SSC CHSL 2026 Notification in April, Check Exam Dates, Post Qualification, Age Limit

The Staff Selection Commission conducts a Combined Higher Secondary Level( CHSL) Exam once in a year at the national level to select Higher Secondary qualified students for various departments and offices of the Indian government. This year, the Staff Selection Commission will release notification in the month of April 2026 as mentioned in the annual calendar. 

What is the SSC CHSL Exam?

The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CHSL exam annually for recruitment in various Ministries/ Departments/Organisations of the Government of India. The full form of SSC CHSL is the Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL, 10+2) Exam for recruitment to various posts like:

• Data Entry Operator (DEO)
• Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)
• Data Entry Operator (Grade A)

SSC CHSL 2026 Notification

The detailed notification for SSC CHSL 2026 Exam will be released to recruit candidates for Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) and Data Entry Operator(DEO) posts. The Official SSC CHSL Recruitment 2026 Notification with complete details for the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL, 10+2) Exam 2026 will be released in April 2026.

SSC Calendar 2026 Out- Click to Check

SSC CHSL 2026 Exam Summary

The Staff Selection Commission conducts a Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam annually for various subordinate services. For FY 2026-27, the SSC CHSL Notification 2026 will be released, along with all important details about the exam, at www.ssc.gov.in. Check further details table below- 

SSC CHSL Recruitment 2026- Important Dates

SSC has announced the schedule for the SSC CHSL 2026 exam along with the SSC Calendar 2026. The application window will be open in April-May 2026, and the CBT exam is going to be held in July-September 2026. Please note down the important dates related to the SSC CHSL 2026 Exam:

SSC CHSL Vacancy 2026

The tentative number of vacancies to be recruited for FY 2026 will be announced through the SSC CHSL Notification 2026 pdf. Last year, 3131 vacancies were released for LDC, JSA, and DEO. To check post-wise and category-wise vacancies below.

We have also compared the vacancies with previous years. The year-wise vacancy comparison for the past 8 years is mentioned below:

Year-wise SSC CHSL (10+2) Vacancy Comparison

Which posts are included in SSC CHSL 2026?

The posts under the SSC CHSL (10+2) exam include Lower Division Clerk, Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant, Sorting Assistant, and Data Entry Operator posts. SSC will select and recommend candidates for Assistant / Clerk posts through a computer-based test, and skill test or typing test. 

Eligibility Criteria for the SSC CHSL Exam

There are 3 important eligibility criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be eligible for the SSC CHSL 2026 exam. The 3 parameters are given below:

Nationality

A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962, to permanently settle in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam to permanently settle in India.

SSC CHSL Age Limit

The age limit for the SSC CHSL posts is 18-27 years. Candidates born not before 02-01-1999 and not later than 01-01-2008 are eligible to apply. Permissible relaxation in the upper age limit for different categories is as below:

Check SSC CHSL Eligibility and Age Limit

Educational Qualification

For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Culture and Staff Selection Commission: The candidates who are planning to appear in the CHSL 2026 exam must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

For LDC/JSA and DEO/DEO Grade ‘A’ (except DEOs in Department/ Ministry: 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.

How many Attempts are allowed in SSC CHSL?

Candidates can attempt the SSC CHSL (10+2) Exam multiple times as long as they fall within the age limit, which varies by category: 

1. General: up to 27 years
2. OBC: up to 30 years
3. SC/ST: up to 32 years

There is no fixed number of attempts for SSC CHSL Examination 2026.

SSC CHSL 2026 Application Fee

• The required application fee for the General Category for SSC CHSL 2026 is Rs. 100/-

• Exemption: No fee is required to be paid by female candidates, SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen candidates. 

SSC CHSL 2026 Exam Pattern

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) starts conducting the Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) in two levels for various posts:

Before beginning the SSC CHSL preparation, it is important to make note of changes in the exam pattern and syllabus. The modifications to SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2026 are given below:

• SSC CHSL 2026 Tier 1 exam will be conducted in online mode.

• Introduction of a descriptive paper of 100 marks within 60 minutes in pen and paper mode.

• Reduction in the time limit for examination of Tier -I from 75 minutes to 60 minutes.

• Tier II will include Objective Multiple Choice + Skill Test & Typing Test. 

This is an objective exam that will be conducted online. There are 4 sections in the Tier 1 exam of SSC CHSL Exam, with 100 questions that account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:

SSC CHSL 2026 Syllabus

The tier 1 syllabus for the SSC CHSL 2026 Exam includes 4 subjects, namely General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill), and English Language (Basic Knowledge). The topics to be included in the tier 1 exam in each subject are as follows- 

English Language: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms and Phrases, One-word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.

General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. The test will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/ pattern folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Other sub-topics, if any Numerical operations.

Quantitative Aptitude: Number Systems, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Statistical Charts

General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the candidate‟s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. 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. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially about History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research

Click Here to View SSC CHSL 2026 Detailed Syllabus

Important Points:

• There is negative marking in SSC CHSL 2026 Tier 1 Exam. Giving a wrong answer to a question will lead to a penalty of 0.5 marks in all sections

• The exam duration is 75 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.

SSC CHSL 2026 Salary (Pay Scale)

The salary structure for different posts under the SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level exam is given below:

SSC CHSL Salary Structure- Click to Check

SSC CHSL Salary after 7th Pay Commission

SSC has modified the SSC CHSL Salary Structure for all the Posts after the 7th Pay Commission. SSC CHSL Salary structure after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission is given below:

SSC CHSL Previous Year Question Paper PDFs

SSC CHSL 2026 Admit Card

Every candidate who registers for SSC CHSL Exam 2026 within the stipulated time will be assigned an e-admit card/hall ticket/call letter that can be downloaded from the official website of SSC. The admit card for the CHSL Tier-1 exam will be released first followed by the admit card of the CHSL Tier-2 exam (administered to only those candidates who qualify for the Tier 1 exam). More information and the download link for the admit card will be displayed post the release of the official notification for SSC CHSL 2026. Candidates are advised to keep checking this page for updates.

SSC CHSL 2026 Result

SSC CHSL Sarkari Result will be declared after the examination for different Tiers of the SSC CHSL 2026 exam has been conducted. All candidates can check their SSC CHSL Result & Marks by clicking on the link mentioned below:

SSC CHSL 2026 Cut Off

To get an insight into the SSC CHSL Cut-Off, we must have an idea about previous years' cut-offs. Have a look at the cut-off for SSC CHSL Tier I Exam 2021:

Click Here to View SSC CHSL Previous Year's Cut-Off