CPCT typing test (English) practice

Copy a passage against the clock and get scored the way the examiners do it. Pass mark: 30 WPM · 15 minutes.

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What the CPCT is

The Computer Proficiency Certification Test is the computer and typing test for Madhya Pradesh government jobs, now run by MPSEDC. Posts such as data entry operator, IT operator, Assistant Grade-3 and steno-typist ask for a CPCT scorecard, and the state's orders set the minimum typing speed at 30 net words per minute in English and 20 in Hindi; some departments ask for more, and some posts need the Hindi score. A scorecard stays valid for seven years.

The structure of the test

• A multiple-choice section of 75 questions in 75 minutes.
• An English typing test of 15 minutes and a Hindi typing test of 15 minutes, each after a practice round that does not count. Candidates with disabilities get 20 minutes per typing test.
• Backspace is allowed, so you can fix mistakes. The Submit button unlocks only once the whole passage is typed, and the test submits itself at 15 minutes.

How the CPCT scores typing

Each word you type is compared with the passage word in the same place. Net speed is the number of correct words divided by the minutes you took; gross speed counts every word; accuracy is net divided by gross. A wrong word simply does not count, with no extra penalty, but there is a trap: a skipped or extra word shifts everything after it, so all the following words count as wrong until you fix it. The scorecard turns net speed into a band: 30 to 40 WPM is 50%, 41 to 50 is 60%, and so on up to 100% above 80 WPM.

How to practise

Never skip a word. If you notice a missed or doubled word, go back with Backspace and fix it at once, because every word after it is lost until you do. Keep an even pace for the full fifteen minutes, and practise until you reach the band your post asks for with a margin, since an unfamiliar keyboard and nerves cost speed on the day. The mock test here compares words in place, as the CPCT does, and shows your band.

A worked example

Say you type 518 words in the 15 minutes and 31 of them do not match the passage word in the same place:

• Gross speed: 518 ÷ 15 = 34.5 WPM.
• Net speed: 487 correct words ÷ 15 = 32.5 WPM, accuracy 94%.

That passes the 30 WPM mark. Words are compared in place, so one skipped word makes every word after it wrong until you fix it: in the CPCT, a missed word is far more costly than a misspelt one. Backspace is allowed, so go back and fix a skipped word straight away.

How the mock test is scored

As in the CPCT: each typed word is compared with the passage word in the same place. Net speed is correct words per minute of the time you used, gross speed counts every word you typed, and accuracy is net ÷ gross. A wrong word does not count, with no further penalty, but a missed or extra word shifts all the words after it. Backspace is allowed. The result shows the scorecard band your net speed falls in. You get a word-by-word review of every mistake.

Three mock tests a day are free. Exam rules change between notices: always check the official notice for your post. See typing speed for government jobs for the requirements we track and their sources.