10 Minute Typing Test

Ten minutes is the standard duration of most Indian government typing tests – SSC CHSL, RRB NTPC, Supreme Court JCA, KVS, DSSSB, JKSSB and others. Your 10-minute net speed is the single best predictor of whether you will qualify.

Practice test

10 minute typing test

Instructions

  1. The passage is shown on the screen. Type it in the typing box exactly as given – including capital letters, punctuation and spaces.
  2. Copy, paste, auto-correct and spell-check are disabled, as in the real exam.
  3. Your result is calculated with exam-style full and half mistakes when you submit or when the time ends.
  4. The test fills the whole screen and is keyboard-only: the mouse and page scrolling are disabled until it ends.
  5. Press Esc at any time to stop. You will be asked whether to save the incomplete attempt to your history.
  6. Results are saved permanently in this browser (latest 1,000 tests with full reports).
Add your own passages in My Paragraphs – they appear here.
Advanced options

The test opens full screen and works with the keyboard only (mouse is disabled).
Esc stops the test · Ctrl + Enter submits

Submit test?

Test stopped

Save this incomplete attempt to your history?

How to use the 10 minute test

Take at least one 10-minute test every day in the month before your exam, in the exam’s own interface.

Your result shows gross and net speed, accuracy, key depressions per hour and the railway formula side by side, so you can compare your performance with any exam’s requirement. Every attempt is saved in My Results.

Other durations: 1 minute · 2 minute · 3 minute · 5 minute · 15 minute

Frequently asked questions

How many words should I type in a 10 minute typing test?

At the government-job standard of 35 wpm you need about 350 correct words in 10 minutes; at 30 wpm about 300 words.

Is a 10 minute typing test enough to prepare for exams?

Yes – this matches the real duration of most exams. Combine it with short drills for your weak keys.