How much time does SSC CHSL Selection Procedure Take?

This is an oft asked question. But for that one should know the stages of the exam.

SSC CHSL Exams are very popular exams held every year by the Staff Selection Commission of India. So it is a national level exam. And recruitment is held for various group C positions in Central Govt Organisations, Ministries and Departments.

The exam requires a qualification of twelfth std or equivalent. The exam comprises 3 stages. First stage Tier 1 Objective CBT Exam.

Pattern of Tier 1

Quantitative Aptitude (25 questions and 50 marks)

Reasoning (25 questions and 50 marks)

English Language and Comprehension (25 questions and 50 marks)

General Awareness (25 questions and 50 marks)

So, the question paper is for 200 marks but 100 questions and the total time allotted is 60 min, that is, one gets only 36 sec on a question. So, time management is very crucial for SSC exams.

Pattern of Tier 2

When one clears the Tier 1 Cut off, the entry to second stage, that is, Tier 2 is given, Tier 2 is a descriptive Exam of 100 marks with two questions which could be either a Precis, Essay or Letter writing.

Pattern of Tier 3

Tier 3 exam is basically a skill test where the typing speed of the candidate is measured. but only those candidates are eligible to write who have cleared the cut 0ff of Tier 1 and Tier 2 together.

Document Verification

After qualifying Tier 3 exam, there is again a cut off and after that Document Verification in the Region Concerned. Another cut off is published after the final Document Verification and that determines the Final Result of SSC CHSL.

The Timelines

There is always a confusion as to the time gap between SSC CHSL Tier 1, Tier 2 and tier 3 exams. Here we analyse the time lines of CHSL 2018, 2019 and 2020. During all these 3 years we find some irrational gaps between exams and in certain cases in the declaration of result due to covid imposed lockdown.

CHSL 2018
Tier 1 – 1 July 2019 to 11 July 2019
Result of Tier 1 – 12 Sep 2019

Tier 2 – 29 Sep 2019
Result – 25 Feb 2020

Tier 3 – 26 Nov 2020
Result – 10 July 2021

Final Result – 30 Sep 2021

CHSL 2019
Tier 1 – 17 Mar 2020 to 19 July 2020 16 Oct 2020 to 21 Oct 2020 (delay due to lockdown)
Result of Tier 1 – 15 Jan 2021

Tier 2 – 14 Feb 2021
Result – 30 Sep 2021

Tier 3 – 03 Nov 2021
Result – 01 Mar 2022

Final Result – Yet to be published

CHSL 2020
Tier 1 – 12 April 2021 to 19 April 2021 4 Aug 2021 to 12 Aug 2021 (delay due to lockdown)
Result of Tier 1 – 27 Oct 2021

Tier 2 – 9 Jan 2022
Result – Yet to be published