SSC CHSL 2025: Apply Online, Vacancies, Eligibility & More

Application Fee

• Fee for General / EWS / OBC Category candidates: ₹100/-
• Fee for SC / ST / ESM / PwBD candidates: No Application Fee
• Fee for Female Candidates: No Application Fee
• Payment Mode: Through Online

 Important Dates

• Start Date for Apply Online: 23-06-2025
• Last Date for Apply Online: 18-07-2025
• Last Date for Payment of Fee: 19-07-2025 11:00 PM
• Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges: 23-07-2025 to 24-07-2025 (23:00)
• Schedule of Tier-I (Computer Based Examination): 08-09-2025 to 18-09-2025
• Schedule of Tier-II (Computer Based Examination): February-March 2026

Age Limit

• Age Limit: 18 - 27 Years
• SC/ ST: 5 years
• OBC: 3 years
• PwBD: (Unreserved) 10 years
• PwBD: (OBC) 13 years
• PwBD: (SC/ ST) 15 years
• For More : Check Notice
• Relaxation: Age Relaxation is applicable as per rules

Selection Method

• Computer-Based Test (CBT)
• Computer-Based Test + Skill/Typing Test
• Document Verification
• Medical Examination

Qualification

• For LDC, JSA, PA, SA, and DEO (except in specific departments) : Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent from a recognized board or university.
• For DEO Grade ‘A’ in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Culture, and Staff Selection Commission : Candidates must have passed 12th Standard in the Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized board or equivalent.
• Note : Candidates appearing in their final year of 12th standard can apply, provided they obtain the required qualification by August 1, 2025.

How to Apply

• 1. Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the new website of SSC Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.gov.in or through my SSC mobile application (which can be downloaded from Google Play Store). For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-III and Annexure-IIIA of this Notice as well as Notice dated 02.06.2025 relating to the mobile app, available on the website of the Commission. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and online Application Forms are attached as Annexure-IV and Annexure-IVA.
  2. All the candidates who wish to apply in response to this Notice and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website (https://ssc.gov.in) will be required to do so as the earlier OTR generated on the old website (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill the application for the examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website, it will continue to remain valid for all the examinations to be applied for on the new website. The detailed instructions for OTR are given in Annexure-III to this Notice.
  3. The candidates are advised to opt for Aadhaar Based Authentication, in terms of Aadhaar Policy as published on the website of the Commission, while completing Page 12 of 89 Confidential their OTR process. The application(s) of the Candidates who opt for Aadhaar Authentication will not be rejected on the ground that photograph and/or signature uploaded by the candidate are not as per prescribed standards. Such candidates will not be required to produce recent colour photographs, original valid Photo-Identity proof for admission to the examination venue at the time of Computer Based Examination.
  4. For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself/ herself. The application module has been designed to capture a photograph of the candidate filling up the application form. For this purpose, the candidate has to stand / sit before the camera when prompted by the application module and follow the following instructions while capturing the photograph:
     • Find a place with good light and plain background.
     • Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.
     • Position himself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.
     • Ensure that his face is fully inside the prescribed area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the area fully and no part of the face should be outside the area delineated by the camera.
     • Candidates should not wear a cap, mask or glasses/spectacles while capturing the photo.
  5. The appearance of a candidate in the examination should be as per the photograph in the application form. The candidates should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without cap or spectacles, and with a full frontal view. Applications with photographs not in accordance with the instructions are liable to be rejected. In no case should the candidate capture the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such applications where the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph is captured will be rejected. However, the applications of candidates submitted through Aadhaar Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds.
  6. Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG/JPG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature signatures, not meeting the above requirements, will be rejected summarily. However, the application of candidates submitted through Aadhaar Based Authentication process will not be rejected on the aforesaid grounds.
  7. PwBD and PwD candidates willing to avail the benefit of reservation or scribe or compensatory time or any combination of them are required to upload Certificate of Disability as per Annexure-I, Annexure-IA and Annexure-XI to XIV whichever is applicable, at the time of filling online application form.
  8. Last date and time for submission of online applications is 18-07-2025 (23:00 hours).
  9. Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit the online application much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.
  10. The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission.
  11. Before submission of the online application, candidates must check through Preview/ Print option that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. They should also check that photograph and signature are meeting all the above requirements. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application.