Highlights

Dates

Vacancy

(2019-20)

Eligibility Criteria 2026

• Age Criteria: Age must be between 18 – 27 years as of January 1, 2026, however, certain reserved category candidates can claim for reservation according to the Indian government norms. More specifically, the aspirants should not have been born before 2 January 1994 and not later than 1 January 2003.
• Nationality: Candidate must be an Indian Citizen or should belong to Nepal/ Bhutan or Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, to permanently settle in India.
• Educational Criteria: must have cleared or appearing class 12 or its equivalent from a recognized educational board or University.

2026 Online Application

Exam pattern

Syllabus

Tier-I Syllabus

Tier-II Syllabus

The topics asked in this exam will be related to National Interests, Finance & Economy, Ecological Issues, Social Issues, Politics, Schemes and Governance, Technology, Sports, Geopolitics, Environmental Concerns etc. The minimum qualifying mark is 33%.

• Essay Writing
• Letter or Application Writing

Tier-III Syllabus

Job Profile

Data Entry Operator

• The DEO’s prime responsibility is the Handling of the Office Computers.
• The Data Entry Operator must have proficiency with MS Excel, Word & Powerpoint.
• He/She has to create various notes and reports daily.
• Also, he/she has to enter and format data into the computer.
• Maintenance of the Database.
• Creating a physical backup of the files by scanning and printing various documents.
• Arrangement of all the files in a way that is easily accessible to everyone.

Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant

• The Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant will be tasked with the disposal of Mails.
• Maintaining the Data of the Office.
• Providing input for various Customer Support queries.
• Rectifying the mistakes in the addresses.
• Returning the mail if the address is incorrect.

Lower Divisional Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant

• The mails have to be registered timely.
• The updates and other data has to be entered onto the computer.
• Furthermore, they are responsible for indexing and maintaining the File Registers.
• Management of Files throughout the hierarchy of the office.
• Also, the monthly salary slips are to be created by the post of SSC CHSL LDC / JSA.
• You have to complete the clerical work along with the maintenance of workflow in the office.

Salary

• Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) -19,900-63,200
• Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC) -19,900-63,200
• Sorting Assistant (SA) - 25,500-81,100
• Postal Assistant (PA) - 25,500-81,100
• DEO (Grade A) - 25,500-81,100
• Data Entry Operator (DEO) -25,500-81,100

Cutoff

Steps to download

• Visit the official SSC website - ssc.nic.in
• Search for the SSC CHSL 2026 cutoff link and click on it
• The CHSL cutoff PDF file will be displayed on the screen
• Check the category wise cut off in CHSL cutoff PDF
• Download and save the SSC CHSL 2026 cutoff PDF for future reference

Admit Card

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Preparation

• Do not repeat the information throughout your writing and focus on your neat handwriting.
• To build critical thinking skills and vocabulary, the aspirants should read editorial columns from reputed newspapers.
• Keep yourself updated with the current events happening in society.
• Make sure that there is no grammatical error in your writing.
• Regular mock test practice leads the aspirants to enhance the candidates’ accuracy and speed.
• Read newspapers and current affairs daily.
• Revise the important tricks and formulas for solving the logical reasoning and Mathematics section.
• revision should be left during this phase of preparation. Focus more on the high weightage topics. The aspirants should appear for full-length mock tests to analyse their strengths and weaknesses.

Results

Steps to download

• Visit the official site – ssc.nic.in.
• Click on the link “SSC CHSL Results”
• Download the result in the PDF file.
• Press ‘Ctrl + F’ and type your name and roll number
• Check your score and qualifying status
• Download the PDF and take a printout for future references.

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