SSC CHSL Syllabus 2022

SSC CHSL Syllabus

The detailed syllabus for the SSC CHSL examination is mentioned below. Candidates can refer to this syllabus to prepare for the examination. 

The syllabus for tier I [Computer Based Examination] is given below:

English Language

• Comprehension passage 
• Cloze passage 
• Shuffling sentences in a passage 
• Shuffling of sentence parts 
• Conversion into Direct/indirect narration 
• Active/passive voice of verbs 
• Improvement of sentences 
• One word substitution 
• Idioms and phrases 
• Spellings/detecting misspelt words 
• Antonyms 
• Synonyms/homonyms 
• Fill in the blanks 
• Spot the error

General Intelligence

This part of the examination will contain verbal and non-verbal types. 

Questions will be based on:

• Subtopics of numerical operations 
• Coding and decoding 
• Social intelligence 
• Word building 
• Emotional intelligence 
• Number series 
• Figural pattern folding and completion 
• Semantic series 
• Punched hole/pattern folding and unfolding 
• Figural classification 
• Drawing inference 
• Symbolic/number classification 
• Venn diagrams 
• Semantic classification 
• Space orientation 
• Figural analogy 
• Trends 
• Symbolic/number analogy 
• Symbolic operations 
• Sematic analogy 

Quantitative Aptitude 

Number Systems

• Relationship between numbers 
• Decimal and fractions 
• Computation of whole numbers 

Fundamental Arithmetical Operations

• Time and work 
• Time and distance 
• Mixture and allegation 
• Partnership business 
• Discount
• Profit and loss 
• Interests [simple and compound]
• Averages 
• Square roots 
• Ratio and proportion 
• Percentages 

Algebra

• Graphs of linear equations 
• Basic algebraic identities of school algebra and elementary surds [simple problems]

Geometry 

• Common tangents to two or more circles 
• Angles subtended by chords of a circle 
• Tangents 
• Circle and ist chords 
• Congruence and similarity of triangles 
• Triangle and its various kinds of centres 
• Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts 

Mensuration

• Regular right pyramid with a triangular or square base
• Rectangular parallelepiped 
• Hemispheres 
• Spheres 
• Right circular cylinder 
• Right circular cone 
• Right prism
• Circle
• Regular polygons 
• Quadrilateral 
• Triangle 

Trigonometry

• Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 
• Height and distances [simple problems only]
• Complementary angles 
• Trigonometric ratios 
• Trigonometry 

Statistical Charts

• Pie chart 
• Bar diagram 
• Frequency polygon 
• Histogram 
• Use of tables and graphs 

General Awareness

• Questions will be created to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment and its application in society
• Questions will be designed to test the knowledge of current events and such matters of an educated person
• The test will have questions on India and its neighbouring countries, especially about the History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy and scientific research

Note: For VH candidates with 40% and above visual disability there will be no maps/graphs/diagrams/statistical data in general intelligence and quantitative aptitude parts.