SSC JHT Exam Pattern 2024: Section-wise Paper 1 & 2 Pattern

SSC Junior Hindi Translator 2025 ( SSC JHT )

Anangsha Patra

By Anangsha Patra, Manager – Editorial

SSC JHT 2024 exam pattern is such that it is divided into two papers-1 and 2. Paper 1 is held in computer-based mode, whereas Paper 2 is held in offline mode. Paper 1 comprises objective-type multiple-choice questions. Questions in the paper are asked from two sections-General English and General Hindi. Paper 2 comprises descriptive-type questions from Translation and Essay. On the basis of the marks obtained in Paper 1 and 2, candidates will be selected for document verification. SSC JHT exam pattern helps candidates to understand the marking scheme, total marks, section-wise distribution of questions, time duration, etc. Candidates can check below the detailed SSC JHT exam pattern. 

Q:   What are the subjects included in SSC JHT exam?
A: 

SSC JHT exam comprises two papers. Paper 1 consists of objective-type multiple-choice questions and questions are asked from two sections. On the other hand Paper 2 consists of descriptive-type questions. Before beginning with the preparation, candidates should check SSC JHT exam pattern to understand the overall structure of the exam. 

Q:   What is SSC JHT Paper 2 exam pattern?
A: 

SSC JHT Paper 2 carried descriptive questions. This paper consists of translation and essay writing questions. In translation, candidates will be asked to translate one Hindi passage to English and one English passage to Hindi language. In essay writing, candidates have to write one essay in Hindi and one in English. It will help to test the candidates' translation skills and their ability to write as well as comprehend the two languages correctly. The structure of SSC JHT Paper 2 is given below.

SSC JHT Paper 

Sections

Number of Questions

Duration

Paper 2

Translation

2

Cumulative duration of 2 hours

(2 hours 40 minutes for PWD candidates)

Essay Writing

2

Total

2 sections

4 Questions

120 minute

Q:   What is SSC JHT Paper 1 pattern?
A: 

SSC JHT Paper 1 is a Computer Based Test having multiple-choice questions. It consists of two sections- General English and General Hindi. In Paper-I questions will be designed to test the candidates understanding of the languages and literature, correct use of words, phrases and idioms and ability to write the languages correctly and precisely. The questions will be of degree level. Each section has 100 questions and the total time duration is 2 hours. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. The structure of SSC JHT exam pattern is given below.

SSC JHT Paper 

Sections

Number of Questions

Duration

Paper 1

General Hindi

100

A cumulative duration of 2 hours

(2 hours 40 minutes for PWD candidates)

General English

100

Total

2 sections

200 Questions

 

Table of contents
  • SSC JHT Exam Pattern 2024
  • What is Normalisation of Marks?
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SSC JHT Exam Pattern 2024

SSC JHT exam pattern for different stages is given below.

SSC JHT Paper 1 Exam Pattern 

Sections Total questions Total marks

General Hindi

100

100

General English

100

100

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SSC JHT Paper 2 Exam Pattern

Paper 2 is conducted for the qualified candidates of Paper I.  The paper comprises questions from Translation and Essay. The total marks allotted to the test are 200. The exam is held for two hours.

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What is Normalisation of Marks?

SSC has decided to normalize SSC JHT scores of candidates to take into account any variation in the difficulty levels of the question papers across different shifts since the exam is conducted in multiple sessions. The normalization is done based on the fundamental assumption that in multi-shift exam, the distribution of abilities of candidates is the same across all the shifts. Calculation of marks will be done up to 5 decimal places.

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