The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC CHSL 2026 notification on September 7, 2026, for 2,536 vacancies across Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) and Data Entry Operator (DEO) posts. The online application window is open till October 7, 2026 (fee payment deadline October 8), and the Tier 1 exam is expected in December 2026. A key change this year: each of the four Tier 1 subjects will now have a fixed 15-minute sectional timer, and the answer-key challenge fee has been reduced to ₹50 per question.