SSC JHT Pattern

The SSC Junior Hindi Translator (JHT) exam is divided into two papers. Paper I is a computer-based test with two sections: General Hindi and General English, each carrying 100 marks. It tests the skills of translation, grammar, and comprehension, and takes 2 hours. Paper II is a descriptive paper, testing the translation and essay writing in both Hindi and English, meant to test candidates' language and translation abilities. This paper is 200 marks, lasting 2 hours. Both papers are very important for selection and Paper I is objective and Paper II subjective.

The minimum qualifying marks prescribed for both Paper I and II are given below:

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. 

The marking scheme of SSC JHT is given below:

• For wrong answers in Paper 1, 0.25 marks will be deducted as a penalty
• For correct answers, candidates score one mark
• The score of candidates is calculated based on the number of correct and incorrect answers

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 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.