SSC typing test rules for CHSL and CGL (DEST): speed required, duration, backspace, keyboard and how to practise online for free.
The SSC typing test is a computer skill test in two SSC exams: SSC CHSL, for LDC and JSA posts, and SSC CGL, whose Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) applies to posts such as Tax Assistant. Both are qualifying, but the rules are different — CHSL is judged in words per minute, CGL in key depressions per hour. This guide covers the SSC typing test speed required, duration, backspace, the keyboard you will use, and how to practise online for free.
| SSC CHSL typing test | SSC CGL typing test (DEST) | |
|---|---|---|
| Posts | LDC / JSA | Posts the notice lists, such as Tax Assistant |
| Speed required | 35 WPM English or 30 WPM Hindi | 8,000 KDPH (about 2,000 key presses) |
| Duration | 10 minutes | 15 minutes |
| Language | English or Hindi, chosen when you apply | English |
| Scoring | Net words per minute after mistakes | Key depressions per hour |
| Marks | Qualifying only | Qualifying only |
Figures follow recent notifications. Rules can change between cycles, so confirm in your notice.
You type a passage shown on screen for 10 minutes. Your gross speed counts every 5 keystrokes as a word; mistakes are then deducted to give your net speed, which must reach 35 WPM in English or 30 WPM in Hindi. Omitted, extra or misspelt words are full mistakes, while spacing, capital letters and punctuation are half mistakes.
The Data Entry Speed Test lasts 15 minutes and asks for 8,000 key depressions per hour. Every key press counts, so the target works out to about 2,000 key presses in 15 minutes — roughly 27 words per minute. It is in English and qualifying: you must pass it for the posts that need it, but its marks are not added to your merit.
It depends on the rules for that exam cycle, so check the skill test section of your notification. Either way, do not rely on it: correcting a word costs several key presses and breaks your rhythm. TypingAbhyas lets you practise with backspace on or off, so you can train for either rule.
SSC typing tests run on standard desktop computers with full-size keyboards, in the exam agency's own test software: the passage appears on screen with a box to type in. Hindi tests are commonly in Unicode Hindi with the Mangal font; check which Hindi layouts your notice lists.
Free SSC CHSL mock: 10 minutes, 35 WPM target. SSC CHSL English Typing Test
Free SSC CGL DEST mock: 15 minutes, 8,000 KDPH. SSC CGL Typing Test (DEST)
Taking the CHSL test in Hindi? SSC CHSL Hindi Typing Test
SSC CHSL asks for 35 WPM in English or 30 WPM in Hindi in 10 minutes. SSC CGL's Data Entry Speed Test asks for 8,000 key depressions per hour in 15 minutes.
Yes. You must pass it for the posts that need it, but typing marks are not added to your merit score.
It depends on the rules for that exam cycle. Check the skill test section of your notification and practise with the same setting.
A standard full-size desktop keyboard at the exam centre. Practise on a full-size keyboard if you can.
Yes. TypingAbhyas has free SSC CHSL (English and Hindi) and SSC CGL DEST mock tests with the same duration and targets, and no sign-up.
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