Court Typing Test 2026: High Court, Supreme Court and District Court Rules
Court typing tests are English passage tests on a computer, and each court sets its own rules. Supreme Court JCA: 35 WPM for 10 minutes, mistakes up to 3%. Delhi High Court JJA: 35 WPM for 10 minutes, mistakes up to 3%. Allahabad High Court RO, ARO and Computer Assistant: about 500 words in 20 minutes, 50 marks, 0.1 off per mistake. District courts follow their own state rules.
Supreme Court JCA test →Delhi High Court test →Court typing test rules at a glance
These three are taken from the courts' own notices, linked at the bottom of the page.
| Court and post | Speed | Time | Mistakes | What it counts for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court, Junior Court Assistant (2025) | 35 WPM, English | 10 minutes | Up to 3% of the words to be typed | Marked out of 50. In 2025, 43.18 marks were needed to reach the descriptive test |
| Delhi High Court, JJA / Restorer (2026) | 35 WPM, English, counted on characters with space | 10 minutes | Up to 3% of the words typed | Qualifying only; merit comes from the main exam and interview |
| Allahabad High Court, RO / ARO / Computer Assistant (2026) | 25 WPM eligibility; speed counted on correct words | 20 minutes for about 500 words | 0.1 mark off per mistake; left-out words and spelling mistakes are full mistakes | 50 marks, 25 to qualify; added to Stage II marks for the merit list |
High court typing test
High courts write their own typing rules, so two high courts rarely match. Delhi High Court checks a minimum speed and a mistake limit, and the test only decides whether you go on to the interview. Allahabad High Court turns the typing test into marks: every mistake costs 0.1 of the 50 marks, and those marks count in your final total, so accuracy matters as much as speed.
For other high courts, open the practice page and read its source note before relying on the numbers. Some of these pages use practice settings that haven't been checked against a current notice:
- MP High Court JJA typing test
- Rajasthan High Court typing test
- Patna High Court typing test
- Allahabad High Court Junior Assistant typing test
Supreme Court typing test
For Junior Court Assistant, 35 WPM in English typing is both an essential qualification and the typing test standard. The 2025 test ran for 10 minutes with mistakes allowed up to 3% of the words, and only candidates who reached the typing cut-off went on to the descriptive test. The Supreme Court JCA typing test page has the full settings and a timed practice test.
District court and civil court typing test
There isn't one district court typing test. Each district court recruits under its own state's rules, so the time, speed and language (English, Hindi or both) change from state to state. Read the notice for your district, and until you have it, use the district court typing test for general practice. For Bihar, see the Bihar Civil Court typing test.
How to prepare for a court typing test
- Find your court's notice and note the time, speed, mistake rule and whether marks count.
- Practise on legal-style English passages you haven't seen, at the full test length.
- Read the marked passage after every attempt. At Allahabad High Court a left-out word costs as much as a spelling mistake.
- Work on accuracy before speed when mistakes cost marks or have a 3% limit. The typing speed guide helps once accuracy holds.
A 3% limit is tight: on a 350-word attempt it is about ten mistakes. See how typing tests are scored for how full and half mistakes add up.
Court typing practice pages
Court typing test FAQs
What typing speed is required for a court typing test?
It depends on the court and post. Supreme Court Junior Court Assistant and Delhi High Court Junior Judicial Assistant both ask for 35 words per minute in English. Allahabad High Court RO, ARO and Computer Assistant ask for 25 words per minute and mark a 20-minute test out of 50.
How many mistakes are allowed in the court typing test?
Supreme Court JCA and Delhi High Court JJA allow mistakes up to 3% of the words. Allahabad High Court has no percentage limit: 0.1 mark comes off per mistake and you need 25 of 50 marks.
Is the court typing test in English or Hindi?
The Supreme Court JCA, Delhi High Court JJA and Allahabad High Court RO/ARO/CA typing tests are in English only. Some state and district court recruitments test Hindi too, so check your own notice.
Do court typing test marks count in the merit list?
At Delhi High Court the typing test is only qualifying. At Allahabad High Court the Stage III typing marks are added to Stage II marks for the final merit list. At the Supreme Court the 2025 typing test decided who went on to the descriptive test.
Is there one typing test for all district courts?
No. District courts recruit under their own state rules, so the time, speed and language change from state to state. Use your district court's notice, and practise on the general district court test until you have it.
Sources, checked 14 September 2026: Supreme Court JCA advertisement, 4 February 2025 and typing test result, 14 July 2025; Delhi High Court JJA / Restorer vacancy notice 2026, page 6; Allahabad High Court RO / ARO / Computer Assistant advertisement 2026, pages 8 to 17. This is independent practice content, not an official court page. Your own notice decides the rules for your exam.