SSC CHSL Notification 2025 Out for 3131 Vacancies – Online Application
The Staff Selection Commission conducts a Combined Higher Secondary Level( CHSL) Exam every year at the national level to select Higher Secondary qualified students for various departments and offices of the Indian government. Every year, thousands of vacancies are filled by SSC in Government departments through the SSC CHSL Exam and lakhs of candidates apply for this exam. This year, the Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC CHSL (10+2) exam to recruit 3131 vacancies for LDC, JSA and DEO. SSC CHSL Notification 2025 has been released on 23rd June 2025 with application forms at www.ssc.gov.in, announcing 3131 vacancies.
SSC CHSL Notification 2025 Out
The detailed SSC CHSL Notification 2025 has been released on 23rd June 2025 at www.ssc.gov.in to recruit candidates for 3131 posts of Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) and Data Entry Operator(DEO). The Official SSC CHSL Recruitment 2025 Notification has been released in PDF format with complete details for the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL, 10+2) Exam 2025 and the direct link is shared below.
Download SSC CHSL Notification 2025 Official PDF
SSC CHSL 2025 Exam Summary
Staff Selection Commission conducts a Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam every year for various subordinate services. For FY 2025-26, SSC CHSL Notification 2025 will be released along with all important details about the exam at www.ssc.gov.in. Check further details below table-
SSC CHSL 2025- Exam Summary | |
SSC CHSL Full Form | Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level |
Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission |
Vacancies | 3131 |
Posts | LDC, JSA and DEO |
Category | Govt Jobs |
Exam Type | National Level |
Mode of Application | Online |
Registration Dates | 23rd June to 18th July 2025 |
Mode of Exam | Online |
Eligibility | Indian citizenship & 12th pass |
Selection Process | Tier 1 and Tier 2 |
Official Website | https://ssc.gov.in/ |
SSC CHSL Recruitment 2025- Important Dates
SSC has announced the schedule for the SSC CHSL 2025 exam along with SSC Calendar 2025. The detailed notification and application forms have been made available at https://ssc.gov.in/ on 23rd June 2025. Please note down the important dates related to the SSC CHSL 2025 Exam:
Activity | Dates |
Detailed Notification Release Date | 23rd June 2025 |
SSC CHSL Apply Online 2025 Starts | 23rd June 2025 |
Last Date to Apply for SSC CHSL | 18th July 2025 (11 pm) |
Last Date for Online Fee Payment | 19th July 2025 (11 pm) |
Application Form Correction | 23rd & 24th July 2025 (11 pm) |
SSC CHSL Admit Card 2025 | August 2025 |
SSC CHSL Tier-1 Exam 2025 | 8th to 18th September 2025 |
SSC CHSL Tier-2 Exam 2025 | February-March 2026 |
SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025
The Staff Selection Commission is responsible for hiring 12th-pass candidates for the higher secondary posts in various departments and offices of the Indian government through a combined higher secondary level (CHSL) examination, which registration process has started on 23rd June 2024. The commission sets the SSC CHSL 2025 Eligibility for selecting candidates for 3131 vacancies for Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), and Data Entry Operator (DEO) posts. The commission sets some specific parameters for meeting the eligibility requirements, which are mentioned below:
- Age Limit
- Nationality
- Educational Qualification
- Physical Disabilities
SSC CHSL Age Limit 2025
To be eligible to apply online for SSC CHSL 2025 posts must fall between 18 to 27 years of age. Only those candidates who will fall within this age group will be allowed to further appear for the examination; otherwise will be directly disqualified. Check some important points and the table given below.
- The age will be determined using the date of birth provided in the online application form and the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate. Requests for changes will not be considered.
- Candidates born not before 02-08-1998 and not later than 01-08-2007 are eligible to apply.
- An ex-call-up serviceman’s time will be counted against the service requirement for age relaxation.
Particulars | Age |
Minimum Age | Maximum Age |
18 years | 27 years |
SSC CHSL Age Relaxation 2025
The exam conducting authorities also provide some special age relaxations beyond the upper age limit for people in special categories like SC/ST, OBC, etc. The table below gives the age relaxations for all the categories of people.
Categories | Age relaxation beyond the upper age limit |
SC/ ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
PwBD + Unreserved | 10 years |
PwBD + OBC | 13 years |
PwBD + SC/ ST | 15 years |
Ex-Servicemen | 03 years after deducting the military service rendered from the actual age as of the closing date. |
Candidates who were usually resident in Jammu and Kashmir between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989. | 5 years |
Defence personnel who are handicapped while on duty during hostilities with any foreign country or in a troubled area and are subsequently released. | 3 years |
Defence personnel who are handicapped while on duty during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and are subsequently released (SC/ST). | 8 years |
Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have delivered not less than three years of regular and continuous service as of the closing date for acceptance of online applications (SC/ST). | Up to 40 years of age |
Central Government Civilian Employees: Those who have served for at least three years on a regular and continuous basis as of the closing date for online applications (SC/ST). | Up to 45 years of age |
Women who are widowed, divorced, or judicially separated and have not remarried. | Up to 35 years of age |
Women who are widowed, divorced, or judicially separated and have not remarried (SC/ST). | Up to 40 years of age |
SSC CHSL Education Qualification 2025
The SSC CHSL 2025 Eligibility requirements specify the basic educational qualifications that must be fulfilled by the candidates to become eligible for this post. In the table below, the educational requirements for different posts under SSC CHSL are given.
Posts | Educational Qualifications |
For Data Entry Operator (DEO)/ DEO Grade ‘A’ in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Ministry of Culture | Must have cleared or appeared 10+2 or its equivalent from any recognized board |
For LDC/JSA and DEO/DEO Grade ‘A’ (except DEOs in Department/ Ministry) | Qualified: 10+2 Possessing Science Stream with Mathematics as a compulsory subject, or its equivalent from any recognized board. |
SSC CHSL Physical Disability 2025
Those with some physical disabilities such as low vision & blind, deaf or hard of hearing are also eligible to apply for LDC or DEO posts as specified in SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025, candidates can check the table below to learn about other physical disabilities which are mentioned by official authorities
Posts | Physical Disability Criteria |
Lower Division Clerk/Junior Secret Assistant | One Arm affected, Both Arms affected, One Leg affected, and Both Legs |
One Arm One Leg affected, Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victim, Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Deformity/Spinal Injury | |
Low Vision & Blind | |
Deaf, Hard of Hearing | |
Data Entry Operator | One Arm One Leg affected, Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victim, Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Deformity/Spinal Injury |
One Arm affected, Both Arms affected, One Leg affected, and Both Legs | |
Deaf, Hard of Hearing | |
Low Vision & Blind |
What is SSC CHSL 2025 Exam?
The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CHSL exam annually for recruitment in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of the Government of India. The full form of SSC CHSL is the Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL, 10+2) Exam for recruitment to various posts like:
• Data Entry Operator (DEO)
• Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)
• Data Entry Operator (Grade A)
SSC CHSL Vacancy 2025
With SSC CHSL Notification 2025, the tentative number of vacancies to be recruited for FY 2025-26 has been announced. This year 3131 vacancies has been released for LDC, JSA and DEO. The post-wise vacancies for the past years are mentioned below:
Year | LDC/ JSA | PA/ SA | DEO | Court Clerk | Total |
2025 | TBA | — | TBA | — | 3131 |
2024 | TBA | — | TBA | — | 3712 |
2023 | — | — | — | NA | 1600 |
2022 | 3185 | 898 | 42 | 601 | 4726 |
2021 | 3181 | 3598 | 26 | 88 | 4893 |
2020 | 2359 | 3880 | 02 | 56 | 5789 |
2019 | 2648 | 3222 | 02 | 917 | 6789 |
2018 | 898 | 2359 | 02 | NA | 3259 |
Which posts are included in SSC CHSL 2025?
The posts under the SSC CHSL (10+2) exam include Lower Division Clerk, Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant, Sorting Assistant, and Data Entry Operator posts. SSC will select and recommend candidates for Assistant / Clerk posts through a computer-based test, and skill test or typing test.
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