SSC CHSL Previous Year Question Papers, Exam Analysis 2015 & Cut-off Marks

SSC CHSL is one of the most popular government examinations of all times. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the SSC CHSL examination every year on annual basis to recruit candidates for the posts of “LDC (Lower Division Clerk)” and “DEO (Data Entry Operator)”. In 2015, about 70 lakh candidates appeared for this examination and an increase in this number is expected this year. The SSC CHSL 2016 Tier 1 examination is scheduled from 7^th January 2016 to 5^th February 2016.

As we all are aware of the exam pattern of SSC CHSL exam, the paper consists of questions from General Intelligence and Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness and English. A negative marking of 0.25 marks will be applicable for each incorrect response. Except for the ‘English Language’ section, all other sections had questions in both ‘Hindi and English’.

SSC CHSL Tier I exam: Overall Analysis of SSC CHSL 2015

The SSC CHSL 2015 examination was ‘Moderate’ as far as the difficulty level is concerned. An attempt of about 135 - 150 questions along with accuracy of around 85 - 90 percent can be considered as a safe one.

We, in this article, will provide you a crisp analysis of the last year SSC CHSL paper i.e. SSC CHSL 2015. Let us have a quick look at the section- wise analysis of SSC CHSL 2015 paper:

SSC CHSL Question Paper Morning Shift – 1.11.2015

SSC CHSL Question Paper Evening Shift – 1.11.2015

SSC CHSL Question Paper Morning Shift – 15.11.2015

SSC CHSL Question Paper Evening Shift – 15.11.2015

SSC CHSL Question Paper Morning Shift – 6.12.2015

SSC CHSL Question Paper Evening Shift – 6.12.2015

SSC CHSL Question Paper Morning Shift – 20.12.2015

SSC CHSL Question Paper Evening Shift – 20.12.2015

Note: We will update Soon Above Question papers. Stay tuned.

SSC CHSL Tier I: Section- wise Analysis of SSC CHSL 2015

English Language:

• Questions were asked from “Direct and Indirect Speech”.
• There were questions like “PQRS Arrangement”.
• Other questions were asked from topics like Antonyms & Synonyms, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Change of voice, Idioms & Phrases, One-word Substitution, Spot the Error, Spellings, Sentence Correction, etc. 
• The difficulty level of the questions was moderate.  
• Questions from grammar were relatively easy.
• An attempt of 30- 35 questions was a great attempt.       

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

• Most of the questions asked were in accordance to the candidates’ expectations.
• Questions were asked from topics like Odd one out, Analogy and Visual reasoning, Statements and Conclusions, Puzzles, Missing numbers, Problems on Ages, Series (Numbers and Letters), Arrangement of words, Matrix questions, Direction Sense, Coding and Decoding, Venn Diagrams, Formation of words, etc. 
• The difficulty level of the questions was easy.  
• An attempt of 40- 45 questions was a great attempt.       

Quantitative Aptitude:

• There were questions on DI which were based on bar graphs and pie charts.
• Questions were mostly from topics like Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Geometry, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Time Speed and Distance, Percentages, Time and work, etc.
• The difficulty level of the questions was relatively easy- moderate.  
• An attempt of 40- 45 questions was a great attempt in this section.

General Awareness:

• Questions from Economy and aspects, Science and Technology, Polity and Static GK dominated the paper with large number of questions.
• Questions were mostly from topics like History, Economics, Geography, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computers, Computers, Current Affairs, Miscellaneous etc.
• The difficulty level of the questions was relatively moderate.  
• An attempt of 25- 32 questions was a great attempt in this section.

SSC CHSL Tier I: Previous year Cut- off Marks of 2015 and Expected Cut- off Marks of 2016

The cut- off marks of SSC CHSL Tier I examination is generally based on following factors:

• Exam’s complexity level
• Applicants’ average performance
• Scheme of marking
• Number of applicants
• Posts

Previous year Cut- off Marks of 2015:

Let us have a sneak peak at the previous year cut- off marks of SSC CHSL Tier I 2015:

Categories	LDC/ DEO posts
General	119.00
OBC	110.00
SC	99.00
ST	89.50

Expected Cut- off Marks of 2016

It’s time for the expected cut- off marks of SSC CHSL Tier I 2016 exam:

Categories	LDC posts	DEO posts
General	130-145	126-138
OBC	124-141	117-137
SC	113-129	112-124
ST	102-109	94-101

We anticipate your good performance in SSC CHSL Tier I 2016 exam. We wish you good luck!