Typing test
RRB NTPC Graduate (CEN 05/2024)
Official notice ↗- Time
- 10 min + warm-up
- To pass
- 30 wpm net
- Mistakes
- 5% excused
- Backspace
- Not allowed
All rules for this test
- The test lasts 10 minutes, after a 1-minute warm-up and a 1-minute break. The timer starts when the test screen opens.
- Backspace, Delete and the arrow keys are disabled in this practice profile.
- If you finish the passage before time is up, keep typing it again from the start. You must finish the passage at least once or you are disqualified.
- To pass: net speed of at least 30 words per minute and at least 300 words typed. Mistakes up to 5% of the words you type are excused; each further mistake removes 10 words.
- In this tool, wrong, missing, extra or incomplete words are full mistakes; capital letters, punctuation, spacing and swapped words are half mistakes.
- Paste, copy, right-click and spell-check are switched off. The test submits itself at 00:00.
- The break after the warm-up is one minute, as revised by Corrigendum 5 (24 Dec 2025).
- A candidate who does not finish the passage once is disqualified; after finishing it you may retype it from the start.
- Practice setting: Backspace, Delete and arrow keys are off. Check official interface instructions for your recruitment cycle.
Source: RRB CBTST notice, CEN 05/2024 (22 Dec 2025) and Corrigendum 5 (24 Dec 2025), Notification §13.4; CBTST notice. Checked 2026-10-11.
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Settings this practice test applies
| Rule | RRB NTPC Graduate | RRB NTPC Undergraduate |
|---|---|---|
| Test time | 10 min (after 1 min warm-up, 1 min break) | 10 min (after 1 min warm-up, 5 min break) |
| Speed needed | 30 wpm net, at least 300 words | 30 wpm net, at least 300 words |
| Mistake rule | Full + half ÷ 2; 5% of words typed excused; 10 words deducted per further mistake | Full + half ÷ 2; 5% of words typed excused; 10 words deducted per further mistake |
| Backspace and arrows | Disabled in this tool | Disabled in this tool |
| Passage end | Retype from the start; must finish once or disqualified | Retype from the start |
| Practice passage length | 280–300 words | 280–300 words |
| Source | RRB CBTST notice, CEN 05/2024 (22 Dec 2025) and Corrigendum 5 (24 Dec 2025), Notification §13.4; CBTST notice. Checked 2026-10-11. | RRB CBTST special instructions, CEN 06/2024 (6 Feb 2026), CBTST special instructions. Checked 2026-10-11. |
RRB NTPC typing test at a glance
- Speed required: 30 words per minute net in English, 25 in Hindi.
- Duration: a 1-minute warm-up, a break, then the 10-minute test.
- Minimum words: 300 in English (250 in Hindi), retyping the passage from the start once you finish it.
- Mistakes: 5% of the words you type are excused; each further mistake costs 10 words.
- Editing: the notices prohibit editing tools and spell-check. This tool also disables Backspace, Delete and arrow keys as a practice setting.
- Nature: qualifying only for posts such as Junior Clerk cum Typist and Senior Clerk cum Typist.
The Graduate rules cited here are in CEN 05/2024, section 13.4, the 22 December 2025 typing instructions and Corrigendum 5. Check the notice for your own recruitment cycle.
How RRB NTPC net speed is calculated
RRB counts the words you type, works out your mistakes, excuses a small number of them, and then deducts ten words for every mistake that remains. Net speed is the words left over divided by the ten minutes of the test.
- Mistakes = full mistakes + half mistakes ÷ 2.
- Allowance = 5% of the words you typed. Mistakes up to this number are ignored.
- Counted mistakes = mistakes − allowance, but never below zero.
- Net speed = (words typed − counted mistakes × 10) ÷ 10 minutes.
This tool rounds the mistake allowance down to the nearest half mistake. That is a practice assumption; the cited Graduate notice does not specify rounding.
Original practice examples
- Meets the speed benchmark. 340 words typed with 12 full and 6 half mistakes. Mistakes = 12 + 3 = 15. Allowance = 5% of 340 = 17, so no mistakes are counted. Net speed = 340 ÷ 10 = 34 wpm, above 30.
- Below the speed benchmark. 320 words typed with 20 full and 8 half mistakes. Mistakes = 20 + 4 = 24. Allowance = 16, so 8 mistakes are counted and 80 words are deducted. Net speed = (320 − 80) ÷ 10 = 24 wpm, below 30.
- Disqualified despite speed. 380 words typed on a 400-word passage that was never finished. Under the Graduate instructions this is a disqualification; under the Undergraduate instructions it is scored normally.
The result screen prints this same arithmetic with your own numbers after every attempt, and marks each mistake on the passage so you can see where the deduction came from.
RRB NTPC typing speed in words and keystrokes
The cited RRB instructions give a word-based speed formula; they do not define how the software separates words. This tool counts groups of characters separated by whitespace. Thirty words per minute for ten minutes gives 300 words before mistake penalties. Review accuracy alongside speed; no practice speed guarantees qualification.
How this practice screen works
In this tool, the passage appears above the typing box and a countdown runs at the top. The default RRB profile disables Backspace, Delete and arrow keys and hides live speed. Those interface choices are practice settings; check the official instructions for your actual test. The CEN 05/2024 Graduate notice requires the passage to be completed once and allows retyping from the beginning afterward.
Which mistakes are full and which are half
The cited RRB Graduate instructions use full and half mistakes without listing detailed categories. This tool uses the following categories for practice feedback; they should not be treated as an official RRB classification:
- Full mistakes: an omitted word, an added or repeated word, a wrong word, a spelling error, and an incomplete word.
- Half mistakes: a wrong capital letter, a punctuation slip, a missing or extra space between words, and two neighbouring words typed in the wrong order.
In this tool, two words joined without a space count as one half mistake. Its comparison method keeps a skipped word from shifting every later match. These are practice scoring choices, not a prediction of official marking.
How to prepare
- Try an uninterrupted attempt and review errors afterward. Confirm key behaviour from official instructions before choosing restrictions for practice.
- Build speed gradually while reducing recurring errors. Compare your evaluated practice speed with the requirement, without treating it as a guaranteed result.
- Keep going after the last word: the 300-word minimum means you will usually retype the opening of the passage.
For the notice itself, exemptions and the documents to keep together, read our RRB NTPC typing test guide.
RRB NTPC practice paragraphs
20 original passages written in the exam's register, each checked for length so it can be scored fairly. Pick any of them in the test above; your best result on each is saved in your browser.
- Working in a public office medium, 290 words
- The railway network medium, 295 words
- Saving and banking medium, 292 words
- Caring for the environment medium, 298 words
- Citizen services on the internet medium, 292 words
- Healthy soil and better harvests medium, 298 words
- Primary health care in villages medium, 294 words
- The value of a school library medium, 298 words
- Preparing for floods hard, 296 words
- Self-help groups and rural women medium, 300 words
- Sport and physical fitness hard, 295 words
- Satellites in everyday life hard, 296 words
- Making roads safer hard, 299 words
- Tourism and local communities hard, 295 words
- Safe drinking water for every home medium, 299 words
- Power from the sun medium, 296 words
- Listening to railway passengers medium, 296 words
- Knowing your rights as a consumer medium, 297 words
- Skills for a changing job market hard, 295 words
- The right to information medium, 300 words
Frequently asked questions
What typing speed is needed for RRB NTPC?
30 words per minute net in English or 25 in Hindi, over a 10-minute test. You must also type at least 300 words in English (250 in Hindi). The typing test is qualifying only: its marks are not added to your merit score.
How are mistakes counted in the RRB NTPC typing test?
Mistakes are full mistakes plus half of the half mistakes. Mistakes up to 5% of the words you typed are ignored. Every remaining mistake removes ten words before net speed is worked out.
Is Backspace allowed in the RRB NTPC typing test?
The cited Graduate documents prohibit editing tools and spell-check but do not name Backspace, Delete or the arrow keys individually. This practice tool disables those keys as a training setting. Check the official interface instructions for your cycle.
What happens if I do not finish the passage?
Under the CEN 05/2024 Graduate instructions, a candidate who does not finish the passage once is disqualified. After finishing it you may retype it from the start. The Undergraduate (CEN 06/2024) instructions have no such line, so this tool scores an unfinished Undergraduate attempt normally.
How long is the warm-up and the break?
There is a one-minute warm-up before the test. For CEN 05/2024 Graduate posts, Corrigendum 5 (24 December 2025) set the break after the warm-up at one minute. The Undergraduate instructions give a five-minute break.
Which posts need the RRB NTPC typing test?
Posts that include typing, such as Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist and Junior Clerk cum Typist. Check the post list in your own notice.
Can I take the RRB NTPC typing test in Hindi?
CEN 05/2024 allows Hindi at 25 wpm and names Krutidev or Mangal fonts. This tool currently covers English.
How long are the practice passages?
The cited Graduate instructions do not specify the passage length. This tool uses practice passages of 280 to 300 words; after completing one, continue from the beginning if time remains.
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