SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025: Age Limit, Educational Qualification & Relaxation Criteria

SSC CHSL Eligibility 2025: Staff Selection Commission conducts a Combined higher secondary level (CHSL) examination for recruitment in non-technical and clerical positions. The SSC CHSL eligibility criteria prescribed in the official CHSL notification require candidates to have a minimum class 12th educational qualification to be eligible for final selection. The SSC CHSL eligibility is also based on several other parameters like age, nationality, category, disabilities, etc.

SSC CHSL examination is conducted for the recruitment of candidates in the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators in various Ministries/Departments/Statutory Bodies/Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/Tribunals, etc. 

Every year around 30 lakh candidates apply for the SSC CHSL examinations, out of which around 15 lakh candidates appear in the examinations. However, analyzing the current SSC recruitment trend, it is expected that there will be a tremendous increase in vacancies.

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025

Candidates applying for the SSC CHSL exam are required to fulfil the following eligibility criteria in order to ensure their candidature is successfully entertained. These SSC CHSL eligibility criteria pertain to candidates' nationality, age, and educational qualification and post-wise specific requirements. The detailed eligibility criteria for appearing for the SSC CHSL examination are mentioned below:

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025: Nationality

Candidates appearing for the CHSL Examination are required to ensure that they fulfill the below-mentioned nationality eligibility criteria:

The candidate must be either

• Citizen of India
• Subject of Nepal
• Subject of Bhutan
• Tibetan refugee who entered India before the 1st January 1962, with the only intent of settling in India

The SSC CHSL 2025 Exams are also open to Indian nationals who have migrated from the following countries with the intent to permanently settle in India:

• Pakistan
• Burma
• Sri Lanka,
• East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia
• Vietnam

SSC CHSL 2025 Age Limit

Candidates applying for the SSC CHSL 2025 exam should be between the age of 18 to 27 years as of the date prescribed in the official notification.

There are several age relaxation available for candidates applying based on social category, gender and other criteria. The detailed Category Wise Age Relaxation is mentioned below:

SSC CHSL 2025: Category-Wise Age Relaxation

There are several provisions for age relaxation in the SSC combined higher secondary (10+2) examination. There are different age relaxations for SSC CHSL applicants based on their gender, social class and profession. Below is a table that illustrates these age relaxations:

SSC CHSL 2025 Educational Qualification

Candidates applying for the SSC CHSL 2025 examination must have a minimum qualification of 10+2 from any recognized board.  However, the post-wise specific educational requirement is mentioned below:

• For JSA, PA/ LDC/ SA, and DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): Candidates should have qualified the class 12th  Standard or equivalent exam from a recognized Board or University.
• For Data Entry Operator (DEO Grade ‘A’) 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.

The candidates must possess Essential qualifications on or before the closing date for receipt of online applications as prescribed in the SSC CHSL official notification.

SSC CHSL permissible disabilities