SSC CHSL 2025 Admit Card: Over 3 Million Candidates Await Tier 1 Exam Date and Download Details

Over 3 million candidates await the admit cards and the new exam date. Learn about the download process and exam pattern.

SSC CHSL Admit Card 2025: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) examination 2025, scheduled for 8 September to 18 September 2025, has not been conducted as planned. Millions of candidates are now awaiting updates from the commission regarding the new exam dates and admit cards. The commission has not yet released any official notification regarding the postponement. It is believed that information will be provided after the completion of the CGL examination.

Over 3 Million Candidates Applied

This year, the SSC CHSL recruitment aims to fill 3,131 posts across various central government offices and departments, including Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant, and Data Entry Operator (DEO). Approximately 30.69 lakh (3,069,000) candidates applied from across the country.

How to Download the Admit Card 2025

Candidates can easily download their admit cards once released.

• First, visit the official website: ssc.gov.in.
• Click on the Admit Card section on the homepage.
• Select your regional SSC website.
• Enter your registration number/roll number and date of birth or password.
• After submitting, the admit card will appear on the screen. Download and print it.

Exam Pattern

The Tier-1 exam will be based on objective-type multiple-choice questions. Questions will be asked from four subjects:

• English Language (Basic Knowledge)
• General Intelligence
• Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic)
• General Awareness
• There will be 25 questions from each subject, totaling 100 questions.
• The exam duration will be 60 minutes.
• Divyang (differently-abled) candidates will be given 80 minutes.
• Candidates who achieve the prescribed cut-off marks in Tier-1 will be eligible for the Tier-2 exam.

Previous Years' Vacancies and Applications

Year	Number of Posts	Number of Applicants
2025	3,131	30.69 Lakh (3,069,000)
2024	3,712	34.55 Lakh (3,455,000)
2023	1,762	32.17 Lakh (3,217,000)
2022	4,522	32.35 Lakh (3,235,000)
2021	6,013	38.05 Lakh (3,805,000)
2020	4,726	38.98 Lakh (3,898,000)

Interestingly, 2025 recorded the lowest number of applications in the last six years.