Selection Process
SSC CHSL Selection Process 2025
Staff Selection Commission: Combined Higher Secondary Level
How selection works
SSC CHSL uses Tier 1 for shortlisting and Tier 2 for the next stage of selection. Qualifying computer, skill or typing requirements apply as prescribed for the post.
Stage-by-stage process
Tier 1 computer-based examination
Candidates take the Tier 1 computer-based paper. SSC uses the result and applicable cut-offs to shortlist candidates for Tier 2.
Tier 2 examination
Shortlisted candidates take Tier 2. The prescribed Tier 2 sections and modules must be completed as applicable under the official notice.
Computer Knowledge Test and Skill Test / Typing Test
The qualifying computer, skill or typing requirements apply according to the post. Candidates must meet the prescribed standard where that module is required.
Final merit, post preference and document verification
Final selection follows the applicable Tier 2 result and submitted post preferences. The allotted department verifies original eligibility and category documents before appointment.
Official source
Selection stages, qualifying modules and post-specific requirements are governed by the Staff Selection Commission notice and any later corrigenda. View the official SSC CHSL 2025 notice.
Frequently asked questions
What is the SSC CHSL selection process?
It runs to 4 stages, in this order: Tier 1 computer-based examination, Tier 2 examination, Computer Knowledge Test and Skill Test / Typing Test and Final merit, post preference and document verification. Each is described on this page with what it involves and what clearing it requires. You reach a stage only by clearing the one before it, so the whole process is a funnel rather than a checklist you work through in parallel.
Do marks from every SSC CHSL stage count towards the final merit?
Not necessarily, and it is worth checking rather than assuming. Multi-stage recruitments usually mix two kinds of stage: qualifying ones, which you must clear but whose marks are discarded afterwards, and merit-bearing ones, whose marks carry into the final ranking. Clearing a qualifying stage comfortably earns nothing beyond clearing it, so effort spent pushing that score higher is effort not spent on the stage that decides your rank. The stage descriptions on this page say which is which, and the notification is the authority on it.
Which SSC CHSL stage should I prepare for first?
Tier 1 computer-based examination, because nobody sees stage two without it. It is also the stage with the most competition in it: every applicant sits it, and it exists to cut that field down. Preparing for a later stage before clearing the first is the commonest way candidates waste a cycle. There are 16 free tests for SSC CHSL here to work on it with.
What happens at SSC CHSL document verification?
Everything you declared when you applied is checked against original documents: date of birth, category, educational qualification, and any relaxation or reservation you claimed. Nothing is re-assessed and no marks are awarded; the stage exists to confirm that the application the whole process was run on was true. A candidate who cannot produce an original at this point is rejected here, after clearing every stage, which is why the conditions are worth checking against your own papers before applying rather than after.
Can the SSC CHSL selection process change between cycles?
Yes, and it does. Stages get added, merged or dropped, a qualifying paper becomes merit-bearing, or a skill test moves from one stage to another, and the change is announced in the notification for that cycle rather than separately. The sequence on this page is read from the official SSC CHSL 2025 notice, cited and linked at the foot of the page, so check it against the current notification before assuming the process you prepared for last year is the one you will sit.