Fact · Typing and writing speed
15minutes
The 2017 SSC instructions allow 15 minutes for the data entry test for Data Entry Operator posts.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Data Entry Operators (Time Allowed – 15 minutes”
Instructions for the Data Entry Skill Test, SSC CGL 2017 (copy on sscer.org), Staff Selection Commission, Staff Selection Commission (copy hosted by sscer.org), 2019, Post skill test norms table.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same table lists the time for Data Entry Operators. Candidates marked VH in the same table are allowed 20 minutes.
- What it does not show
- The 20-minute allowance for VH candidates is shown in the same instruction, but it is not used here.