SSC CHSL Mock Test 2026: Free Tier 1 with the Sectional Timer
Free SSC CHSL Tier 1 mock test
SSC CHSL Tier 1 Mock Test 1
A full Tier 1 on the 2026 notice: English first, then reasoning, maths and general awareness, 25 questions each on their own 15-minute clock. 2 marks a question and 0.50 off for a wrong one, with a solution under every question.
SSC CHSL exam pattern 2026 for Tier 1
From the notice of 07.09.2026, para 13.8. The notice prints the parts in this order and adds that they are not in sequence in the real exam, so the part you see first on screen may not be English.
| Part | Subject | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part I | English Language (Basic Knowledge) | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Part II | General Intelligence | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Part III | Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Part IV | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | 15 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 200 | 60 minutes | |
Fifteen minutes for 25 questions is 36 seconds a question, and minutes saved in English cannot be carried into maths. Candidates eligible for a scribe under paras 7.1 to 7.3 get 20 minutes a subject instead, that is 80 minutes for the paper. A wrong answer costs 0.50 against a correct answer worth 2, so a guess between two options you cannot separate still pays on average, while a blind guess among four does not. Parts II, III and IV are set in English, Hindi and the language you opted for in the form.
What the paper actually asks, part by part
This paper was built against the topic mix seen in the Tier-I shifts of the last cycles, which candidate feedback analyses rate easy to moderate overall, with good attempts around 79 to 83 of 100. That rating is the reason a 50% score feels comfortable and still misses the cut off. Of the 100 questions here, 54 are easy, 41 moderate and 5 hard, so the paper should finish inside the hour if the 15-minute parts are respected.
| Part | What comes up |
|---|---|
| English Language | A five question comprehension passage and a three blank cloze test, with error detection, sentence improvement, fill in the blanks, synonym and antonym, two idioms, one word substitution, spelling, voice, narration and a paragraph jumble. |
| General Intelligence | Number and letter series, semantic and number analogy, classification, coding and decoding, two blood relation questions, direction and ranking, Venn diagram, word building, dictionary order, a missing number grid, symbolic operations, mirror image, a punched fold, a dice, a seating puzzle, a height order puzzle, a syllogism, figure counting and a calendar question. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Four questions on one data table, simplification of fractions and decimals, percentage, ratio, average, simple and compound interest, profit and loss, discount and successive discount, time and work, speed, alligation, partnership, an algebraic identity, right triangle, chord of a circle, area and volume, and trigonometric ratios. |
| General Awareness | Modern history and social reform, five Constitution and polity questions, rivers, soils, the Tropic of Cancer, peaks, physics and biology basics, books, festivals and dance, and economy items from the RBI, GST, NITI Aayog and the First Five Year Plan. |
One honest limit. The official Tier-I reasoning part also carries figure based items such as embedded figures, pattern folding and unfolding and figural series, which a text only paper cannot show. The mirror image, folded punch and figure counting questions here stand in for them, so keep a separate figure practice sheet beside this mock.
SSC CHSL Tier 1 cut off 2025, and what it means in questions
The notice only promises a minimum qualifying mark of 30% for UR, 25% for OBC and EWS and 20% for everyone else, which on 200 marks is 60, 50 and 40 marks (para 17.1). That number clears nobody. These are the marks that actually carried candidates into Tier-II last cycle, from SSC's result write-up of 27.02.2026. They are normalised marks, because Tier-I ran in many shifts.
| List | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST | Shortlisted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDC / JSA / Clerk-cum-Typist | 144.25858 | 143.83055 | 141.42492 | 125.40250 | 115.25399 | 37,520 |
| DEO, science stream posts | 169.54438 | 169.49507 | 169.54438 | 157.72055 | 152.78518 | 614 |
| DEO, other than science stream | 165.26551 | 165.26551 | 163.76792 | 158.63390 | 150.43132 | 1,767 |
Read the UR row of the first list as questions rather than marks. At 2 marks each, 144.25858 is about 72 correct answers out of 100 with nothing wrong, and every wrong answer pushes that count up by roughly one question for every four mistakes. The DEO science list closed near 169.54, which is about 85 right. That is the real target, 84 marks above the 60 the notice calls qualifying, and it is why a 50% paper feels safe and is not.
SSC CHSL 2026 vacancy and last cycle's finish
The 2026 notice reports approximately 2,536 tentative vacancies for LDC, JSA, DEO and DEO Grade A, with final vacancies to be updated later (para 2.1). Age on 01.08.2026 must be 18 to 27 years, with the usual relaxations (para 5).
For a sense of the funnel, the 2025 cycle shortlisted 37,520 candidates for Tier-II in the LDC and JSA list alone, plus 614 and 1,767 in the two DEO lists, and its final result on 07.10.2026 provisionally shortlisted 3,515 candidates across all posts. One candidate can appear in more than one Tier-I list, so those three figures overlap and the ratio is indicative rather than exact. The point stands either way, that clearing Tier-I puts you in a queue of tens of thousands for a few thousand posts, and the typing or data entry skill test is still ahead.
Frequently asked questions
Is this SSC CHSL mock test free?
Yes. The full Tier 1 paper opens online without signing up or paying. An account is optional and only keeps your past scores.
How many questions and marks are there in SSC CHSL Tier 1?
100 questions in four parts of 25. Each question carries 2 marks, so the paper is 200 marks, and every wrong answer costs 0.50 marks.
Does SSC CHSL Tier 1 have a sectional timer in 2026?
Yes. The notice of 07.09.2026 gives 60 minutes with a sectional timer of 15 minutes for each subject, and 80 minutes with 20 minutes a subject for candidates eligible for a scribe. This mock runs the 15-minute version, one part at a time.
When is the SSC CHSL 2026 Tier 1 exam?
The computer based exam runs from 30 November to 31 December 2026, as per SSC's notice of 01.10.2026. Shifts are spread across that window, so marks are normalised afterwards.
What was the SSC CHSL Tier 1 cut off in the last cycle?
For LDC and JSA it was 144.25858 out of 200 for UR in the 2025 cycle, and the DEO lists closed above 165. The minimum qualifying mark is only 30% for UR, which is 60 marks, so the cut off sits far above it.
Is this mock test available in Hindi?
This paper is in English. In the real exam Parts II, III and IV are set in English, Hindi and the language you opt for in the form, while Part I is the English Language paper itself.