Types of Exams

SSC CHSL examination is conducted in various modes for different types of exams. The tier I examination is conducted in CBT mode, the tier II examination is in descriptive form and tier III is a skill test. Read below to learn more about these exams. The SSC CHSL exam contains a computer-based examination (tier I), a descriptive paper (tier II) and a skill test (tier III). 

• Tier I consists of objective-type questions available in English and Hindi for parts II (General Intelligence), III (Quantitative Aptitude – Basic Arithmetic Skill) and IV (General Awareness)
• Tier II will be a descriptive paper of 100 marks in pen and paper mode
• The duration of the exam is one hour and extra twenty minutes will be given to the scribe-eligible candidates
• The exam will include an essay, letter, application, precis and other exercises
• Data entry speed test will be of eight thousand key depressions per hour on the computer on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage
• The duration of the exam is fifteen minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer