SSC CHSL Notification 2026, Apply Link, Dates, Syllabus, Complete Info

The official website of the Staff Selection Commission will post the SSC CHSL notification in September 2026 (Tentative) and the application window opens September–October 2026 (Tentative). The authority will post around 3,000 to 5,000 posts. In this article you can check the complete information about the SSC CHSL 2026 Exam.

The Staff Selection Commission is expected to release the official SSC CHSL Notification 2026 in September 2026, after a delay from the original April 2026 schedule. the application window open September–October 2026 (Tentative).

SSC CHSL Notification 2026

The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive examination for recruitment to the Group C posts, viz., Lower Divisional Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/Statutory Bodies/Tribunals, etc.

The Staff Selection Commission will released the SSC CHSL Notification 2026 PDF on their official website, ssc.gov.in. The commission will release Around 3,000 to 5,000 vacancies for various posts. This will be a great opportunity for the young aspirants who desire to serve in ministries/departments/organizations of the Government of India. This article has summarized all the important details of the SSC CHSL Notification 2026. you can check the previous Notification.

SSC CHSL Notification 2025 (Previous)

SSC CHSL 2026 Overview

The table below provides an overview of the SSC CHSL 2026. The table below contains all the details related to the SSC CHSL Exam Pattern, CHSL Syllabus, Tier 1 Exam Date, etc.

Exam Particulars	Details
Exam Name	SSC CHSL (Staff Selection Commission-Combined Higher Secondary Level)
Conducting Body	SSC
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Mode	Online
Date for SSC CHSL Notification 2025	September 2026 (Tentative)
Last date of Application	October 2026 (Tentative)
SSC CHSL Tier-1 Exam 2025	Late 2026 / Expected upcoming schedule
Age Limit	18-27 years
SSC CHSL Vacancy 2026	Around 3,000 to 5,000 posts
SSC CHSL Vacancy 2025 (Previous Year)	3,522
Qualification	12th Standard
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus	1- General Intelligence 25 Qs 2- General Awareness/ G.k 25 Qs 3- Quantitative Aptitude 25 Qs 4- English Language 25 Qs
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus	1- Mathematical Ability  30 Qs 2- Reasoning And General Intelligence 30 Qs 3- English Language 40 Qs 4- General Awareness 20 Qs 5-Comp. Knowledge 15 Qs Paper 2 - Skill And Typing 100 Qs
Negative Marking	Tier 1: 0.50 marks for each wrong answer. Tier 2: 1 mark for each wrong answer.
Exam Language	English and Hindi
No. of Test Cities	Over 100 Cities
Official Website	ssc.gov.in

SSC CHSL Exam Important Dates

The SSC CHSL recruitment exam has several significant dates listed below.

Events	SSC CHSL Dates 2026	SSC CHSL Dates 2025
SSC CHSL notification	September 2026 (Tentative)	23rd June 2025
Online Application begins	September 2026	23rd June 2025
Last day for application submission	October 2026 (Tentative)	18th July 2025 (11 pm)
Last Date to Pay the Fee	October 2026	19 July 2025 (11 PM)
Application Form Correction	Oct- Early November 2026	23rd and 24th July 2025 (11 PM)
Self Slot Selection Date	-	22 to 28 October 2025
Exam City Available	-	05 November 2025
SSC CHSL Tier 1 admit card	Before the exam	09 November 2025
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam date	Late 2026 / Expected upcoming schedule	12 to 30 November 2025
Answer Key Available Paper I	after the exam	8th December 2025
Last Date to Download the Answer Key	-	11th December 2025 (6 pm)
Raise Objection Dates	-	8th to 11th December 2025 (6 pm)
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Result	-	27 February 2026
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Answer Key	-	20 April 2026
SSC CHSL Skill/Typing Test	-	10 April 2026, Shift-II cancelled 22 April 2026(Re-Exam)
Admit cards	-	April 17, 2026
SSC CHSL Result	-	August 17, 2026

SSC CHSL Vacancy 2026

As per the SSC CHSL Notification 2026, a total of Around 3,000 to 5,000 posts will be announced for the LDC, JSA, and DEO posts for FY 2026-27. but now you can check the previous vacancy. 

Year	LDC/JSA	PA/SA	DEO	Court Clerk	Total
2026	TBA	--	TBA	--	3,000 to 5,000
2025	TBA	--	TBA	--	3,522
2024	TBA	--	TBA	--	3712
2023	--	--	--	NA	1600
2022	3185	898	42	601	4726
2021	3181	3598	26	88	4893
2020	2359	3880	02	56	5789
2019	2648	3222	02	917	6789
2018	898	2359	02	NA	3259

SSC CHSL Application Fee 2026

• General/OBC /EWS – Rs. 100
• SC/ST/PH/ All category female candidates are exempted from the application fee payment.

How to apply for the SSC CHSL Exam 2026?

The following steps will be helpful to apply online for SSC CHSL 2026:

• Step 1: Visit SSC’s official website.
• Step 2: On the homepage, log in using your registration number, password, and security code.
• Step 3: On your dashboard, click on the “Latest Notification” tab and click on the “Apply” button
• Step 4: Start applying by filling in all of the details as required
• Step 5: Submit all documents if asked
• Step 6: Pay the registration fees online.

SSC CHSL Apply Link

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must satisfy and fulfill the detailed eligibility criteria described in the notification PDF released by the commission. Age and educational qualifications are important factors in determining eligibility. We are discussing all the important eligibility requirements that candidates must meet to register for SSC CHSL Recruitment 2026.

SSC CHSL Age Limit

The age Limit for SSC CHSL 2026 is given below. Candidates should check the CHSL age limit before applying for the exam.

• The minimum age should be 18 years.
• The maximum age should be 27 years.
• The age relaxation for the upper age is according to the mentioned notification.
• The Age Relaxation for the SSC CHSL Recruitment 2026 Exam–

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
SC	5 years
ST	5 years
PWD	10 years
PWD + OBC	13 years
PWD + SC	15 years
PWD + ST	15 years
Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	3 years

SSC CHSL Citizenship 2026

The candidates need to fulfill the following Citizenship criteria to be eligible for the SSC CHSL Exam 2026:

• (a) a citizen of India, or
• (b) a subject of Nepal, or
• (c) a subject of Bhutan, or
• (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st of January 1962, intending to permanently settle in India, or
• (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, intending to permanently settle in India.

SSC CHSL Educational Qualification

The educational requirements vary for the different positions for which the candidate is applying. The job posting outlines the required educational qualifications for the position.

Post	SSC CHSL Educational Qualification
LDC/ JSA	Candidates must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’

SSC CHSL Salary 2026

After the 7th Pay Commission, the SSC CHSL salary structure for the above-mentioned posts is given below:

SSC CHSL Salary
Post	Pay Band
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)	Pay Level-2 (Rs.19,900-63,200)
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)

SSC CHSL Selection Process 2026

The SSC CHSL Selection Process is a multi-tier process. The selection process consists of three tiers i.e. Tier-I, which is an online computer-based test. Check out the complete selection process given below.

SSC CHSL Exam Process 2026
Stage	Tier	Description
1	Tier-1	Objective Type (Computer-Based Exam 1)
2	Tier-2	Objective Type (Computer-Based Exam 2)

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2026

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) Examination in two tiers i.e., Tier 1 and Tier 2.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of the CHSL Tier 1 Exam 2026 written test is given below:

SSC CHSL Tier 1 consists of 100 questions. The maximum marks for the exam are 200. The duration of the exam is 60 minutes. The paper is divided into 4 sections. Each section contains 25 questions. Each section carries a maximum of 50 marks. If the exam is held in multiple shifts, scores are normalized by SSC. All sections are equally weighted in terms of questions and marks.

Subject	Total Questions	Total Marks	Exam Duration
General Intelligence	25	50	60 Minutes
English Language	25	50
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
General Awareness / General Knowledge	25	50
Total	100	200

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern

Candidates who qualify for Tier 1 move on to SSC CHSL Tier 2. Tier 2 is divided into two sessions. Session I includes MCQ-type questions. Session II includes a Typing Test/Skill Test. The typing/skill test is conducted to evaluate typing speed and accuracy.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2026
Sessions	Subjects	Number of Questions	Marks	Time Allotted
Session-I	Section I - Mathematical Abilities and Reasoning and General Intelligence.	30 + 30 = 60	60*3 = 180	1 hour (for each section) (1 hour and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
	Section II - English Language and Comprehension and General Awareness	40 + 20 = 60	60*3 = 180
	Section III - Computer Knowledge Module	15	15*3 = 45	15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for a scribe)
Session-II	Section IV - Skill Test/ Typing Test Module	Part A: Skill Test for DEOs.	-	15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for a scribe)
		Part B: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA.	-	10 Minutes (15 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2026

The detailed CHSL Syllabus 2026 is given. Candidates can start their preparation according to the syllabus given below. The syllabus below for CHSL contains only the important topics that help candidates to prepare their best for the SSC CHSL Exam 2026.

SSC CHSL Syllabus For Tier 1

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 Online-based exam includes 4 sections, namely General Intelligence and Reasoning, Quantitative Ability, English Language, and General Awareness.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus 2026
General Intelligence	Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	General Awareness
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension	History
Alphanumeric Series	Profit and Loss	Cloze Test	Culture
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures & Allegations	Para jumbles	Geography
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest	Miscellaneous	Economic Scene
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks	General Policy
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting	Scientific Research
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion	Awards and Honors
Tabulation	Data Interpretation	One Word Substitution	Books and Authors
Syllogism	Ratio and Proportion, Percentage	Active and Passive Voice
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input-Output	Sequence & Series
Coding-Decoding	Permutation, Combination & Probability

SSC CHSL Syllabus For Tier 2

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus is given below. The candidates who are eligible to appear for the Tier 2 exam. The detailed SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026 for all subjects is provided in the table below.

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2026 Tier 2
Session I (Mathematical Abilities)	Session I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)	Session-II (English Language And Comprehension)	Session-II (General Awareness)	Session-III (Computer Proficiency)
Number Systems	Verbal and non-verbal	Vocabulary	Current Affairs	Computer Basics
Computation of Whole Number	Semantic Analogy	Grammar	Economy & Finance	Organization of a computer
Decimal and Fractions	Symbolic operations	Sentence structure	Indian Geography	Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Relationship between numbers	Symbolic/ Number Analogy	Synonyms/Homonyms	Indian Polity	Input/ output devices
Fundamental arithmetical operations	Trends, Figural Analogy	Antonyms	World Geography	Computer memory
Percentages	Space Orientation	Spot the Error	Ancient, Medieval and Modern History of India	Memory organization
Ratio and Proportion	Semantic Classification	Fill in the Blanks	World History	Back-up devices
Square roots	Venn Diagrams	Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words	Indian History Timeline	PORTs
Averages	Symbolic/ Number Classification	Idioms and Phrases	Scientific research	Windows Explorer
Interest (Simple and Compound)	Drawing inferences	One-word substitution	Indian Constitution	Keyboard shortcuts
Profit and Loss	Figural Classification	Improvement of Sentences	General Science	Software (Windows OS, MS Office)
Discount	Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding	Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs	Discoveries & Inventions	Working with Internet & E-mails
Partnership Business	Semantic Series	Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration	Art & Culture	Web Browsing & Searching
Mixture and Alligation	Figural Pattern-folding and completion	Shuffling of Sentence parts	Folk Dances of India	Downloading & Uploading
Time and distance	Number Series	Shuffling of Sentences in a passage	Important Awards and their Fields	Managing an E-mail Account
Time and work	Embedded figures	Cloze Passage	Famous Temples in India	e-Banking
Basic algebraic identities	Figural Series	Comprehension Passage	National & International Organisations	Basics of networking & cybersecurity

SSC CHSL Document Verification Process 2026

Candidates must bring the original photo identity proof and two recent passport-sized photographs to the document verification process. The following are the required photo identification proofs:

• Voter ID Card
• Aadhar Card
• PAN Card
• Passport
• Driver’s License
• School ID/ College ID card
• Employer ID (for those candidates who are employed in PSU/ Govt Sectors/ Private Sector)

The candidates have to submit the documents mandatorily:

• Class 10 Certificate
• Class 12 Certificate

In case of equivalent academic qualification, the candidates have to produce the respective courses’ certificates.

• Caste Certificate of the aspirants
• Physically Disabled certificate for the PWD aspirants

SSC CHSL Expected Cut Off 2026

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam 2026 will be held across India by the Staff Selection Commission from Late 2026 / Expected upcoming schedule. Candidates aiming to succeed should be familiar with the expected cut-off marks for SSC CHSL 2026 while preparing for the examination.

SSC CHSL Expected Cut Off 2026
Category	SSC CHSL Expected Cut Off Marks (Tier 1)
UR	151–165
OBC	149–160
SC	125–150
ST	120–130
EWS	115–150

SSC CHSL 2026 Document Verification

All candidates who will qualify for Document Verification must appear in person with their original documents. The final stage of the SSC CHSL recruitment 2026 process is document verification, after which you will be given your appointment letter.

SSC CHSL 2026 Recommended Books

SSC CHSL 2026 candidates should concentrate on subject-specific books covering Maths, Reasoning, English, and Static GK, as well as a strong practice set book for exam pattern familiarity. Examcart's SSC CHSL Tier 1 Combo (Set of 5) includes all four subjects and 15 practice sets in one package. For PYQ practice, chapter-by-chapter solved paper books can help identify recurring question trends. With Tier 2 now including a 100-point descriptive paper, a good General English book is required for both objective and descriptive preparation.

Book Name	Book Type	Book Link (Hindi Medium)	Book Link (English Medium)
SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier 1 Practice Sets Book	Practice Set	View Book
SSC Master Solved Papers (SSC CGL, CPO, CHSL, Steno and MTS)	Solved Papers	View Book	-
Latest SSC General Study (G.S.) book by Varun Awasthi for SSC GD | MTS | Delhi Police | Selection Post | CHSL | Stenographer | CPO & CGL (Tier 1 & 2) exam	Question Bank	View Book	View Book
Competitive Maths Shortcuts Secrets book for All Government Exams	Textbook	View Book	View Book
Competitive Reasoning Shortcut Secrets book For All Government Exams (NRA CET, SSC, Bank, Railway, Defence, Police And All Other Exams)	Textbook	View Book	View Book
Static GK book by Varun Awasthi Sir for (SSC, Bank, Railway, Police, Defence, TET, State PCS) Exams in Hindi	Textbook	View Book	View Book
Computer Jagrukta (Computer Awareness) MCQ Book For All Government & Competitive Exams In Hindi	Question Bank	View Book	-
Latest SSC English Book for SSC GD | MTS | Delhi Police | Selection Post | CHSL | Stenographer | CPO & CGL (Tier 1 & 2) exam	Question Bank	-	View Book
Latest SSC Math Book for SSC GD | MTS | Delhi Police | Selection Post | CHSL | Stenographer | CPO & CGL (Tier 1 & 2) exam	Question Bank	View Book	View Book
Latest SSC Reasoning book For SSC GD | MTS | Delhi Police | Selection Post | Stenographer | CHSL | CPO & CGL (Tier 1 & 2)	Question Bank	View Book	View Book

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