CPCT Typing Test

The Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCT) is run by MAP_IT for jobs in the Madhya Pradesh government that need computer and typing skills. It has three parts, each marked separately on the scorecard: a multiple choice section on computer proficiency, an English typing test and a Hindi typing test. Candidates need to have passed Higher Secondary or a polytechnic diploma after Class 10, and to be 18 or older on the date of registration. Scorecards are valid for 7 years from the exam date.

The typing sections

• English typing: a 5 minute mock, then the 15 minute test (20 minutes for candidates with a disability).
• Hindi typing: a mock, then the 15 minute test (20 minutes for candidates with a disability). Hindi is typed in Unicode with a choice of Remington (GAIL) or InScript, the layout you opted for at registration.
• Editing is allowed: CPCT uses what it calls the unrestricted method, so you can correct and delete as you type.
• The Submit button only becomes active once the whole passage has been typed. Otherwise the test submits itself when time runs out.

How CPCT works out your speed

CPCT's document "Typing Test Assessment in CPCT" sets out the method. Words are found by splitting your text on the space character and comparing each word with the word in the same position in the reference text:

Gross words (GW) = correct words + incorrect words
Net words (NW)   = correct words
GWPM = GW / time taken in minutes
NWPM = NW / time taken in minutes
Accuracy = NWPM x 100 / GWPM

Time taken runs from the start until you submit, so finishing early and submitting raises your NWPM. Only NWPM goes on the scorecard as your typing speed. This page uses exactly this method, including the word-by-word comparison.

From NWPM to the scorecard percentage

The table is from CPCT's guide to reading the scorecard. Its lowest band starts at 30 NWPM in English and 20 in Hindi, so this page treats those as the qualifying speeds. CPCT does not say how it rounds NWPM between bands, so this page rounds down, which never flatters you. The scorecard disclaimer adds that departments may ask for a higher speed than the qualifying score, so check the job notice too.

Preparing

• Practise the full 15 minutes. Speed drops with fatigue, and CPCT's clock is long.
• Make single spaces automatic. Under word-by-word comparison, a double space is the costliest mistake you can make.
• For Hindi, practise the layout you will opt for. The Hindi typing test has key hints for Remington (GAIL) and InScript.
• Submit as soon as you finish: time stops at submission, so a quick finish improves NWPM.

Where to verify

• CPCT portal: "Typing Test Assessment in CPCT", the rule book, the exam duration table, "How to read the score card", and the Hindi typing instructions.

1. Choose English or Hindi. For Hindi, choose Remington (GAIL) or InScript, the two layouts CPCT offers.
2. Click the typing box and start. The 15 minute clock starts on your first key.
3. Type the passage with single spaces. Backspace works, as in CPCT.
4. Submit becomes active once you have typed the whole passage. Press it straight away, because time stops on submission.
5. Read your NWPM, GWPM, accuracy and the scorecard band for your speed.