Hindi Typing Test

Practise Hindi typing in Unicode (the Mangal font standard) on the three layouts government exams use: Remington (GAIL), Remington (CBI) and InScript. You do not need to install a Hindi keyboard. Type with your normal keyboard and the page converts each key, shows the keys for the next word, and marks every mistake.

हिंदी टाइपिंग का अभ्यास करें: रेमिंगटन (GAIL), रेमिंगटन (CBI) और इनस्क्रिप्ट लेआउट, यूनिकोड (मंगल) में।

Layout
5:005 min test
Speed – wpm
Accuracy –
Words 0
भारत में हर दिन लाखों लोग सड़कों पर यात्रा करते हैं। कोई काम पर जाता है, कोई विद्यालय और कोई बाजार। दुर्भाग्य से सड़क दुर्घटनाएं हमारे देश में मृत्यु और गंभीर चोटों का एक बड़ा कारण हैं। इनमें से अधिकतर दुर्घटनाएं लापरवाही और यातायात नियमों की अनदेखी के कारण होती हैं, इसलिए थोड़ी सी सावधानी से इन्हें रोका जा सकता है। तेज गति दुर्घटनाओं का सबसे आम कारण है। निर्धारित गति सीमा का पालन करने से चालक को अचानक आने वाली बाधा पर समय रहते प्रतिक्रिया करने का मौका मिलता है। दोपहिया वाहन चलाते समय चालक और पीछे बैठने वाले दोनों को हेलमेट पहनना चाहिए। कार में सभी यात्रियों को सीट बेल्ट लगानी चाहिए, चाहे यात्रा कितनी भी छोटी क्यों न हो। वाहन चलाते समय मोबाइल फोन का उपयोग बहुत खतरनाक है। एक पल के लिए भी ध्यान भटकना गंभीर दुर्घटना का कारण बन सकता है। शराब पीकर वाहन चलाना कानूनन अपराध है और इससे चालक के साथ-साथ दूसरों का जीवन भी खतरे में पड़ता है। पैदल चलने वालों को भी नियमों का पालन करना चाहिए। सड़क हमेशा जेब्रा क्रॉसिंग से पार करनी चाहिए और पार करने से पहले दोनों ओर देखना चाहिए। रात के समय सड़क पर चलते हुए हल्के रंग के कपड़े पहनना अच्छा रहता है, ताकि वाहन चालक दूर से ही देख सकें। बच्चों को छोटी उम्र से ही यातायात संकेतों का अर्थ समझाना चाहिए। सड़क सुरक्षा केवल पुलिस की जिम्मेदारी नहीं है। जब हर नागरिक नियमों का पालन करेगा और दूसरों के प्रति सम्मान दिखाएगा, तभी हमारी सड़कें सुरक्षित बनेंगी। याद रखें, घर पर कोई आपका
Click here and start typing. The clock starts on your first key.
भारत⇧HKKJR

Type with your normal keyboard in English mode. The page converts each key to the Remington (GAIL) layout itself, so switch off any Hindi or transliteration input tool first. Hindi tests need a physical keyboard.

Passage: सड़क सुरक्षा, जल संरक्षण, पर्यावरण संरक्षण. Written for this site; not taken from an exam paper.

About the Hindi typing test

This test types Unicode Hindi, the kind of text the Mangal font displays and the kind CPCT's typing test uses. You type on an ordinary keyboard with no Hindi software installed: the page reads which physical key you pressed and converts it according to the layout you choose. Passages are original Hindi prose on everyday subjects, written in the plain official style exam passages use. Choose 2, 5, 10 or 15 minutes.

The three layouts

LayoutHow it worksWho uses it
Remington (GAIL)Letters sit where they were on the Remington Hindi typewriter. You type ि before the letter it belongs to (F then the letter), the reph र् after it (Shift+Z), and many full letters as a half letter plus K, so ख is [ then K.Typists trained on typewriters or the Krutidev font. One of the two Hindi layouts CPCT offers.
Remington (CBI)The same keys as GAIL, except that ि is typed after the letter, like every other vowel sign.Typists who learned the CBI variant, which Microsoft's Hindi Indic Input 3 offers alongside GAIL.
InScriptThe Government of India's standard layout. Vowels and vowel signs are on the left, consonants on the right, everything is typed in spoken order, and D (the halant ्) joins two consonants.Built into Windows (as Hindi Traditional) and most other systems. The other layout CPCT offers.

Which layout does my exam use?

  • CPCT: Hindi typing in Unicode with a choice of Remington (GAIL) or InScript, according to the CPCT rule book. See the CPCT typing test.
  • RRB NTPC: the typing skill test notice says candidates who type in Hindi "must be familiar with the usage of Krutidev or Mangal font". Mangal is Unicode, so either Remington layout or InScript applies. See the RRB NTPC typing test.
  • SSC CHSL: Hindi medium candidates "will be required to type in Mangal Font only", and the notice warns that any other font leads to non-qualification. Mangal is Unicode, so practise Remington or InScript in Unicode, not Krutidev. The notice does not name a keyboard layout. See the SSC typing test.

Krutidev and Unicode

Krutidev is an older font that stores Hindi as English letters drawn with Hindi shapes, so the text only looks right where that font is installed. Unicode stores real Hindi characters that display correctly everywhere, which is why exam software has moved to it. Remington (GAIL) keeps the typewriter arrangement that Krutidev typists learn while producing Unicode text, so most of that training carries over. A few punctuation and conjunct keys sit in different places, so practise on the layout your exam will use.

How speed is counted in Hindi

Hindi exams count speed in words rather than five-keystroke blocks. This page reports words typed per minute and correct words per minute. For reference, the qualifying Hindi speeds are 30 words a minute for the SSC CHSL typing test, 25 for the RRB typing skill test, and 20 net words a minute for the lowest CPCT scorecard band.

How the conversion works

The Remington key positions come from SIL Global's open-source "Remington GAIL (SIL)" keyboard for Keyman, which follows the classical Remington-GAIL layout and matches the layout chart CPCT publishes. The typing order (ि before the letter, reph and ्र after it) follows Microsoft's Hindi Indic Input 3 rules for Remington (GAIL). InScript follows CPCT's InScript chart. Every word of every practice passage is checked automatically on all three layouts, so the hints always show a sequence of keys that produces the word exactly.

Switch off Hindi input tools first

Leave your computer in English mode. If a Hindi keyboard, Google Input Tools or another transliteration tool is active, it will fight with the page's own conversion. Hindi tests need a physical keyboard. Phone keyboards do not report which key was pressed.

Getting faster in Hindi

  • Learn the vowel signs first. They appear in almost every word, and hesitating over them costs more time than any rare letter.
  • Turn on the key hint while you learn, then switch it off. The green key on the keyboard shows the next key to press.
  • On Remington, make "F before the letter" automatic with words like किताब, हिन्दी and विद्यालय.
  • Practise common conjuncts as single movements: क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ, श्र, द्ध each have their own key on Remington.
  • Accuracy matters even more in Hindi. A wrong vowel sign makes the whole word a mistake.

Where to verify

How to use

  1. Pick a layout: Remington (GAIL), Remington (CBI) or InScript, and a test length.
  2. Make sure your computer is in English mode with no Hindi input tool running.
  3. Click the typing box and start typing. The clock starts on your first key.
  4. Use the key hint and the on-screen keyboard while you learn: the green key is the next one to press.
  5. Backspace removes the last key you pressed. On Remington that can undo a vowel sign or half letter before the word is finished.
  6. Read your words per minute, correct words per minute and the marked passage at the end.

Common use cases

  • Preparing for the Hindi typing section of CPCT, the RRB NTPC typing test or the SSC CHSL typing test.
  • Moving from Krutidev to Unicode typing on Remington (GAIL).
  • Learning InScript from scratch with the key hint switched on.
  • Measuring Hindi speed on the same layout your office computer uses.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to install a Hindi keyboard?

No. Keep your computer in English mode. The page reads which physical key you press and converts it to Hindi according to the layout you choose. In fact any Hindi input tool should be switched off while you take the test.

Which layout should I learn?

Learn the layout your exam or office uses. CPCT offers Remington (GAIL) and InScript. If you are starting from nothing and your exam allows it, InScript is the Government of India standard and is typed in spoken order. If you already type Krutidev, Remington (GAIL) keeps most of the same key positions.

Why is the ि sign typed before the letter on Remington (GAIL)?

Because on the Hindi typewriter the sign is printed to the left of the letter, so typists pressed it first. Remington (GAIL) keeps that habit. Remington (CBI) is the same layout with the sign typed after the letter instead.

Is Krutidev the same as Remington (GAIL)?

Krutidev is a font that turns English letters into Hindi shapes. It is typed with the Remington typewriter arrangement, which Remington (GAIL) also follows, but GAIL produces real Unicode text. A few punctuation and conjunct keys differ, so practise on the layout your exam uses.

How is Hindi typing speed measured?

In whole words. This page reports words typed per minute and correct words per minute. RRB and CPCT both count Hindi speed in words, and SSC sets the Hindi typing test at 30 words a minute.

Can I take the Hindi test on a phone?

No. Phone keyboards do not report which key was pressed, so the page cannot convert them. Use a computer with a physical keyboard.

Are the passages from real exams?

No. They are written for this site on everyday subjects in the formal style exam passages use. That avoids copying copyrighted papers and means you cannot simply remember a famous passage.

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