Typing Test for SSC, CPCT and Court Exams
Practise English typing the way government exams check it: a timed passage, gross and net speed, key depressions per hour and SSC-style full and half mistakes, with every error marked.
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- No sign-up
- Runs in your browser
- Updated October 2026
1Choose your test
2Type the passage
3Your result
A typing test built around exam rules
Most online typing tests show one number, words per minute, and count errors loosely. Government typing tests in India are stricter. SSC counts key depressions per hour and grades mistakes as full or half, CPCT counts correct words in the order they are typed, and court recruitments set a maximum share of mistakes. This test lets you practise under each of those rules, with original passages of exam length, and then shows exactly where you lost marks.
It suits candidates for SSC CHSL (LDC and JSA), SSC data entry posts, CPCT in Madhya Pradesh and the Supreme Court Junior Court Assistant post, and anyone who wants to measure their English typing speed honestly. For Hindi in Inscript, Remington GAIL or Krutidev, use the Hindi typing test.
How to take the test
- Choose a test type. Practice lets you pick any time from 1 to 15 minutes; the exam modes set the official duration for you.
- Pick a passage, and for SSC modes your category, which decides the mistake limit used in the result.
- Decide whether Backspace is allowed and whether the passage should highlight your progress.
- Click the typing box and start. The timer begins with your first key. Pasting is switched off.
- The test ends when time runs out, when you finish the passage, or when you press Submit. Your result shows speed, accuracy, key depressions per hour and every mistake marked in your text.
The exam modes and their sources
| Mode | Time | Standard | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSC CHSL (LDC/JSA) | 10 min (15 with scribe) | 35 wpm English, about 10,500 key depressions an hour | CHSL 2026 notice, para 13.9.13.7 |
| SSC DEO skill test | 15 min (20 with scribe) | 8,000 key depressions an hour on a passage of about 2,000–2,200 | CHSL 2026 notice, para 13.9.13.6 |
| CPCT English | 15 min (20 with disability) | Net words per minute; required speed depends on the post | MPSEDC CPCT exam schedule and assessment formula |
| Supreme Court JCA | 10 min | 35 wpm, mistakes up to 3% of the words to be typed | Supreme Court advertisement F.6/2025-SC (RC), 4 Feb 2025 |
The SSC rules come from the CHSL 2026 notice published on 7 September 2026. The mistake limits come from SSC's CHSL 2025 allocation notice of August 2026: 7% for UR and 10% for other categories in the typing test, and 5% and 7% in the DEO skill test. The DEO standard of 15,000 key depressions an hour for the departments listed in the notice is not offered as a separate mode. CPCT's rules are from MPSEDC's typing assessment formula, and the court mode is from the Supreme Court's 2025 advertisement. Notices change, so always read the one for your own exam.
How your result is worked out
- Gross speed = characters you typed (spaces included) ÷ 5 ÷ minutes. Five key depressions count as one word, which is how SSC links 35 wpm to 10,500 key depressions an hour.
- Key depressions per hour = characters typed ÷ minutes × 60.
- Mistakes follow SSC's evaluation guidelines. Full mistakes: a missed word, a wrong word, an extra or repeated word, a spelling error or an incomplete word. Half mistakes: a missing or extra space, a wrong capital letter, a punctuation error or two words swapped.
- Error percentage = (full mistakes + half mistakes ÷ 2) ÷ passage words you reached × 100. Words after the point where you stopped are not counted as missed.
- Net speed = gross speed − mistakes per minute.
- CPCT mode uses CPCT's formula: words are split at spaces and compared in order, gross WPM = words typed ÷ minutes, net WPM = correct words ÷ minutes, accuracy = net ÷ gross × 100.
The tool lines up your words with the passage before it counts mistakes, so one missed word is counted once and does not turn the rest of the passage red. CPCT mode is the exception: CPCT's own software compares words position by position, and its instructions warn that one extra space can make the words after it count as wrong.
Reading your result
The result panel starts with eight tiles: net and gross speed, accuracy, key depressions an hour, full and half mistakes, error percentage, time taken and how many times you pressed Backspace. In the SSC and Supreme Court modes a coloured line says whether you met that exam's speed and mistake limit. Below it, your own text is shown with each full mistake in red, each half mistake in yellow and each missed passage word struck through, so you can hover over a word to see what went wrong. A small table counts the mistakes by type. Download the result card as a PNG to keep a record, or copy the numbers to share with your teacher.
Tips to improve your score
- Accuracy first. At 7% allowed mistakes, a passage of 350 words leaves room for about 24 mistakes. Fast typing with many errors fails more often than steady typing.
- One space after punctuation. SSC's instructions ask for a single space after a comma or full stop. Double spaces become half mistakes.
- Copy the passage exactly: capital letters, hyphens and numbers as printed. Do not correct the passage's spelling.
- Practise without Backspace once a week. It shows how accurate you really are.
- Use the history. Your last eight results are kept on this device; aim to raise net speed while keeping errors under 5%.
Your typing is checked in your browser and nothing is uploaded. The result card you download is made on your device too.
Exam typing tests
Frequently asked questions
What typing speed is needed for SSC CHSL?
The SSC CHSL 2026 notice asks for 35 words a minute in English or 30 words a minute in Hindi for LDC/JSA posts. SSC equates these to about 10,500 and 9,000 key depressions an hour, and the test lasts 10 minutes (15 minutes for candidates allowed a scribe).
How is net WPM calculated?
Here, gross speed is the number of keys you typed divided by 5, divided by the minutes. Net speed is gross speed minus your mistakes per minute, where a full mistake counts as 1 and a half mistake as 0.5. In CPCT mode the tool uses CPCT's own formula instead: correct words divided by minutes.
What are full and half mistakes in the SSC typing test?
SSC's evaluation guidelines treat an omitted, wrong, extra or repeated word, a spelling error and an incomplete word as a full mistake. Spacing errors, wrong capital letters, punctuation errors and transposed words are half mistakes. The result screen shows each type in a different colour.
How many mistakes are allowed in the SSC typing test?
In the CHSL 2025 results published in August 2026, SSC allowed mistakes up to 7% for UR candidates and 10% for other categories in the LDC/JSA typing test, and 5% and 7% in the DEO skill test. These cut-offs are decided for each exam, so check the result notice for your year.
What is KDPH?
KDPH means key depressions per hour: how many keys you would press in an hour at your current speed. SSC uses it for typing and data entry tests, for example 8,000 KDPH for most DEO posts. The tool works it out from the keys left in your typed text.
Can I turn off Backspace like in the exam?
Yes. Untick Allow Backspace before you start, and the Backspace and Delete keys stop working for that test. SSC's guidelines allow you to correct mistakes within the time, so practise both ways, but a test without Backspace is a good way to build accuracy.
Are these real exam passages?
No. The passages are written by our team in a similar style and length, so they can be used freely. Real exams use their own passages, and the result here is a practice estimate, not an official score.
Does the test work on a mobile phone?
It works, but exam typing tests are taken on a computer keyboard, so practise on a desktop or laptop for a realistic speed. Your recent results are saved on your device so you can track progress.