SSC CHSL Exam 2025: 3131 Group-C Posts, Apply Now!

SSC CHSL Exam 2025 – The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) announced the Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination 2025 for Group-C posts like Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Data Entry Operator (DEO)/DEO Grade ‘A’. There are a total of 3131 vacancies available for these posts. Candidates with 12th pass qualifications can apply for these posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on or before 18 July 2025. The detailed eligibility criteria and selection process for SSC CHSL Jobs are explained below. Interested candidates can also try SSC CGL Exam.

SSC CHSL Exam 2025 – Group-C Posts:

Company Name	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Exam Name	Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2)
Job Role	Lower Division Clerk(LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Data Entry Operator (DEO)/DEO Grade ‘A’
Job Category	Govt Jobs
Qualification	12th pass
Experience	Freshers
Total Posts	3131 Posts
Salary	Rs 19,900 – 92,300/-
Job Location	Across India
Application Last Date	18 July 2025
Official website	www.ssc.gov.in

SSC CHSL Recruitment – Detailed Eligibility:

Educational Qualification:

• For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and the Ministry of Culture: 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognised Board or equivalent.
• For LDC/JSA and DEO/DEO Grade ‘A’ (except DEOs in the Department/ Ministry mentioned above): Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or an equivalent examination from a recognised Board or University

Age Limit(As on 1 January 2026):

• The age limit for the posts is 18-27 years.
• Candidates born not before 02-01-1999 and not later than 01-01-2008 are eligible to apply.

Age Relaxation:

• SC/ST Candidates – 5 years
• OBC candidates – 3 years
• PWD candidates (13 years for OBC, 15 years for SC/ST) – 10 years
• Ex-Servicemen (ESM): 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age.
• Defence Personnel disabled: 03 – 08 years.
• Central Government Civilian Employees: Up to 40 – 45 years of age.
• Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried: Up to 35 – 40 years of age.

Salary Details:

• Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): Rs 19,900 – 63,200/- (Pay Level-2)
• Data Entry Operator (DEO): Rs 25,500 – 81,100/- (Pay Level-4) and Rs 29,200 – 92,300/- (Pay Level-5)
• Data Entry Operator, Grade ‘A’: Rs 25,500 – 81,100/- (Pay Level-4)

SSC CHSL Vacancy 2025 – Details:

• There are approx. 3131 vacancies

SSC CHSL Selection Process:

• The SSC CHSL Exam (ssc for 12th pass) pattern will consist of a Computer-based Examination (Tier I) and (Tier II).

Scheme of Tier-I Examination:

• Tier-I Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple-choice questions only.
• The total duration is 60 minutes, and the Maximum mark is 200 for 100 questions.
• There will be a negative mark of 0.50 for each wrong answer.
• The questions will be set both in English & Hindi for Part II, III & IV

Part	Subject	No of Questions	Maximum Marks
I	English Language (Basic Knowledge)	25	50
II	General Intelligence	25	50
III	Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	25	50
IV	General Awareness	25	50

Scheme of Tier-II Examination:

• Tier-II will include following four sections
• Tier II will be conducted in two sessions – Session –I & Session II, on the same day.
• Session-I will include conducting of Section-I, Section-II and Section-III.
• Session-II will include conducting of Section-IV.
• Session-I will include conducting of Section-I, Section-II and Section-III. Therefore, duration of Session-I will be 2 hours and 15 minutes.
• Immediately after completion of Section-I, the two Parts of Section-II viz. A (English Language and Comprehension) and B (General Awareness), will start.
• Section-II will also be for one hour and immediately on completion of one hour, this section will get automatically closed.
• Section-III viz. Computer Knowledge Test will commence immediately after completion of Section-II and will be for a duration of 15 minutes. On completion of Section-III, Session-I will come to an end

Section-I:

• Module-I: Mathematical Abilities
• Module II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.

Section-II:

• Module-I: English Language and Comprehension
• Module II: General Awareness

Section-III: Computer Knowledge Test

Section-IV: Skill Test/Typing Test

• The questions will be set in English, Hindi, and any language the candidate chooses in the application form except for Part-A (i.e. English Language and Comprehension module) in Section-II.
• There will be a negative mark of 1 for each wrong answer in Section I, Section II and Section III.
• Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
• Section-III, i.e. Computer Knowledge Test, is mandatory but qualifying.
• Section-IV, i.e. Skill Test/ Typing Test:
  • Section-IV will include conducting of Skill Test/ Typing Test in Session-II on the same day.
  • Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature.
  • Skill Test/ Typing Test will be evaluated as per the evaluation guidelines available on the website of the Commission.
  • Errors in the Skill Test will be calculated up to 2 decimal places.
  • Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted as per the following scheme:

Session	Subject	No of Questions	Maximum Marks
Session-I(2 hours and 15 minutes)	Section-I: A) Mathematical Abilities B) Reasoning and General Intelligence	30 30 Total = 60	180
	Section-II: A) English Language and Comprehension B) General Awareness	40   20 Total = 60	180
	Section III: Knowledge Module	15	45
Session II	Section-IV: Skill Test/Typing Test	Part A: Skill Test for DEOs in Department/Ministry	–
		Part B: Skill Test for DEOs except in the Department/Ministry
		Part C: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA

Skill Test for Data Entry Operator:

Part A – Skill Test for the post of DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in Department/ Ministry: 

• The ‘speed of 15000 (Fifteen Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on the Computer will be adjudged based on the correct entry of words/ key depressions per the given passage.
• The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes, and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key depressions will be given to each candidate, who will enter the same information into the computer.

Part B – Skill Test for the post of DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ except in Department/ Ministry:

• Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (Eight Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer‟ will be adjudged based on the correct entry of words/ key depressions per the given passage.
• The test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes, and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key depressions will be given to each candidate who will enter the same in the computer.

Part C – Typing Test for other posts, i.e. LDC/ JSA:

• The medium of the Typing Test will be Hindi or English.
• The candidates must opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e., Hindi or English) in the online Application Form.
• 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 a 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

SSC CHSL  Exam Centres:

A candidate may give the option for three centres, in the order of priority, within the same region.

SSC Region	Exam Centres & Centre Code
Central Region (CR)	Bhagalpur (3201), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna (3206), Gaya (3203), Agra (3001), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Prayagraj (3003), Varanasi (3013)
Eastern Region (ER)	Dhanbad (4206), Jamshedpur (4207), Ranchi (4205), Balasore (Odisha) (4601), Berhampore (Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneswar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Rourkela (4610), Sambalpur (4609), Gangtok (4001), Asansol (4417), Burdwan (4422), Durgapur (4426), Kolkata (4410), Siliguri (4415), Shri Vijaya Puram (4802)
Karnataka- Kerala Region (KKR)	Belagavi (9002), Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012). Ernakulam (9213), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thrissur (9212), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Kannur (9202), Kavaratti (9401)
Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)/	Bhopal (6001), Gwalior(6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur (6202), Raipur (6204), Durg-Bhilai (6205)
Northern Region (NR)	Delhi (2201), Ajmer (2401), Bikaner (2404), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Sikar (2411), Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Roorkee (2006)
North Eastern Region	Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati(Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Tezpur (5112), Imphal (5501), Churachandpur (5502), Ukhrul (5503), Shillong (5401), Aizwal (5701), Dimapur (5301), Kohima (5302), Agartala (5601),
North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/	Chandigarh/ Mohali (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Samba (1010), Srinagar(J&K) (1007), Leh (1005), Amritsar (1404), Jalandhar (1402), Patiala (1403), Bathinda (1401)
Southern Region (SR)	Chirala (8011), Guntur (8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool (8003), Nellore (8010), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Vizianagaram (8012), Vijayawada (8008), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Puducherry (8401), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Salem (8205), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad (8601), Karimnagar (8604), Warangal (8603), Srikakulam (8015), Eluru (8016), Krishnagiri (8209)
Western Region (WR)	Panaji (7801), Ahmedabad (7001), Gandhinagar (7012), Mehsana (7013), Rajkot (7006), Surat (7007), Vadodara (7002), Amravati (7201), Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (7202), Jalgaon (7214), Kolhapur (7203), Mumbai (7204), Nagpur (7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik (7207), Pune (7208), Anand (7011)

SSC CHSL  Application Fee:

• Rs. 100/-
• No fee for Women/SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen candidates.

Payment Mode: Online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards.

How to Apply for SSC CHSL Exam 2025?

All interested and eligible candidates must register on One Time Registration (OTR) and then apply online using the official website from 23 June 2025 to 18 July 2025 (23:00).

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Important Dates of SSC CHSL Recruitment:

• Dates for submission of online applications: 23 June 2025 to 18 July 2025
• Last date and time for receipt of online applications: 18 July 2025(23:00)
• Last date and time for making online fee payment: 19 July 2025 (23:00)
• Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges: 23 July 2025 to 24 July 2025 (23:00)
• SSC CHSL Exam Dates:
  • Schedule of Tier-I (Computer-Based Examination): 08 September 2025 to 18 September 2025
  • Schedule of Tier-II (Computer-Based Examination): February – March 2026

Note:

• Candidates should take a printout of the application form for their records.
• The candidate must bring a printout of the Admission Certificate to the Examination Hall.
• Candidates must fill in their correct and active e-mail addresses and mobile numbers in the online application, as the Commission may make correspondence through e-mail/ SMS.