How to use it
- Pick your Hindi keyboard: Remington (Kruti Dev / GAIL), Inscript (Mangal), or Device to use your phone’s Hindi keyboard.
- Choose the time and a passage — easy, medium, hard or your own Unicode text.
- Keep your computer keyboard on English, click the typing box and start. The screen shows proper Hindi as you type.
- Get your net speed, accuracy, key depressions per hour and every mistake when the time is up.
Typing Remington (Kruti Dev) without the font
In Remington typing, each English key stands for a Hindi letter: k is ा, j is र, H is भ्, and Hk together make भ. This test reads the keys you press and converts them to Unicode Hindi on the fly, so you see भारत when you type Hkkjr — in any browser, without installing Kruti Dev.
- Type f (ि) before the letter: हिन्दी = fgUnh.
- Type Z (reph) after the letter and its matra: कीर्ति = dhfrZ.
- No Alt codes needed: क्र = dz, द्र = nz, ट्र = Vz, त्त = Rr. Alt codes such as Alt+0216 also work on Windows.
Remington vs Inscript
| Word | Remington keys | Inscript keys |
|---|---|---|
| भारत | Hkkjr | Shift+Y e j l |
| हिन्दी | fgUnh | u f v d o r |
| कर्म | deZ | k j d c |
Inscript types letters in the order they are spoken, with the halant key (d) joining letters into conjuncts. Remington follows the old typewriter, which is why ि comes first. Both layouts are shown as a key chart below the typing box.
Typing speed asked in government exams
| Exam / post | Skill test | Speed in recent notifications |
|---|---|---|
| SSC CHSL — LDC / JSA | Typing test on computer | 35 wpm English or 30 wpm Hindi (10,500 / 9,000 key depressions per hour) |
| SSC CHSL — DEO | Data Entry Speed Test, 15 minutes | 8,000 key depressions per hour |
| SSC CGL — Tax Assistant | Data Entry Speed Test, 15 minutes | 8,000 key depressions per hour |
| Court, state clerk posts, CPCT | Typing test | Varies by recruiter, post and state |
These figures are from recent SSC notifications. Requirements, durations, permitted keyboards and evaluation rules change, and every recruiter sets its own — always check the official notification for your exam.
Tips for Hindi typing tests
- Learn the half letters and conjunct keys early — क्ष ({k), त्र (=), ज्ञ (K), श्र (J) in Remington.
- Hindi punctuation matters: the danda (।) is A in Remington and Shift+. in Inscript.
- Practise passages from your coaching material by converting them with the Kruti Dev to Unicode converter, or prepare Kruti Dev text with the Unicode to Kruti Dev converter.