The SSC CHSL 2025 exam has been announced by SSC, to score well in the examination candidates should be familiar with SSC CHSL syllabus and exam pattern. Understanding the SSC CHSL syllabus and exam pattern is important as it outlines specific topics for exam preparation. The syllabus consists of all the important subjects, this will help candidates to increase their score in the examination.
SSC CHSL Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025
Staff Selection Commission has released the updated pattern and syllabus of SSC CHSL exam along with the previous notification. Candidates need to review the latest SSC CHSL Syllabus 2025 released by SSC.
| SSC CHSL Syllabus and Exam Pattern | |
| Commission | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Exam Name | SSC CHSL 2025 |
| SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Date 2025 | July- August 2025 |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Negative Marking | Tier 1- 0.5 marks Tier 2- 1 mark |
| Selection Process | Tier 1 and Tier 2 |
| Official website | https://ssc.gov.in/ |
SSC CHSL 2025 Selection Process
SSC CHSL 2025 exam is divided into 2 different phases. Candidates need to qualify this phases for the selection of various posts in government offices. SSC CHSL Tier I is an Objective Multiple Choice Question paper and Tier II will include the following three sections having two modules each.
| Tier | Type | Mode |
| Tier – I | Objective Multiple Choice | Computer Based (online) |
| Tier – II | Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test Tier-II will include three sections having two modules each |
Computer-Based (online) |
SSC CHSL Minimum Qualifying Marks
The minimum qualifying marks in Module-I of Tier-I, Section-I, Section-II and Section-III of Tier-II examination are as follows:
- UR: 30%
- OBC/ EWS: 25%
- All other categories: 20%
SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Pattern
- SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam is a Computer-Based Online Test (CBT) exam which is conducted online.
- Candidates are given a total of 60 minutes to solve the SSC CHSL Tier-1 paper which consists of 100 questions carrying a total of 200 marks (2 marks for each question).
- For each wrong attempt, candidates are penalized 1/2 mark in the Tier-1 exam.
| SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Pattern | ||||
| Sections | Subjects | No of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
| 1 | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 60 minutes (80 Minutes for PWD candidates) |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | |
| 4 | English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | 200 | ||
SSC CHSL Syllabus 2025 for Tier-I Exam
SSC CHSL is conducted at three different levels, the syllabus for all the three levels is different. To prepare for SSC CHSL 2025, all candidates must be well aware of the latest changes (if any) in the SSC CHSL syllabus and the exam pattern.
There are 4 sections in Tier I of the SSC CHSL exam which are given below:
- Reasoning Ability
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Language
- General Awareness
SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus 2025
SSC CHSL Tier-1 syllabus has 4 subjects which are: English Language, Numerical Aptitude, General Intelligence: and General Awareness. The subject wise topics for SSC CHSL 2025 Tier-1 exam are given below:
| SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus 2025 | |||
| General Intelligence | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | General Awareness |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension | History |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit and Loss | Cloze Test | Culture |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Allegations | Para jumbles | Geography |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous | Economic Scene |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks | General Policy |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting | Scientific Research |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion | Awards and Honors |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | One Word Substitution | Books and Authors |
| Syllogism | Ratio and Proportion, Percentage | Active and Passive Voice | Current Affairs |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | Sports GK | |
| Input-Output Coding-Decoding | Sequence & Series | Indian Polity | |
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination & Probability | ||
The detailed SSC CHSL syllabus for the computer-based exam (Tier-I) is discussed below:
General Awareness Syllabus for SSC CHSL
The General Awareness section is designed to identify the general knowledge of the candidates. In this test, candidates knowledge related to current affairs and knowledge of everyday observations get examine. Test may include questions related to topics such as India and its neighboring countries especially about History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy, Static Awareness, Indian GK and scientific research.
General Intelligence Syllabus for SSC CHSL
This section contains both verbal and non-verbal reasoning questions. The questions will be asked
- Semantic Analogy
- Symbolic operations
- Symbolic/ Number Analogy
- Trends
- Figural Analogy
- Space Orientation
- Semantic Classification
- Venn Diagrams
- Number Series
- Embedded figures
- Figural Series
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Symbolic/ Number Classification
- Drawing inferences
- Figural Classification
- Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding
- Semantic Series
- Figural Pattern-folding and completion
- Emotional Intelligence
- Word Building, Social Intelligence
- Coding and de-coding
- Other sub-topics if any Numerical operations.
English Language Syllabus for SSC CHSL
English language questions will be asked on the following topics:
- Spot the Error
- Fill in the Blanks
- Synonyms/ Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
- Idioms and 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
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for SSC CHSL
- Number System: Whole number calculations, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers.
- Basic arithmetic operations: Percentages, ratios and proportions, square roots, averages, interest (simple and compound), profit and loss, discounts, partnership business, mixtures and charges, time and distance, time and work.
- Mensuration: Triangle, square, regular polygon, circle, right prism, right circular cone, right circular cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, rectangular parallelepiped, regular right pyramid with triangular or square base.
- Algebra: Basic algebraic recognition of school algebra and elementary indicators (simple questions) and graphs of linear equations.
- Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: triangle and its various types of centers, congruence and similarity of triangles, circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents of two or more circles.
- Trigonometry: Trigonometry, trigonometric ratios, supplementary angles, height and distance (simple problems only) Standard identities like sin2 𝜃 + Cos2 𝜃=1 etc.
- Statistical tables: Use of tables and graphs: histograms, frequency polygons, bar graphs, pie charts.
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus 2025
SSC has revised SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern and released new syllabus which has been detailed below-
Tier-II will include following three sections having two modules each:
Section-1: Module-I: Mathematical Abilities and Module-II: Reasoning and General Intelligence.
Section-2: Module-I: English Language and Comprehension and Module-II: General Awareness
Section-3: Module-I: Computer Knowledge Test and Module-II: Skill Test/ Typing Test
Tier-2 will be conducted in two sessions on a single day – Session-1 and Session-2. Session-1 will include the conduct of Section-1, Section-2 and Module-1 of Section-3. Session-2 will include the conduct of Section-2 of Section-3.
Tier-2 will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions except Section-2 of Section-3. Questions will be set in English and Hindi except Section-2 of Section-2 (i.e. English Language and Comprehension Module) of Section-2.
There will be negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Section-1, Section-2 and Module-I of Section-3.
| SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2025 | ||||||
| Session | Section | Modules | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
| Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes) | Section 1 | Module-1 | Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 60*3 = 180 | 1 hour |
| Module-2 | Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 | ||||
| Section 2 | Module-1 | English Language and Comprehension | 40 | 60*3 = 180 | 1 hour | |
| Module-2 | General Awareness | 20 | ||||
| Section 3 | Module-1 | Computer Knowledge Module | 15 | 15*3 = 45 | 15 minutes | |
| Session-II (25 minutes) | Section 3 | Module-2 | Skill Test/ Typing Test Module-
Part A- Skill Test for DEOs in Department/ Ministry Part B: Skill Test for DEOs except in Department/ Ministry Part C: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA |
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15 minutes 15 minutes 10 minutes |
SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus and Topics
Module-I of Session-I (Mathematical Abilities)
| Module-I of Session-I (Mathematical Abilities) | |
| Chapter | Topics |
| Number Systems |
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| Fundamental arithmetical operations |
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| Algebra |
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| Geometry | Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts:
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| Mensuration |
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| Trigonometry |
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| Statistics and probability | Use of Tables and Graphs
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Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)
| Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence): | |
| Verbal and non-verbal type | Verbal and non-verbal type
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Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension)
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Sentence structure
- Synonyms/Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Spot the Error
- Fill in the Blanks
- Spellings/ Detecting mist-spelt words
- Idioms and 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
Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness)
The questions are also designed to test knowledge of current affairs and matters of daily observation and experience in their scientific aspect which can be expected from an educated person.
- History
- Culture
- Geography
- Economic Scene
- General policy
- Scientific research
Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency)
| Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency) | |
| Chapters | Topics |
| Computer Basics |
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| Software | Windows Operating system including basics of Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc. |
| Working with Internet and e-mails |
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| Basics of networking and cyber security |
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