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Typing Test for SSC, CPCT & Court Exams (English & Hindi)

Practise SSC CHSL, CGL DEST, CPCT and court typing tests in English or Hindi (Mangal Inscript, Remington Gail, Kruti Dev), with full and half mistakes marked the SSC way.

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Public service counters

English · 10 minutes

10:00

The clock starts with your first key.

A government office is often the first place where a citizen meets the state in person. The way a clerk receives an application, explains a missing document or answers a simple question shapes how people think about the whole system. For this reason many departments have started to measure not only how many files they clear in a month but also how long each visitor has to wait and whether the matter was settled in a single visit. Simple changes have made a real difference. A clear list of the documents needed for each service, displayed at the counter and on the website, saves people from coming back two or three times. Token machines and seating areas reduce crowding and arguments in the queue. Staff who are trained to check a form completely before accepting it prevent delays that would otherwise appear weeks later. Technology helps, but it cannot replace good judgement. An online portal is useful only if its forms are easy to understand and its error messages tell the user what to correct. Many applicants still prefer to speak to a person, especially elderly citizens and those who are not comfortable with computers. Offices that offer both routes, and that treat both with the same care, tend to receive fewer complaints. Accountability is the final piece. When every application has a reference number and a target date, both the citizen and the supervisor can see where it is held up. Regular reviews of pending cases, together with a polite and prompt reply to every grievance, build the trust that a public office depends on. In the end, efficient service is not a favour to the public; it is the purpose for which the office exists.

Practise the way the exam scores you

Most online typing tests show one number, words per minute, and count a mistake as a wrong letter. Government typing tests do not work that way. They compare your words against the passage and class each difference as a full or a half mistake, then work out an error percentage. A spelling slip costs half as much as leaving a word out. This test scores you the same way, and shows every mistake in your own typing so you can see exactly what cost you.

The modes

  • SSC CHSL: 10 minutes, with the 35 wpm (English) or 30 wpm (Hindi) target shown against your net speed.
  • SSC CGL (DEST): the Data Entry Speed Test, 15 minutes, aiming for 2,000 key depressions.
  • CPCT: 15 minutes with gross and net speed. CPCT applies its own scoring; this mode gives the same speed figures and the SSC-style mistake analysis for practice.
  • Court / steno: passages written in the language of orders and affidavits, as in court typist and stenographer tests.
  • Practice: 1 to 15 minutes with any passage.

How the mistakes are found

Your words are lined up against the passage the way a careful examiner would read them, so one skipped word is one omission, not a reason to mark every word after it wrong. A word one or two letters away from the right one is a spelling mistake (half); a different word is a substitution (full). Words you did not reach before time ran out are not counted as omissions, but the error percentage is worked out on the part of the passage you did reach.

Hindi without installing anything

For Inscript the tool maps your keys itself, so an English keyboard types Hindi straight away; the on-screen map highlights the next key to press. For Remington Gail and Kruti Dev, the keys you press are the Kruti Dev keystrokes, converted to Hindi as you type. If you need to turn an old Kruti Dev document into Unicode, use the Kruti Dev converter; to write Hindi by sound, use Hindi typing.

Tips that raise the net speed

  1. Accuracy first: every full mistake per minute takes a whole word off your net speed.
  2. Keep your eyes on the passage, not the keys. The highlighted word shows where you are.
  3. Practise with backspace off now and then, so you learn to type it right the first time.
  4. Watch for spacing: two words run together are a mistake even when both are spelled right.

Frequently asked questions

How are full and half mistakes counted?

The tool follows the classification in SSC's typing test instructions for CHSL: full mistakes are an omitted word, a wrong word typed in place of the right one (substitution), and a word added that is not in the passage; half mistakes are spacing errors (two words run together, or a word split), spelling errors, and wrong capital or small letters. The error percentage is (full mistakes + half mistakes ÷ 2) ÷ the words of the passage you reached × 100. SSC publishes these rules with each exam's skill test instructions on ssc.gov.in, and they can change, so read the notice for your own exam before the test.

What speed do SSC CHSL and CGL need?

For CHSL the typing test is 10 minutes, at 35 words a minute in English (10,500 key depressions an hour) or 30 words a minute in Hindi (9,000 an hour). The CGL Data Entry Speed Test asks for 2,000 key depressions of an English passage in 15 minutes. A "word" in these figures is five key depressions, which is how the tool converts your keystrokes into words per minute.

What is the difference between gross and net speed?

Gross speed is everything you typed: key depressions ÷ 5 ÷ minutes. Net speed takes off your mistakes: gross speed minus the weighted mistakes (a half mistake counts half) per minute. Exams care about the net figure, so a fast but careless attempt can still fall short.

Which Hindi keyboard should I practise on: Inscript, Remington Gail or Kruti Dev?

Practise on the one your exam allows and you already know. Inscript is the Government of India standard and gives Unicode (Mangal) text. Remington Gail uses the old typewriter key positions but also gives Unicode. Kruti Dev uses the same Remington keys with the Kruti Dev font. Here Remington and Kruti Dev are typed on an ordinary English keyboard and converted as you type, so no font or Windows setting is needed.

Does it work on a phone?

English and Inscript Hindi work with a phone keyboard, but timed typing tests are taken on a computer keyboard, and Remington or Kruti Dev practice needs one. Use a laptop or desktop to practise the real thing.

Where are my results saved?

Your last 30 results are kept in this browser only (local storage), so you can see your progress. Nothing is sent anywhere, and "Clear history" removes them.