RBI Grade B 2018

Every year Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts RBI Grade B 2018 Officer Exam to select eligible candidates for the position of Grade B officer in its various branches all across the country. As Reserve Bank of India offers an excellent pay scale and reputed job profile, it lures thousands of candidates every year to take this examination. With a handful of vacancy to be filled through RBI Grade B Exam, it is really important to prepare effectively for this exam. Selection for RBI Grade B Officers will be done through a country-wide competitive Examination in three phases i.e. Preliminary and Main examination followed by an Interview.

RBI Grade B 2018 Notification

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the recruitment notification for the post of RBI Grade B Officer on 3rd July 2018. RBI Grade B 2018 exam has a three phase selection process. RBI Grade-B Officer Phase-I Exam is scheduled on 16th August 2018 and Phase-II will be conducted on 07th September 2018. Candidates who get selected after Phase-II of the exam are called for the final interview process.

Download RBI Grade-B 2018 Official Notification

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Dates

The important dates for RBI Grade B Officer Exam 2018 are as follows:

Event	Date
Release of online application form	03rd July 2018
Online Payment of Application Fees / Intimation Charges:	03rd July to 23rd July 2018
Commencement of Phase-I exam	16th August 2018
Commencement of Phase-II exam	07th September 2018
Interview Process	To be notified later
Declaration of final result	To be notified later

RBI Grade B Online Application

The online application for RBI Grade B 2018 exam will start from 03rd July and the closing date is 23rd July 2018.

Click Here to Apply Online for RBI Grade-B 2018

RBI Grade B Vacancy 2018

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced 166 Vacancies for 2018 RBI Grade B Exam. Let's have a look at the tentative vacancy for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam.

Serial Number	Posts	Vacancy
1.	Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General	127
2.	Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR	22
3.	Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM	17

RBI Grade B Salary 2018

All the Officers selected through RBI Grade B 2018 Exam will be given the annual salary of 12-14 Lac. Along with this CTC comes numerous emoluments and perks. The Pay Scale for the RBI grade B Officer is Rs. 35150-1750(9)-50900-EB-1750(2)-54400-2000(4)-62400. This means that you will be having basic pay of Rs. 35,150/- in which you will get an increment of Rs. 1,750/- up till nine years of your service. After the completion of nine years you will get into the executive band wherein the basic pay will be of Rs. 50,900/- and then again for the next two years you will get an increment of Rs. 1,750/- and further an increment of rs. 2000/- for the following 2 years thus ending up with the basic pay of Rs. 62,400/- and this is when you don't get any promotion. Apart from the Basic Pay, multiple emoluments such as Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family Allowance, Telephone Allowance, Conveyance Allowance etc. will also be provided.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Pattern

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam is conducted in three phases:

• Phase-I exam
• phase-II exam and
• interview process

Candidates are required to clear all the three phases in order to get a confirmed post as a Grade B Officer in Reserve Bank of India.
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Prelims

Serial Number	Section Asked	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	General Awareness	80	80	Composite time of 2 hours
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
3.	English Language	30	30
4.	Reasoning	60	60
	Total	200	200

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Mains

Serial Number	Section Asked	Paper Type	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	Economics and Social Issues	Objective	100	90 minutes
2.	Paper II English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive (to be typed with the help of keyboard)	100	90 minutes
3.	Paper III Finance & Management	Objective Type	100	90 minutes

RBI Grade B Officer Interview Process
Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate marks obtained in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III of Phase II exam. Interview Process will carry 50 marks.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Syllabus

The syllabus of RBI Grade B 2018 exam is just like the other Bank Exams. The major sections from which the questions are asked are:

• Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude
• General Awareness and
• English Language

Click to check RBI Grade B Syllabus 2018

Apart from the above mentioned three sections in Mains Exam, an additional section of English (Written Skills) is also present through which a candidate is tested on his/her writing skills.

RBI Grade B 2018 Eligibility

Candidates are required to follow the given criteria to be eligible for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam:

• Must be a citizen of India
• Must be a subject of Nepal
• Must be a subject of Bhutan
• Must be a Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 who has the intention of settling permanently in India.
• A person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

Age Criteria: RBI has defined minimum age criteria for appearing in the RBI Officer (Grade ‘B’) examination. Candidates are required to be aged between 21 years and 30 years (both age included) to apply for RBI Grade B exam 2018.
Age Relaxation: Candidates, who belong to the reserved category will be provided relaxation in their upper age as per the rules decided by the Board.

Category	Age relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Physically Handicapped	10 years
PH + OBC	13 years
PH + SC/ST	15 years

Educational Qualification: Candidate appearing for the RBI officer examination-2018 must be a graduate from a recognized university or institute. He/Shemust have attained 60% marks in the graduation while the same percentage is reduced to 50% for the candidates belonging to the reserved category. Candidates having Doctorate degree with aggregate 50% marks can also apply for the RBI examination. In addition to this, candidates having masters’ degree with 55% marks will be allowed to apply for the RBI Exam 2018. Candidates having post graduate diploma in management or Masters of Business administration can also apply for the RBI Officer Grade B exam 2018. Chartered Accountant (CA), Company secretary or Cost Accountant can also apply for this examination.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Application Fees

A total of Rs. 850/- is the application fee to be paid by candidates belonging to General and OBC category for RBI Grade B 2018 exam. The same amount is reduced to Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

RBI Grade B 2018 Admit Card

The RBI Grade B Admit Card 2018 will be released separately for both Phase-I and Phase-II exam. The admit card for Phase-II Exam will be issued to candidates who have qualified the Phase-I exam of RBI Grade B.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Results

The results for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam will be released after the completion of each phase of the exam. A candidate is required to qualify both Phase-I and Phase-II exam to get a chance to sit for the interview process. The merit list is prepared in the descending order of the marks obtained by candidates after the interview process is complete. The final selection is based on how well you do in your interview.

RBI Grade B Exam Cut Off

The cut off for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam will be released after each phase of examination is completed. The cut-off for the Phase-I exam will be released first followed by cut off for Phase-II exam. Candidates can evaluate their marks and their chances of selection by matching their score with the cut off list released by RBI.
Official RBI Grade B Cut Off 2017 – Phase I

Section	Category
GENERAL AWARENESS	General	OBC	SC	ST	PWD (OH/HI/VH)
	16.50	12.50	11.00	11.00	11.00
REASONING	11.00	8.00	6.75	6.75	6.75
ENGLISH LANGUAGE	6.75	5.25	4.75	4.75	4.75
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE	4.00	2.50	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Marks	78.00	68.00	64.00	64.00	64.00

Cut Off marks for RBI Grade-B Phase-II and III – 2016

Recruitment Stage	Category
Aggregate of Paper- I, Paper-II and Paper-III	Gen	OBC	SC	ST
	176.75	161.75	155.75	155.75
Aggregate marks in Written exam & Interview	225.50	211.00	204.25	210.25

RBI Grade B Online Application

The online application for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam has started from 3rd July 2018. The official notification forRBI Grade B 2018 has released on 3rd July 2018. The notification explained important details about RBI Grade B 2018 exam, these are exam dates, syllabus, exam pattern, eligibility, information about exam centres and most importantly the details on how to apply online for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam.

RBI Grade B Important Dates

The start date for Online Registration: 03rd July 2018
Last date to Apply Online for RBI Grade B: 23rd July 2018
Date of Online Examination Tier-I: 16th August 2018
Date of Online Examination Tier-II: 07th September 2018

Apply Online for RBI Grade B 2018

Apply Online for RBI Grade-B 2018 (Gr B – (DR) – General)
Apply Online for RBI Grade-B 2018 (DEPR/DSIM)

Follow the steps mentioned below to fill in the online application form of RBI Grade B 2018:
Step 1: Click on the above mentioned link of Apply Online to get redirected to the official page of Reserve Bank of India to fill in the Online Application for RBI Grade B 2018
Step 2: Click on "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION" link provided on the topmost right hand side of the home page of Reserve Bank of India.
Step 3:You will be redirected to the first section of the RBI Grade B Application form wherein you have to fill in all your basic information and click on Save and Next button at the bottom of the page.
Step 4: You will now be redirected to the second section of the RBI Grade B 2018 application form. Upload your photograph and signature in the size and format allowed by RBI. The permissible size of the photograph must be 4.5 cm * 3.5 cm and the photograph must be of passport size. Both the photograph and the signature must be clear and legible. Permissible file size of photograph must be of minimum 20 KB and of maximum 50 KB and that of the signature must be of minimum 10 KB and of maximum 20 KB. Click on next button after uploading your photograph and signature successfully to get redirected to the next section of RBI Grade B 2018 Application Form.
Step 5: Now, fill in your personal details. There are three sub-sections that need to be completed in this portion of the RBI Grade B application form.
After you have filled in your personal details, you are required to fill in your Educational Qualifications and your Work Experience. Once you are done with this, you are required to fill in the preference list stating the choice of your centre to give RBI Grade B 2018 Exam.
Step 6: Get a preview of your application form and verify all the information provided by you in the Online Application Form of RBI Grade B. In case you find any error, you can edit the information provided by you.Once the data is uploaded and saved, you are not allowed to make any changes in the form, whatsoever.
Step 7: Finally, Select the preferable payment method to fill in the application fee for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam. You can complete the payment either through Credit Card/Debit Card/ Net Banking etc.
Step 8: Click on Submit button. Your application for RBI Grade B 2018 will be successfully submitted.

RBI Grade B Syllabus

RBI Grade B syllabus is similar to that of any other bank exam. There are four major sections that a candidate needs to prepare to ace the preliminary exam. These are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language and General Awareness. The sections have a wide range of topics on which questions are based. It is recommended that candidates must have a look at the previous year papers and know about the weightage of each topic.

RBI Grade B Preliminary Exam syllabus:

The preliminary examination of RBI Grade B exam 2018 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness. Here is the detailed syllabus:

Reasoning	Quantitative Ability	English Language	General Awareness
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension	Current Affairs
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test	Indian Financial Systems
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures &Alligations	Para jumbles	Indian Banking Systems
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Miscellaneous	Monetary Plans
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks	National Institutions
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting	Banking Terms
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion
Tabulation	Data Interpretation
Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input Output	Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding	Permutation, Combination &Probability

RBI Grade B Mains syllabus:

The Mains Examination of RBI Grade B exam 2018 will constitute of 3 sections: Economic & Social Issues, Finance and Management. The complete syllabus is discussed below:

Subject	Syllabus
Economic & Social Issues	Growth and Development Economic Reforms in India Globalization Social Structure in India
Finance	Financial System Financial Markets Risk Management Basics of Derivatives Development in Financial Sector Union Budget Inflation
Managemnet	Role of Manager Human Resource Development Motivation, Morale and Incentives Communication Corporate Governance

Besides the preliminary exam and the mains exam, an interview process is also conducted for candidates who qualify the first two phases of RBI Grade B exam.
The final merit list is made on the basis of marks obtained by a candidate in his/ her mains exam and interview process.

SBI Clerk 2018 (Junior Associates)

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Exam is held by SBI or State Bank of India to recruit candidates for Clerical Cadre in its different branches across the country. SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 facilitates the recruitment for the post of Junior Associates (JA). SBI Clerk is one of the most sought after bank exams today and a huge number of candidates appear for the same every year. SBI Clerks (Junior Associates) are responsible for all the client interactions and related operations. Candidates who are recruited as SBI clerks are designated as cashiers, depositors and other posts that form the face of a particular SBI Bank branch. Here, in this article we talk about SBI Clerk 2018 Notification, Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus & more.

SBI Clerk 2018 Notification

The SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Notification has been finally released by State Bank of India. Candidates can check the official notification by clicking on the link mentioned below. The online registration for SBI Clerk 2018 exam has started from 20th January 2018. The Online Application window closes on 10th February 2018.

Total number of vacancies updated in the official notification for SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 is 8301.

Changes for SBI Junior Associates 2018:

As per the official notification released by SBI "No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed". Thus, there will not be any sectional cut off for this year's SBI Junior Associates Recruitment's Online Examination. However, the criteria solely lies within the hands of the organisation.

Click Here to Apply Online for SBI Clerk 2018

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Exam Dates 2018

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Preliminary Examination is scheduled in the month of March-April 2018, while SBI Mains will be conducted on 12th May 2018. The notification for the prelims has been published by State Bank of India. Candidates must keep visiting this website regularly to stay updated about the important dates for SBI Clerk 2018 Exam.

Events	Dates
SBI Clerk 2018 Notification	19th January 2018
Start of SBI Clerk 2018 Online Application	20th January 2018
SBI Clerk 2018 Application Form Closes	10th February 2018
SBI Clerk 2018 Preliminary Exam	March-April 2018
SBI Clerk 2018 Mains Exam	12 May 2018

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Application

The SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 application process has commenced from 20th January 2018. Candidates are required to visit the official page of SBI to fill in the online application forms as the entire process to apply for SBI Clerk 2018 exam will be online. The application fee for SBI Exam is Rs. 600/- for General category and Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD category.

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Selection Procedure

For the selection to the post of Clerical Cadre through SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 exam, candidates are selected through two phases of exams- SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam. It is compulsory for all candidates to clear both the phases to secure the appointment letter from SBI.

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of SBI Clerk 2018 exam is mainly about two pre-requisites:

• A candidate is required to be between 20-28 years to be eligible for SBI Clerk 2018 exam.
• He/shemust hold a valid degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
• A candidate is required to be: A citizen of India, A subject of Nepal, A subject of Bhutan, A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of settling permanently in India or a person of Indian origin who migrated to India from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Vietnam and have the intention of settling permanently in India.

Serial No.	Category	Upper Age Limit
1	SC / ST	33 years
2	OBC	31 years
3	Person with disabilities (General)	38 years
4	Person with disabilities(SC /ST)	43 years
5	Person with disabilities(OBC)	41 years
6	Jammu & Kashmir Migrants	33 Years
7	Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years
8	Widows, Divorced women( No remarried)	GEN- 35 years OBC- 38 years SC/ST- 40 years

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2018

To crack SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern of SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:

SBI Junior Associates Preliminary Exam Pattern

Serial No.	Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

SBI Junior Associates Mains Exam Pattern

Serial Number	Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
1.	General English	40	40	35 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
4.	General/Financial Awareness	50	50	25 minutes
	Total	190	200	2 hours 40 minutes

SBI Clerk Syllabus 2018

The syllabus for SBI Preliminary Exam and SBI Mains Exam is more or less the same with minute variation for SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Exam. Candidates should have strong understanding of concepts in English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Computer Knowledge and General Awareness.

Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning	Computer Knowledge	English	General Awareness
Simplification	Machine Input/Output	Basics of computer, different generations, hardware/software, etc.	Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms	Current Affairs – news on banking industry, awards and honors, books and authors,latest appointments, obituaries, new schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc.
Number Series	Syllogism	DBMS	Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles	Static GK - country-capital, country-currency, headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies), constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations, etc.
Data Sufficiency	Blood Relation	Networking	Sentence Correction/ Error Finding	Banking/Financial terms
Data Interpretation	Direction Sense	Internet	Spell Checks
Quadratic Equations	Inequalities	MS Office and Shortcuts used in MS Officers	Fillers
Time and Work	Puzzles – Seating Arrangement, Floor puzzle, etc.	Input/output Devices, their types	Cloze Test
Partnership	Coding Decoding	Important abbreviations
Profit and Loss	Ranking
Mensuration	Statement and Assumptions /Conclusions
Time, Distance and Speed – Trains, Boats n Streams
Simple and Compound interest
Mixture and Alligation
Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Averages

SBI Clerk 2018 Admit Card

Registered candidates will be required to download BI Clerk Admit Card 2018 from the official website of State Bank of India. The hard copy of the SBI Clerk admit card won’t be couriered to applicants. The admit card for SBI Clerk Exam 2018 will be released in two stages - admit card for preliminary exam, the admit card for mains exam.
One must login to his/her account created while filling in the online application form and download the admit card.
To login on the official website of SBI, a candidate is supposed to have:

• Registration Number/Roll Number
• Date of Birth/Password

The admit card for SBI Clerk 2018 exam will be issued to candidates in two phases:

• For Preliminary Exam (available tentatively from 1st March 2018)
• For Mains Exam (available tentatively from 26th April 2018)

All candidates must go through the guidelines provided on the official website of SBI before downloading his/her admit card.

SBI Clerk Result & Cut offs 2018

SBI Clerk Result 2018 will be declared once the both phases are concluded. SBI will publish results individually for both preliminary and mains exam. SBI Clerk 2018 releases sectional cut-offs for both – SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam and SBI Clerk Mains Exam. Aspirants are required to meet the cut-offs for all the sections to make it to the merit list.

SBI Clerk 2016 Prelims Cut-Off

SBI Clerk Cut off 2016 (Category Wise)

Subjects	Total Marks	General	OBC/ST/SC/OH/VI/HI/DXS
Reasoning Ability	35	7.75	3.25
Numerical Ability	35	5.5	2
English Language	30	6.75	3.25

SBI Clerk Cut off 2016 (State Wise)
Candidate’s Category & Total Marks obtained in SBI Clerk 2016 exam out of 100

States	Gen	OBC	SC	ST	OH	VI	HI	XS	DXS
Madhya Pradesh	54.75	54.75	36.5	9	36	12.75	14.25	11.75	19
Rajasthan	64.5	64.5	53.5	25.5	41.25	15.75	20.5	10.5	14.25
Uttar Pradesh	59	56.25	42.75	31.5	47.25	10.75	11.75	9.5	11.75
Himachal Pradesh	57.5	57	42.75	48.25	22.75	17.25	22.25	9.25	36.25
West Bengal	51.25	35.25	32	20.75	11	14.25	11.25	11.5	18.5
Maharashtra	51.5	51.5	51.5	24.5	39.5	55.75	14	11.25	23.75
Delhi /Haryana	66.25	50.75	56	10
Bihar	51.5	51.5	33.5	57.25	37	14.25	12	10.75	25.5
Punjab	67.5	56.5	45	45
Chhattisgarh	22.5	22.5	9.5	9.25	13	15	2.5	1.25	28.5
Gujarat	42	42	42	28
Uttarakhand	59.25	48.25	37.5	45.25	36.25	25.25	13.5	10.75	33.75
Tamil Nadu	21.25	21.25	21.25	21	11.75	15	9.5	9.75	15.25
NAGALAND	21.75	21.75	21.75	21.75	N/A	24.5	25	26.5	19.5
Andhra Pradesh	39.25	39.25	39.25	10	45.25	34	12.25	9	27.5
Jharkhand	38.5	38.5	31.5	29.25	11.25	11.75	10.5	11.25	31.75

SBI Clerk 2016 Mains Cut-off

SBI Clerk Cut off 2016 (Category Wise)

Subjects	Total Marks	GENERAL	SC/ST/OBC	OH/VI/HI/ XS/DXS
General / Financial Awareness	50	13.5	9.5	3.25
General English	40	14.25	10.25	4.5
Quantitative Aptitude	50	14.5	11.25	6.5
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	60	24	19	11.25

SBI Clerk 2016 Mains Cut-off (State-wise)

States	SC	ST	OBC	GEN	XS	OH	VI	HI	DXS
Madhya Pradesh	100.75	76.25	122.75	130.25	60.00	100.75	96.50	63.00	-
Uttar Pradesh	103.00	81.50	120.50	132.25	86.25	107.50	111.25	69.00	61.25
West Bengal	105.50	86.75	110.75	131.00	86.75	87.75	65.75	73.75	65.75
Bihar	98.25	80.50	123.00	130.25	76.50	103.75	101.00	60.50	62.50
Uttarakhand	102.25	105.50	116.75	133.50	69.75	106.00	107.25	66.50	86.00
Haryana	106.25		119.50	137.00
Gujarat			112.00	122.50
Telangana				123.25
Punjab				138.50
Maharashtra				123.50
Andhra Pradesh				128.50
Jharkhand				127.00
Himachal Pradesh				133.50
Nagaland				115.75
Karnataka				117.00
Kerala				135.75
Rajasthan				136.00
Tamil Nadu				132.00
Assam				124.50
Chandigarh				121.75

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SSC CHSL 2017-18

Staff Selection Commission or SSC has been one of the most desirable organizations for Government exams in India. Every year thousands of vacancies are filled by SSC in Government departments. Govt. jobs are the most sought after career choice in India. More so, the government is focusing on providing better facilities and services in every aspect of our lives. Govt is focusing on the development of our country and to do that millions of Jobs will be created in the coming years. SSC is the leading Govt. organization that provides employment to lakhs of students in India. A great opportunity lies ahead for all the SSC aspirants.
The Staff Selection Commission conducts Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) exam every year for recruitment in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of the Government of India. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL, 10+2) Exam for recruitment to various posts like:
• Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants(PA/SA)
• Data Entry Operator (DEO).

• Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC).

• Court Clerk.

SSC CHSL 2017-18 Notification

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC CHSL 2017-18 recruitment notification for the post of Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) and Data Entry Operator(DEO).

Click Here to View SSC CHSL 2017-18 Official Notification

Click Here to Apply Online for SSC CHSL 2017-18

SSC CHSL Vacancy 2018

Tentative vacancies for the posts of LDC/ JSA, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and DEO are 898, 2359, 2 and Data Entry Operator Grade”A”- Nil, respectively.

SSC CHSL 2018 Exam Dates

The tentative schedule for the SSC CHSL 2018 exam is as follows. Please note down the important dates related to SSC CHSL Exam 2018 and make sure to complete the process in time.

Activity	Dates
Application form will be available from	18th November 2017
Last date for registration	18th December 2017
SSC CHSL Tier-1 Exam	4th March to 26th March 2018
SSC CHSL Tier-2 Exam	8th July 2018

SSC CHSL Exam Centre

The list of exam centres for SSC CHSL Exam 2018 are mentioned on the Official Notification.

SSC CHSL Recruitment 2018

The SSC CHSL exam is held in 3 stages called (Tiers). While the first one is online the latter two are offline exams. The entire process of registration and communication happens online through the official website of SSC CHSL. Candidates must qualify each stage of the SSC CHSL exam to proceed to the next one, before being finally selected.

SSC CHSL Exam Pattern

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) start conducting the Combined Higher Secondary Level(CHSL) in three levels for various posts from 2016:

Tier	Type	Mode
Tier – I	Objective Multiple Choice	Computer Based (online)
Tier – II	Descriptive Paper in English/Hindi	Pen and Paper mod
Tier – III	Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test	Wherever Applicable

Before beginning the SSC CHSL preparation, it is important to make note of changes in exam pattern and syllabus. The modifications to SSC CHSL Exam Pattern 2018 are given below::

• SSC CHSL 2018 Tier 1 exam will be conducted in online mode.
• Introduction of a descriptive paper of 100 marks within 60 minutes in pen and paper mode.
• Reduction in time limit for examination of Tier -I from 120 minutes to 75 minutes.
• Tier III will remain same.
• No Sectional Cut off.

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2018

Since the SSC CHSL is comprised of 3 different levels, we must deal with their syllabus independently.
This is an objective exam which will be conducted online. There are 4 sections in the Tier 1 exam of SSC CHSL 2018, with 100 questions which account for a total of 200 marks. The subject-wise details are given below:

Section	Subject	No of Questions	Max Marks	Exam Duration
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	50	60 minutes
2	General Awareness	25	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
4	English Comprehension	25	50
Total		100	200

SSC CHSL Tier 1 Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning	Quantitative Ability	English Language	General Awareness
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension	History
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test	Culture
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures & Allegations	Para jumbles	Geography
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Miscellaneous	Economic Scene
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks	General Policy
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting	Scientific Research
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion	Awards and Honors
Tabulation	Data Interpretation	One Word Substitution	Books and Authors
Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage	Active/Passive Voice
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input Output	Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding	Permutation, Combination &Probability

Click Here to View SSC CHSL 2018 Detailed Syllabus

Important Points:

• There is negative marking in SSC CHSL 2018 Tier 1 Exam. Giving a wrong answer to a question will lead to a penalty of 0.5 marks in all sections
• The exam duration is 100 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped.

SSC CHSL Tier 2 Syllabus

This is a descriptive exam that is designed to test the written skills of the candidates in English/Hindi. The Paper would comprise writing of an Essay of 200-250 words and Letter/Application writing of approximately 150-200 words. The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II would be 33 per cent. The performance in Tier II would be included for preparing merit. The best way to prepare for the same is to read lots of articles from various newspapers. Apart from this, you need to be well aware of the pattern of Letter and Application.

Important Points:

• The exam is of 60 minutes’ duration and carries 100 marks.
• The questions are based on 10 level.
• The exam is qualifying in nature.
• Part paper written in Hindi and Part in English will not be evaluated.
• The exam duration is 80 minutes for candidates who are visually handicapped or suffer from cerebral palsy.

SSC CHSL Tier 3 Exam Syllabus

The Tier 3 of SSC CGL Exam 2018 comprises of a couple of skill tests which are required for certain government posts.

Skill Test for Data Entry Operator(DEO):

• Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer.
• The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes .

Typing Test for Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant LDCs and Court Clerks:

• Typing Test will be conducted in English or Hindi and candidates while applying for the Examination, will have to indicate his/her choice/option for Skill Test Medium in the Application Form.
• Typing Test will be of qualifying in nature.
• It will be administered on the Computer, to be provided by the Commission or any agency authorized by the Commission.
• Candidates opting for English medium should have typing speed of 35 words per minute.
• Candidates opting for Hindi medium should have typing speed of 30 words per minute.
• The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes.

• Visually Handicapped candidates (with 40% disability and above) will be allowed 30 minutes.

Note: After skill test or typing test, those candidates who qualify it, will be appointed based on their position in the merit list.

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria

There are 3 important criteria which a candidate must fulfill in order to be eligible for the SSC CHSL 2018. The 3 parameters are given below:
1. Citizenship: Candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. Age Limit: 18-27 years as on 01.08.2018 (Candidates born not before 02-08-1991 and not later than 01-08-2000).
3. Educational Qualification: Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

SSC CHSL Online Application

The online application for SSC CHSL 2018 exam has begun from 18th November, 2017. The last date to apply online is 18th December, 2017

SSC CHSL Application Fee

• The required application fee is Rs. 100/-
• Exemption: No fee is required to be paid by female, SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen candidates
• Applications fee should be pay only through SBI either in the form of challan or through SBI Net Banking or any other bank Credit/Debit Card. Challan form will be generated online

• To pay fee in cash, candidate should take print out of challan generated online after the completion of Part-1 registration. Deposit the requisite fee in any branch of SBI and then continue with the Part-2 registration

• Those candidates who want to pay online can go directly to part-2 registration after completion of part-1 registration. Candidate must supply registration number and date of birth to continue to Part-2 registration

SSC CHSL 2018 Admit Card

Every candidate who registers for SSC CHSL Exam 2018 within stipulated time will be assigned an e-admit card/hall ticket/call letter that can be downloaded from the official website of SSC. The admit card for the CGL Tier-1 exam will be released first followed by the admit card of CGL Tier-2 exam (administered to only those candidates who qualify for Tier 1 exam).

More information and the download link for the admit card will be displayed post the release of the official notification for SSC CHSL 2018. Candidates are advised to keep checking this page for updates.

SSC CHSL Cut Off:

Have a look at the cut-off for SSC CHSL exam of the previous year:

SSC CHSL 2016 TIER- 1 Cut-Off:

Category	Cut-Off Marks	Candidate Available
SC	108.00	7879
ST	99.00	3509
OBC	120.00	20813
Ex. S	64.50	4415
OH	97.50	1123
HH	65.00	509
VH	96.00	436
UR	127.50	14517
TOTAL		53201

SSC CHSL 2015 TIER- 1 Cut-Off:

Category	Gen	OBC	SC	ST	OH	VH	HH	Ex-S	Total
Cut off Marks	119	110	99	89.50	88	83.50	55	45.50	--

SSC CHSL Syllabus 2017

SSC CHSL is conducted in three different levels, the syllabus of all the three levels is different. All candidates must be well-informed about the latest changes (if introduced any) in SSC CHSL syllabus and exam pattern to prepare for SSC CHSL 2017.

SSC CHSL Tier-1 Syllabus

General Intelligence and Reasoning	Quantitative Ability	English Language	General Awareness
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension	History
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test	Culture
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures & Allegations	Para jumbles	Geography
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Miscellaneous	Economic Scene
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks	General Policy
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting	Scientific Research
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion	Awards and Honors
Tabulation	Data Interpretation	One Word Substitution	Books and Authors
Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage	Active/Passive Voice
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input Output	Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding	Permutation, Combination &Probability

SSC CHSL Tier II Syllabus

As stated above, this paper calls for candidates to write an essay and Letter/Application that tests their writing skills of the candidates. The essay topics will be related to National Interest, Finance & Economy, Ecological Issues, Politics, Social Issues, Schemes & Governance, Sports, Technology, Geopolitics, Environmental Concerns etc. While, the type of letter/ application asked will be Application, Complaint, Suggestion, Official Appreciation, Follow up or Feedback etc.

SSC CHSL Tier III Syllabus

Tier-III of SSC CHSL 2017 will be a Skill/ Typing Test of qualifying nature. The final merit of the selected candidates will be based on the basis of total score obtained in Tier-I and Tier-II.
Skill test for the post of Data Entry Operator: In this test, a candidate should have data entry speed of 8,000 (eight thousand) Key Depressions per hour.
Duration of the Test is 15 minutes and English document having about 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions is given to type.