Typing tests by country and exam

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India
51 exam pages
India has the largest number of computer typing tests in the world. SSC, RRB, state service commissions, high courts and CPCT all run skill tests with fixed speeds, strict error rules and specific Hindi keyboard layouts. Practise the exact format here.
United States
12 exam pages
US typing tests range from state and county civil service clerk-typist exams to CritiCall dispatcher assessments, data entry keystrokes-per-hour tests and court reporter certifications. Most are five minutes long and score net words per minute.
United Kingdom
7 exam pages
UK employers test typing on the day of interview rather than through a national exam. NHS admin and medical secretary posts, police control rooms and legal firms all expect 40 to 60 WPM with high accuracy, and audio typing is common.
Canada
6 exam pages
Canadian federal clerical hiring, provincial court registries, 911 communications centres and health authorities all use five-minute typing tests, most often around 40 WPM with an error-rate threshold.
Australia
5 exam pages
Australian public service and state government admin roles rarely run formal typing exams, but court reporting, transcription, Triple Zero call-taking and legal or medical secretary roles test speed and accuracy on the day.
Pakistan
5 exam pages
FPSC, PPSC, KPPSC, SPSC and BPSC test typing for stenotypist, stenographer, junior clerk, LDC and data entry operator posts. Requirements are usually 30 to 40 WPM in English, with Urdu typing on the Inpage or Urdu phonetic layout for some posts.
Bangladesh
6 exam pages
Bangladesh government recruitment circulars for computer operator, data entry operator, typist and shorthand posts set practical typing tests in both Bangla and English, usually 25 and 30 WPM over ten minutes on Bijoy or Avro.
Nigeria
4 exam pages
Nigerian typing standards come from WAEC and NABTEB typewriting papers (40 WPM error-free) and the civil service scheme of service for typists and confidential secretaries. Banks, BPOs and NIMC data entry roles test 35 to 45 WPM.
Philippines
5 exam pages
The biggest typing demand in the Philippines comes from BPO and call-centre hiring, where 35 to 50 WPM on a short online test is standard. Court stenographers, government encoders and home-based transcriptionists have their own targets.

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