SSC JHT Exam Date 2020: Staff Selection Commission has revised the SSC JHT exam dates on July 21. The SSC JHT Paper 1 exam will be conducted on November 19, 2020. Earlier, SSC released the Junior Hindi Translator recruitment notification on 29th June 2020. A total of around 283 vacancies are released for the posts of Junior Hindi Translator, Junior Translator, and Senior Hindi Translator. All interested and eligible candidates can apply online from 29th June 29 to 25th July 2020.
SSC JHT Exam Date 2020 – Check Here Paper 1 Exam Dates (Revised)
The SSC JHT promises a very good salary package with Rs. 35400 to 112400 for the post of Junior Translator and Rs. 44900 to 142400 for Senior Translator. To grab this golden opportunity, start off with understanding the eligibility criteria, application process, pattern, syllabus, and all other relevant details on SSC JHT 2020-21. Go through the article to get the complete details.
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SSC JHT Exam Date 2020 : Revised Official Notice

SSC JHT Exam Date 2020
Before getting into the details, let’s have an overview of SSC JHT 2020 exam from the table below:
Exam Name | SSC JHT |
Conducted by | Staff Selection Commission |
Exam Level | National level |
Posts | Junior Hindi Translator, Senior Translator, Junior Translator |
Vacancies | 283 |
Qualification | Postgraduation |
Selection Process | Paper 1, Paper 2, and Document Verification |
Mode of Exam | Paper 1 – Computer Based Examination Paper 2 – Pen-Paper Based Examination |
Official Website | ssc.nic.in |
SSC JHT 2020 Important Dates
Here are the important dates for the SSC JHT 2020 recruitment:
Events | SSC JHT Dates |
Start of Online Application | June 29, 2020 |
Last Date to Apply Online | July 25, 2020 (11:30 pm) |
Last Date for Fee Payment | July 27, 2020 (11:30 pm) |
Challan Download Last Date (Offline Payment) | July 29, 2020 (11:30 pm) |
Offline Fee Payment Last Date | July 31, 2020 |
Release of Admit Card | November 1st Week, 2020 (Tentative) |
SSC JHT Paper-I Exam | |
SSC JHT 2020 Paper-II Exam | January 31, 2021 |
SSC JHT Salary 2020
The posts under SSC JHT and their salaries are as under:
Posts | Pay Scale |
Junior Translator & Junior Hindi Translator (Code A, B, C & D) | Level-6 (Rs 35,400 to 1,12,400) |
Senior Hindi Translator (Code E) | Level-7 (Rs 44,900- 1,42,400) |
SSC JHT Selection Process 2020
The selection process of SSC JHT has 3 stages namely:
- SSC JHT Paper-I,
- SSC JHT Paper-II,
- Document Verification
Candidates will be selected based on their performance in the Paper-I and Paper-II. Candidates who clear the Paper 1, will be called for Paper-2 exam, thereafter, candidates will be called for Document Verification.
The final selection and allocation of Ministries/ Departments will be made on the basis of the performance of candidates in Paper-I & Paper-II and the preference of Posts/ Departments exercised by them at the time of Document Verification.
SSC JHT Exam Pattern 2020
There are two exams that a candidate needs to clear: Paper-I and Paper-II. Here is the SSC JHT exam pattern for both the papers.
SSC JHT Paper-I Exam Pattern:
Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
General Hindi | 100 | 100 |
General English | 100 | 100 |
Total | 100 Questions | 200 Marks |
SSC JHT Paper-II Exam Pattern:
Subject | Maximum Marks |
Translation and Essay | 200 |
SSC JHT Exam Pattern – Key Points
Duration of Paper-I and Paper-II | 2 hours |
Language of Question Paper | Hindi and English |
Mode of Paper-I Exam | Computer Based Test (Online) |
Type of Questions in Paper-I | Objective Type |
Negative Marking in Paper-I | 0.25 Marks |
Mode of Paper-II Exam | Descriptive Type: Pen-Paper (Offline) |
Type of Questions in Paper-II | Conventional Type (Descriptive) |
SSC JHT Preparation Books 2020
Check the list of recommended books for SSC JHT 2020 preparation from the table below:
Name of Books | Author | Publishers |
Idioms, Phrases & Proverbs with Hindi Meanings | H S Bhatia | Ramesh Publishing House |
Adhunik Hindi Vyakaran aur Rachna (Hindi) | Dr Vashudevnandan Prasad | Bharti Bhawan Publisher & Distributors |
General Hindi and Concise Grammar – An Indispensable Guide for all Competitive Exams | Dr Brij Kishore Prasad Singh | Unicorn Books |
SSC JHT Exam Centre 2020
The name and address of the SSC JHT Exam Center will be mentioned on the admit card. The list of exam center cities is given below.
SSC JHT Exam Center Cities | SSC Region | States/ UTs |
Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Bhagalpur, Patna, Purnea, Agra, Bareilly, Kanpur | Central Region (CR) | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
Kolkata, Port Blair, Bhubaneshwar, Ranchi, Gangtok | Eastern Region (ER) | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Sikkim |
Bengaluru, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram | Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR) | Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg-Bhilai, Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR) | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh |
Guwahati (Dispur), Shillong, Agartala | North Eastern Region (NER) | Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. |
Delhi, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur, Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Northern Region (NR) | Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand |
Chandigarh/ Mohali, Hamirpur, Jammu, Jalandhar, Shimla, Patiala | North Western Sub-Region (NWR) | Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab |
Hyderabad, Chennai, Vijayawada | Southern Region (SR) | Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana |
Panaji, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Rajkot, Nashik | Western Region (WR) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra |