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SSC JHT (Junior Hindi Translator) Syllabus 2026

The complete SSC JHT (Junior Hindi Translator) syllabus for 2026 — 4 sections and 38 topics in all, organised exactly as the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) prescribes. Use it as your revision checklist, then test yourself with a free SSC JHT (Junior Hindi Translator) mock below.

General Hindi (Paper 1 — 100 Q)12 topics

  • व्याकरण (संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण, क्रिया)
  • संधि (स्वर, व्यंजन, विसर्ग) और संधि-विच्छेद
  • समास (छह प्रकार और उदाहरण)
  • उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय
  • पर्यायवाची और विलोम शब्द
  • मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ
  • वाक्य शुद्धि (अशुद्धि शोधन)
  • अनेकार्थी शब्द और अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द
  • हिंदी साहित्य का संक्षिप्त परिचय — आदिकाल, भक्तिकाल, रीतिकाल, आधुनिक काल
  • प्रसिद्ध कवि, रचनाकार और उनकी प्रमुख रचनाएँ
  • राजभाषा अधिनियम 1963 की मुख्य धाराएँ
  • हिंदी का संवैधानिक स्थान — अनुच्छेद 343-351

General English (Paper 1 — 100 Q)12 topics

  • Advanced synonyms and antonyms
  • One-word substitutes (Latin/Greek roots, advanced)
  • Idioms and phrases (literary, formal)
  • Spelling correction
  • Error spotting (complex sentence structures, parallel construction, subject-verb in complex sentences)
  • Sentence improvement
  • Fill-in-the-blanks (multi-blank with conjunctions and prepositions)
  • Active / passive voice
  • Direct / indirect speech
  • Reading comprehension (longer literary or academic passages)
  • Paragraph rearrangement and cloze test
  • Vocabulary precision (word in context, nuance)

Translation (Paper 2 — descriptive)8 topics

  • Translation of Hindi prose passages into English (literary and official register)
  • Translation of English prose passages into Hindi (literary and official register)
  • Handling of idioms (cultural equivalents, not literal)
  • Maintaining sentence structure, tone and register
  • Technical / official terminology — राजभाषा शब्दावली (अधिसूचना, परिपत्र, ज्ञापन, निदेशालय)
  • Formal vs informal register awareness
  • Common translation pitfalls (false friends, untranslatable idioms, register mismatch)
  • Indian official language terminology compendium

Essay Writing (Paper 2 — descriptive)6 topics

  • Hindi essay on current / social / cultural topics (350-400 words)
  • English essay on current / governance / education / policy topics (350-400 words)
  • Argument structure: introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion
  • Coherence, cohesion and idiomatic usage in both languages
  • Language register appropriate to subject matter
  • Indian governance, policy, and social issues as common topic areas

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