SSC CHSL Syllabus 2026 and Exam Pattern
The SSC CHSL syllabus below is taken from the official notification, together with the exam pattern set by SSC. Use it to plan your preparation subject by subject.
SSC CHSL exam pattern
As per the official SSC notification: Tier-I (CBT)
| Section / subject | Questions | Marks | Section time |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| General Awareness | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 200 | 60 minutes |
- Time: 60 minutes (each section has its own timer)
- Marking: +2 for each correct answer, −0.5 for each wrong answer
- From 2026 each section has its own 15-minute timer; a wrong answer costs 0.50 mark.
SSC CHSL Tier-I Syllabus
English Language
- Spot the error, fill in the blanks
- Synonyms, homonyms, antonyms
- Spellings / misspelt words
- Idioms and phrases, one-word substitution
- Improvement of sentences
- Active and passive voice
- Direct and indirect narration
- Shuffling of sentence parts and of sentences
- Cloze passage
- Comprehension passage
General Intelligence
- Semantic, symbolic/number and figural analogy
- Semantic, symbolic/number and figural classification
- Semantic, number and figural series
- Coding and decoding
- Numerical and symbolic operations
- Trends
- Space orientation and visualisation
- Venn diagrams
- Drawing inferences
- Punched hole / pattern folding and unfolding
- Figural pattern folding and completion
- Embedded figures
- Word building
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Emotional and social intelligence
Quantitative Aptitude
- Number system: whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relations between numbers
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, square roots, averages
- Simple and compound interest, profit and loss, discount
- Partnership, mixture and alligation
- Time and distance, time and work
- Algebra: basic identities, elementary surds, graphs of linear equations
- Geometry: centres of a triangle, congruence and similarity, circles, chords and tangents
- Mensuration: triangle, quadrilaterals, polygons, circle, prism, cone, cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, cuboid, pyramid
- Trigonometry: ratios, complementary angles, standard identities, heights and distances
- Data: histogram, frequency polygon, bar diagram, pie chart
General Awareness
- Current events
- History and culture
- Geography
- Economic scene
- General policy and polity
- Everyday science and scientific research
- India and its neighbouring countries
How to use this syllabus
- Tick off each topic as you finish it, section by section.
- Practise under the real time limit; the pattern above shows the time and negative marking.
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Official source (SSC CHSL 2026 notice, para 13.10 (indicative syllabus)): ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/No…