SSC CHSL Syllabus 2026

SSC CHSL Syllabus

This is a short version of the syllabus in the CHSL 2026 notice. Tier-II covers the Tier-I topics at a higher level and adds a few more.

Tier-I

• English Language: spot the error, fill in the blanks, synonyms / homonyms, antonyms, spellings, idioms and phrases, one-word substitution, sentence improvement, active / passive voice, direct / indirect speech, sentence and paragraph rearrangement, cloze passage and comprehension.
• General Intelligence: verbal and non-verbal reasoning, including analogy, classification, series, coding-decoding, Venn diagrams, figure and pattern questions, space orientation, critical thinking, emotional and social intelligence, and numerical operations.
• Quantitative Aptitude: number system, 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, basic algebra, geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, and statistical charts (histogram, frequency polygon, bar diagram, pie chart).
• General Awareness: current events, everyday science, and India and its neighbours (history, culture, geography, economy, polity and scientific research).

Tier-II

• Mathematical Abilities: the Tier-I arithmetic topics, plus statistics and probability (mean, median, mode, standard deviation, simple probability).
• Reasoning & General Intelligence: the Tier-I reasoning topics at a higher level.
• English Language & Comprehension: vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure and usage, plus comprehension passages. At least one passage is based on a book or story and one on a current-affairs editorial.
• General Awareness: same areas as Tier-I.
• Computer Knowledge (qualifying): computer basics and hardware, Windows and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), internet and email, e-banking, networking and cyber security.
• Skill / Typing Test: data entry speed for DEO, and English or Hindi typing for LDC/JSA.

Language of the paper

Except for the English sections, the papers are set in English, Hindi and the other languages listed in the notice. The Tier-II English module is in English only.

Source: SSC CHSL 2026 Notice (07.09.2026)