SSC CHSL typing test practice
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This page runs a ten-minute English typing test, the length of the SSC CHSL skill test for LDC/JSA posts, and scores it more strictly than the exam does. SSC's own instruction sheet sets the bar at 35 WPM in English or 30 WPM in Hindi over ten minutes. Type until the clock stops, then check whether your net WPM clears the target with room to spare. Free, no login.
What SSC's documents say
These figures come from the Staff Selection Commission's own instruction sheets, not coaching summaries. Here is what they state for the CHSL typing and data-entry tests:
| Post | Test | Requirement in SSC's documents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDC / JSA | Typing test, English | 35 WPM, about 10,500 key depressions per hour | SSC skill test instructions; CHSL write-up |
| LDC / JSA | Typing test, Hindi | 30 WPM, about 9,000 key depressions per hour | Same |
| LDC / JSA | Duration | 10 minutes | SSC skill test instructions |
| DEO | Data entry skill test | 8,000 key depressions per hour | CHSL write-up |
The typing test is commonly described as qualifying: you need to pass it, but your speed isn't added to your merit score. Notifications are reissued every cycle and can change the duration, the speed, the error allowance, the software and the Hindi fonts allowed. Before you plan around any number, open the notification for your year. This site is independent and has no connection with SSC.
How the targets translate
Key depressions per hour and WPM measure the same thing. One word is five key depressions, spaces included, so:
- 35 WPM is 175 key depressions a minute, 10,500 an hour, and about 1,750 in a ten-minute test.
- 30 WPM is 150 a minute, 9,000 an hour, and about 1,500 in ten minutes.
- The DEO figure, 8,000 an hour, is about 133 a minute, or roughly 27 WPM.
Our results screen shows WPM by default. You can switch the unit to characters per minute in settings, which makes the key-depression comparison direct: 175 characters a minute is the English LDC line.
Why our number will be lower than the exam's
SSC uses its own passage and its own method for counting errors, and we don't reproduce it. Our scoring is deliberately harder:
- Net WPM counts only words typed completely correctly. One wrong letter and the whole word, with its space, is out.
- Accuracy counts every wrong keypress, even ones you fixed with backspace.
- Raw WPM, shown beside it, counts everything you typed.
So if you can hold 35 net WPM here for ten minutes, you're probably above the English bar, though only the exam's own marking decides that. If your raw WPM is 40 and your net is 31, you have the speed but you're losing whole words to small slips, and the exam's error rules will catch some of those too. The metrics page walks through the formulas with an example.
English or Hindi?
Pick the language you're faster and more accurate in. The Hindi bar is lower (30 against 35), but that doesn't make it easier for most people. Hindi words carry matras and conjuncts, each matra is a separate character, and a missed one costs the whole word in our scoring.
To compare fairly, do one full ten-minute run in each language on the same day:
- English: this page, or the 10-minute typing test.
- Hindi: the 10-minute Hindi test. Set a Unicode Hindi input (Inscript, Remington GAIL or phonetic) in your operating system first, because the test reads what your OS types and doesn't emulate Hindi layouts. Kruti Dev, a legacy non-Unicode font, won't match the test text.
Then compare your margin over the target, not your raw speeds. 38 against a 35 bar is a three-word margin; 36 against a 30 bar is six.
A four-week practice plan
The plan assumes you can already touch type a little.
Week 1: Find your level. Do three ten-minute runs across the week and write down net WPM and accuracy each time. Spend the rest of each session on short 60-second tests, focusing on the most-missed keys the results screen shows.
Week 2: Fix accuracy before speed. If accuracy is under 95%, slow down until it isn't. Use practice to drill the keys that the heatmap flags. Turn punctuation on for some runs, since exam passages have commas and full stops.
Week 3: Build stamina. One full ten-minute run every session. Look at the per-second chart: if your line slopes down after the halfway point, start the next run a little slower and try to keep the line flat.
Week 4: Simulate the exam. Sit at a desk, use a standard keyboard if that's what the centre will have, and do a single ten-minute run without stopping. Your target is the exam figure plus a margin of five words a minute, at 95% accuracy or better.
For a longer view of the whole family of government typing tests, read typing tests for government exams in India.
Common reasons candidates fall short
- Practising only short tests. One-minute scores flatter you, and the exam is ten.
- Correcting every error. Backspacing through a long word costs more time than the word is worth. Fix the obvious ones quickly and keep going.
- Switching keyboards. A laptop keyboard and a full-size exam keyboard feel different; practise on something close to what you'll use.
- Skipping capitals and punctuation in practice. Plain word lists are lowercase with no commas; exam passages aren't. Turn punctuation on in the ribbon for at least some of your runs, or use the punctuation test, so a full stop followed by a capital doesn't slow you down on the day.
- Learning the wrong Hindi setup. If you plan to type Hindi, confirm the layout and font in the notification before you start practising, not after.
Frequently asked questions
What is the typing speed required for SSC CHSL?
SSC's skill test instructions set 35 WPM in English or 30 WPM in Hindi, over ten minutes, for LDC/JSA posts. In key depressions that's 10,500 or 9,000 an hour. Check the current notification, because rules can change by cycle.
Is the SSC CHSL typing test qualifying?
That's how it's commonly described: you must pass it for the posts that require it, but the speed doesn't add marks to your rank. Your notification states the current rule.
How is the DEO test different?
Data Entry Operator posts have a data-entry test measured in key depressions per hour: 8,000 in the CHSL write-up. That's about 27 WPM. The notification describes the material for your cycle; if it includes figures, add the numbers test to your practice.
Does this site score the way SSC does?
Not exactly, and no practice site can. We don't copy SSC's error formula. Our net WPM counts only fully correct words, which is stricter, so passing here comfortably is a good sign rather than a guarantee.
Can I practise Hindi typing for SSC here?
Yes. Use the 10-minute Hindi test with a Unicode Hindi input set in your operating system. There's no lazy mode for Hindi, so every matra must be right.