New Delhi: Central government job opportunities galore for 12th Standard passed candidates as the Staff Selection Commission has released notification to hold Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2017. CHSL (10+2) 2017 is an examination for recruitment to the Posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operator.
Total Vacancies: The total number of vacancies are 3,259. Tentative vacancies for the posts of LDC/ JSA – 898; Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant – 2359 ; DEO 2 and Data Entry Operator Grade”A”- Nil, respectively. Reservation for SC/ ST/ OBC /ExS/ PwD etc. categories is available as per extant Govt. Orders.
Key Dates: The closing date for submission of online application is 18 December 2017. The date of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I) is 04 March 2018 to 26 March 2018. The date of Tier-II Examination (Descriptive Paper) is 08 July 2018.
Application Fee: Application fee is Rs. 100/-(Rupees One Hundred only). Women candidates of all categories and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Persons with Disability (PwD) and Ex-servicemen (ExS) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
Eligibility Conditions: Must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University. For Data Entry Operator in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India(C&AG): 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.
Candidates who have not yet acquired but will acquire the educational qualification and produce documentary evidence from the Board/ University in support thereof as on 01 August 2018 will also be eligible.
Age Limit: 18-27 years as on 01 August 2018 (Candidates born not before 02-08-1991 andnot later than 01-08-2000). The relaxation in Upper age limit for different categories are available as per Govt Norms.
The examination will be held in multiple cities across India.
How to Apply: The eligible candidates must apply online through the website http://www.ssconline.nic.in. or ‘Click here to apply’ link provided at http://www.ssc.nic.in->Apply->CHSL.
Scheme of Examination: The examination will consist of a Computer Based Examination (Tier-I), Descriptive Paper (Tier-II) and Typing Test/ Skill Test (Tier-III). This examination Tier I will consist of Objective Type – Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi for Part-II, III & IV. There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.
For exact qualification, how to apply and other details, interested candidates should refer the official Recruitment Notification, uploaded on the official website of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
