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Krutidev & Mangal Hindi Typing Test - Free Practice

Hindi typing tests in India fall into two font conventions. Mangal is the modern Unicode standard used by SSC, RRB, UPSC, CPCT, and most central government typing exams since 2017 - it runs on the InScript keyboard layout. Krutidev is the legacy Remington-style font still mandated by several state government recruitments, a handful of public-sector banks, court stenography roles, and many private-sector typing assessments. Practicing on the wrong font costs candidates weeks of misplaced muscle memory. This page is a free, exam-style 10-minute Hindi typing practice that covers both font conventions, with the corpus drawn from real government, administrative, and educational prose - the same kind of passage style you'll see on exam day.

Requirements

Hindi
25-30 WPM in Hindi (recruiting body dependent)
Duration
10 min
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At a glance

English speed
Not applicable. This is a Hindi typing format rather than an English one
Hindi speed
Commonly 25 to 30 words per minute, set by the exam using the format
Duration
Set by the exam, commonly 10 to 15 minutes
Nature
Depends on the exam. The font is a format, not an exam in itself
Medium
Hindi. Mangal is Unicode with the InScript layout; Krutidev is a legacy non-Unicode font on a Remington layout
Corrections
Set by the exam conducting the test

Figures checked August 2026. Exam formats are revised between cycles, so confirm against your own notification.

Krutidev vs Mangal - what's actually different

Mangal (Unicode/InScript) is the modern standard. It works in any modern software (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Excel, web browsers, mobile apps), renders correctly across devices, and is what SSC, RRB, UPSC, CPCT, and most central government typing exams use. The Unicode foundation means a Mangal document you create on Windows opens identically on macOS, Linux, or a mobile phone. Krutidev (ASCII/Remington) is the legacy standard. It only renders correctly in software that ships with the Krutidev font installed; copy-paste a Krutidev string into Gmail or a web form and it becomes gibberish unless the receiving system also has Krutidev. Despite this limitation, Krutidev is still required by certain state government exams (UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan for specific posts), several public-sector banks for legacy Hindi typing tests, court stenography roles in many states, and publishing/legal industry assessments. If you're undecided about which to learn, default to Mangal - it's the future, it works everywhere, and even the holdout exams are gradually migrating to it.

Keyboard layout differences that affect muscle memory

InScript (Mangal) places Hindi characters on QWERTY positions following a phonetic logic. The letter 'क' is on T, 'र' is on J, 'स' is on K. Vowel signs sit on the home row and on the digits row. Once memorized, InScript works on any keyboard that supports Indic input - no special hardware required. Krutidev's Remington layout was designed for mechanical typewriters in the mid-twentieth century; characters are placed based on usage frequency from the typewriter era, which doesn't always align with how modern Hindi is written. The same physical key produces a completely different character in Krutidev versus InScript - for example, the 'T' key produces 'क' in InScript but a different character in Krutidev. Switching between the two requires fully retraining your muscle memory. Don't try to learn both simultaneously; pick the one your target exam requires and master it before touching the other. Switching mid-prep wastes weeks of practice.

How to use Typetera for Krutidev or Mangal practice

Hit 'Start practice test' below for a 10-minute Hindi typing test using the standard Mangal/InScript convention - the format used by SSC CHSL, RRB NTPC, and CPCT. The corpus draws from real Hindi prose covering government administration, education, economic policy, and general-knowledge topics, matching the style of actual exam passages. For Krutidev-specific practice, configure your system's keyboard layout to Krutidev mode using a Hindi IME such as Madhuri, Munshi, or the Krutidev option in Microsoft Indic Input. Typetera measures what your keyboard outputs, regardless of which IME is active - so the test surface works identically for both fonts. Use Custom mode at /hi/test to paste actual Krutidev exam passages from coaching books or past-year papers and drill on them directly. Your text stays in your browser; we don't upload or store custom passages.

Which font is required for which exam

Mangal (default for modern exams): SSC CHSL, SSC CGL stenographer, RRB NTPC typist posts, CPCT (Madhya Pradesh), UPSC stenographer, most central PSU clerical recruitments, Delhi government posts, modern state recruitments post-2018 in most states, AIIMS clerical, and most public-sector bank Hindi typing tests since 2020. Krutidev (still required in select recruitments): some older Uttar Pradesh government posts (specific LDC and JA roles), several Bihar Vidhan Sabha posts, certain MP state-level clerical recruitments, Rajasthan revenue department posts, court stenographer roles in many states, several private-sector publishing roles, and most legal-industry typing assessments. Always verify in the exact official notification for your specific exam year and post - state governments occasionally switch fonts between recruitment cycles, and the notification is the authoritative source.

Common practice mistakes and how to avoid them

The biggest mistake is practicing on one layout and showing up to an exam that uses the other - your typing speed will be roughly half of what you trained at, because finger placements differ fundamentally. Read your notification carefully before starting any prep cycle. The second-biggest mistake is practicing without conjunct drills. SSC, RRB, and state-level passages have at least one conjunct character per sentence (often two or three), and typists who haven't drilled the common conjuncts - क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ, श्र, द्व, द्य, ह्म, क्र - stumble repeatedly during the 10-minute window, losing valuable seconds each time. The third mistake is ignoring Hindi punctuation. Hindi passages use the Devanagari danda (।) for periods, which sits on a specific key that many typists struggle to locate quickly under exam pressure. Drill the punctuation positions until they're automatic. The fourth mistake is over-relying on backspace. Each correction eats your 10-minute window. Aim for accuracy on the first pass rather than fast typing with corrections.

Recommended practice routine - 6 weeks to exam-ready

Weeks 1-2 (foundation): 30 minutes daily on accuracy. Type slowly, focus on consciously placing each character correctly. Target 95% accuracy at whatever speed that produces. Use Sentences mode on /hi/test. Weeks 3-4 (speed build): increase daily practice to 45 minutes. Keep accuracy at 95%+ but start pushing speed. Add focused conjunct drills (10 minutes daily on क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ, श्र alone) using Custom mode with passages you assemble that emphasize those characters. Weeks 5-6 (exam taper): switch to 10-minute exam-mode runs once daily, on this page or on the relevant /hi/exams/[your-target-exam] page. Aim to consistently clear your target threshold by minute 7-8 with accuracy above 95%. Don't push for personal bests in the final week before your exam - practice at threshold with high accuracy instead, so exam-day pressure doesn't crash your performance.

Tips that actually help

  • These are two different physical skills, not two fonts

    The word 'font' badly undersells the difference. Mangal is Unicode typed on InScript; Krutidev is a legacy encoding typed on a Remington-style layout. The keys are in different places and produce different things. Months of practice on one buys you very little on the other.

  • Establish which one your exam uses before anything else

    This decides your entire preparation. It is in the notification. Getting it wrong is the most expensive mistake in Hindi typing preparation, and it is entirely avoidable.

  • Mangal is the direction of travel

    Government systems have moved steadily toward Unicode, and Mangal is what most current exams specify. If you are choosing which to learn without a specific exam in mind, learn InScript.

  • InScript is logical once you see the pattern

    Vowels on the left, consonants on the right, arranged by phonetic order rather than scattered. It feels arbitrary for about a week and then it does not. That structure is why it is faster to learn than Remington for most people.

  • Matras are where the time goes

    The conjuncts and matras, not the base consonants, are what separate a 20 WPM typist from a 30 WPM one. Drill the combinations that keep tripping you rather than typing more prose and hoping.

  • Never practise with a phonetic transliteration tool

    Typing 'namaste' and letting software convert it teaches you nothing the exam will test. If your practice setup autocompletes or transliterates, it is actively harmful.

What costs candidates marks

  • Practising in one-minute bursts

    A 10-minute window is a stamina test, not a sprint. Speed measured over 60 seconds flatters everyone; the number that matters is the one you can still hold at minute eight, when your shoulders are up and your accuracy is sliding. Practise the full duration at least twice a week.

  • Correcting every single typo

    Backspacing costs you the keystroke, the correction, and the moment where you lose your place in the passage. Past a certain error rate corrections cost more than they save. Learn which of your mistakes are worth fixing and which are cheaper to leave.

  • Typing faster than you can read

    Almost everyone's accuracy falls off a cliff a few words per minute above their comfortable pace. Find that ceiling in practice and sit just under it in the exam. Being 3 WPM over the threshold with 96% accuracy beats being 12 over with 88%.

  • Ignoring punctuation and capitalisation

    Official passages are full of commas, full stops, capitalised department names and bracketed clauses. Every one of them is a character you are marked on. Practising lowercase prose with no punctuation trains a skill the exam does not test.

  • Never practising on an unfamiliar passage

    Re-typing the same paragraph until it is muscle memory measures recall, not typing. Your practice passage should be one you have not seen, every time, or the number it gives you is fiction.

A four-week plan

  1. Week 1

    Confirm the format, then learn the layout

    Establish from your notification whether it is Mangal or Krutidev. Then spend the week on the layout alone, not on speed. Twenty minutes daily on key positions beats two hours of frustrated passage typing.

  2. Week 2

    Matras and conjuncts

    This is where Hindi typing speed actually lives. Drill the combinations, slowly and correctly, until the common ones stop requiring thought.

  3. Week 3

    Full passages, accuracy first

    Move to continuous prose at a deliberately slow pace. Accuracy above 95% before you allow yourself to speed up at all.

  4. Week 4

    Build to the exam's threshold

    Now raise the pace toward whatever your exam requires, plus a margin. Full-length runs on unfamiliar passages.

Questions candidates ask

What is the difference between Krutidev and Mangal?
Mangal is a Unicode font typed with the InScript keyboard layout, and Krutidev is a legacy non-Unicode font typed on a Remington-style layout. They differ in encoding and in where the keys sit, so they are two separate physical skills rather than two appearances of one.
Which font do government typing exams use now?
Most current exams specify Mangal and Unicode, following the general shift of government systems to Unicode. Some state boards still use Krutidev. Your own notification is the only reliable answer.
Is Krutidev easier than Mangal?
Not inherently. Typists who learned Remington layouts years ago often find Krutidev easier because it is what their hands already know. For someone starting fresh, InScript is generally the more logical layout to learn, and it is the one more exams use.
Can I practise Mangal typing online for free?
Yes. This site's Hindi typing test uses Unicode, which is the same encoding Mangal uses, so it exercises the InScript layout you would use in the exam. What it cannot replicate is a Krutidev exam, which needs a Krutidev setup.
What typing speed is needed for Hindi government typing tests?
Commonly 25 to 30 words per minute, depending on the exam. SSC CHSL sets Hindi at 30 WPM and RRB at 25 WPM; state boards vary. The exam you are sitting sets the number.
Do I need to install a special keyboard for InScript?
You need the Hindi InScript input method enabled in your operating system, which Windows, macOS and Linux all include. You do not need to buy a physical Hindi keyboard, though key stickers help while you are learning.
Will my Krutidev practice help if the exam uses Mangal?
Only marginally. Your general Hindi reading fluency and your familiarity with the language transfer. The actual key positions, which are most of what typing speed is, do not.

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