10 minutes·Needed to pass: 30 wpm net·Backspace off·English
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However though the Beyond was thus shut out from behind, in front the Ganges freed me from all bondage, and my mind, whenever it listed, could embark on the boats gaily sailing along, and hie away to lands not named in any geography. This was forty years ago. Since then I have never set foot again in that champak-shaded villa garden. The same old house and the same old trees must still be there, but I know it cannot any longer be the same--for where am I now to get that fresh feeling of wonder which made it what it was? We returned to our Jorasanko house in town. And my days were as so many mouthfuls offered up to be gulped down into the yawning interior of the Normal School. On the day of our leaving home my father, as was his habit, assembled the whole family in the prayer hall for divine service. After I had taken the dust of the feet of my elders I got into the carriage with my father. This was the first time in my life that I had a full suit of clothes made for me. My father himself had selected the pattern and colour. A gold embroidered velvet cap completed my costume. This I carried in my hand, being assailed with misgivings as to its effect in juxtaposition to my hairless head. As I got into the carriage my father insisted on my wearing it, so I had to put it on. Every time he looked another way I took it off. Every time I caught his eye it had to resume its proper place. My father was very particular in all his arrangements and orderings. He disliked leaving things vague or undetermined and never allowed slovenliness or makeshifts. He had a well-defined code to regulate his relations with others and theirs with him. In this he was different from the generality of his countrymen. With the rest of us a little carelessness this way or that did not signify; so in our dealings with him we had to be anxiously careful.
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Daily goal–
A phone shows the test, but the exam is on a keyboard: practise on one.
About this test
Time
10 minutes, after a short practice in the exam hall.
Needed to pass
30 words a minute net.
Mistakes
Full and half mistakes; 5% of the words typed are ignored. Each mistake counted takes 10 words off.
Editing
Off. Backspace, Delete and the arrow keys do nothing, as in the exam.
A practice test to the published rules. Not the official software, and not a certificate.
Questions
Does RRB still hold a typing test?
Only for recruitments notified before 2026. From 2026 the Railway Board has dropped it for Clerk-cum-Typist, Accounts Clerk, Senior Clerk and Junior Accounts Assistant (RBE 82/2026), and typing is assessed after joining. CEN 06/2025 and 07/2025 still hold it.
How is net speed worked out?
Words typed, less 10 for each mistake counted, over the minutes. 5% of the words typed are let off before mistakes are counted.
Why does Backspace do nothing?
RRB's typing test turns off Backspace, Delete and the arrow keys, so a mistake stays where it is typed. Practising without them builds the habit the test needs.
Is this the real RRB software?
No. It follows RRB's published rules so you can practise to them, but it is not the exam's software.
lite-type
lite-type is for practising typing on a computer keyboard, so it is made for bigger screens, not phones. Come back on a laptop or desktop.