Staff selection commission of India is recruiting candidates for the post of lower division clerk for various offices under the central government of India. From SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam (SSC Combined HS Exam) central government is also recruiting data entry operators. As this exam is conducted by the central government candidates have a large opportunity in getting the job. The salary for  this job is around Rs 2500 with all other allowances.

Structure of SSC Combined HS Exam

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam (SSC Combined HS Exam) consists of two parts. In the first part candidates need to attend a written test. In the second part they have attend the computer typing test. For the written test, questions will be from,

• English
• Numerical Ability
• General Intelligence
• General Awareness

From each topic there will around fifty questions each carrying one mark i.e. a total of two hundred questions. Quarter marks will deducted for incorrect answers.

For typing test candidates need to first successfully past the written exam. After that each candidates typing speed is tested .Candidate need to type at a minimum speed of 35 words per minute for the post of data entry operators and for the post of lower division clerk candidate need to type at a speed of minimum 30 words per minute.

Syllabus for SSC Combined HS Exam

General Intelligence:

• Semantic Analogy
• Venn Diagrams
• Symbolic/Number Analogy
• Drawing inferences
• Figural Analogy
• Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding
• Semantic Classification
• Figural Pattern – folding and completion
• Symbolic/Number Classification
• Indexing
• Figural Classification
• Address matching
• Semantic Series
• Data and City matching
• Number Series
• Classification of centre codes/roll numbers
• Figural Series
• Small & Capital Letters/number-coding, decoding and classification
• Problem Solving
• Embedded figures
• Word Building
• Critical Thinking
• Coding and de-coding
• Emotional Intelligence
• Numerical operations
• Social Intelligence
• Symbolic operations
• Other sub-topics, if any.
• Trends
• Space Orientation

English Language:

• Spot the Error
• Fill in the Blanks
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words
• Idioms & Phrases
• One word substitution
• Improvement of Sentences
• Active/Passive Voice of Verbs
• Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
• Shuffling of Sentence parts
• Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
• Cloze Passage
• Comprehension Passage

Numerical Aptitude:

ARITHMATIC

• C.1.1 Number Systems:
• Computation of Whole Number
• Decimal and Fractions
• Relationship between numbers
• Fundamental arithmetical operations:
• Percentages
• Ratio and Proportion
• Square roots
• Averages
• Interest (Simple and Compound)
• Profit and Loss
• Discount
• Partnership Business
• Mixture and Alligation
• Time and distance
• Time and work

ALGEBRA:

• Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra (and their simple applications)
• Elementary surds
• (Simple problems)
• Graphs of Linear Equations

GEOMETRY:

• Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts:
• Triangle and its various kinds of centres viz. Centroid in-centre Orthocenter, Circumcentre
• Congruence and similarity of triangles
• Circle and its chords
• Tangents
• Angles subtended by chords of a circle
• Common tangents to two or more circles.

MENSURATION:

• Triangle, Quadrilaterals
• Regular Polygons (sum of the internal angles of a polygon)
• Circle
• Right Prism
• Right Circular Cone
• Right Circular Cylinder
• Sphere, Hemispheres
• Rectangular Parallelepiped
• Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base

TRIGONOMETRY:

• Trigonometry (for acute angles 0 with 0≤0≤90)
• Trigonometric ratios
• Degree and Radian Measures
• Standard Identities like sin20 + Cos20=1 etc.
• Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances (simple problems only)

STATISTICAL CHARTS:

• Use of Tables and Graphs:
• Histogram
• Frequency polygen
• Bar-diagram
• Pic-chart

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who have completed his/her 12 Th standard with minimum 40% marks can apply. Candidates need to submit their pass certificate on the certificate verification date. Those candidates who cannot submit the certificate on the specified date need not apply for this SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Exam.

How to Apply?

Candidates can apply for this exam through online and through the application form. Candidates submitting form need to get their application form from internet by downloading it. Application fee of Rs 100 should be paid by general candidates those exempted need not pay the fees. They pay the fees in any bank under the government of India. Candidates applying online have two steps of registration. In the first step candidate need to enter his / her name address and all relevant information. In the second registration he / she should submit his / her scanned photo graph and signature. After giving all these information only the online registration will be complete.

Candidates applying via application form can submit their form in the below mentioned addresses of their home town.

• Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 8-AB, Beli Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-211002
• Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building, (8th Floor), 234/4 . Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road), Kolkata, West Bengal-700020
• Regional Director(KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka-560034
• Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504
• Regional Director(NER), Staff Selection Commission, Rukmini Nagar, PO: Assam Sachivalaya, Guwahati, Assam-781006
• Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, EVK Sampath Building, 2nd Floor, College Road, Chennai,Tamil Nadu-600006
• Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishta Bhawan, 101 M.K. Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020
• Staff Selection Commission,“Nishant Villa”, F. Jalvihar Colony, Raipur, Chhatisgarh-492001
• Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Gr. Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160017.

How to fill the Form?

As usual read the application form thoroughly. all the information will be there in the application form. Candidates should go through it. Candidate should not fail to write the center code and the center of examination. If a candidate applying for age relaxation then mention that also by  entering the right code.

Important Dates (Tentative)

Application can downloaded from end of august, 2011/2012

And will be available till September last, 2011/2012

Exam will be in December, 2011/2012

List of SSC Combined HS Exam centers

• Bhagalpur(3201)
• Darbhanga(3202)
• Muzaffarpur(3205)
• Agra(3001)
• Bareilly(3005)
• Gorakhpur(3007)
• Kanpur(3009)
• Meerut(3011)
• Varanasi(3013)
• Allahabad(3003)
• Patna(3206)
• Lucknow(3010)
• Kolkata(4410)
• Midnapur(4413)
• Port Blair(4802)
• Sambalpur(4609)
• Gangtok(4001)
• Jalpaiguri(4408)
• Bhubaneshwar(4604)
• Cuttack(4605)
• Ranchi(4205)
• Bangalore(9001
• Thiruvananthapuram(9211)
• Kochi(9204)
• Thrissur(9212)
• Gulbarga(9005)
• Mangalore(9008)
• Dharwar(9004)
• Kozhikode (Calicut) (9206)

Reference Books for SSC Combined HS Exam

• Mathematics by R.S.Agarwal
• Mathematics by DR.Lal & Jain
• Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal
• Reasoning by Marksman Reasoning
• Arithmetic Quantitative attitude by Dr.Professor
• Arithmetic Quantitative attitude by Surabooks
• Genertal Knowledge by Rajpoot brotherhood
• Genertal Knowledge by Khanna and Verma

Coaching Centers for SSC Combined HS Exam

• Briiliants tutorial pvt ltd
• Akash institute.
• Oasis institute pvt ltd
• Sree narayana institute

Study Plan

As any other exam candidate should give full his /her full effort to get good score. Candidate need to type a lot for getting the required speed for DEO and LDC typing skill. For that candidate need to go through a lot of typing practices.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The website address is http://ssc.nic.in/

Score Validity

Until the announced vacancies are filled or till the next exam is held.