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SSC CHSL Syllabus is prescribed by SSC in the official notification. SSC CHSL recruitment exam is conducted in three tiers – Tier 1 (computer-
based objective test), Tier 2 (pen-paper based descriptive test), and Tier 3 (Typing test/ skill test). The exam pattern for Tier 1 and Tier 2 are
different. The candidates must prepare accordingly. 

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The SSC CHSL tier 1 exam date is scheduled for May 2022. The Tier 1 syllabus consists of four sections namely General Intelligence, General
Awareness, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude. 

SSC CHSL Tier 2 exam requires candidates to write an essay and a letter/application in 200-250 and 150-200 words. The topics for the essay
generally come from current affairs, government schemes, or social topics. Candidates have to write the topics either in Hindi or in English. Tier
3 of SSC CHSL 2022 will be the skill test or typing test which would be qualifying in nature. For getting an idea about the type of questions,
candidates can also refer to the SSC CHSL previous year question paper.

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SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus 2022

SSC CHSL Syllabus Tier 1 Syllabus comprises questions on General Intelligence, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English. The
questions of the English section are based on 10+2 level while questions on Quantitative Aptitude are of the 10th standard. Before moving ahead
with the syllabus candidates should also go through some helpful SSC CHSL preparation tips. 

SSC CHSL Tier 1 General Intelligence Syllabus

The section aims to test the logical reasoning capacity of a candidate. Both verbal and non-verbal reasoning questions are asked in this section.
The questions are focused heavily on decision making, analogy, series, and intelligence. 

Important topics of this section are:

Topic Sub-topic

Analogy Questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Trends, and Figural
Analogy

Number/Alphanumeric Questions on Semantic Series, Number Series, and Figural Series.

Series

Syllogism Syllogism is a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two or three given statements.
You can use the Venn diagram for these questions.
 Direction/Ranking Questions based on direction sense

Non-Verbal Reasoning Questions based on Paper Cutting, Cubes and Dice, Grouping of Images and Figure Matrix

Miscellaneous Odd One Out, Coding, and decoding, Embedded figures, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional
Intelligence, Word Building, etc.

Candidates can check How to Prepare General Intelligence for SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam 2022. This article will cover a tentative number of
questions that will be asked from each topic of General intelligence and will guide you through the strategy to prepare for it.

SSC CHSL Tier 1 General Awareness Syllabus

The questions in this section are designed to test the candidate’s awareness of the environment around and its application and also to test
knowledge of current events. The test will include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History,
Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy, and Scientific Research. Following are some important topics:

Culture, Indian History

Geography (Indian + World)
Environment
Economy
Polity
Science Biology
Chemistry
Physics, Space Science
Computer, Mobile and Technology

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SSC CHSL Tier 1 Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude is the calculative section of SSC CHSL Tier 1 syllabus containing mathematics questions. This part is asked from CBSE
class 10 maths syllabus. The focus is on basic arithmetic and algebra. Important topics for this section are as follows:

Topic Sub-topic

Number Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.
System

Fundamental Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss,
Arithmetical Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and work.
Operations

Algebra Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear
Equations.

Geometry Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centers, Congruence
and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common
tangents to two or more circles.

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.

Trigonometry Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only)
Standard Identities like sin2 ???? + Cos2 ????=1 etc.,

Statistical Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.
Charts

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SSC CHSL Tier 1 English Language Syllabus

English section tests candidates’ understanding of the language through an assortment of questions consisting of both grammar and
comprehension-based questions. Important topics of SSC CHSL Tier 1 English section are:
 Topic Sub-topic

English Types of questions will be related to the usage of English Language. Topics are Spot the Error, fill in the Blanks,
Language Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage

Vocabulary Questions will be from topics like Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting misspelled words,
Idioms & Phrases, and One-word substitution

Grammar Questions will be on Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/
Indirect narration

Reading There will be a Comprehension Passage based on which 3 to 5 questions will be asked. This is a very simple
Comprehension and scoring section

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SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus 2022 

Tier 2 of SSC CHSL is a descriptive test conducted in pen and paper mode. This paper assesses the writing skills of the candidates. The Paper
comprises writing of an Essay of 200-250 words and a Letter/ Application of approx. 150-200 words. The minimum qualifying marks in Tier 2
would be 33 percent and the score in SSC CHSL Tier 2 would be included in merit. The paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English.

Important Topics for Essay

Politics Finance and Economy

Social Issues Sports

Technology Environment

Some of the examples of essays are discussed in the following:

The Ayushmaan Yojna

Climate Change/ Pollution/ Odd-Even Scheme
Chandrayaan-II
Women Safety and Empowerment
Article 370
National Register of Citizens
Any other topic related to the current event.

Important topics for Letter/ Application Writing are:

Complaint letter regarding increasing noise pollution in your locality

Application for the post of a manager/ assistant/ clerk etc. in a company
Complaint letter regarding trouble faced by common people like the state of traffic near your locality.
Letter to present views on the effect of digitalization on the youth of today.

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SSC CHSL Tier 3/Skill Test Syllabus 2022

SSC CHSL Tier 3 2022 would be the skill test or typing test which would be of qualifying nature. Skill Test/ Typing Test would be in accordance
with the job profile.

Tier 3 will be a Skill Test/Typing Test for the qualifiers of Tier 1 and Tier 2.
Typing Tests would be conducted only for candidates applying for Data Entry Operator (DEO).
Candidates will have to qualify for the test at the prescribed speed on Computer, provided by the Commission at the Centre/venue so notified.
 Typing Test: For English, typing speed of 35 words per minute is required. For Hindi, typing speed of 30 words per minute is mandatory.
Typing Tests will be applicable for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant, LDC, and Court Clerk posts.
Skill Test: Data Entry Speed of 8,000 key depressions per hour on the computer. The skill test is conducted for the Data Entry Operator post.
For DEO in the C&AG office speed of 15000 key depression per hour is required. The duration of the test is 15 minutes.

Candidates must know how the skill test/ typing test is conducted, so read complete details about Skill Test/Typing Test in SSC CHSL. The final
merit of the successful candidates would be determined on the basis of total scores in Tier 2 and Tier 3 and on qualifying Tier 3.

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SSC CHSL Books for Preparation 

All the aspirants are advised to read thoroughly the textbooks of classes 11 and 12 since most of the questions are coming from 10+2 syllabus
and they need to develop the fundamental knowledge on the subjects. However, to build in-depth knowledge on subjects, the candidates can take
guidance on specific topics from the best books for SSC CHSL 2022. 

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.