SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

A citizen of India/Nepal/Bhutan
A refugee of Tibet who came to India (before January 01, 1962), and settled in India permanently.
Nationality
The person Migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, and East African Countries and has settled in India permanently.

SSC CHSL Age Limit

SSC CHSL demands candidates of the age group between 18-27 years. However, there is a relaxation in age for certain reserved groups as per the rules of the Indian government. The table below shows SSC CHSL 2024 Age Limit according to the different posts:

*Post*	*Min Age*	*Max Age*
DEO>	18 years	27 years
SA/PA >	18 years	27 years
LDC/JSA >	18 years	27 years

SSC CHSL Educational Qualification

*Post*	*Educational Qualification*
PA/SA, LDC/JSA, DEO	Must have cleared or appeared 10+2 or it's equivalent from any recognized board
Grade A – DEO in the Office of C & AG	Qualified 10+2 having Science Stream with Mathematics as a compulsory subject or its equivalent from any recognized board

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern

Subjects	No.of Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
English	25	50	60 Mins (80 Mins for VH/OH & Cerebral Palsy)
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
General Knowledge	25	50
General Awareness	25	50
Total	100	200

The Tier-1 exam consists of multiple-choice questions (objective).
Language of question paper will be in both the languages Hindi and English
Candidates will be awarded 2 marks for every correct answer and 0.50 marks will get deducted for every incorrect answer.
The total score in tier-1 will be 200.
Candidates will get a maximum of 1 hour to complete the examination.
Tier I will be qualifying in nature.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

Paper	Session	Subjects	No.of Questions	Marks	Time Allowed
II	Paper-I	Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes)	Section-I: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.	30 (Module I)30 (Module II)Total= 60 marks	60*3= 180	1 hour (for each section)
			Section-II: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension Module-II: General Awareness	40(Module1) 20 (Module II) Total= 60 marks	60*3 = 180	1 hour (for each section)
			Section-III: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Module	25	50
		General Awareness	15 (Module I)	15*3 = 45	15 Minutes
		Session-II	Section-III: Module-II: Skill Test/Module Test	Part A: Skill Test for DEOs.		15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
		Session-II	Section-III: Module-II: Skill Test/Module Test	Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA.		10 Minutes (15 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)

The Tier-II will be held in two sessions - Session –I & Session II, on the same day. Session-I will include conducting Section-I, Section II and Module-I of Section III. Session II will include conducting Module-II of Section III.)
It will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify for all Tier-II sections.
Tier II will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions, except for Module II of Section III. The questions will be set in English and Hindi except for Module II (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section II.
There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section II and Module-I of Section III. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
Module-I of Section-III i.e. Computer Knowledge Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature.
Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature.
Part A - Skill Test for the post of DEO/ DEO Grade 'A’: ‘Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (Eight Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer’ will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage.
Part B - Typing Test for other posts i.e. LDC/ JSA: Candidates opting for English medium should have a typing speed of 35 words per minute (w.p.m.) and those opting for Hindi medium should have typing speed of 30 words per minute (w.p.m.). 35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to about 10500 key depressions per hour and about 9000 key depressions per hour respectively.