SSC CHSL 2022 Recruitment Exam FAQs: Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc. SSC CHSL Application Process 2022 has been commenced from 1st February 2022 and will end on 7th March 2022.
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For the ease of the candidates, we have compiled and answered questions that are frequently asked by the candidates for SSC CHSL Exam and Recruitment Process. So, let’s look at those SSC CHSL Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers in detail:
1. When was SSC CHSL 2022 Recruitment NOTIFICATION Released?
Answer: The official notification for SSC CHSL 2021-22 Recruitment was released on 1st February 2022. Final selection and allocation of Ministries/ Departments/ Offices to the candidates qualified in the Document Verification will be made on the basis of their performance in Tier-I+Tier-II Examinations and the preference of Posts/ Departments confirmed by them at the time of Document Verification.
Download SSC CHSL 2021-22 Official Notification
2. How many VACANCIES have been announced under SSC CHSL 2022 Recruitment?
Answer: SSC has not yet announced the vacancies for 2021-22 Recruitment.
The Staff Selection Commission has announced 4726 Vacancies under SSC CHSL 2020-21 Recruitment Drive.
| SSC CHSL 2020-21 Vacancies Post-wise |
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| Post |
Vacancies |
| Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA) |
3181 |
| Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) |
1538 |
| Data Entry Operator (DEO) |
7 |
| Total |
4726 |
Check Category-wise SSC CHSL 4726 Vacancy Details, Job Profile, Salary & Promotion Policy 2021
Previously, SSC announced 4893 vacancies for 2019-20 Recruitment under various ministries.
3. What are the IMPORTANT DATES for SSC CHSL 2022 Exam?
Answer:
Below are important dates for SSC CHSL 2022 Exam:
| SSC CHSL 2022 Exam |
Important Dates |
| Opening and Closing of Online Application |
1st Feb to 7th March 2022 |
| Last date and time for receipt of online applications |
7th March 2022 (11:00 PM) |
| Last date for making online fee payment |
8th March 2022 (11:00 PM) |
| Last date for generation of offline Challan |
9th March 2022 (11:00 PM) |
| Last date for payment through Challan |
10th March 2022 (during working hours of Bank) |
| Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges |
11th to 15th March 2022 (11:00 PM) |
| Date of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I) |
May 2022 |
| Date of Tier-II Examination (Descriptive Paper) |
To be notified later |
4. What is the AGE LIMIT & UPPER AGE LIMIT RELAXATION for SSC CHSL 2022 Recruitment as per the Official Notification?
Answer:
As on 1st January 2022, age limit for SSC CHSL Posts is 18-27 years (i.e. Candidates born not before 2nd Jan 1995 and not later than 1st Jan 2004 are eligible to apply). Permissible relaxation in Upper age limit for different categories is as under:
| S. No. |
Category |
Age Limit Relaxation (Upper Age) |
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| 1 |
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe |
5 years |
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| 2 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) |
3 years |
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| 3 |
Person with Disabilities (PwD) Note: Persons with Disabilities are not eligible for any post in Border Road Organisation (BRO) |
General |
10 years |
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| OBC |
13 years |
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| SC/ ST |
15 Years |
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| 5 |
Ex-Servicemen |
3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application |
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| 6 |
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof |
General/ OBC |
3 years |
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| SC/ ST |
8 years |
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| 7 |
Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications |
General/ OBC |
Upto 40 years of age |
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| SC/ ST |
Upto 45 years of age |
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| 8 |
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried |
General/ OBC |
Up to 35 years of age |
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| SC/ ST |
Up to 40 years of age |
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5. What are the EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS required for SSC CHSL 2022 Exam?
Answer: Below is the educational qualification details for the different SSC CHSL 2021-22 Posts:
| Post Name |
Educational Qualification |
| Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA), Data Entry Operator (DEO) (except DEOs in C&AG) |
The candidates must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University. |
| For Data Entry Operator (DEO) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) |
12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent |
6. What is the Selection Process for SSC CHSL 2022 Recruitment?
Answer: SSC CHSL 2022 Exam will consist of a Computer Based Examination (Tier-I), Descriptive Paper (Tier-II) and Skill Test/ Typing Test (Tier-III).
Check Complete SSC CHSL Syllabus 2022
7. What is the Exam Pattern for SSC CHSL 2022 Tier-1 Exam?
Answer: SSC CHSL 2021-22 Tier-I exam is an Objective Multiple Choice Exam that will be conducted in online mode. The exam consists of four sections having 100 questions (25 questions in each section) of 200 marks (maximum 50 marks in each section). The duration of the Tier-1 exam will be 60 minutes (80 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribes).
| Parts - Subjects |
Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks |
Time Duration (For all four Parts) |
| Part I - English Language (Basic Knowledge) |
25/50 |
60 Minutes (80 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribes) |
| Part II - General Intelligence & Reasoning |
25/50 |
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| Part III - Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) |
25/50 |
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| Part IV - General Awareness |
25/50 |
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| Total |
100/200 |
8. What is the Exam Pattern for SSC CHSL 2022 Tier-2 Exam?
Answer: SSC CHSL 2021-22 Tier-II will be a Descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in Pen and Paper Mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper would be for one hour (20 minutes compensatory time will also be provided to the candidates eligible for scribes). The performance in Tier-II would be included for preparing merit. The paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English. Part paper written in Hindi and Part in English will be awarded zero marks. The section-wise details of the exam are shown in the table given below:
| Important Descriptive Paper Topics (Hindi/ English) |
Word Limit (Approximately) |
Total Marks and Duration |
| Essay Writing |
200 - 250 |
100 (1 Hour) |
| Letter/Application Writing |
150 - 200 |
Check Preparation Tips to crack SSC CHSL Tier-II Exam
Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-III Examination on the basis of their performance in Tier-I + Tier-II subject to having scored a minimum of 33% marks in the Tier-II Examination.
9. What is the Exam Pattern for SSC CHSL 2022 Tier-3 Exam?
Answer: Skill Test is mandatory for Data Entry Operators. Skill Test/ Typing Test for the qualified candidates will be conducted on computers provided by the Commission or its authorized agency and will be of qualifying nature. Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted in the cities where Regional Offices of the Commission are located or as decided by the Commission.
| Skill Test |
Speed |
Time |
| Data Entry Operator |
Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer. The ‘Speed of 8000 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 |
The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer |
| Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) |
The 'speed of 15000 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 |
The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) 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 Computer |
Candidates eligible for scribe will be given a compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore, the duration of the Skill Test for such candidates will be 20 minutes.
Typing Test for LDC/ JSA and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant:
| Typing Test |
Typing Speed |
Time |
| English Medium |
35 words per minute (w.p.m.) correspond to about 10500 key depressions per hour |
The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes (Candidates eligible for scribe – 15 minutes) |
| Hindi Medium |
30 words per minute (w.p.m.) correspond to about 9000 key depressions per hour |
Passage Dictators will be provided to those VH candidates for the Typing test who have opted for Scribe in the online Application Form. The Passage Dictator will read out the passage to VH candidate within the allotted time period.
10. Will there be any NEGATIVE MARKING in SSC CHSL 2022 Exam?
Answer: There is a negative marking in the SSC CHSL 2021-22 Tier 1 Exam of 0.50 marks.
11. In which medium of language SSC CHSL 2022 exam will be conducted?
Answer: Tier-1: The exam will be conducted in both Hindi & English languages except the English Language and Comprehension section.
Tier-2: The paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English. Part paper written in Hindi and Part in English will be awarded zero marks.
Tier-3: The medium of the Typing Test will be Hindi and English. The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) in the online Application Form.
12. Will there be a SECTIONAL CUT-OFF in SSC CHSL 2022 Exam?
Answer: No, there will be no sectional cut-off in the exam.
13. Where will the SSC CHSL 2022 Application Status & Admit Cards be released?
Answer: The application status & admit cards will get released on the regional websites of Staff Selection Commission listed below in the table.
14. Where are SSC CHSL 2022 Exam Centres Located?
Answer: Details about the Examination Centres and Regional Offices under whose jurisdiction these Examination Centres are located are as follows:
| SSC Region and States/ UTs under the jurisdiction of the Region |
Examination Centres and Centre Code |
| Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
Agra (3001), Allahabad (3003), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010) Meerut(3011), Varanasi (3013), Bhagalpur (3201), Muzaffarpur (3205), Patna (3206) |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal |
Gangtok (4001), Ranchi (4205), Barasat (4402), Berhampore (WB) (4403), Chinsurah (4405), Jalpaiguri (4408), Kolkata (4410), Malda (4412), Midnapur (4413), Siliguri (4415), Berhampore (Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Keonjhargarh (4606), Sambalpur (4609), Port Blair (4802) |
| Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala |
Bangalore (9001), Dharwar (9004), Gulbarga (9005), Mangalore (9008), Mysore (9009), Kochi (9204), Kozhikode(Calicut) (9206), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Thrissur (9212) |
| Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)/ Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal (6001), Chindwara (6003), Guna (6004), Gwalior (6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Khandwa (6009), Ratlam (6011), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ambikapur (6201), Bilaspur (6202), Jagdalpur (6203), Raipur (6204), Durg (6205) |
| North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura |
Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Kohima (5302), Shillong (5401), Imphal (5501), Churachandpur (5502), Agartala (5601), Aizwal (5701) |
| Northern Region (NR)/ NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand |
Almora (2001), Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Srinagar (Uttarakhand) (2004), Haridwar (2005), Delhi (2201), Ajmer (2401), Alwar (2402), Bharatpur (2403), Bikaner (2404), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Kota (2407), Sriganganagar (2408), Udaipur (2409) |
| North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab |
Anantnag (1001), Baramula (1002), Jammu (1004), Leh (1005), Rajouri (1006), Srinagar(J&K) (1007), Kargil (1008), Dodda (1009), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Bhathinda (1401), Jalandhar (1402), Patiala (1403), Amritsar ( 1404), Chandigarh (1601) |
| Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana |
Guntur (8001), Kurnool (8003), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Vijaywada (8008), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Puducherry (8401), Hyderabad (8601), Nizamabad (8602), Warangal (8603) |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra |
Ahmedabad (7001), Vadodara (7002), Rajkot (7006), Surat (7007), Bhavnagar (7009), Kutch (7010), Amravati (7201), Aurangabad (7202), Kolhapur (7203), Mumbai (7204), Nagpur (7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik (7207), Pune (7208), Thane (7210), Bhandara (7211), Chandrapur (7212), Akola (7213), Jalgaon (7214), Ahmednagar (7215), Alibaug (7216), Panaji (7801) |
15. What is the current PAY SCALE and SALARY Structure for SSC CHSL Posts after the 7th Pay Commission?
Answer: Pay Scale for Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA) and Data Entry Operators (DEO) for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India is as follows:
| Salary of SSC CHSL LDC/ JSA/ DEO/ PA/ SA after 7th Pay Commission |
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| Name of Posts |
Pay Level |
Pay Band |
| Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) |
Level-2 |
Rs. 19,900-63,200 |
| Level-4 |
Rs. 25,500-81,100 |
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| Level-4 |
Rs. 25,500-81,100 |
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| Data Entry Operator, Grade “A” |
Level-4 |
Rs. 25,500-81,100 |
Check SSC CHSL LDC/DEO Salary after 7th Pay Commission, Job Profile and Promotion Policy
16. How to Prepare for SSC CHSL 2022 Exam?
Answer: Candidates can prepare for SSC CHSL 2022 Exam by practicing the previous year question papers and mock tests. Get the exam tips and study material from the links given below:
17. When will the SSC CHSL 2022 Answer Key gets released?
Answer: SSC officially will release the answer keys of the SSC CHSL Tier-I exam on their website after 10 to 15 days of the successful completion of the respective exams. Candidates can calculate their approximate marks and expected rank based on the answer key released by SSC.
18. When will the SSC CHSL 2021 Results be announced?
Answer: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) releases the results in three stages, i.e., after the completion of each exam tier-wise. The candidates are shortlisted for the next round after clearing the previous round. Candidates can check the result from the official website, ssc.nic.in, as and when the results are declared.
