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Typing speed test

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Type the passage and see your speed in net and gross words per minute, accuracy and key depressions per hour. Choose 1 to 15 minutes, English or Hindi, and an SSC or CPCT exam mode when you are practising for a skill test.

Language
Mode
Time
Railways have shaped the way India travels for more than a century. Every day, millions of people board trains to reach offices, schools, markets and family homes in distant towns. A long journey by train is often cheaper than a bus or a flight, and it gives passengers time to read, sleep or talk with strangers who soon feel like friends. Stations are small cities of their own, with tea stalls, book shops, porters and announcements in several languages. In recent years the network has added faster trains, cleaner coaches and online ticket booking, which saves people from standing in long queues. Yet the basic promise has not changed: a seat, a window and a way home at a fair price.
Time left
1:00
Net WPM
0
Gross WPM
0
Accuracy
0%
Key depressions / hour
0
Words right / wrong
0 / 0

How to use it

  1. Choose the language and time. Practice mode starts at 1 minute.
  2. Click the box and start typing; the timer starts with the first key. Wrong words turn red.
  3. Read your net WPM and accuracy at the end, then Restart or try a New passage.

Details

Scoring
Word by word against the passage. Net WPM = correct words ÷ minutes, Gross WPM = typed words ÷ minutes, Accuracy = Net ÷ Gross (the CPCT formula)
Key depressions
Characters of correctly typed words, spaces included, per hour. 5 key depressions = 1 word, so 10,500 per hour = 35 w.p.m.
Hindi
Unicode Devanagari typed with your system's Hindi keyboard (Inscript or Remington GAIL). Krutidev and other legacy fonts are not used
Passages
Original practice passages in English and Hindi, chained so a 15-minute test never runs out
Rules
Copy-paste blocked; Backspace can be switched off to practise like a strict test

Questions

What is a good typing speed?

Many people type 35–45 words per minute. 50–70 is fast for office work; above 80 is very fast. Accuracy matters as much as speed: aim for 95% or more.

What is the difference between net and gross WPM?

Gross WPM counts every word you typed per minute. Net WPM counts only correct words, so mistakes lower it. Exams and employers usually look at net speed.

How is WPM worked out?

Here, like the CPCT formula, a word is a whole word of the passage: net WPM is correct words divided by minutes. The key-depression figure uses the standard 5 keys per word, as SSC notices do.

How can I type faster?

Learn touch typing with fingers on the home row, look at the passage rather than the keys, and practise 10–15 minutes daily. Speed follows accuracy, so slow down until errors are rare.