The EPFO SSA Phase II computer skill test is a qualifying 10-minute typing test. This simulator follows the official 2023 rules.
Rules verified from the official notification on 2026-10-16. Unverified: English keyboard layout not stated; Exact derivation of “correct words”; Whether a 2026 cycle will reuse these rules.
Start the EPFO SSA mock
Duration: 10 minutes
Backspace: allowed
Languages here: English, Hindi
No live highlighting or speed meter — like the real exam. The timer cannot be paused.
Rules verified: you will get a practice pass/fail indicator.
EPFO SSA typing test rules
Conducted by
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (exam conducted by NTA)
Posts
Social Security Assistant (Group C)
Cycle used
2023 cycle — Advertisement No. A-12024/3/2021-EXAM/188 dated 24.03.2023; Phase II typing test instructions (NTA, Nov 2023)
35 wpm English = 10,500 key depressions per hour; 30 wpm Hindi = 9,000 KDPH. One word = 5 key strokes.
Formula
Speed = correct words typed ÷ 10 (10-minute test). On this site: net WPM = (characters of correctly typed words ÷ 5) ÷ minutes.
Error rules
All listed mistakes are full mistakes. No ignorable-mistake allowance is published.
Backspace / editing
Allowed. Corrections allowed at any time; Backspace may be used but the timer keeps running. Mouse scroll is needed to see the whole passage. A practice window is given before the test.
Format
screen-to-screen
Nature
Qualifying
Accommodations
PwBD candidates eligible for a scribe get 15 minutes to complete the passage (instructions point 2).
Corrigenda
None affecting the typing test found.
Full mistakes
Omitted word
Spelling mistake
Paragraphing error
Punctuation error
Letters/words/symbols not in the passage (additions)
Notes
Passage is shown in the upper half of the screen; you type in the lower half.
English is the default; Hindi must be requested at the centre and cannot be changed afterwards.
The derivation of “correct words” from 5-stroke words is not spelled out; our net figure uses characters of correctly typed words.
Relevant section: Advertisement para 3.2, 6.3 (+NOTE), 9.13, 9.42–9.43; typing instructions points 1–11. Last verified: 2026-10-16. Rules can change between cycles — always read the latest notification. Profile version v1.
Practice sets
Original exam-style passages written for this site (not previous-year papers). Each opens the mock with that passage.
35 wpm English = 10,500 key depressions per hour; 30 wpm Hindi = 9,000 KDPH. One word = 5 key strokes. Source: EPFO SSA advertisement 24.03.2023 (archived official PDF).
How long is the EPFO SSA typing test?
10 minutes. PwBD candidates eligible for a scribe get 15 minutes to complete the passage (instructions point 2).
Is backspace allowed in the EPFO SSA typing test?
Allowed. Corrections allowed at any time; Backspace may be used but the timer keeps running. Mouse scroll is needed to see the whole passage. A practice window is given before the test.
How are mistakes counted in EPFO SSA?
Speed = correct words typed ÷ 10 (10-minute test). On this site: net WPM = (characters of correctly typed words ÷ 5) ÷ minutes. All listed mistakes are full mistakes. No ignorable-mistake allowance is published.