SSSC — Computer Proficiency Test (Word Processing) Typing
For Clerk posts, Subordinate Courts of Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh — 10 minutes, 30 WPM, qualifying only. Nothing to install — start typing right away.
⚠ The pass mark (30 WPM, via (Words typed − Mistakes) ÷ 10) is confirmed directly from SSSC's own official notice. Everything else — mistake-counting categories, backspace policy, medium and keyboard layout — is not stated in that notice and is modelled here on SSC's own generic evaluation guidelines and this site's other High Court clerk exams. This test is qualifying only (Computer Proficiency Test, alongside a separate MS Excel Spreadsheet exam) and does not feed into final merit. Since exam rules can change and posts vary by advertisement, check the current notification on sssc.gov.in before applying.
Before you start
- The 10-minute timer starts the moment you press the first key.
- The test submits automatically when time runs out, or you can finish early.
- Backspace can be used to make corrections.
SSSC Computer Proficiency Test — Word Processing — The Real Rules
For Clerk posts in the Subordinate Courts of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh, run by the Society for Centralized Recruitment of Staff in Subordinate Courts (S.S.S.C.) under the High Court of Punjab & Haryana. Verified directly from the official notice (No. 77/S.S.S.C., dated 30/01/2023): a 10-minute, 30 WPM qualifying test — one half of the CPT, alongside a separate MS Excel Spreadsheet exam.
Qualifying only. Neither CPT part feeds your final merit rank — that comes from the separate Written (Computer Based) Test. Your Word Processing script is checked only if you scored 4 or more (of 5) in the Spreadsheet exam first.
| Font | Standard English, QWERTY (unverified — not stated in the SSSC notice) |
|---|---|
| Time | 10 minutes |
| Minimum speed | 30 WPM |
| Formula | (Words typed − Mistakes) ÷ 10 |
| Mistake counting | Full/Half (borrowed from SSC's generic guidelines, unverified for SSSC) |
| Result use | Qualifying only — does not feed final merit |
| Passing condition | 30 WPM only |
How Mistakes Are Counted
SSSC's own notice states the pass formula — (Words typed − Mistakes) ÷ 10 ≥ 30 WPM — but not what counts as a mistake. This page borrows SSC's own generic Full/Half mistake convention (the same one verified for SSC CHSL on this site) as a reasonable stand-in, not a confirmed SSSC-specific rule.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the SSSC Computer Proficiency Test?
- A qualifying-only test for Clerk posts in the Subordinate Courts of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh, run by the Society for Centralized Recruitment of Staff in Subordinate Courts (S.S.S.C.) under the High Court of Punjab & Haryana. It has two parts: this Word Processing (typing) exam, and a separate MS Excel Spreadsheet exam — both qualifying, not merit-scoring.
- What speed do I need?
- 30 WPM in a 10-minute test, per SSSC's own official notice (No. 77/S.S.S.C., dated 30/01/2023). Speed is calculated as (Number of words typed − Mistakes) ÷ 10.
- Does this test affect my final merit ranking?
- No — it's purely qualifying, like the Spreadsheet exam. The notice states plainly that final merit is prepared from the separate Written (Computer Based) Test, not from CPT marks. Also note: your Word Processing script is only checked at all if you first scored 4 or more (out of 5) in the Spreadsheet exam.
- How are mistakes counted?
- The SSSC notice itself doesn't spell out mistake categories, so this page borrows SSC's own generic "Revised Guidelines for Evaluation of Typing Test/DEST Scripts" — the same Full/Half mistake convention used for the SSC CHSL test on this site. This is a reasonable standard, not a confirmed SSSC-specific rule, so treat it as an approximation.
- Is everything on this page confirmed from SSSC's own notice?
- Only the pass mark and formula. Mistake-counting rules, backspace policy, and keyboard/medium are not stated in the notice and are modelled on SSC's generic guidelines and this site's other High Court clerk exams — please check the current advertisement on sssc.gov.in before your exam.
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