SSC CHSL Tier-III Exam 2021 Pattern

SSC CHSL tier-III exam is a skill or typing test conducted on a computer depending on the post applied by a candidate.

SSC CHSL Posts	SSC CHSL Tier-III Tests
Data Entry Operator (DEO)	Skill Test
Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant (PA), Sorting Assistant (SA)	Typing Test

Skill Test for DEO: In this test, candidates are tested on their data entry speed. Candidates should have a data entry speed of 8,000 key-depressions per hour on the computer. The test is of 15 minutes duration in which each candidate is given printed matter of about 2,000-2,200 key-depressions that they have to enter in the computer.

Skill Test for DEO (Grade-A): Candidates applying for the DEO (Grade A) post in the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) should have a speed of 15,000 key-depressions per hour on the computer. Each candidate is given printed matter of about 3,700-4,000 key-depressions that they have to enter in the computer in a duration of 15 minutes.

For more clarification on the SSC CHSL skill test, refer to the table below:

SSC CHSL Posts	Expected Data Entry Speed (in key-depressions)	Number of Key-Depressions Given
DEO	8,000	2,000-2,200
DEO (Grade-A)	15,000	3,700-4,000

Note: The official notification reads, “The speed of key depressions per hour on the computer will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/key depressions as per the given passage.”

Typing Test for LDC/JSA and PA/SA: Typing test is conducted in both English and Hindi languages. Candidates need to indicate their choice for the medium of the test at the time of filling SSC CHSL application form. In case, a candidate does not opt for any medium at the time of filling CHSL application, he/she by default has to give a typing test in English.

In the typing test, candidates should have a speed of minimum of 35 words per minute (in English medium) and 30 words per minute (in Hindi medium). “The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes,” reads the official notification. The duration of the typing test is 10 minutes.

For more clarification on the SSC CHSL typing test, refer to the table below: