SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2016-17
Computer Based Examination(Objective Type Tier-I): The examination will consist in batches in a day.
- Timing for 2 Batches/day: Ist Batch timing: 10AM-11.15 AM and IInd Batch timing 4.15PM-5.30PM
- Timing for 3 Batches/Day: 1st Batch: 10Am-11.15 AM, IInd Batch: 1.15PM-2.30PM and IIIrd Batch: 4.15PM-5.30PM.
Negative Marking: 0.50 marks assigned to that question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
| Part | Subject | No of Question | Maximum Marks |
| I | English Language | 25 | 50 |
| II | Quantitative Ability | 25 | 50 |
| III | General Awareness | 25 | 50 |
| IV | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 |
Descriptive Paper (Tier-II): This paper of SSC CHSl exam contain the descriptive type paper of 100 marks and in One Hour duration. Candidates need to write Essay of 200-250 words and Letter/Application in 150-200 words.
Skill Test(Tier-III):
Data Entry Operator Skill test: 8,000(eight thousand) key Depression per hour on the computer.
Typing test for SSC CHSL Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant, LDC and Court Clerk:
Applicants opting for English medium should have the typing speed of 35 words per minute and Hindi medium opting candidates should have 30 words per minute typing speed.
SSC CHSL Syllabus for CBT (Tier-I) 2016-17
SSC CHSL English Language Syllabus:
- Fill in the Blanks
- Spot the Error
- Synonyms/Homonyms
- Antonyms
- Idioms & Phrases
- Spellings/ Detecting Mis-spelt words
- Active/Passive Voice of Verbs
- One word substitution
- Improvement of Sentences
- Shuffling of Sentence parts
- Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
- Cloze Passage
- Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
- Comprehension Passage
SSC CHSL Quantitative Ability(Arithmetic) Syllabus:
Number Systems:
- Decimal and Fractions
- Computation of whole Number
- Relationship between numbers
Fundamental arithmetical operations
- Percentages
- Time and work
- Time and distance
- Partnership Business
- Ratio and Proportion
- Square roots, Averages
- Mixture and Allegation
- Profit and Loss, Discount
- Interest (Simple and Compound)
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)
- Circle and its chords, tangents
- Congruence and similarity of triangles
- Triangle and its various kinds of centres
- Angles subtended by chords of a circle
- Common tangents to two or more circles
Mensuration
- Circle
- Triangle
- Sphere
- Hemispheres
- Right Prism
- Quadrilaterals
- Regular Polygons
- Right Circular Cylinder
- Right Circular Cone
- 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 sin20 + Cos20=1 etc.
Statistical Charts
- Pie-chart
- Bar- diagram
- Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram,
- Frequency polygon
SSC CHSL General Awareness Syllabus:
- current events
- Culture
- History
- Geography
- General policy
- Economic Scene
- Scientific research
SSC CHSL General Intelligence Syllabus:
- Trends
- Figural Analogy
- Venn Diagrams
- Semantic Analogy
- Space Orientation
- Semantic Series
- Figural Classification
- Drawing inferences
- Verbal and nonverbal
- Symbolic operations
- Symbolic/Number Analogy
- Semantic Classification
- Symbolic/Number Classification
- Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding
- Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and decoding, Other sub-topics, if any Numerical operations.