SSC launches self-slot selection for CHSL 2025; select exam city, date, shift from October 22

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced that candidates appearing for the Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSLE) Exam 2025 can now choose their exam city, date, and shift. The SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam is scheduled to be held from November 12, 2025.

The commission has enabled a candidate-friendly self-slot selection facility. As per the official notice, candidates can log in to the portal between October 22 and 28, 2025, to select a city from the three they chose during application, along with a preferred date and shift. For regional language candidates, slot options may be limited.

“Candidates can choose on any available date a specific shift at a city as per their choice. It is to be noted that for the candidates who have opted to take the examination in regional languages, the choices of dates and shifts may be limited,” the commission said.

Alternative cities for fully booked slots

The commission further states that if all slots in the initially opted cities are filled, candidates will be provided a list of alternative cities. The commission will assign a slot on a best-effort basis, without guaranteeing specific dates or shifts. Candidates should choose their slots carefully, as no changes will be allowed after submission.

“In respect of those candidates, who do not exercise the option of date, city and shift during the prescribed window for the CHSLE, Confidential i.e. from 22nd October to 28th October, it is hereby informed that it will be inferred by the Commission that such candidates do not intend to appear for the examination,” the official notice said.

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SSC has clarified that candidates who do not exercise the option within the prescribed window will be considered as not intending to appear for the CHSLE 2025 exam. A detailed guide with screenshots will be available on the portal to assist candidates in the process.

In a separate update, SSC has extended the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) tier 1 answer key challenge window . Candidates can now submit objections till October 21, 2025, instead of the earlier deadline of October 19, 2025. All other terms of the earlier notice remain unchanged.