SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025, Age limit, Education Qualification

Every year the Staff Selection Commission conducts various examinations to recruit government employees at various Level C and D posts. SSC CHSL being one of them recruits Lower Division Clerks (LDC), Junior Secretariat Assistants (JSA), and Data Entry Operator (DEO) posts. The candidates who wish to apply for these posts must ensure they are eligible for the same. The candidates can go through the details by downloading the detailed notification from the official website ssc.gov.in. Let’s go through the details provided below.

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025

As the name (CHSL) suggests, the candidates must have cleared the higher secondary (10+2) school examination to apply for the exam. The selection of candidates will be done on the basis of two tiers, computer-based examination only. Interested candidates must get ready to clear all the doubts they have before applying. The candidates must satisfy and fulfill the detailed eligibility criteria released by the commission in the notification PDF. Age and educational qualification are important aspects for satisfying eligibility. Ensuring eligibility helps the candidates start their preparations for the exam. The section for the eligibility criteria in the official notification contains the details of each of these aspects.

SSC CHSL Eligibility: Overview

The table below represents a summary of the eligibility criteria the details for which have been provided in the subsequent sections of this article. The overall knowledge of these details will help the candidates understand the explanation for each criterion in a better manner. The candidates can also refer to the detailed notification to confirm these details.

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria Age Limit

Age limit is one of the most important aspects of any recruitment process. As the SSC CHSL Recruitment is done to appoint candidates who have cleared their 10+2 examinations, the candidates who apply for this exam are younger in age. The age limit for the SSC CHSL Recruitment 2025 is 18-27 years. However, the candidates from different categories are provided relaxation in the upper age limit. The details of the age limit mentioned in the official notification is as follows:

• The age limit will be determined on 01 August 2025
• The candidate’s minimum age should be 18 years.
• The candidate’s maximum age should be 27 years.
• Candidates born not before  02 August 1997 and not later than 01 August 2006.
• The relaxation upper age has been tabulated below according to the category.

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025 Educational Qualification

Apart from the age limit, the candidates should also ensure that they possess the educational qualifications required to apply for the SSC CHSL Exam 2025. The educational qualification for the post the candidates can apply for is given here. The educational qualification according to the vacancy as released in the official notification on the official website can be checked below.

For LDC/ JSA and DEO/ DEO Grade ‘A’: Candidates must have passed the 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025 Citizenship (Nationality)

Apart from the above eligibilities candidates need to satisfy the Citizenship criteria also. The candidates need to fulfill the following to fit in the SSC CHSL Application Criteria:

(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2025 Physical Efficiency Test

Among the various posts offered in the SSC CHSL Recruitment, the post of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) in the Border Road Organization (BRO) requires the candidates to satisfy certain physical and medical standards. It is stated in the official notification that only male candidates are eligible for this post and the applicants should ensure that they fulfill the required standards before opting for this post.

The details of the Physical Efficiency Test, Physical and Medical Standards for the Post of LDC in BRO have been provided in detail in Annexure XVII of the detailed notification. The pattern of the PET has been provided in the table below for the reference of the candidates. The physical standard that the candidates need to satisfy varies region-wise and can be found in detail in Schedule II.

The Medical Standards that the candidates need to ensure before applying for the post are covered in detail in Schedule III of the notification and given below are the ‘General’ medical standard requirements.

• Every recruit must be sufficiently intelligent, free from nervous instability and be in possession of sound health. He shall have no constitutional or acquired disability as may in the opinion of the Recruiting Medical Officer render him unfit for duties, in the organization, particularly at high altitude and hard areas.

Related Queries for SSC CHSL Eligibility Criteria

Q. Can Graduates apply for the SSC CHSL 2025?

Ans. The official notification states that the candidates applying for the SSC CHSL 2025 must have passed the 12th class from a government recognized board. So, it is clear that the candidates who possess the Graduation degree are eligible for the CHSL exam if they satisfy the age limit criteria applicable to their category.

Q. Is the Physical Efficiency Test mandatory for each post of SSC CHSL 2025?

Ans. The official notification of SSC CHSL 2025 states that the candidates who have opted for and qualified the cutoff of the Lower Division Clerk post in the Border Road Organization will have to appear for a Physical Standard Test. The details of this stage of the selection process are available in the detailed notification as well.

Q. Do I have to take Math in 12th to be eligible for SSC CHSL 2025?

Ans. The educational qualification required to be eligible for SSC CHSL 2025 is 12th pass. It does not specify any subject that the candidates have to take in the 12th class. So, no you it is not mandatory to take math to be eligible for the CHSL exam. Candidates who have passed 12th class with any combination of subjects are eligible.