SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2025: Tier 1 Difficulty Level, Section-Wise Questions

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam will be conducted in July/August 2025. The candidates will get here the SSC CHSL 2025 exam analysis after the first shift of the exam.

The SSC CHSL exam analysis 2024 of the Tier 1 exam will be shared here soon after the conduct of the exam. The SSC CHSL 2024 analysis and review will be provided here section-wise for English, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness. 

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SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Analysis Video

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The candidates can see here the exam analysis of previous years.

SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2023: Section-Wise & Date-Wise

The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam 2023 was held online from August 2 to 17, 2023. The exam contains a total of 100 questions and each question carries 2 marks. The SSC CHSL exam analysis 2023 of the Tier 1 exam has been shared here. Check the section-wise SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam analysis 2023:

Have a look at the section-wise SSC CHSL question paper topics Tier 1 exam below.

The table below contains the shift-wise and date-wise SSC CHSL exam analysis 2023.

Have a look at the section-wise SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam analysis 2023 below:

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Analysis 2022

The Commission conducted the SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam 2022 from March 9–21, 2023. Here are some of the major or important highlights that are provided so that you will get an idea about the previous year's exam papers and the overall difficulty level of the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam.

• It has been noticed that the General Science section holds the most weightage in the General Awareness section. In general science, questions are mainly asked about Biology, Physics, Chemistry, environmental science, etc. 
• The mathematics section demands a lot of effort and time from the candidates, so we can say that its difficulty level was moderate.
• Around 6 to 7 questions are generally asked from static gk, including topics like Indian Politics, History, Culture, Economy, Geography, etc.
• In the recent exams, an increase in the number of current affairs questions was seen in SSC exams. So, focus on current affairs and prepare accordingly.

Below is the section-wise SSC CHSL exam analysis 2022.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Analysis 2022

Have a look at the section-wise SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam analysis 2022 below:

SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Analysis 2021

SSC CHSL Tier-I exam 2021 was started at 9.00 AM and got over at 10.00 AM (first shift). The candidates coming out of the examination centre shared their experience with Shiksha.com. The section-wise difficulty level of the paper can be summarised below:

Some of the inputs given by the candidates are as follows:

SSC CHSL Tier-I 2021 English Language Analysis

Most of the candidates shared that the English section was comparatively easy. The questions were based on the syllabus mentioned in the official notification. The questions that appeared in the paper were from synonyms, antonyms, idioms and phrases, spot the error, comprehension, incorrect spelling, and sentence correction. The grammar section was overwhelmingly present in the paper. 

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SSC CHSL Tier-I 2021 Quantitative Aptitude Analysis

The speed and accuracy of the candidates are the keys to solving the quantitative aptitude section. This section was calculation intensive and hence it was time-consuming. The questions from average were asked in almost all sets. Some of the sets contain the questions from trigonometry, ratio and proportion, Compound and Simple Interest, series and the like.

SSC CHSL Tier-I 2021 General Awareness Analysis

The general awareness section has two parts. The first one is static General Knowledge and second is the current affairs. This section is crucial for the selection because, in the rest of the sections, the candidate's score is based on practice but this section requires learning and recalling facts. The candidates told us that there were a good number of questions about current affairs, history and art and culture and important festivals in India. some questions were asked about the dance forms and associated dancers. In some sets, there were a good number of questions from General Science.

SSC CHSL Tier-I 2021 General Intelligence Analysis

The candidates told us that the General Intelligence questions were easy. Most of the questions in the reasoning section were taken from the mathematical operations.

SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2021 Video

SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Analysis 2020

• The exam was of easy to moderate level
• There were no major changes in the exam pattern
• This year, few questions were asked from current affairs topics
• The number of questions from Geography was increased
• SSC asked difficult questions from History this year
• In English, questions were asked from topics such as Jumbled Sentences, Synonyms, Antonyms and Reading Comprehension
• In the Quantitative Aptitude Section, questions were asked from Advance Maths, Compound Interest, Simple Interest, Trigonometry, Ratio and Proportion and Profit and Loss.

SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam 2020 August

Most of the candidates predicted that the expected cut off of the SSC CHSL Exam 2020 will be higher than the previous year. Most of the candidates find the paper easy to solve but the Quantitative Section was time-consuming.

SSC CHSL 2020 Tier-I (April 12) Video

The SSC CHSL 2020 exam was moderate to difficult in the difficulty level. Some candidates found the paper easy to solve but time management was a big issue and they were unable to attempt the full question paper. The candidates said that the questions were easy and very basic in orientation. There were a good number of questions from the Indian Polity section. There were two-three questions from the current affairs. SSC CHSL 2020 exam also asked the location and details about the temples in India. The English questions were easy. Similar words, synonyms, antonyms and likes were asked.

The candidates find the reasoning questions easy to moderate. The toughest among them all was the Quantitative Aptitude section. Questions from average, simple and compound interest, ratio and proportion, algebra and others were asked.

Most of the candidates expect the higher cut off for the SSC CHSL 2020 exam but this is the initial stage and we cannot predict the cutoff based on the exam of one shift only.

SSC CHSL Tier-II Essay Topic (2019)

The SSC asked the "Freedom of Speech: Constitutional provisions and Public debate" in the CHSL Tier-II exam. The word limit for the essay was 250 words. The SSC CHSL tier 2 essay was on the expected lines and most of the candidates found it easy to write. The candidates were required to write the Constitutional provisions and the common perception of the Freedom of speech in society. The candidates can quote the various Supreme Court decisions, related to the Freedom of Speech, pronounced in the recent past. 

SSC CHSL Tier-II Letter Topic (2019)

The SSC asked for the formal letter in the CHSL Tier 2 exam 2019. The SSC provided the name and addresses of the sender and the receiver to avoid any UFM issues. In the previous year, the SSC issued a notice of UFM to various candidates because of the name and addresses mentioned in the exam. The candidates were asked to write a letter to the SDM of Bastar district to redress the difficulties faced by the Tribal Communities in the areas.

The SSC CHSL Tier-II paper was easy and most of the candidates were comfortable in writing the essay and letter. The majority of candidates will qualify for the Tier III.

SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Analysis 2019

The difficulty level of the SSC CHSL 2019 exam held in three shifts on October 15 was similar to previous days - easy to moderate. As per a majority of candidates, the English section was the easiest of all. The reasoning section was easy but a bit lengthy. The difficulty level of the Quantitative Aptitude section was easy to moderate. Only a few current affairs questions were asked in the General Awareness section. 

SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Analysis 2019: October 14 (All Shifts)

SSC CHSL Tier-I exam conducted in three shifts on October 14 was easy to moderate. Candidates could easily complete their papers in a one-hour duration. Check section-wise difficulty level and good attempts for the exam below:

SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Analysis 2019: October 13 (All Shifts)

Similar to the paper on October 12, SSC CHSL tier-I exam conducted on October 13 was also of easy to moderate level. Check section-wise difficulty level and good attempts for SSC CHSL below:

Detailed SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam Analysis 2019: October 12

Majority of the candidates that Shiksha spoke with shared that the exam was easy to moderate. Check section-wise SSC CHSL exam analysis below:

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SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2019 for Quantitative Aptitude

Some of the topics from which questions were asked in the Quantitative Aptitude section along with their difficulty level are mentioned below:

SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2019 for General Awareness

Some of the topics from which questions were asked in General Awareness section along with their difficulty level are mentioned below:

SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2019 for English

Some of the topics from which questions were asked in English section along with their difficulty level are mentioned below:

SSC CHSL Exam Analysis 2019 for General Intelligence

Some of the topics from which questions were asked in General Intelligence section along with their difficulty level are mentioned below:

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