Syllabus for Combined Higher Secondary Level ( CHSL ) Examination

All questions in SSC CHSL paper will be of the level commensurated with Educational Qualificat ion prescribed for the posts.

General Intelligence

Semantic Analogy
Symbolic/Number Analogy
Figural Analogy
Semantic Classification
Symbolic/Number Classification
Figural Classification
Semantic Series
Number Series
Figural Series
Problem Solving
Word Building
Coding and de-coding
Numerical operations
Symbolic Operations
Trends
Space Orientation
Venn Diagrams
Drawing inferences
Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding
Figural Pattern – folding and completion
Embedded figures
Critical Thinking
Embedded figures
Social Intelligence
Other sub-topics, if any

English Language

Spot the Error
Fill in the Blanks
Synonyms/Homonyms
Antonyms
Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words
Idioms & Phrases
One word substitution
Improvement of Sentences
Active/Passive Voice of Verbs
Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
Shuffling of Sentence parts
Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
Cloze Passage
Comprehension Passage

Quantitative Aptitude

ARITHMETIC :

Number Systems:

Computation of Whole Number
Decimal and Fractions
Relationship between numbers
Fundamental arithmetical operations:

Percentages
Ratio and Proportion
Square roots
Averages
Interest (Simple and Compound)
Profit and Loss
Discount
Partnership Business
Mixture and Alligation
Time and distance
Time and work

ALGEBRA :

Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra (and their simple applications) and Elementary surds (simple problems).
Graphs of Linear Equations.

GEOMETRY :

Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts:

Triangle and its various kinds of centres viz. Centroid, In-centre, Orthocenter,
Circumcentre
Congruence and similarity of triangles
Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two
or more circles.

MENSURATION :

Triangle, Quadrilaterals
Regular Polygons (sum of the internal angles of a polygon)
Circle
Right Prism
Right Circular Cone
Right Circular Cylinder
Sphere, Hemispheres
Rectangular Parallelepiped
Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base

TRIGONOMETRY :

Trigonometry (for acute angles 0 with 0≤0≤90)

Trigonometric ratios
Degree and Radian Measures
Standard Identities like sin²0 + Cos²0=1 etc.

Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances (simple problems only)

STATISTICAL CHARTS :

Use of Tables and Graphs:

Histogram
Frequency polygon
Bar-diagram
Pie-chart

General Awareness

Questions are designed to test the candidate‟s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person.

The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.