Check out the Details of SSC CHSL 2016 Tier - II Exam Patten

The Tier - I Examination of Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) Examination will be carried out from January 7 to February 5, 2017 . The admit cards for this examination is already released by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). The examination is being carried out to fill up the following vacant posts:

• Postal Assistant or Sorting Assistant - 3,281 posts
• LDC or Lower Divisional Clerk - 1,321 posts
• DEO - 506 posts
• Court Clerk - 26 posts

Also Read: SSC CHSL 2016 Admit Card Released

Most of the candidates are looking for examination pattern of Tier - II Examination which is also called as Descriptive Examination. Tier - I is an online examination or Computer Based Test. Tier - II Examination will take place on April 29, 2017.

SSC CHSL 2016 Tier - II Exam Pattern:

• It is an offline examination or pen and paper based examination
• The duration of SSC CHSL Tier - II examination is one hour and the candidates will also be given 20 minutes as the compensatory time
• The examination is being conducted to assess the writing skills of the candidates
• The candidates must write an essay on a given topic in 200-250 words as well as application or letter writing in 150-200 words
• The candidates need to score 33 percent of marks to qualify in Tier - II examination
• The candidates have the choice to answer the questions either in Hindi or English
• The merit list will be prepared as per the score of the candidates in Tier - II examination