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Government Typing Test Requirements
Quick answer: Government typing tests do not all use the same speed, duration, Hindi keyboard or error rule. Use this comparison to find the matching practice profile, then open the linked exam page and confirm the current official notification.
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Exam requirements comparison
| Exam / practice page | English | Hindi / layouts | Duration | Profile and source note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRB NTPC (Undergraduate / Graduate / Clerk / Typist) Railway |
30 WPM (min 300 words) | 25 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 10 minutes | internal verified 10-minute CBTST practice profile. Full + half/2, 5% error-unit allowance, then 10 words deducted per remaining error. Consecutive omitted/repeated groups count once; repeated words are excluded from evaluated words. Editing tools are disabled in this practice profile. Official reference |
| SSC CHSL (LDC / JSA / DEO) SSC |
35 WPM | 30 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 10 minutes | internal verified 10-minute typing test (15 for scribe-eligible). Error cap 7% unreserved / 10% reserved. Official reference |
| SSC CGL (DEST / Data Entry Skill Test) SSC |
8000 key depressions/hour | English only | 15 minutes | internal verified Data Entry Speed Test: ~2000 key depressions in 15 minutes (8000 KDPH), preceded by a 5-minute practice passage. Standard DEST qualification allows 20% errors for UR, 25% for OBC/EWS and 30% for all other categories. The 2025 final allocation separately used stricter post-allocation cutoffs of 5% UR, 7% for OBC/SC/ST/EWS/ESM and 10% for specified horizontal/PwD categories. Official reference |
| SSC Stenographer (Grade C / Grade D) SSC |
Practice transcription pace: 40 WPM (not an official SSC speed requirement) | Practice transcription pace: 35 WPM (not an official SSC speed requirement) — Mangal InScript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 10 minutes | draft SSC's 2026 notice specifies 10-minute dictation at 100 wpm for Grade C or 80 wpm for Grade D, followed by transcription. Official transcription time is 40 minutes (C English), 55 minutes (C Hindi), 50 minutes (D English) or 65 minutes (D Hindi), with separate scribe accommodations. This page is typing-transcription practice only; it does not reproduce audio dictation or official transcription timing. Error caps are a practice fallback. Official reference |
| MP CPCT (Computer Proficiency / Typing) State |
30 WPM | 20 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 15 minutes | internal verified 15 minutes per section. Wrong words are not counted (no deduction); net speed = correct words per minute. English 30 NWPM / Hindi 20 NWPM. Backspace allowed. |
| UPSSSC (Junior Assistant / Clerk) State |
30 WPM | 25 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Kruti Dev 010 | 5 minutes | draft 5-minute qualifying test. Full + half/2; first 5 error units are free, then each additional error unit deducts 5 words from the total typed count. Competitor fallback uses SSC-style half mistakes and permits correction of the current plus one previous word. English 30 / Hindi 25 wpm. |
| Allahabad High Court (RO / ARO / CA) Judiciary |
25 WPM | English only | 20 minutes | draft 20 minutes, ~500-word English passage. Scoring is mark-based: 50 marks, 0.1 deducted per counted mistake, qualify at 25. |
| Delhi High Court (JJA / Restorer) Judiciary |
40 WPM | English only | 10 minutes | internal verified JJA / Restorer typing test: 10-minute English typing at 40 wpm with a 3% error cap. Punctuation, capitalization, paragraph-indent and improper-spacing errors count as half mistakes. |
| District Court (Typist / Clerk) Judiciary |
35 WPM | 30 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 15 minutes | draft District court typing rules vary by state (commonly ~35 English / 30 Hindi wpm, ~15 min). Confirm against the specific state's recruitment notification. |
| Bihar Civil Court (Reader / Deposition Writer) Judiciary |
40 WPM | 30 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 10 minutes | draft Direct-recruitment practice profile: 40 wpm English / 30 wpm Hindi. The often-quoted 1.5% rule belongs to a promotion test and is not applied here. Confirm the current Centralized Committee notice. |
| RSMSSB / RSSB (LDC / Clerk) State |
9/25 marks in the speed section | qualifying — DevLys 010 (Remington) | 10 minutes | draft Each speed section is 10 minutes: 500-word English and 400-word Hindi passages. Correct words earn 0.05 English / 0.0625 Hindi marks, capped at 25; qualify at 9/25. Competitor fallback uses DevLys 010 on the Remington layout for Hindi. The full Phase-II also includes two 10-minute efficiency sections. |
| DSSSB (LDC / Junior Assistant) State |
35 WPM | 30 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 10 minutes | internal verified 10-minute test. English 35 wpm (10500 KDPH) / Hindi 30 wpm (9000 KDPH). Standard net-WPM scoring. Backspace allowed. |
| CRPF (Head Constable Ministerial) Central |
35 WPM | 30 WPM — Mangal Remington, Mangal Inscript, Kruti Dev 010 | 10 minutes | internal verified CRPF HC(M) notice: 10-minute test, English 35 / Hindi 30 wpm. Every listed error counts as one whole mistake; 5% are allowed, then 10 words are deducted per additional mistake. Hindi uses Remington GAIL + Mangal. |
| Delhi Police Head Constable (Ministerial) Central |
30 WPM (min 400 words) | 25 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 10 minutes | internal verified SSC's Delhi Police Head Constable (Ministerial) 2025 notice describes a 10-minute typing test: minimum 30 WPM English or 25 WPM Hindi, with a printed passage of at least 400 English words / 2000 strokes or 350 Hindi words / 1750 strokes. The notice deducts one word for each mistake and awards typing marks by speed bands. This browser profile uses whole-mistake counting and one-word-per-mistake practice net speed; it does not reproduce the official 25-mark bands or the separate computer-formatting test. Official reference |
| Supreme Court (Junior Court Assistant) Judiciary |
35 WPM | English only | 10 minutes | internal verified 2025 JCA: 10-minute English test, 35 wpm, minimum 1750 keystrokes and 3% maximum mistakes. Published marks run from 50 at zero mistakes to 25 at eleven; 43.18 (three mistakes) was the 2025 shortlisting benchmark. |
| MP High Court (Junior Judicial Assistant) Judiciary |
35 WPM (min 350 words) | 30 WPM — Mangal Remington | 10 minutes | internal verified The Madhya Pradesh High Court Junior Judicial Assistant 2022 notice describes separate 10-minute typing tests: 350 English words and 300 Hindi words, 40 marks each. Hindi is specified in Remington GAIL. This independent browser profile uses all-full mistake counting and a 40-mark deduction model; it cannot separately reproduce the notice's backspace penalty, so confirm the active cycle's instructions. Official reference |
| State Secretariat (LDC / Clerk) State |
30 WPM | 25 WPM — Mangal Inscript, Mangal Remington, Kruti Dev 010 | 10 minutes | draft Generic state clerical profile (commonly ~30 English / 25 Hindi wpm). Confirm the specific state board's typing rules before use. |
Last generated: 2026-07-16. “Internal verified” and “draft” describe the site's practice-profile review state, not an official government certification. Requirements can change between recruitment cycles.
How to use this table
- Locate the exact post or recruitment exam, not just the broad department name.
- Open its practice page and read the duration, keyboard policy and scoring explanation.
- Choose English or the Hindi layout required by your notification.
- Practise at the same time limit and review net speed, accuracy and mistakes.
Important: This is an independent comparison for preparation. Official notifications, call letters and instructions from the recruiting authority always take priority.
Focused preparation guides
- SSC CHSL typing test preparation — 35 WPM English or 30 WPM Hindi practice routine.
- RRB NTPC CBTST preparation — 10-minute no-editing practice.
- Hindi typing practice guide — choose InScript, Remington GAIL or Kruti Dev.
- Typing speed calculator — compare WPM, accuracy and KDPH.
Frequently asked questions
Are these government typing requirements official?
No. This is an independent practice comparison. Official source links are included where available, but you must verify the active notification for your recruitment cycle.
Why do two exams show different Hindi layouts?
Recruiting authorities can specify different fonts or keyboard arrangements. Practise the exact layout named in your target exam rather than assuming all Hindi tests are interchangeable.
Can I practise every listed exam online?
Yes. Each exam name in the table links to an exam-specific practice profile, and the simulator provides the available English and Hindi options for that profile.
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