SSC CHSL DEO Job Profile – Salary, Career Growth, Selection Process

SSC CHSL DEO Job Profile: The SSC CHSL 2022 (Combined Higher Secondary Level) is a national-level exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission to recruit suitable candidates for the post of DEO, LDC, and PA/SA in central government ministries and departments. The SSC recently released the official notification for SSC CHSL 2022. In this blog, we will be discussing the SSC CHSL DEO Job Profile, salary, career growth, and selection process.

SSC CHSL exam is quite a popular career choice among students when it comes to government jobs for graduates. SSC CHSL will be held in January 2023.

SSC CHSL DEO Job Profile

DEO stands for Data Entry Operator. In government offices, DEOs are in charge of keeping in place all the official records of the staff and of other activities on a regular basis. Basically, as a Data Entry Operator, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Updating and maintaining documents, entering and creating important, relevant data in the computer database. The data revolves around company details, information on the clients, products, and sales report.
• Maintaining the record of your employees as well as managing the in-house workers. As a DEO, you will have to do a thorough scanning on pertinent information, data and figures of the department. You will need to compile all the information in a place and keep a database of the same for future reference.
• Additionally, DEOs need to take on the job of writing letters and performing office chores in the absence of a Lower Division Clerk.

SSC CHSL DEO Pay Scale

The pay scale of a Data Entry Operator ranges between Rs.5200 and Rs.20000 with an initial grade pay of Rs.2400. The basic pay of SSC CHSL DEO is Rs.25,500.

SSC CHSL DEO Salary

The salary structure of SSC CHSL DEO is as follows

Components	City X	City Y	City Z
Pay Scale	Rs. 5,200 – 20,200	Rs. 5,200 – 20,200	Rs. 5,200 – 20,200
Grade Pay	Rs. 2400	Rs. 2400	Rs. 2400
Basic pay	Rs. 25,500	Rs. 25,500	Rs. 25,500
HRA (depending on the city)	24%= Rs. 6,120	16%= Rs. 4,080	8%= Rs. 2,040
DA (Current- 31%)	Rs. 7905	Rs. 7,905	Rs. 7,905
Travel Allowance (TA)	Rs. 3600	Rs. 1800	Rs. 1800
Gross Salary Range (Approx)	Rs. 43,125	Rs. 39,285	Rs. 37,245
Deductions (Approx)	Rs. 3300	Rs. 3300	Rs. 3300
In-Hand Salary (Approx)	Rs. 39,825	Rs. 35,985	Rs. 33,945

Classification of Cities

Category	City
X	Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune
Y	Agra, Ajmer, Aligarh, Amravati, Amritsar, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Belgaum, Bhavnagar, Bhiwandi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Bokaro Steel City, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Bhilai, Durgapur, Erode, Faridabad, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guntur, Gwalior, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hamirpur, Hubli–Dharwad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jalgaon, Jammu, Jamnagar, Jamshedpur, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Kakinada, Kannur, Kanpur, Karnal, Kochi, Kolhapur, Kollam, Kozhikode, Kurnool, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Madurai, Malappuram, Mathura, Mangalore, Meerut, Moradabad, Mysore, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Nellore, Noida, Patna, Pondicherry, Purulia, Prayagraj, Raipur, Rajkot, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela, Ratlam, Salem, Sangli, Shimla, Siliguri, Solapur, Srinagar, Surat, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Ujjain, Bijapur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vasai-Virar City, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vellore, and Warangal
Z	All other cities

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 SSC CHSL DEO – Career Growth

The growth of your career will depend on a number of factors, such as experience, departmental promotions, performance, category etc. After promotion, candidates may stand a chance to move up the ladder in the following sequence:

• Console Operator
• Senior Console Operator
• Data Processor
• Senior Data Processor
• Data Managers

SSC CHSL DEO – Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates aspiring to apply for the Data Entry Operator post must be between 18 and 27 years of age
• Candidates must have qualified Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent or Graduation from a recognized board/university
• The candidate must be fluent in English or in any regional language
• The candidate must have a decent typing speed
• Adequate knowledge of computer applications is mandatory

How to Apply for SSC CHSL DEO 2022?

1. Visit the SSC official website – https://ssc.nic.in/
2. Next click on the tab “Apply.” Now click on the “Combined Higher Secondary Level” exam.
3. After filling in all the required information, it will generate the registration number and password.
4. Next, fill in the required personal details and educational qualifications.
5. Upload a scanned copy of your passport-size photograph and signature.
6. Now, You can select any three examination centers within the same region
7. Carefully verify the information when you have completed the form. Once you submit the form, it’s final and you can’t make any further changes to the application form
8. Finally, pay the application fee.

SSC CHSL DEO – Selection Process

In order to qualify for the position of Data Entry Operator, candidates need to get through each phase of the SSC CHSL examination. The exam takes place in two tiers:

SSC CHSL Tier-I

The Tier-I exam is a CBT (computer-based test) comprising of MCQ (multiple choice questions)

SSC CHSL Tier-II

The Tier-II exam is the Mains, which comprises of an objective session and a skill test session

Conclusion

Proper competitive exam preparation is essential if you want to get a job as a Data Entry Operator. Before you start your preparation, go through the detailed pattern and syllabus of the SSC CHSL exam to get a clear idea.

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