SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025: Age Limit & Qualification

SSC CHSL eligibility criteria 2025: The SSC CHSL eligibility in terms of age limit, educational qualification, nationality and number of attempts are shared below. Candidates must go through the latest SSC CHSL eligibility 2025 before filling out the online application form. The Commission released the SSC CHSL 2025 notification and application form on June 23, 2025.

SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) released the SSC CHSL 2025 notification and application form on June 23, 2025, to fill vacancies in Group C posts, including for Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, and Data Entry Operators. The SSC CHSL notification 2025 contains the latest eligibility conditions for the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) 10+2 examination 2025. The SSC CHSL eligibility criteria 2025 include various parameters such as age limit, educational qualification, nationality, reservation norms and others. Here we have provided the detailed SSC CHSL 2025 eligibility conditions so that the candidates can understand the minimum requirements that need to be fulfilled.

The SSC CHSL application form was released along with the notification. The last date to apply online was July 18, 2025. Candidates needed to go through the detailed SSC CHSL eligibility 2025 before applying online for the exam. Candidates need to understand each component of the eligibility criteria because in case they do not confirm any of the criteria, their candidature will be cancelled at any stage of the exam. The Commission prescribes detailed eligibility criteria for the SSC CHSL examination in the form of nationality/citizenship, age limit and educational qualification. 

Also Read: SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 

SSC CHSL 2025: Important Dates

Scroll down to know the important dates regarding the SSC CHSL recruitment 2025.

SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025: Nationality/Citizenship

A candidate must be either of the following:

• A citizen of India
• A subject of Nepal
• A subject of Bhutan
• A person of Indian origin migrated from either/or Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Vietnam to permanently settle in India

Note: All candidates (other than citizens of India) need to produce a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India when asked by the authorities. As per the official notification, the offer of appointment will be issued to such candidates only after they produce the certificate of eligibility.  

SSC CHSL Age Limit 2025

To fulfil SSC CHSL 2025 eligibility criteria, candidates must be aged between 18 and 27 years as of January 1, 2026. However, the upper age is relaxed for reserved category candidates. The crucial date for age reckoning in SSC CHSL 2025 is January 1, 2026.

Relaxation in SSC CHSL 2025 Age Limit

The Commission provides relaxation in the upper age limit for candidates belonging to different reserved categories. The permissible limit in the SSC CHSL age limit 2025 criteria for reserved categories is as mentioned below:    

Notes:

• The date of birth entered by the candidate in the SSC CHSL application form should be the same as mentioned in their Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate
• Candidates seeking age relaxation must produce the required certificate issued from the competent authority, in the prescribed format at the time of document verification. The candidature of candidates who fail to produce the certificate will be considered under the unreserved (UR) category
• Ex-servicemen who have already obtained employment in the civil side under the Central Government in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ posts regularly after availing the reservation benefits given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are not eligible to apply for the exam under the ESM category
• The period of ‘Call up Service’ of an ex-serviceman in the Armed Forces will also be considered as service rendered in the Armed Forces for age relaxation
• Candidates who are sons, daughters and dependents of ex-servicemen are not eligible to apply for SSC CHSL under the ESM category

Also Read: SSC CHSL Syllabus

SSC CHSL Educational Qualification 2025

Post-wise educational qualifications that candidates need to obtain as of August 1, 2025, to fulfil SSC CHSL eligibility are:

• For DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Ministry of Culture: Candidates should pass Class 12 in the Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognised board or equivalent
• For LDC/ JSA and DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’ (except DEOs in Department/ Ministry): Candidates should clear Class 12 or possess an equivalent qualification from a recognised board or university

Note: Candidates who have appeared in their Class 12 or equivalent exam can also apply, however, they must possess the essential qualification on or before August 1, 2025.

SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025: Permissible Disabilities for PwD

There is no reservation for the Person with Disabilities (PwD) for the SSC CHSL posts in the Border Roads Organisation. However, for other posts, the permissible disabilities for the PwD is mentioned below:

Abbreviation used:
Nature of Physical Disabilities: B=Blind, LV=Low Vision, D=Deaf, HH= Hard of Hearing, OA=One Arm, OL=One Leg, BA=Both Arms, BL=Both Leg, OAL=One Arm and One Leg, CP=Cerebral Palsy, LC=Leprosy Cured, Dw=Dwarfism, AAV=Acid Attack Victims, MDy= Muscular Dystrophy, SD= Spinal Deformity, SI= Spinal Injury, ASD= Autism Spectrum Disorder (M= Mild, MoD= Moderate), ID= Intellectual Disability, SLD= Specific Learning Disability, MI= Mental Illness, MD=Multiple Disabilities

Physical Requirements: S=Sitting, ST=Standing, W=Walking, BN=Bending, MF=Manipulation with Fingers, RW=Reading & Writing, SE=Seeing, H=Hearing, C=Communication

SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025: How many attempts can a candidate make? 

Candidates have no restrictions on the number of attempts to write or participate in the SSC CHSL 2025 exam. All interested candidates can give their competitive exam until they meet all the prescribed SSC CHSL eligibility criteria.

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