RRB typing test requirements and formats
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts typing tests for NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Category) posts including Junior Clerk cum Typist, Account Clerk cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, and Junior Time Keeper. These roles require either English typing at 30 WPM or Hindi typing at 25 WPM on a 10-minute test.
RRB applies a 5% grace period for errors: if your error rate stays below 5% of total words typed, they are not deducted from your gross WPM. This makes RRB typing tests more forgiving than SSC formats for candidates who type fast but make occasional errors. However, the 10-minute duration still requires genuine endurance.
Preparing for RRB NTPC typing tests
Use the 10-minute medium difficulty test on TypingMonk as your primary practice format. Aim for 35 WPM with 97% accuracy — well above the 30 WPM requirement — so that the railway's error-accounting leaves you comfortably above the threshold. Many candidates who train to exactly 30 WPM fail the test because a slightly higher error rate on exam day pushes their net score below 30.
For Hindi typing in RRB exams, practice with the Mangal Unicode layout as this is the standard used by railway examination centres. The Hindi Typing Test section of TypingMonk supports Mangal InScript input and shows KDPH alongside WPM — the metric used in official RRB evaluation.