Fact · Typing and writing speed
8000key depressions
The 2017 SSC instructions give a data entry norm of approximately 8,000 key depressions for Tax Assistant posts.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Data Entry of approx 8000 Key Depressions”
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 norm is listed in the table of skill test norms, next to the posts it applies to.
- What it does not show
- The unit is not stated as per hour in the instruction text. Secondary guides read it as per hour, so the conversion below assumes that reading.