RRB NTPC Typing Test 2022 for Shift 1 Cancelled; Re-Exam to be held Shortly

RRB NTPC CBTST 2022 Exam for Shift 1 Cancelled; Re-Exam to be held Shortly

The first shift of RRB NTPC Typing Skill Test on August 12 has been cancelled due to technical reasons. The re-exam of RRB NTPC typing test only for the candidates who were present and attended the test in the first shift will be held shortly. The date and time of re-exam will be notified soon. The link to view the exam city, date and download travel authority for SC/ST candidates will be made available 10 days before the exam. RRB NTPC Typing test exam for the other shifts will be held as per schedule.

RRB NTPC Typing Skill Test Pattern 2022

The Typing Test is conducted online wherein candidates are required to type at least 300 words in English or 250 words in Hindi. The exam session consists of three parts-Typing practice for one minute to warm up & familiarize with key board, Break of 30 seconds and Typing Test for 10 minutes which will be taken for evaluation. Candidates have to type in English or Hindi, as per option exercised by them. English will be the Typing Language for those who have not exercised their option Candidates who have opted Hindi for Typing Test must be familiar with the usage of Krutidev or Mangal font. The duration of the test is 10 minutes. The minimum speed should be 30 words per minute in English and 25 words per minute in Hindi

Evaluation of RRB NTPC Typing Skill Test

The mistakes will be classified as full mistakes and half mistakes. 5 percent mistakes of the total words typed may be ignored. The total number of mistakes will be calculated as under:

No. of full mistakes + No. of half mistakes/2 = Total Mistakes

Number of mistakes – 5% of total number of words typed = Final count of mistakes

Speed of Typing Test

The typing speed of the candidate will be worked out by the following formula:

• Typing Speed= No. of total words typed – (Final count of mistake x 10)/Time 
• For example: If a candidate types a total number of 400 words in 10 minutes and commits 10 final count of mistakes, his speed would be worked out as follows:

1. 400-(10x10)/10= 300/10 = 30 w.p.m