SSC CHSL Recruitment 2025: Check Posts, Pay Scale & Process

SSC CHSL is a good choice in terms of job security and salary package. Candidates who clear the SSC CHSL recruitment exam get assured job in the government departments or offices. A SSC CHSL-recruited employee enjoys a lucrative salary package along with other perks including the dearness allowances, transfer allowances, and others. Have a look at the post-wise SSC CHSL pay scale: Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): INR 19,900 - 63,200 Data Entry Operator (DEO): INR 25,500 - 81,100.

The SSC CHSL vacancy 2025 has been notified with the release of official notification. The Commission has announced to fill a total of 3,131 vacancies under the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination, 2025. The SSC CHSL application 2025 is being carried out online. The post-wise SSC CHSL vacancy 2025 list has been released for the Group C posts for Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), and Data Entry Operators (DEO). 

The number of SSC CHSL vacancies varies every year. The number of vacancies in the SSC CHSL 2024 exam were 3427 and in SSC CHSL 2021 exam were 6,072, and approximately 4500 vacancies were announced for the SSC CHSL 2022. The SSC CHSL vacancies are the most important component of the exam for two reasons. Firstly, the number of vacancies determines the number of candidates who need to be selected for the Tier-II exam and, consequently, the SSC CHSL cutoff to get these many candidates for the next level.

The SSC CHSL exam process has these stages-

• Tier I- Objective-type computer-based examination (CBE)
  Tier II- Objective-type computer-based examination and skill test

Candidates are required to score equal to or more than the SSC CHSL cutoff marks to get selected for the next tier.

The SSC CHSL 2025 recruitment is being carried out for the following posts:

• Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)
• Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)
• Data Entry Operator (DEO)

The SSC CHSL exam is conducted once every year. The Commission gives chance to candidates to appear for the exam to get shortlisted for recruitment to the Group C posts including Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination every year for recruitment to the Group C posts including Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals,  etc..

The SSC CHSL exam is conducted in two tiers, that is, Tier 1 and Tier 2. The marks scored by candidates are normalised by the commission. Such normalised scores are used to determine the final merit list and cut-off marks. Have a look at the SSC CHSL exam duration for Tier 1 and Tier 2 exam below:

• Tier 1 exam duration: All four sections of the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam last 60 minutes for all candidates and 80 minutes for those who are eligible to scribe.
• Tier 2 exam duration: The time duration in the SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam is two hours and fifteen minutes for Session I and for Session II, Section 3 (Module II), fifteen minutes for the skill test for DEO, and ten minutes for the typing test for LDC/ JSA.

The Staff Selection Commission conducts the CHSL exam for group D posts. The posts that you might get after clearing CHSL are lower division clerks (LDC), data entry operators (DEO), and sorting assistants (SA). The salary structure after clearing the SSC CHSL exam is as follows: 1. For lower division clerks, the basic pay is Rs. 19,900, and the approximate in-hand salary is Rs. 29,100. 2. For Data Entry Operator (DEO) and PA-level posts, the basic pay is around Rs. 25,500, and the in-hand salary is Rs. 36,555. This salary is for city X, I. e. , cities with a population of more than 50 Lacs. The salary for cities Y and Z, whose populations are less than 50 Lacs, is slightly less.

The maximum number of the SSC CHSL vacancies are usually released for the reserved category, that is, General. The Commission makes the selection of candidates based on the vacancies reported by the Indenting Departments/ Organizations. The Commission does not have any role in deciding the number of vacancies of any Indenting Department/ Organization. The implementation of reservation policy,  maintaining reservation roster, earmarking of vacancies for different categories and identification of stability of post for suitable for various benchmarked disabilities are also under the domain of the Indenting Departments/ Organizations.   

No, the difficulty level of SSC CHSL exam is not very high. However, the competition for the exam is fierce. Every year, Lacsof candidates appear for the SSC CHSL exam to get recruited in Group C posts for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals,  etc.. Candidates who prepare well in advance can easily crack the exam with flying colours.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced a total of 3131 vacancies in the SSC CHSL 2025. These vacancies will be filled for the posts of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) and Data Entry Operator (DEO) in central government ministries and departments. Candidates who want to get recruited through the CHSL (10+2) exam need to apply online. The SSC CHSL applications were invited online.

Yes, SSC CHSL Tier 1 and Tier 2 are conducted in an online mode. SSC CHL Tier 1 exam is the most important tier of the SSC CHSL exam, and hence the candidates should practice so that they can score better on this tier. The marks scored in the Tier 1 exam are normalized by the Staff Selection Commission SSC and the result is prepared based on the normalized marks. The candidates need to score equal to or more than the cutoff marks to get selected for the next tier.

There is negative marking in the SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam. In SSC CHSL 2025 Tier 2, each question carries 3 marks. For each wrong answer in the exam, there is a negative marking of 1 mark in Section-I, Section-II and Section-III.

No, the SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam is not qualifying in nature. In Tier 1, it is compulsory to clear all 4 sections. Based on the performance in Sections 1 and 2 of the Tier 2 exam, candidates are shortlisted for evaluation of Section 3 (Computer Knowledge Test) and Section 4 (Skill Test/ Typing Test). However, the Computer Knowledge Test and Skill Test/ Typing Test are qualifying in nature. The SSC CHSL final merit list is prepared based on the overall performance of candidates in CHSL Tier 2 exam only.

The SSC CHSL syllabus helps candidates in clearing the exam with high scores as it contains each and every topic from which questions are asked in the exam. Candidates can gain good marks after covering the complete syllabus. 

There is no descriptive paper in the SSC CHSL examination. There are two tiers in SSC CHSL - Tier 1 and Tier 2. Both tiers comprise an online objective-type exam containing multiple-choice questions (MCQs). However, the Tier 2 includes Skill Test or Typing Test as well.

The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CHSL exam every year to recruit candidates for Group C posts in ministries and departments of the Government of India. The SSC CHSL recruitment is carried out based on the vacancies notified by these departments and ministries. The Group C posts filled through SSC CHSL (10+2) exam are Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Data Entry Operator (DEO) and Postal Assistant (PA), and Sorting Assistant (SA).