SSC CHSL 2025 Exam Syllabus
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the exam city details of Tier-1 exam on its official website for the SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Tier-I Examination 2025. This exam is for recruitment on 3131 posts. The exam will start from 12th November 2025. Candidates can check syllabus for SSC CHSL Examination. Details are provided below.
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Post Name: Lower Division Clerk & Data Entry Operator
Pay Scale: Level – 4 (Rs. 25,500 – 81,100/-) & Level – 2 (Rs. 19,900 – 63,200/-)
No of Post: 3131 Posts (Tentative)
Form Fill up Date: 23 June to 18 July 2025
Fee Payment Last Date: 19 July 2025
Correction Date: 25-26 July 2025
Tier-1 Exam Date: Starts from 12 November 2025
Admit Card: Available from 08 November 2025
Candidates can see this from the SSC official website or Click Here to see the details.
Syllabus |
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1st Stage Tier-I Exam will start from 12 November 2025. |
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1st Stage, Tier-I Computer Based Test is qualifying in nature will consist of one objective-type multiple-choice paper containing 100 questions (200 Marks). For correct answer 2 marks will be provided & for wrong answer 0.50 mark will be deducted.Time allowed for examination is 60 min. |
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General Awareness: –
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Questions are designed to test 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 neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research. |
Quantitative Aptitude: –
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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. 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. 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. Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc. Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency. |
General Intelligence & Reasoning: –
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Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/Number Classification, drawing inferences, Figural Classification, punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub-topics, if any. |
English Language: –
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Spot the Error, fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, one word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage. |
On the basis of Candidate performance & normalization of marks in Tier-I exam, qualified candidates would be shortlisted for Tier-II, subject to the condition that the candidate should have scored minimum cut-off in Tier-1, which is provided below-
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2nd Stage Tier-II Exam Date will be updated here. |
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Session-I will consist of three sections where questions are in objective-type multiple-choice containing 135 questions (405 Marks). For correct answer, 3 marks will be provided & for wrong answer 1 mark will be deducted.Total time allowed for examination is 135 minute which is divided section-wise. |
Section-I: – Time allowed is 60 min.
Section-II: – Time allowed is 60 min.
Section-III: – Time allowed is 15 min.
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Session-II will consist of Skill Test/ Typing Test which will be qualifying in nature.For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Culture-
For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ except in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Culture-
For other posts i.e. LDC/JSA-
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Mathematical Abilities: –
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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. 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. 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. Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc. Statistics and probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities. |
Reasoning & General Intelligence: –
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Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub- topics, if any. |
English Language & Comprehension: –
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Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage; Spot the Error, fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage. To test comprehension, 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. |
General Awareness: –
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Questions are designed to test 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 neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research. |
Computer Knowledge/Proficiency: –
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Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/ output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back- up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, 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: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking. Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures. |
On the basis of Candidate performance & normalization of marks in Tier-II exam, qualified candidates would be shortlisted in merit list, subject to the condition that the candidate should have scored minimum cut-off in section-I, section-II & section-III of Tier-II exam, which is provided below-
Section-III and Session II of Tier-II i.e. Computer Knowledge Test and Skill Test/Typing Test are qualifying in nature. Candidates who are not qualified in Section-I & Section-II of Tier-II will not be eligible for evaluation of Section-III & Session-II and they will not be considered for further selection process. |
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| Merit List: – 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 & Session-II of Tier-II. | |
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