34.55 lakh unemployed people across the country have applied for the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) examination 2024, one of the most prominent recruitments of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). The special thing is that the number of applicants has increased along with the increase in the vacancies of Babu in various ministries, departments and offices of the Central Government. 32.17 lakh candidates applied for 1762 posts in 2023. 34.55 lakh people have applied for 3712 vacancies in 2024. However, this year also the number of applicants is less compared to 2021. During the Corona period, a record 38 lakh candidates applied in 2021.
For this recruitment, the posts of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) / Junior Secretarial Assistant (JSA), (Postal Assistant) / (Sorting Assistant), (Data Entry Operator) in various ministries, offices and departments of the Centre. Govt. The commission said in an information sought under the Right to Information Act that 34,55,669 candidates have applied for CHSL 2024. It includes 6,01,165 candidates from Unreserved Class, Other Backward Class (OBC) 11,69,589, Scheduled Caste (SC) 6,97,478, Scheduled Tribe (ST) 2,37,949, Economically Backward Class (EWS) 2,02,77 candidates. happens 14,686 ex-servicemen and 40,205 disabled candidates have also applied.
Year wise number of posts and candidates
year post candidate
2024 3712 34,55,669
2023 1762 32,17,442
2022 4522 32,35,474
2021 6013 38,05,359
Tier-1 exam will be conducted in June-July 2024. The timing of Tier-2 will be announced later.
If we talk about the selection process, the first will be the Tier-1 (Computer Based Exam) exam. Candidates who clear this will be called for Tier-II (Computer Based Examination). The Tier-I paper will have 4 sections each containing 25 questions from different topics. All questions will be objective type multiple choice. The subjects include English Language, General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skills) and General Awareness. The examination will consist of objective type multiple choice questions with negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates will be given a total time of 60 minutes to write the Tier-1 paper. Candidates who clear Tier-1 will be called for Tier-2.
Tier-2 will have two sessions with first session being written test and second being skill test/typing test (as per post).
If the exam is conducted in multiple shifts, the marks will be normalized. The result will be declared on the basis of general marks only.
Negative Marking- There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer in SSC CHSL exam.