Hindi and English Typing plus Computer Knowledge
What is tested
This section combines a speed test - English typing on a QWERTY keyboard and Hindi typing usually on Krutidev/Remington GAIL or a Unicode (Mangal) layout - with computer fundamentals: hardware and software, memory units, MS Word and Excel, shortcuts, internet and e-mail, and basic number systems. The typing score is calculated, not judged, so the arithmetic of net speed matters as much as the fingers.
Core rules and facts
- Net speed: gross words per minute = total words typed ÷ minutes; net speed = (total words − errors) ÷ minutes. Accuracy is worth more than raw speed because every error is deducted and also breaks a word.
- Hindi keyboard order: matras are keyed before the consonant they follow visually - 'कि' is typed as ि + क - and conjuncts such as क्ष and त्र use dedicated keys or half-forms.
- Memory: 1 byte = 8 bits; 1 KB = 1024 bytes; 1 MB = 1024 KB. RAM is volatile, ROM is non-volatile.
- Shortcuts: Ctrl+C copy, Ctrl+X cut, Ctrl+V paste, Ctrl+Z undo, Ctrl+E centre-align, Ctrl+Shift+> increase font size, F7 spelling and grammar.
Worked example
A candidate types 400 words in 8 minutes with 16 errors. Gross speed = 400 ÷ 8 = 50 wpm. Net speed = (400 − 16) ÷ 8 = 384 ÷ 8 = 48 wpm. The deduction is applied to the word count first, then divided by time - not subtracted from the final speed figure, which would wrongly give 48 only by coincidence here.
Traps that cost marks
Typing a fast but error-heavy passage; ignoring the shift key for capital letters and symbols; confusing KB with Kb (kilobit); mixing RAM with ROM; and using Ctrl+X when the text must remain in place (that is Ctrl+C). Also check whether the Hindi test is Krutidev or Unicode before practising, since the keystroke order differs.