Hindi typing is optional in most central government exams and compulsory in many state and court exams. SSC, RRB, CAPF, CSIR and EPFO let you choose English or Hindi, and the Hindi speed is usually 30 or 25 words per minute. Exams in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh often test Hindi as well as English, and the MP High Court district court test is in Hindi only.
Fonts and layouts differ too. SSC now accepts Mangal only, RSSB uses DevLys 010, and CAPF, Patna High Court and MP High Court prescribe Remington GAIL. The table below gives the latest rule we found for each exam as of October 2026. Where a rule comes only from coaching or news sites and not from an official notice, we say so: check your notice before relying on it.
Hindi typing rules by exam (2026)
"Official" means the rule is in the recruiter's own notice or instruction sheet.
| Exam | Hindi required? | Hindi speed | Font / layout | Source status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSC CHSL LDC/JSA | Optional, chosen in the application | 30 wpm (9,000 key depressions per hour) | Mangal only; layouts on Mangal not yet stated | Official (CHSL 2026 notice) |
| Delhi Police Head Constable (Ministerial) | Optional, chosen in the application | 25 wpm; scored out of 25 marks | Not stated | Official (2025 notice) |
| CAPF Head Constable (Ministerial) | Optional (English or Hindi) | 30 wpm | Remington GAIL with Mangal only | Official (CRPF 2023) |
| RRB NTPC skill test | Optional, chosen on the console; cannot change | 25 wpm; at least 250 Hindi words typed | "Krutidev or Mangal"; layout not named | Official (CEN 05/2024) |
| KVS / NVS JSA | Optional | KVS 30 wpm; NVS 25 wpm | Not found | Coaching sites only; check your notice |
| DSSSB LDC | Optional | 30 wpm (Field Clerk 25) | KrutiDev on a normal English keyboard | Official (2019); no newer font notice found |
| MP CPCT | Compulsory (MCQ, English and Hindi) | 20 net wpm to qualify | Unicode; Remington GAIL or Inscript, chosen in the form | Official |
| MP High Court Assistant Grade III | Hindi only; decides merit (50 marks) | About 350 words in 10 minutes; no wpm bar | Remington GAIL only, Unrestricted mode | Official (2026 advertisement) |
| Patna High Court Computer Operator-cum-Typist | Compulsory (Hindi and English parts) | 30 wpm (300 words); 85% accuracy | Remington GAIL with Mangal | Official (2026) |
| Allahabad High Court / UP civil courts | Compulsory (Hindi and English) | 25 wpm | Mangal, Inscript only (2019 sheet) | Official, but no 2025 instruction sheet found; check your notice |
| UP Police SI (Confidential) / ASI (Clerk) | Compulsory (Hindi and English) | 25 wpm; ASI (Accounts) 15 wpm, Hindi only | Unicode on Inscript | Official (notice 20.12.2025) |
| UPSSSC Junior Assistant | Hindi and English | 25 wpm | Kruti Dev 010 (Remington) or Mangal Inscript | Coaching sites only; check your notice |
| RSSB (RSMSSB) Clerk Grade II / JA | Compulsory: Hindi and English speed and efficiency tests | No wpm bar; 400-word Hindi passage; minimum 9 of 25 marks | DevLys 010; font change not allowed | Official (2024 instructions) |
| Rajasthan High Court | Compulsory: 5 minutes Hindi, then 5 minutes English | No wpm bar | Kruti Dev 010 | Official (2026 instructions) |
| HP High Court Clerk | Compulsory (English and Hindi) | 25 wpm; 10% mistakes allowed | Kruti Dev 10 | Official (2023) |
Every exam test page on TypingHub whose exam has a Hindi test carries a Language menu. English is the default, except on the MP High Court page, which opens in Hindi. Choosing Hindi loads Hindi passages and sets that exam's Hindi speed. The Hindi typing test page repeats these rules by exam and shows Remington key examples.
Mangal vs Kruti Dev and DevLys
What SSC's new rule means for Kruti Dev typists is covered in the SSC Mangal font only rule. Mangal is a Unicode font. Text typed in it is standard Devanagari that any computer can read. Kruti Dev 010 and DevLys 010 are older, non-Unicode fonts: they draw Devanagari shapes on top of English character codes, so the word केवल is stored as "dsoy".
- Mangal or Unicode only: SSC (from 2026), CAPF, Patna High Court, Allahabad High Court, UP Police and CPCT.
- Legacy font only: RSSB (DevLys 010), Rajasthan High Court (Kruti Dev 010), HP High Court (Kruti Dev 10) and DSSSB in its 2019 notice (KrutiDev).
- Either: RRB NTPC ("Krutidev or Mangal"), CSIR CSIO, AIIMS Rishikesh LDC (Kruti Dev on QWERTY or Mangal on Inscript) and, per news reports, UPPSC RO/ARO.
RSSB warns that a few keys on its sample keyboard may differ from DevLys 010 itself. Coaching sites call the two mappings roughly similar; no official comparison exists, so check your notice.
Remington GAIL vs Inscript
For key-by-key examples of both layouts, see Remington GAIL vs Inscript. Remington GAIL follows the old Hindi typewriter order, the key positions Kruti Dev and DevLys typists already use, but it produces Unicode text. Inscript is the Government of India's standard layout and is built into every operating system.
- Remington GAIL only: CAPF (CRPF 2023), Patna High Court 2026, MP High Court 2026.
- Inscript only: Allahabad High Court (2019) and UP Police (2025, "Unicode on Inscript").
- Your choice: CPCT lets you pick Remington GAIL or Inscript in the application form. Older SSC consoles offered Inscript, Krutidev, Remington GAIL and Remington CBI and allowed a switch during the test.
On TypingHub you can practise three Hindi layouts: Remington GAIL, Inscript, and Phone keyboard, which uses your device's own Hindi keyboard. In Remington GAIL, ि is typed before its consonant as on a typewriter, and the reph (र्) is Shift+Z after the syllable. Your keyboard stays on English, the site types Mangal-compatible Unicode Hindi, and there is no font to install. The UP Police and Allahabad High Court pages open Hindi on Inscript, matching those exams.
How Hindi speed is counted
Each recruiter counts mistakes differently:
- SSC: five key depressions count as one word, so 30 wpm equals 9,000 key depressions per hour. The Hindi passage is about 1,500 key depressions for 10 minutes. Full and half mistakes are deducted, errors are worked out to two decimal places, and the capitalisation half-mistake does not apply to Hindi.
- RRB NTPC: half mistakes count as half. Mistakes up to 5% of the words typed are ignored, each remaining mistake deducts 10 words, and the result is divided by 10 minutes. Below 250 Hindi words typed, the test is not evaluated. Editing tools are not permitted.
- CAPF: mistakes up to 5% of words typed are allowed; each mistake beyond that deducts 10 words.
- CPCT: net speed is correct words divided by minutes. Wrong words are simply not counted, and 20 net wpm qualifies in Hindi.
- Delhi Police HCM: total strokes divided by 5 gives words, words divided by time gives speed, and one word is deducted for each mistake. Hindi speed earns marks: 25 wpm gets 10, 26–30 gets 12, 31–35 gets 15, 36–40 gets 18, 41–45 gets 21 and above 45 gets the full 25.
- RSSB: each correct Hindi word earns 0.0625 marks, so 400 correct words give 25. Wrong letters, omissions, spacing errors and matra errors, including repeated matras you cannot see, earn nothing. By this formula, the minimum 9 marks needs 144 correct words.
- MP High Court: 0.50 marks are cut for each error or omitted word and 0.10 for each backspace; Delete, arrow keys and the mouse are disabled.
- Patna High Court: your accuracy percentage is your mark out of 100, and Hindi needs 85.
Exams with English-only typing
These exams have no Hindi typing test:
- SSC CGL DEST and SSC CHSL DEO ("will only be in English").
- Supreme Court Junior Court Assistant (typing test in English, 35 wpm).
- Delhi High Court JJA.
- DSSSB JJA under Advt 04/2026 (English, 40 wpm).
- Allahabad High Court RO/ARO 2026 ("in English only").
- Punjab and Haryana court clerks through SSSC in 2026 (English, 30 wpm).
- Bombay High Court Clerk 2025-26 (English typing test on computer).
For English speed targets across these exams, see typing speed required for government jobs.
How to practise for your exam's Hindi rules
- Pick the layout your exam names. If it allows a choice, stay with one.
- Practise the full test time with the same mistake rule in mind. For RRB, stay above 250 words; for MP High Court, learn to type without backspace.
- If both languages are compulsory, practise both every week.
- If you are a Kruti Dev or DevLys typist, Remington GAIL on TypingHub keeps your keys. For RSSB and the Rajasthan and HP High Courts, the exam screen shows legacy glyphs and RSSB counts matra errors strictly, so keep your matra typing clean.
The paid typing courses for Hindi exams include more than 100 Hindi and more than 150 English premium passages.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hindi typing compulsory in SSC CHSL?
No. In SSC CHSL the LDC/JSA skill test can be taken in English at 35 wpm or in Hindi at 30 wpm, and the medium is chosen in the application. From the 2026 notice, Hindi candidates must type in Mangal font only.
Which exams still accept Kruti Dev?
RRB NTPC says "Krutidev or Mangal". RSSB uses DevLys 010, the Rajasthan and HP High Courts use Kruti Dev, and DSSSB's 2019 notice named KrutiDev. UPSSSC's Kruti Dev option comes only from coaching sites, so check your notice.
What is the Hindi speed for RRB NTPC?
RRB NTPC needs 25 wpm in Hindi (30 in English) in a 10-minute test. You must type at least 250 Hindi words to be evaluated, 5% of mistakes are ignored, and each further mistake costs 10 words.
Do I need to install Mangal to practise on TypingHub?
No. You keep your keyboard on English and choose a Hindi layout on the test page. The site types Unicode Hindi in the browser, so no font or keyboard install is needed.
