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SSC CHSL Syllabus 2026 (Tier 1 & Tier 2)- Official Subject-wise Syllabus

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The SSC CHSL exam is conducted in 2 phases (Tier 1 and Tier 2). The Tier 1 exam syllabus covers General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude. In the Tier 1 exam, there are 100 questions worth 200 marks, with a 0.5-mark negative marking, to be completed in 60 minutes.  While SSC CHSL Tier 2 tests Mathematical Abilities, Reasoning, English, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge, and a Skill/Typing Test.

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2026

As the SSC CHSL 2026 Tier 1 Exam is scheduled for July–September 2026, candidates have sufficient time to start with their preparation, and for this, understanding the latest syllabus is quite important.   

SSC CHSL Syllabus and Exam Pattern- Summary
CommissionStaff Selection Commission (SSC)
Exam NameSSC CHSL 2026
Selection ProcessTier 1 & Tier 2 
Tier 1 Exam Type100 MCQs, 200 marks, 60 min
Tier 2 Exam TypeObjective + Skill/Typing Test
Mode of ExamOnline (Computer-Based Test)
Negative MarkingTier 1- 0.5 marks
Tier 2- 1 mark
Selection ProcessTier 1 and Tier 2
Official websitehttps://ssc.gov.in/

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2026

Key Points:

  • Total: 100 questions | 200 marks (2 marks each) | 60 minutes
  • PwD candidates get 80 minutes
  • Negative marking: 0.5 marks per wrong answer
  • 4 sections of 25 questions each β€” no sectional time limit
  • Tier 1 score is qualifying only β€” not counted in final merit
SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMarks
General Awareness2550
General Intelligence & Reasoning2550
Quantitative Aptitude2550
English Language & Comprehension2550
Total100200

Important- Tier 1 marks are NOT counted in the final merit list; selection is based solely on Tier 2 performance

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus 2026

The Tier 1 round is your entry ticket to the next phase. It consists of 100 questions to be solved in 60 minutes (80 minutes for PwD candidates), carrying a total of 200 marks (2 marks per question). Each wrong answer deducts 0.5 marks. The exam covers four subjects: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Intelligence, and General Awareness. 

General Awareness Syllabus

  1. History
  2. India and its neighbouring countries
  3. Culture
  4. Geography
  5. Economic Scene
  6. General Policy
  7. Scientific Research
  8. Awards and Honors
  9. Books and Authors
  10. Current Affairs
  11. Sports GK
  12. Indian GK
  13. Indian Polity

General Intelligence Syllabus

  1. Semantic Analogy
  2. Symbolic operations
  3. Symbolic/ Number Analogy
  4. Trends
  5. Figural Analogy
  6. Space Orientation
  7. Semantic Classification
  8. Venn Diagrams
  9. Number Series
  10. Embedded figures
  11. Figural Series
  12. Critical Thinking
  13. Problem Solving
  14. Symbolic/ Number Classification
  15. Drawing inferences
  16. Figural Classification
  17. Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding
  18. Semantic Series
  19. Figural Pattern-folding and completion
  20. Emotional Intelligence
  21. Word Building, Social Intelligence
  22. Coding and de-coding
  23. Other sub-topics if any Numerical operations.

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English Language Syllabus

  1. Spot the Error
  2. Fill in the Blanks
  3. Synonyms/ Homonyms
  4. Antonyms
  5. Spellings/ Detecting misspelt words
  6. Idioms and Phrases
  7. One Word Substitution
  8. Improvement of Sentences
  9. Active and Passive Voice
  10. Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
  11. Shuffling of Sentence parts
  12. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
  13. Cloze Passage
  14. Comprehension Passage

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

  1. Number Systems: Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals, and Fractions, Relationship between Numbers.
  2. Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and work.
  3. Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.
  4. Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.
  5. Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
  6. Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2 πœƒ + Cos2 πœƒ=1 etc.
  7. Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.

Which topics have the highest weightage in SSC CHSL Tier 1?

Highest Weightage in English

  • Reading Comprehension & Cloze Test: 7 to 10 questions
  • Error Spotting & Sentence Improvement: 3 to 5 questions
  • Synonyms and Antonyms: 3 to 4 questions

Highest Weightage in Quantitative Aptitude (Maths)- 

  • Data Interpretation (DI): 3 to 5 questions
  • Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss: 5 to 7 questions
  • Combined Algebra & Geometry: 3 to 5 questions

Highest Weightage in General Intelligence & Reasoning - 

  • Number/Alphabet Series & Coding-Decoding: 4 to 6 questions
  • Analogy & Classification: 3 to 4 questions
  • Blood Relations & Syllogism: 3 to 4 questions

Highest Weightage in General Awareness - 

  • Current Affairs (National and International): 5 to 7 questions
  • General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology): 5 to 7 questions
  • Static GK (Festivals, Dances, Indian History & Polity): 4 to 6 questions

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Exam Pattern 2026

Tier 2 is conducted in two sessions on the same day. Session I covers the objective test; Session II is the Skill/Typing Test. Final merit is based entirely on Tier 2 performance.

Negative Marking in Tier 2: 1 mark is deducted for each wrong answer in Section 1, Section 2, and Module 1 of Section 3. No negative marking in the Skill/Typing Test.

SessionSectionModulesSubjectNo. of QuestionsMarksTime
Session-I (2 hours and 15 minutes)Section 1Module-1Mathematical Abilities3060*3 = 1801 hour
Module-2Reasoning and General Intelligence30
Section 2Module-1English Language and Comprehension4060*3 = 1801 hour
Module-2General Awareness20
Section 3Module-1Computer Knowledge Module1515*3 = 4515 minutes
Session-II (25 minutes)Section 3Module-2

Skill Test/ Typing Test Module-

Part A- Skill Test for DEOs in Department/ Ministry

Part B: Skill Test for DEOs except in Department/ Ministry

Part C: Typing Test for LDC/ JSA

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15 minutes 

15 minutes

10 minutes

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus 2026

Module I of Session I (Mathematical Abilities)

Module I of Session I (Mathematical Abilities)
ChapterTopics
Number Systems
  1. Computation of Whole Number
  2. Decimal and Fractions
  3. Relationship between numbers
Fundamental arithmetical operations
  1. Percentages
  2. Ratio and Proportion
  3. Square roots
  4. Averages
  5. Interest (Simple and Compound)
  6. Profit and Loss
  7. Discount
  8. Partnership Business
  9. Mixture and Alligation
  10. Time and distance
  11. Time and work
Algebra
  1. Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems)
  2. Graphs of Linear Equations
Geometry

Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: 

  1. Triangle and its various kinds of centres
  2. Congruence and similarity of triangles
  3. Circle and its chords
  4. Tangents
  5. Angles subtended by chords of a circle
  6. Common tangents to two or more circles.
Mensuration
  1. Triangle
  2. Quadrilaterals
  3. Regular Polygons
  4. Circle
  5. Right Prism
  6. Right Circular Cone
  7. Right Circular Cylinder
  8. Sphere
  9. Hemispheres
  10. Rectangular Parallelepiped
  11. Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base
Trigonometry
  1. Trigonometry
  2. Trigonometric ratios
  3. Complementary angles
  4. Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2πœƒ + Cos2πœƒ=1 etc.
Statistics and probability

Use of Tables and Graphs

  1. Histogram
  2. Frequency polygon
  3. Bar-diagram
  4. Pie-chart
  5. Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation
  6. calculation of simple probabilities

Module II of Section I (Reasoning and General Intelligence)

Module-II of Section-I (Reasoning and General Intelligence):

Verbal and non-verbal type

  1. Semantic Analogy
  2. Symbolic operations
  3. Symbolic/ Number Analogy
  4. Trends, Figural Analogy
  5. Space Orientation
  6. Semantic Classification
  7. Venn Diagrams
  8. Symbolic/ Number Classification
  9. Drawing inferences
  10. Figural Classification
  11. Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding
  12. Semantic Series
  13. Figural Pattern-folding and completion
  14. Number Series
  15. Embedded figures
  16. Figural Series
  17. Critical Thinking
  18. Problem Solving
  19. Emotional Intelligence
  20. Word Building
  21. Social Intelligence
  22. Coding and de-coding
  23. Numerical operations

Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension)

Module-I of Section-II (English Language And Comprehension)
  1. Vocabulary
  2. Grammar
  3. Sentence structure
  4. Synonyms/Homonyms
  5. Antonyms
  6. Spot the Error
  7. Fill in the Blanks
  8. Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words
  9. Idioms and Phrases
  10. One-word substitution
  11. Improvement of Sentences
  12. Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs
  13. Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration
  14. Shuffling of Sentence parts
  15. Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
  16. Cloze Passage
  17. Comprehension Passage

Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness)

Module-II of Section-II (General Awareness)

Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation 
and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person.

Questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to

  1. History
  2. Culture
  3. Geography
  4. Economic Scene
  5. General policy
  6. Scientific research

Module I of Section III of Paper I (Computer Proficiency)

Module-I of Section-III of Paper-I (Computer Proficiency)
ChaptersTopics
Computer Basics
  1. Organization of a computer
  2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  3. Input/ output devices
  4. Computer memory
  5. Memory organization
  6. Back- up devices
  7. PORTs
  8. Windows Explorer
  9. Keyboard shortcuts
SoftwareWindows Operating system including basics of 
Microsoft Office like MS word, MS Excel and Power Point etc
Working with Internet and e-mails
  1. Web Browsing & Searching
  2. Downloading & Uploading
  3. Managing an E-mail Account
  4. e-Banking
Basics of networking and cyber security
  1. Networking devices and protocols
  2. Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.

SSC CHSL Skill Test & Typing Test 2026

The Skill/Typing Test is a qualifying stage β€” candidates must pass it to be considered for their post. It does not contribute marks to the merit list.

PostTest TypeSpeed RequiredDuration
DEO (Ministry/Department)Skill Test (Data Entry)15,000 Key Depressions per hour15 minutes (~3700–4000 key depressions)
DEO (Other Departments)Skill Test (Data Entry)8,000 Key Depressions per hour15 minutes (~2000–2200 key depressions)
LDC / JSATyping TestEnglish: 35 wpm  |  Hindi: 30 wpm10 minutes

Tip: Practice on a physical keyboard daily β€” both speed and accuracy matter in the skill test. Aim to exceed the minimum speed by at least 20% as a buffer.

SSC CHSL Minimum Qualifying Marks

Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I, Section-I, Section-II & Module-I of Section-III of Tier-II Examination are as follows:

  1. UR: 30%
  2. OBC/ EWS: 25%
  3. All other categories: 20%

Tips to Prepare for SSC CHSL 2026

  1. Gather all key resources β€” SSC CHSL Syllabus, Previous Year Papers, Mock Tests, and study material β€” before starting your preparation.
  2. Use the SSC Calendar to calculate how many months remain and allocate time based on your strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Focus extra time on English and Quantitative Aptitude β€” they carry the most weight in Tier 2 and directly impact your final merit.
  4. Practice as many mock tests as possible. After each test, spend time reviewing what went right and wrong to improve consistently.
  5. Seek mentorship from experienced teachers or seniors who have cleared the exam and can guide you based on the current pattern.
  6. Stay consistent and give your 100%. Each chapter completed brings you one step closer to a stable government career.

Note: The officials have shared the complete SSC CHSL Syllabus, which is discussed here. 

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FAQs

There are two rounds: Tier I (online objective) and Tier II (objective + skill/typing test).

Tier I consists of 100 objective-type questions (25 from each of the four subjects) for a total of 200 marks.

General Intelligence (Reasoning) is generally considered the easiest and most scoring section compared to others.

No. Tier 1 marks are only used to qualify for Tier 2. Your final selection is based solely on Tier 2 performance and the qualifying skill test.

Yes, the written exam syllabus is the same for all posts. However, the typing speed and skill test requirements vary by specific job profile.

Yes. In Tier 1, each wrong answer deducts 0.5 marks. In Tier 2, the penalty is 1 mark per wrong answer in the objective modules.

Absolutely. Many candidates succeed using the official syllabus PDF and free online resources. Consistency and regular practice of previous year papers are the key factors.

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