is the easy and high scoring section as compare to other sections.
Q4. What are the sections in SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam?
There are 4 sections in SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam. i.e. Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence, General Awareness and English Language.
Q5. Is there any negative marking for wrong answers in SSC CHSL exam?
As per the SSC CHSL exam pattern, there is a negative marking of 0.50 marks in the Tier I exam. For Tier-2, There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Module-I of Section-III.
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