SSC CHSL Typing Test — WPM, Rules & Free Practice
LDC/JSA typing test rules for SSC CHSL: 35 WPM English or 30 WPM Hindi, 10 minutes, qualifying only -- verified against the official 2025 notification, plus free practice.
Start free practiceQuick facts
- English typing speed required
- 35 WPM (~10,500 KDPH)
- Hindi/regional typing speed required
- 30 WPM (~9,000 KDPH)
- Test duration
- 10 minutes (15 minutes for scribe-eligible candidates)
- Backspace / editing
- Not stated in the main notification -- covered by SSC's separately published evaluation guidelines (see below).
- Permitted font(s)/layout(s)
- Not stated in the main notification -- covered by SSC's separately published evaluation guidelines (see below).
- Scoring
- Qualifying only (Pass/Fail) -- mandatory to pass, not added to merit
- Conducting authority
- Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
About this exam
SSC CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) recruits for LDC, JSA, Postal Assistant, Sorting Assistant, and Data Entry Operator posts across central government departments. If you're applying for LDC or JSA, the typing test sits in Tier-II, after the objective sections -- and it doesn't add marks to your score. It's pass or fail. Passing Tier-I and the rest of Tier-II counts for nothing if you don't clear the typing test.
35 WPM in English or 30 WPM in Hindi looks like a low bar next to what a fast typist can do casually, and it is. The part that actually eliminates candidates is accuracy under a fixed passage and a fixed clock, not raw speed -- SSC checks what you typed against the exact text given, so a candidate who can hit 45 WPM on a phone keyboard can still fail this test on mistakes alone.
This page covers the LDC/JSA typing test specifically. DEO (Data Entry Operator) posts have a separate, faster Key Depressions Per Hour requirement -- see the FAQ below for the exact figures if you're applying for that post instead.
Typing rules for this exam
You choose English or Hindi as your typing-test medium when you fill out the online application form. That choice is final -- the notification states plainly that no change in medium will be entertained later, so pick the one you can actually pass, not the one that sounds more impressive.
The Skill Test/Typing Test is Section-IV of Tier-II, run in Session-II on the same day as the objective sections (Session-I). You get a break between the two sessions to re-register for Session-II.
Candidates eligible for a scribe get 5 extra compensatory minutes -- 15 minutes total instead of 10. A candidate who is permanently unfit for the typing test due to a physical disability can apply for exemption, but only with prior Commission approval and a medical certificate from a Government Health Care Institution's Civil Surgeon, in the prescribed format. Without that certificate, an exemption claim isn't considered.
What the official notification does not specify: it does not name a required font or keyboard layout for the Hindi option, and it does not give the exact error-deduction formula on its own pages -- both are covered by a separate "evaluation guidelines" document the notification refers to but doesn't link directly, and which we were not able to locate on ssc.gov.in's own site as of the date below. If you find that document, practicing on whatever layout it specifies is safer than assuming any one input method is accepted everywhere.
How errors are calculated
The notification states that errors in the Skill Test are calculated to 2 decimal places, and that the test "will be evaluated as per the evaluation guidelines available on the website of the Commission" (para 13.8.13.3) -- but does not print the actual formula on its own pages.
We looked for that separate guidelines document directly on ssc.gov.in and could not find it published there as of the verification date below. You'll see a specific full-mistake/half-mistake breakdown with a 7% error cap quoted consistently across several typing-practice sites -- we're not repeating those numbers here as fact, because none of them point back to an official SSC page, and this site's own policy is not to publish a number we can't verify at the source. If SSC publishes that document during your own recruitment cycle, check it directly before relying on any specific error-cap percentage.
Practice for this exam
भारतीय रसोई में स्वाद और परंपरा का अनोखा मेल देखने को मिलता है। हर घर में दाल-चावल बनाने का अपना खास तरीका होता है, जो पीढ़ी दर पीढ़ी चला आता है। त्योहारों पर पूरा परिवार मिलकर खाना बनाता है, और यही साथ मिलकर काम करना रिश्तों को और मजबूत बनाता है। मसालों की खुशबू पूरे घर में फैल जाती है, और खाने की मेज पर बैठकर बातें करना दिन का सबसे सुकून भरा पल होता है। भारत त्योहारों का देश है, और हर त्योहार अपने साथ खुशी और रंग लेकर आता है। दीवाली में घरों को दीयों और रंगोली से सजाया जाता है, जबकि होली में लोग एक-दूसरे को रंग लगाकर प्यार बांटते हैं। हर राज्य और हर समुदाय के अपने अलग रीति-रिवाज होते हैं, फिर भी त्योहारों के पीछे की भावना एक जैसी रहती है -- परिवार के साथ समय बिताना और नई शुरुआत का स्वागत करना। मिठाइयों की खुशबू और रोशनी से जगमगाते घर हर त्योहार को यादगार बना देते हैं। भारत में मानसून का मौसम हर किसी के लिए खास मायने रखता है। जून के महीने में जब पहली बारिश आती है, तो खेतों की मिट्टी से उठने वाली सोंधी खुशबू मन को सुकून देती है। किसान इस मौसम का बेसब्री से इंतजार करते हैं क्योंकि उनकी फसल की पूरी उम्मीद इसी बारिश पर टिकी होती है। बच्चे बारिश में भीगकर खेलना पसंद करते हैं, जबकि बड़े लोग गरमागरम चाय और पकौड़ों का आनंद लेते हैं। मानसून सिर्फ मौसम नहीं, बल्कि पूरे देश की जिंदगी का हिस्सा है। काम पर हर दिन कुछ नया सीखने को मिलता है। सुबह दफ्तर पहुंचते ही सबसे पहले ईमेल देखना और दिन की योजना बनाना जरूरी होता है। मीटिंग में सहकर्मियों के साथ विचार साझा करना काम को आसान बना देता है। दोपहर के भोजन के बाद थोड़ी देर टहलना दिमाग को ताजा रखता है। शाम को घर लौटते समय ट्रैफिक जरूर धीमा कर देता है, लेकिन दिन भर की मेहनत का संतोष हर थकान को हल्का कर देता है। पढ़ाई सिर्फ किताबों तक सीमित नहीं होती, यह जिंदगी को समझने का एक तरीका है। स्कूल के पुस्तकालय में घंटों बिताकर नई-नई किताबें पढ़ना बचपन की सबसे प्यारी यादों में से एक है। शिक्षक जब कोई कहानी सुनाते हैं, तो पूरी कक्षा खामोश होकर सुनती है। आजकल इंटरनेट ने सीखने के तरीके को पूरी तरह बदल दिया है, फिर भी किताब के पन्नों को पलटने का अपना ही मजा है। असली ज्ञान वही है जो जिज्ञासा से जन्म लेता है।
30-day preparation plan
Week 1 -- find your real baseline. Take our full-length test in your chosen medium (English or Hindi) at the real 10-minute duration, not a shorter practice run. Write down your actual Net WPM and accuracy, not your Gross WPM -- Gross counts every keystroke including mistakes, and it's the number that makes you feel faster than you are. Type daily, 20-30 minutes, focused on finishing full passages rather than short bursts.
Week 2 -- fix your actual mistakes, not generic ones. Go back over what you typed in Week 1 and find the specific words or letter combinations you keep getting wrong -- most candidates have 5-10 repeat offenders, not a random spread of errors. Drill those specifically. If you're typing Hindi, this is usually matras and conjuncts, not whole words.
Week 3 -- build speed on top of accuracy, not instead of it. Once your accuracy is consistently above what you'll need, start pushing pace, but stop the moment accuracy drops -- a faster test with more mistakes is a worse outcome than a slower one that passes clean, since this test is pass/fail, not scored by speed alone. Take one full-length timed test every 2-3 days this week.
Week 4 -- simulate the real conditions. Type at the time of day your actual test is likely to be scheduled, on a keyboard similar to what you'll use, without pausing to fix mistakes mid-passage the way you might out of habit while practicing. Take at least 3 full-length runs this week under those conditions before your actual test date.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Choosing Hindi as your medium because you're more comfortable speaking it, without ever having actually typed Hindi on a keyboard before -- typing fluency and speaking fluency are unrelated.
- Practicing only short passages and never a full 10-minute run, so the real test is the first time fatigue affects your accuracy.
- Chasing Gross WPM in practice instead of watching Net WPM -- Gross flatters you and doesn't reflect what SSC is actually measuring.
- Not knowing your application-form medium choice is final until test day -- decide early, and practice only in that language from then on.
- Skipping practice on punctuation and capitalization because they feel like small things -- they're exactly the kind of error that's easy to make under time pressure and easy to avoid with practice.
Frequently asked questions
Is the SSC CHSL typing test the same for every post?
No. LDC and JSA candidates take the Part C Typing Test (35 WPM English / 30 WPM Hindi, 10 minutes). Data Entry Operator candidates take a separate, faster Skill Test measured in Key Depressions Per Hour instead of WPM -- 8,000 KDPH generally, or 15,000 KDPH for DEO/DEO Grade 'A' posts in specific departments named in the notification.
Can I change my typing-test medium after submitting my application?
No. The notification states your choice of English or Hindi medium, made in the online application form, is treated as final -- no change is entertained later, including at the test centre.
Is the SSC CHSL typing test scored, or just pass/fail?
It's qualifying in nature -- pass or fail, not added to your merit score. But you must pass it to be selected, regardless of how well you scored on Tier-I and the rest of Tier-II.
How is 35 WPM related to key depressions per hour?
Per the official notification, 35 WPM works out to roughly 10,500 key depressions per hour, and 30 WPM to roughly 9,000 -- SSC states both figures side by side so candidates can cross-check against whichever unit their practice tool reports.
What happens if I have a physical disability that prevents me from typing?
You can apply for exemption from the typing test, but only with the Commission's prior approval and a medical certificate, in the prescribed format, from the Civil Surgeon of a Government Health Care Institution certifying you as permanently unfit due to a physical disability. Without that certificate, an exemption claim is not entertained.
Do I get extra time if I need a scribe?
Yes -- candidates eligible for a scribe under the notification's criteria get 5 compensatory minutes, making the test 15 minutes instead of 10.
What font or keyboard layout does SSC require for the Hindi typing test?
The main notification doesn't specify this -- it points to a separate evaluation-guidelines document for test-conduct specifics, which we were unable to locate published on ssc.gov.in as of the date this page was last checked. We're not guessing at an answer here; if you find that document, follow whatever it specifies.
Does practicing in InScript on this site prepare me for the real SSC CHSL Hindi typing test?
It builds real Devanagari typing speed and accuracy on the government-standard InScript layout, which is a genuine foundation either way. Whether the specific exam centre software matches InScript exactly is something the (currently unlocated) evaluation guidelines would confirm -- practicing here is still useful preparation, just not a substitute for checking that document once you find it.
Official source: SSC Notice of Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination, 2025 -- para 13.8.13.7 (Part C: Typing Test for LDC/JSA)
Facts on this page last verified against the official source on 24 August 2026.
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