SSC JHT is conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). It is a CBT (Computer Based Test) — Paper I; Offline (Descriptive) — Paper II exam consisting of 200 questions for 150 marks with a duration of 120 minutes.
There is a negative marking of 0.25 per wrong answer. The minimum qualifying score is Minimum 33% in each part; merit for Paper II shortlisting.
| Section | Questions | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| Translation — Hindi to English (~500 words) | 66 | 33% |
| Translation — English to Hindi (~500 words) | 66 | 33% |
| Essay in Hindi (600–700 words) | 66 | 33% |
| Total | 200 | 99% |
