SSC CHSL Syllabus 2022 for Tier-1 & 2, Download

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SSC CHSL Syllabus 2022: In order to score well in SSC CHSL 2022 exam, 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 2022 exam:

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2022

SSC CHSL exam has three 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, Tier-II exam is a Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi, while Tier III is the
Computer Proficiency Test.

Tier Type Mode

Tier – Objective Multiple
Computer Based (online)
I Choice
Pen and Paper Mode
Tier – Descriptive Paper in
(Letter/Application Writing, Essay
II English/Hindi
Writing)
Tier – Skill Test/Computer Wherever Applicable (Speed Typing
III Proficiency Test Test)

SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Pattern

No of Max
Section Subject Exam Duration
Questions Marks
1 General Intelligence 25 50
2 General Awareness 25 50
Quantitative Aptitude 60 minutes (80
3 (Basic Arithmetic 25 50 Minutes for PWD
Skill) candidates)
English Language
4 25 50
(Basic Knowledge)
Total 100 200

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.

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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 2022.

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
2022 Tier-I exam is given below:

General Quantitative English General

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

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The detailed SSC CHSL Syllabus for Computer Based Examination (Tier-I) is
discussed below:

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 neighbouring 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

1. Semantic Analogy
2. Symbolic operations
3. Symbolic/ Number Analogy
4. Trends
5. Figural Analogy
6. Space Orientation
7. Semantic Classification
8. Venn Diagrams
9. Number Series
10. Embedded figures
11. Figural Series
12. Critical Thinking
13. Problem Solving
14. Symbolic/ Number Classification
15. Drawing inferences
16. Figural Classification
17. Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding
18. Semantic Series
19. Figural Pattern-folding and completion
20. Emotional Intelligence
21. Word Building, Social Intelligence
22. Coding and de-coding
23. Other sub-topics if any Numerical operations.

English Language Syllabus for SSC CHSL

The English Language questions will be asked from the following topics:

1. Spot the Error

2. Fill in the Blanks
3. Synonyms/ Homonyms
4. Antonyms
5. Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
6. Idioms & Phrases
7. One-word substitution
8. Improvement of Sentences
9. Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
10. Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
11. Shuffling of Sentence parts
12. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
13. Cloze Passage
14. 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 like sin2 � + Cos2 �=1 etc.

Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram,
Pie-chart.

SSC CHSL Syllabus: Tier II

SSC CHSL Tier-II exam is a descriptive paper of 100 marks conducted in Pen and Paper mode
only for the candidates who qualified Tier I. There is no negative marking for wrong attempts in
the SSC CHSL Tier-II exam.

The paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English. Candidates must secure a
minimum of 33% marks in order to clear Tier II round of the SSC CHSL Exam.

SSC CHSL Tier-II Syllabus

SSC CHSL Tier-II Syllabus

Topics Word Count Maximum Marks Duration
Essay Writing 200-250 60 minutes
100
Letter/Application Writing 150-200 60 minutes

As stated above, this paper calls for candidates to write an essay and Letter/Application that
tests their writing skills of the candidates. The essay topics will be related to National Interest,
Finance & Economy, Ecological Issues, Politics, Social Issues, Schemes & Governance, Sports,
Technology, Geopolitics, Environmental Concerns etc. While, the type of letter/ application
asked will be Application, Complaint, Suggestion, Official Appreciation, Follow up or Feedback
etc.

SSC CHSL Tier III Syllabus

Tier-III of SSC CHSL 2022 will be a Skill/ Typing Test of qualifying nature. The final merit of the
selected candidates will be based on the basis of the total score obtained in Tier-I and Tier-II.

Skill test for the post of Data Entry Operator:

In this test, a candidate should have a data entry speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key
Depressions per hour.

The duration of the Test is 15 minutes and an English document having about 2000-2200
strokes/key-depressions is given to type.

Skill test for the post of Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India (C&AG):

The ‘speed of 15000 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry
of words/key depressions as per the given passage.

The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about
3700-4000 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the
test computer.

Skill test for the post of Lower Division Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant
(LDS/JSA) and Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants (PA/SA):

The speed of 10500 key depressions per hour will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of
words/key depressions as per the given passage.

The duration of the test will be for 15 minutes and printed matter in English containing about
9000 key-depressions/hour would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the
test computer.

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