Government typing exam: rules and common questions
What candidates for clerical and data-entry-operator typing tests usually ask, answered in plain terms.
Most English typing tests for clerical posts set a minimum around 35 WPM sustained over ten minutes, with a lower figure for regional languages. Always check the notification for your exam; figures differ between exams and years.
Usually qualifying: you must reach the minimum, and the score does not add to your merit rank. That means consistency matters more than peak speed.
Yes, as a percentage of mistakes against words typed, with a maximum allowed error rate. One uncorrected error per line can push you over the limit, so practise accuracy at the full ten-minute length.
In most computer-based tests, yes. Some centres disable it, so practise both ways. On this site the government format allows corrections; try one run without using backspace at all.
Add one minute every two days. Start at four minutes, keep accuracy above 95 percent, and only lengthen the run when the previous length is steady. Most people reach ten minutes in two to three weeks.
It will be a standard desktop keyboard, often older than yours. Spend the first practice minutes on any new keyboard finding Shift, punctuation and Enter. Do not change your finger placement for the exam.
Practise out loud. Say each answer once as written, then again in your own words with your own number or story.
Have a number ready. "My Typing score is at benchmark on a timed test" is a stronger answer than "I am good at it". Take the test and quote the result.
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