SSC JHT Study Notes: Hindi, English and Translation
SSC JHT study notes for General Hindi, General English, translation and essay writing revision.
Good SSC JHT study notes are short, organised and built for revision. The Combined Hindi Translators Examination tests the same two languages in both papers: General Hindi and General English in the objective Paper-I, and translation and essay writing in the descriptive Paper-II. Notes that serve both papers save you from studying the same rules twice.
This page explains what your notes should contain for each section, how to organise them, how often to revise them, and how they fit with mock tests. Whether you write your own notes or use ready-made ones, the aim is the same: a compact set you can revise in the last weeks before each paper.
What to Include in Your Notes
Section | What to note down |
|---|---|
General Hindi grammar | Sandhi and samas rules with examples, upsarg and pratyay lists, ling and vachan exceptions, karak signs, common vartani errors |
General Hindi vocabulary | Paryayvachi, vilom, anekarthi shabd, anek shabdon ke liye ek shabd, tatsam and tadbhav pairs, muhavare and lokoktiyan with meanings |
Hindi literature | Periods of Hindi literature, major poets and writers with their key works, ras, chhand and alankar with one example each |
General English grammar | Tense usage, subject-verb agreement rules, articles, prepositions, voice and narration conversion rules, common error patterns |
General English vocabulary | Synonyms, antonyms, idioms and phrases, one-word substitutions, commonly misspelt words, phrasal verbs |
English literature | Major authors and works, basic literary terms |
Translation | Administrative and official terms with standard Hindi equivalents, common sentence structures and how they change between the two languages |
Essay | Topic outlines in both languages, useful facts, quotations you are sure of, opening and closing lines |
How to Organise Your Notes
Short notes by topic: Keep one or two pages per topic, written as rules and examples rather than long explanations.
Bilingual word list: Maintain one running list of words and terms with their Hindi and English equivalents. It serves Paper-I vocabulary and Paper-II translation together.
Error log: After every mock and every translation exercise, write down each mistake with the correct form. This becomes your most valuable revision document.
Translation notebook: Keep your daily translations with the corrected version beside them, so you can see recurring problems.
Essay outlines: For each likely topic area, keep a one-page outline with an introduction, three to five points and a conclusion, in both languages.
Revision Schedule
When | What to revise |
|---|---|
Daily | Ten minutes of the bilingual word list and that day's error log entries |
Weekly | Short notes for the topics studied that week, plus the full error log |
Monthly | All grammar notes in both languages and the literature lists |
Last three weeks before Paper-I | Short notes, error log and idioms lists only; no new material |
Before Paper-II | Terminology list, translation notebook and essay outlines |
Official and Reliable Sources
Start from the official indicative syllabus in the SSC notification, which says Paper-I tests language and literature, correct use of words, phrases and idioms, and correct, precise writing at degree level. For translation material, use official bilingual documents such as government press releases and circulars, which show standard terminology in use. Standard grammar books in both languages and previous year papers fill in the rest.