Important Notice For AIIMS CRE,JAA,LDC,Jr. Administrative English Typing
A. Typing Skill Test
a) Nature of Examination
Qualifying Examination only.
b) Mode of Examination
Candidates will be evaluated for their typing proficiency in the computer
The text for typing will be provided in the language chosen by the candidate
c) Language of Examination: English or Hindi
Candidates can choose either English or Hindi for the test.
I. For the English Test conventional QWERTY Computer Keyboard will be provided. II. For the Hindi Test candidates are required to familiarize themselves with Mangal on the conventional English QWERTY Keyboard/Inscript Key Board respectively. There is no provision for any other type of keyboard or font for this test.
d) Skill Test Norms
Qualifying Speed for English Typewriting test for 10-minute test:
35 w.p.m. on Computer.
Or
Qualifying Speed for Hindi Typewriting for 10-minute test:
30 w.p.m. on Computer.
e) Calculation of Speed
Actual words in print being of unequal length. It is necessary to apply a uniform yardstick in counting words and calculating errors
i. Calculation of words
The standard measure is: 5 strokes / characters make one word. To determine the words typed, therefore, the number of strokes typed by the candidate will be divided by 5.
ii. Nature of errors / mistakes
Full mistakes:
Omission of every word or figure
Substitution of every wrong word / figure
Addition of every wrong word / figure not found in the passage
Half mistakes:
Spacing errors: Where no space or extra space is provided between two words or
figures
Spelling errors: Repetition or addition or transposition or omission or substitution of a
letter / letters.
Wrong capitalization: Wrong use of capital letters for small case letters or use of small
case letters for capital letters [Not applicable for Hindi typing]
iii. Penalty for errors / mistakes:
For each full mistake the penalty shall be 50 strokes / characters or 10 words (5 strokes
= 1 word)
iv. Method of Scoring
The Net Typing Speed and Accuracy shall be calculated for each candidate
v. Gross Typing Speed:
Gross typing speed is calculated by the total number of strokes / characters typed per
minute ignoring the mistake. Therefore, if you have typed 2400 strokes / characters in
10 minutes shall be Number of strokes / characters per words = 2400/5 or 480 words
Since 5 strokes / characters = 1 word. Gross Typing Speed = 480/10= 48 wpm
vi. Calculation of errors:
Supposing in the above test you have made 2 Full mistakes and 10 half mistakes. The
total mistakes =2 +10/2 = 2+5= 7 mistakes
Since each mistake is equal to 50 strokes or 10 words:
Penalty = 350 strokes (7 X 50) or 70 words (7 X 10) in 10 minutes
= 70 strokes (350/5) or 14 words (70/5) in 10 minute
vii. Net Typing Speed:
Net Typing Speed= Gross Typing Speed – Penalty for errors / mistakes
In the above case
Net Typing Speed= 48-14= 34 wpm
viii. Accuracy
Accuracy = Net Typing Speed X100
Gross Typing Speed
In the above case the Accuracy would thus be:
Accuracy= ଷସ
ସ଼
X100=70.83%