Data entry is the act of transcription of some form of data into other forms and data entry operators normally transcribe contents like addresses, simple data like names, symbols and letters that build a program, sequences of numbers, information off spreadsheets from one computer program to another and handwritten documents. When it comes to data entry jobs, some people perform jobs that are exclusively data entry, while some people like programmers might occasionally enter data.

Right from the introduction of computers and even right from the beginning of typing, the requirement for collection of neatly presented documents has needed data entry. Good typists, more specifically candidates with excellent 10-key typing skills are often the qualified people for data entry positions.

Career in the field of data entry:

Recently, data entry jobs in the nation has emerged as a part of the developing BPO industry and there is a heavy demand for data entry operators. Particularly in public sector organizations because most of public sector organizations in the nation are presently engaged in the task of conversion of their hard copy documents to soft copy with the increasing use of computers. When a person wishes for a career in data entry, he/she can also find associated jobs like document imaging, validation, data mining, data digitalization, data conversion, document management and data processing.

Recent government jobs in data entry in India:

The names of government organizations that recently recruited candidates for data entry positions are given below:

• Data Entry Operator - DOEACC Society Centre

• Clerk-cum-Data Entry Operator - Punjab Pollution Control Board

• Data Entry Operator – Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Limited

• Data Entry Operator – Indian Institute of Science Education & Reserach

• Data Entry Operator – Jammu University

Pay Scale for Data Entry positions in Government organizations in India:

Government organizations recruit data entry clerks/data entry operators in the pay scale of Rs.5200-20200 with Grade Pay of Rs.2800 and most of the government organizations fix maximum age limit as 30 years for the data entry positions.

Skills required to shine in the field of data entry:

To shine as data entry clerk/data entry operator, candidates should posses the following qualities:

• Errorless typing skills

• Accuracy in job

• Ability to interpret information in the best and fastest way

• Good speed in keying

Educational qualifications required for finding government jobs in data entry positions:

When it comes to data entry positions, government organizations require that candidates must be graduates in any discipline and as far as preferential list of educational qualifications is concerned candidates with following educational degrees are preferred:

• BCA

• B. Sc Computer Science

• Certificate courses from DOEACC Society

• M. Sc IT

• MCA

• Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering

• M. Sc Applied Statistics/applied statistics

Thus, data entry is a field that not only offers private and government job opportunities, it also offers a wide range of self-employment opportunities in such a way that eligible candidates from work from home and some private organizations recruit freelancers for data entry positions.