SSC CHSL Posts & Salary: The SSC CHSL 2025 exam process is underway. The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam is scheduled from September 8 to 18, 2025. The Commission seeks to fill around 3,131 SSC CHSL vacancies in 2025, tentatively. The final SSC CHSL vacancies 2025 will be announced later. Candidates can go through all the aspects of the SSC CHSL posts, essential qualifications, vacancies, and salary details below.
SSC CHSL Salary & Posts Details: The SSC CHSL 2025 notification was released on June 23, 2025. The SSC CHSL notification 2025 is the one-stop solution for all the important information regarding the exam, including the SSC CHSL syllabus, vacancies, exam pattern, post-wise eligibility criteria and salary. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) mentions the SSC CHSL posts 2025 too in the official notification. The Commission has prescribed the SSC CHSL exam pattern in the official notification itself. SSC CHSL exam has only two tiers- Tier 1 and Tier 2, and the candidates are required to qualify in both tiers to get appointed to the desired posts.
Here we have shared the details of the SSC CHSL posts, salary, vacancies and eligibility criteria. Have a look:
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- SSC CHL Post List
- SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025: Essential Qualifications
- SSC CHSL Vacancies 2025
- SSC CHSL Salary 2025: Post-Wise
- SSC CHSL Posts FAQs
SSC CHL Post List
The SSC CHSL posts are mentioned in the official notification. Candidates appearing for the exam need to select the CHSL posts while filling out the form. The following SSC CHSL Posts are recruited, as per the requirement made by the indenting departments or ministries.
Candidates can choose three SSC CHSL exam centres in the order of priority, within the
same region. Candidates are advised to choose the SSC CHSL exam centres carefully while filling out the application form. The exam centres once selected by candidates in the application form cannot be changed later at any stage.
- LDC - Lower Division Clerk
- JSA - Junior Secretarial Assistant
- Postal Assistant (PA)
- Sorting Assistant (SA)
- Data Entry Operator (DEO)
- DEO (Grade A)
The SSC CHSL exam is conducted to recruit candidates for these posts in various ministries. However, the exact post names are notified in the SSC CHSL notification.
SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025: Essential Qualifications
The SSC mentions SSC CHSL eligibility 2025 in terms of essential qualifications in the notification. Have a look at the basic educational qualification for SSC CHSL posts below:
- For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognised Board or University.
- For Data Entry Operator (DEO Grade ‘A’) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.
Qualifications for Distance Learning Candidates
The candidates who studied in the distance learning mode will be eligible for the SSC CHSL exam if they fulfil the condition given below:
“As per the Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015 published in Gazette of India all the degrees/ diplomas /certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grant Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates qualified, they will not be accepted for Educational Qualification.”
Note: The above paragraph is taken from the official SSC CHSL notification.
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SSC CHSL Posts and Permissible Disabilities for PwD Candidates
For the SSC CHSL posts in the Border Roads Organisation, there is no reservation provided for the persons with Disabilities (PwD). For other posts in any ministry and department, the permissible limit for the PwD is mentioned in the official notification as below:
Candidates need to obtain the following minimum qualifying marks for SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam:
| Category | Qualifying Marks | Minimum Marks |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 30% | 60 |
| OBC/ EWS | 25% | 50 |
| All other categories | 20% | 40 |
| Name of Post |
Functional Requirement |
Suitable Category of Benchmark Disability |
|---|---|---|
| Data Entry Operator (DEO) |
S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, H |
a) LV b) D, HH c) OA, BA, OL, BL, OAL,CP, LC, Dw, AAV, MDy d) ASD (M), ID, SLD, MI e) Multiple Disabilities Involving (a) to (d) above |
| Lower Division Clerk (LDC) / Junior Secretarial Assistant (JSA) |
S, ST, W, BN, RW,SE, H, C, MF |
a) B, LV b) D, HH c) OA, BA, OL, BL, OAL, CP, LC, Dw, AAV, MDy d) ASD (M, MoD), ID, SLD, MI e) Multiple Disabilities involving (a) to (d) above |
| Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant |
S, ST, W, MF, SE, H, C |
a) LV b) D, HH c) OL, LC, Dw, AAV d) ASD (M), ID, SLD, MI e) Multiple Disabilities involving (a) to (d) above |
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, ASD= Autism Spectrum Disorder (M= Mild, MoD= Moderate), ID= Intellectual Disability, SLD= Specific Learning Disability, MI= Mental Illness 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 Vacancies 2025
The official notification is the source of all the important information, such as the vacancies. The tentative SSC CHSL vacancies are mentioned in the official notification. The SSC CHSL final vacancies are released before the declaration of the final SSC CHSL result. The SSC CHSL vacancy 2025 list will be released soon.
SSC CHSL Salary 2025: Post-Wise
Have a look at the post-wise SSC CHSL salary below.
| Post |
Pay Level |
Pay Scale in INR |
|---|---|---|
| LDC/JSA |
Pay Level - 2 |
19,900-63,200 |
| PA/SA |
Pay Level - 4 |
25,500-81,100 |
| DEO |
Pay Level - 4 |
25,500-81,100 |
| DEO - Grade A |
Pay Level - 4 |
25,500-81,100 |
We can see above that, except for LDC/JSA, all the posts belong to the pay level 4. The candidates who secure more marks and rank higher in the final merit list opt for the pay level 4 posts. The in-hand salary depends on the place of posting and other allowances associated with the post in the ministry or department. There are allowances which is specific to the posts and are components of the salary in-hand. SSC CHSL Salary is the interplay of Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Travelling Allowance(TA) and Leave Travel Concession (LTC).
SSC CHSL Posts FAQs
Q: What are the SSC CHSL Posts in the examination?
A: There are six posts in the SSC CHSL exam. The candidates can see below the SSC CHSL Posts
- LDC - Lower Division Clerk
- JSA - Junior Secretarial Assistant
- Postal Assistant (PA)
- Sorting Assistant (SA)
- Data Entry Operator (DEO)
- DEO (Grade A)
Q: How many vacancies are there in SSC CHSL 2025?
A: The tentative SSC CHSL vacancies 2025 are 3131. The final vacancies will be announced later.
Q: Which is the best post in SSC CHSL exam?
A: There are six posts in the SSC CHSL exam. The candidates can opt for the Level 4 posts, which can be said better compared to the pay level 2 posts. The candidates can also opt for the post in those ministries and departments, which provides better allowances compared to others.
Q: How to choose posts in SSC CHSL exam?
A: The selected candidates need to choose the posts for the appointment purpose. The candidates can choose the highest pay level posts as the most preferred. They can give low priority to the pay level - 2 posts.
Q: Can I get home posting through SSC CHSL exam?
A: It is very difficult to get home posting in SSC CHSL post because the final appointment in the department in not known to the candidate. It is based on the final merit list and the service preference given by other candidates who are above in the merit list.

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The process to download the SSC CHSL city intimation slip is shared below-
- Visit ssc.gov.in
- Login using the registration number and password
- Go to the SSC CHSL exam on the dashboard
- Click on the city-live link
- Download the slip to know the allotted exam date, shift timings and city
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The Commission conduct the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam in online mode. SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam holds a total weightage of 200 marks. As per the SSC CHSL exam pattern, the Tier 1 has 100 questions, 25 MCQs from each of the four subjects/sections - English, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. There is a negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answers given by candidates.
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Marking Scheme:
The Commission mentioned the SSC CHSL marking pattern in the official notification. The correct answer will fetch 2 marks and 0.50 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.