Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) LEVEL (CHSL) Exam (EVERYTHING ABOUT)

1. VERY IMPORTANT:

1. Only one online application is allowed to be submitted by a candidate for the Examination during normal period for submission of online applications, which does not include the period of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’.

In case, more than one application of a candidate with different registration numbers is detected, all the applications will be rejected by the Commission and his candidature for the examination will be cancelled. If a candidate submits multiple applications and appears in the examination (at any stage) more than once, his candidature will be cancelled and he will be debarred from the examinations of the Commission
as per rules.

2. Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).

3. Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.

4. Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or in cash at SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan.

5. You don’t have to submit your documents of Educational Qualification, Caste Certificate, Age Proof etc. with the application form of the exam, rather they will be demanded at the time of Document Verification much later.

2. POSTS UNDER CHSL (10+2) EXAM

S. No.	Name of Post	Pay Level (7th CPC
1.	Data Entry Operator (Grade-A in CAG)	Pay Level-4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100)
2.	Data Entry Operator (Other Departments)	Pay Level-4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100) & Level-5 (Rs. 29,200-92,300)
3.	LDC/Jr Secretariat Assistant (JSA)	Pay Level-2 (Rs. 19,900-63,200)

3. CURRENT SALARIES FOR CHSL (10+2) EXAM POSTS

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4. AGE LIMIT IN CHSL (10+2) EXAM POSTS

18-27 years

CATEGORY CODES AND AGE RELAXATION

5. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION CHSL (10+2) EXAM

For LDC/ JSA and DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’: Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

NOTE-I: As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015 published in the Gazette of India all the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission.

Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification. In case of the candidates possessing such degrees/ diplomas/ certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education, such candidates shall also produce approval given to the University by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission for the relevant period at the time of Document Verification.

NOTE-II: As per UGC (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official Gazette on 23-06-2017, under Part-III (8) (v), the programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy etc. are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode. However, pursuant to the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 11-03-2019 in MA No. 3092/2018 in W.P. (C) No. 382/2018 titled Mukul Kumar Sharma & others Vs AICTE and others, B. Tech. degree/ diploma in Engineering awarded by IGNOU to the students who were enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever applicable.

NOTE-III: The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification.

NOTE-IV: In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification, such candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the authorities concerned at the time of Document Verification. However, final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by the User Departments/ Appointing Authorities concerned.

6. PERMISSIBLE DISABILITIES IN CHSL

LDC in Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

Persons with Disabilities are not eligible for any post in BRO.

NOTE-I: Requirement of Physical Standard, Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards for the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO is given below. Candidates may ensure that they fulfill all the required standards before opting for any post in BRO. Posts once allocated as per merit-cum-preference given by the candidates will not be changed subsequently due to failure of the candidates to qualify in these Standards.

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NOTE-II: Only male candidates are eligible for the posts in the Border Roads Organization.

Provision of Compensatory Time and assistance of scribe for CHSL (10+2) Exam

1. In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe is provided, if desired by the candidate.

2. In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe will be provided on production of a certificate at the time of examination to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his/ her behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per the following proforma.

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3. The facility of scribes/ passage reader will be provided to the PwBD candidates only if he has opted for the same in the online application form.

4. The candidates will have the discretion of opting for his/ her own scribe or the facility of scribe provided by the Commission. Appropriate choice in this regard will have to be given by the candidate in the online application form.

5. In case a candidate opts for own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. The candidates with benchmark disabilities opting for own scribe shall be required to submit details of the own scribe at the time of examination as per the following proforma.

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In addition, the scribe has to produce a valid ID proof in original at the time of examination. A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed by the candidate as well as the scribe will be submitted along with the above proforma.

6. Own scribe should not be a candidate of this examination. If a candidate is detected as assisting another PwD candidate as scribe in this examination, then the candidatures of both the candidates will be cancelled.

7. A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination will be provided to the persons who are allowed scribe.

8. The candidates, who are eligible for scribe but do not avail the facility of scribes will also be given compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination.

9. No attendant other than the scribe for eligible candidates will be allowed inside the examination hall.

10. One eyed candidates and partially blind candidates who are able to read the normal Question Paper set with or without magnifying glass and who wish to write/ indicate the answer with the help of magnifying glass will be allowed to use the same in the Examination Hall and will not be entitled to a Scribe. Such candidates will have to bring their own magnifying glass to the Examination Hall.

OBC & CREAMY LAYER CERTIFICATE CHSL (10+2) EXAM

A person seeking appointment on the basis of reservation to OBCs must ensure that he/ she possesses the caste/ community certificate and does not fall in creamy layer on the crucial date. The crucial date for this purpose will be the closing date for receipt of online application.

NOTE: Crucial date for claim of SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD status or any other benefit viz. fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc, where not specified otherwise, will also be the closing date for receipt of online applications.

POST PREFERENCES

The Examination is being held for multiple posts for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices. Preference for various posts and departments will be taken from the candidates through Online Option Form on the website of the Commission before declaration of final result. A candidate will not be considered for a Post and Ministry/ Department/ Organization, if he has not indicated his preference for it. Options once submitted shall be treated as final and will not be changed subsequently under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates must be careful in exercise of such options.

SCHEME OF EXAM OF CHSL (10+2)

The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below:

a) Tier-I
b) Tier-II

A) Scheme of Tier-I exam

NOTE-I: Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions.

NOTE-II: There will be negative marking of 0.50 for each wrong answer.

NOTE-III: Tier-I will only be qualifying in nature. Merit will be prepared on basis of marks scored in Tier-II.

B) Scheme of Tier-II exam

Session	Section	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Allowed
Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes)	Section-I	A) Maths	30	30 x 3 = 90	1 hour (for each section) (1 hours and 20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
		B) Reasoning	30	30 x 3 = 90
	Section-II	A) English	4o	40 x 3 = 120
		B) GK	20	20 x 3 = 60
		TOTAL	120	120 x 3 = 360
	Section-III	i) Computer Knowledge	15	15 x 3 = 45	15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
Session-II	Section-III	ii) Typing Test/DEST	Part-A DEST (for DEO)	–	15 Minutes (20 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)
			Part-B Typing Test for LDC/JCA	–	10 Minutes (15 minutes for the candidates eligible for scribe)

NOTE-I: Tier-II  will be conducted in two sessions – Session-I & Session-II, on same day.

NOTE-II: In Tier-II, it will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections.

NOTE-III: Based on the aggregate performance in Section-I and Section-II of Tier-II Examination, candidates will be shortlisted for evaluation of Section-III of Tier-II Examination. The candidates who are not qualified in Section-I + Section-II will not be eligible for evaluation of Section-III and they will not be considered for further selection process.

NOTE-IV: There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-I, Section-II and Section-III.

NOTE-V: Section-III (Computer Knowledge Test) is mandatory but qualifying in nature.

NOTE-VI: Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I, Section-I, Section-I, and Section-III (Computer Knowledge) Examination are as follows:

1.	UR	30%
2.	OBC/EWS	25%
3.	All other categories	20%

NOTE-VII: Merit list will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of candidates in Tier-II Examination only. Merit List will be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks scored in Section-I & Section-II of Tier-II examination only subject to qualifying Section-III (both modules) of Tier-II as per the qualifying standards fixed by the Commission.

NOTE-VIII: Typing Test/DEST

a) Typing Test/DEST will be conducted on the same day.
b) Typing Test/DEST will be of qualifying nature.
c) Errors in the Typing Test/DEST will be calculated up to 2 decimal places.
d) Typing Test/DEST will be conducted as per the following scheme:

1. Part-A (DEST): F0r DEO/DEO Grade-A

Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) at 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer, means 27 wpm. 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. The passage to be entered in the Computer may also be displayed on the computer screen.

NOTE-I: Candidates eligible for scribe will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore, duration of Skill Test for such candidates will be 20 minutes.

NOTE-II: Skill Test is mandatory for Data Entry Operators. No candidate is exempted from appearing in the Skill Test.

NOTE-III: DEST will be of qualifying nature.

2. Part-B (Typing Test): For LDC/JCA

NOTE-I: Typing Test will be of qualifying nature.

NOTE-II: The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi or English. The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) in the online Application Form. The choice of Typing Test given by the candidate in the online Application Form shall be treated as final and no change in the medium of Typing Test will be entertained later.

NOTE-III: Candidates opting for English medium should have 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.

NOTE-IV: 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 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore duration of Typing Test for such candidates will be 15 minutes.

NOTE-V: 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.

NOTE-VI: Persons with Disabilities candidates who claim to be permanently unfit to take the Typing Test because of a physical disability may, with the prior approval of the Commission, be exempted from the requirement of appearing and qualifying at such test, provided such a candidate submits a Certificate in the prescribed format which is given below to the Commission from the competent Medical Authority, i.e., the Civil Surgeon of a Government Health Care Institution declaring him/ her to be permanently unfit for the Typing Test because of a physical disability.

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In addition, such candidates must substantiate their claim by furnishing the relevant Medical Certificate in the prescribed format of the Notice of Examination, as applicable, at the time of Typing Test. Otherwise their claim for seeking exemption from Typing Test will not be entertained by the Commission.

SYLLABUS OF CHSL (10+2) EXAM

A) REASONING (Both Tier-I & Tier-II)

1. Semantic Analogy
2. Symbolic/Number Analogy
3. Figural Analogy
4. Semantic Classification
5. Symbolic/Number Classification

6. Figural Classification
7. Semantic Series
8. Number Series
9. Figural Series
10. Problem Solving

11. Word Building
12. Coding and de-coding
13. Numerical operations
14. Symbolic operations
15. Trends

16. Space Orientation
17. Venn Diagrams
18. Drawing inferences
19. Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding
20. Figural Pattern – folding and completion

21. Embedded figures
22. Critical Thinking
23. Emotional Intelligence
24. Social Intelligence
25. Other sub-topics, if any

NOTE: For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in Reasoning.

B) GK (Both Tier-I & Tier-II)
Questions are designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application 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 and scientific research.

C) ENGLISH (Both Tier-I)

1. Spot the Error
2. Fill in the Blanks
3. Synonyms
4. Antonyms
5. Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words

6. Idioms & Phrases
7. One word substitution
8. Improvement of Sentences
9. Active/Passive Voice
10. Direct/Indirect narration

11. Shuffling of Sentence parts
12. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
13. Cloze Passage
14. Comprehension Passage

D) ENGLISH (Tier-II)

1. Spot the Error
2. Fill in the Blanks
3. Synonyms
4. Antonyms
5. Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words

6. Idioms & Phrases
7. One word substitution
8. Improvement of Sentences
9. Active/Passive Voice
10. Direct/Indirect narration

11. Shuffling of Sentence parts
12. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
13. Cloze Passage
14. Comprehension Passage (two or more paragraphs will be given and questions based on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other paragraph should be based on current affairs editorial or a report.)

E) MATHS (Tier-I)

ARITHMETIC

1. Number Systems:
a) Computation of Whole Number
b) Decimal and Fractions
c) Relationship between numbers

2. Fundamental arithmetical operations
a) Percentages
b) Ratio and Proportion
c) Square roots
d) Averages
e) Interest (Simple and Compound)

f) Profit and Loss
g) Discount
h) Partnership Business
i) Mixture or Allegation
j) Time and distance
k) Time and work

ALGEBRA

a) Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra (and their simple applications) & Elementary surds (simple problems)
b) Graphs of Linear Equations.

GEOMETRY
Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts

a) Triangle and its various kinds of centres viz. Centroid, In-centre, Orthocentre, Circumcentre
b) Congruence and similarity of triangles
c) Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.

MENSURATION

a) Triangle
b) Quadrilaterals
c) Regular Polygons
d) Circle
e) Right Prism

f) Right Circular Cone
g) Right Circular Cylinder
h) Sphere
i) Hemispheres
j) Rectangular Parallelepiped
k) Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base

TRIGONOMETRY

a) Trigonometry
b) Trigonometric ratios
c) Standard Identities like sin²θ + Cos²θ = 1, etc
d) Complementary Angles
e) Heights and Distances (simple problems only)

STATISTICAL CHARTS
Use of Tables and Graphs:

a) Histogram
b) Frequency polygon
c) Bar-diagram
d) Pie-chart

NOTE: For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBES there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in Maths.

F) MATHS (Tier-II)

ARITHMETIC

1. Number Systems:
a) Computation of Whole Number
b) Decimal and Fractions
c) Relationship between numbers

2. Fundamental arithmetical operations
a) Percentages
b) Ratio and Proportion
c) Square roots
d) Averages
e) Interest (Simple and Compound)

f) Profit and Loss
g) Discount
h) Partnership Business
i) Mixture or Allegation
j) Time and distance
k) Time and work

ALGEBRA

a) Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra (and their simple applications) & Elementary surds (simple problems)
b) Graphs of Linear Equations.

GEOMETRY
Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts

a) Triangle and its various kinds of centres viz. Centroid, In-centre, Orthocentre, Circumcentre
b) Congruence and similarity of triangles
c) Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.

MENSURATION

a) Triangle
b) Quadrilaterals
c) Regular Polygons
d) Circle
e) Right Prism

f) Right Circular Cone
g) Right Circular Cylinder
h) Sphere
i) Hemispheres
j) Rectangular Parallelepiped
k) Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base

TRIGONOMETRY

a) Trigonometry
b) Trigonometric ratios
c) Standard Identities like sin²θ + Cos²θ = 1, etc
d) Complementary Angles
e) Heights and Distances (simple problems only)

STATISTICS and PROBABILTY

Use of Tables and Graphs:

a) Histogram
b) Frequency polygon
c) Bar-diagram
d) Pie-chart
e) Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation
f) Calculation of simple probabilities

NOTE: For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBES there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in Maths.

G) COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Computer Basics

i) Organization of a computer
ii) Central Processing Unit (CPU)
iii) Input/ output devices
iv) Computer memory
v) Memory organization
vi) Back- up devices
vii) PORTs
viii) Windows Explorer
ix) Keyboard shortcuts

Software

Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc.

Working with Internet and e-mails

i) Web Browsing & Searching
ii) Downloading & Uploading
iii) Managing an E-mail Account
iv) e-Banking

Basics of networking and cyber security

i) Networking devices and protocols
ii) Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.)
iii) preventive measures

Formats of Different Certificates Etc Needed in an SSC exam

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ABOUT DEST & TYPING TEST IN SSC CHSL

i) Typing is Essential (IMPORTANCE)

In this exam how high you score in the written is; is worthless unless you are able to qualify the type test. So to learn typing at the needed speed becomes a must for this exam. If a person knows typing; he must do practice for atleast 20 minutes daily; and if a person is fresher he must start it learning from this very moment (40-45 minutes at least for daily). Otherwise the things will be disastrous. .

It is seen that many of the candidates become serious to their typing after the written result, when much time in not left to learn it. Learning type and gaining the required speed generally requires 5 months. So start it well in advance.

One more thing: Do your practice on the PC using TVS keyboard as in the exam hall they are TVS boards usually. If you do it on the LAPTOP, attach it with a TVS keyboard while practising.

ii) TYPE TEST Vs DATA ENTRY SKILL TEST (DEST)]

Well, if we see the DATA ENTRY SKILL TEST is no different than a typing test; in which we have to do typing on the computer @ 8,000 characters per hour i.e. almost the speed of almost 27 wpm (words per minute) . Whereas for the post of LDC it’s 35wpm. The difference is big; and therefore that might be one of the reasons of higher cut-offs for the post of DEO.

iii) No Certificate For Skill Test

NO EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IS NEEDED FOR DEST/TYPING TEST.

iv) Learn Typing; Be an LDC/DEO

The final cut-offs of any exam are generally much higher than that we see them in the written part of the examination. But in CHSL exam cut-offs for the post of LDC and DEO do not show that big difference. Whatever that increase is in the cut-offs, it’s not as substantial. I mean to say it’s only because of typing being an essential part of the exam. Had typing not been compulsory the situation would certainly have been different.

As many of the aspirants in this exam are CGLE left-out cases; marks equal to the cut-off become so easy to score in a CHSL exam. From my experience I have seen that the candidates scoring very high in the written part are not generally found that good in typing. So I’m certain if YOU ARE OK WITH YOUR TYPING THE POST OF LDC/DEO IS YOURS.

v) Time Required to Learn Typing

It actually depends on an individual how much time he takes to gain typing speed at 35wpm. But generally it takes 5-6 months. Starting typing learning from an institute does help but if you are not comfortable in finding an institute nearby you can learn it at home too. In both the cases utmost sincerity is required.

vi) Is Backspace Allowed in Skill-test?

QUERY: In DEST, do we have to type in MS word or in any other software application? If any other application software, is back space allowed in that? The passage given will be hard copy or soft copy?

REPLY: This is their own software which has been programmed for time-set, recognition of errors and measuring speed etc. But this is like MS WORD; means they give a certain printed (HARD COPY) passage that we have to type like the we do in MS WORD. Backspace is allowed. In fact this is very simple passage and hardly containing any special character. Figures too are 4-5 generally. Errors are not shown/underlined. NOT A BIG DEAL OF COURSE!

vii) Is it Essential to Appear in Both Skill Tests?

QUERY: If I qualify for the both posts, shall I be given any option to choose or have to appear in both skill tests? And what if I fail too qualify one or both?

REPLY: If you qualify for both the posts you’ll be called for both the skill tests. If you fail to qualify one of them you’ll be selected for the other post; and if you fail in both the skill tests you wont be selected for any of the posts. If you qualify both the skill tests you’ll selected for the post which you preferred at the first place.

Both the tests are held in one single day; one in the morning and the other in the evening.