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Court and legal typing tests: speed, mistakes and legal passages
Court and legal typing tests combine a modest speed target with strict rules about mistakes, and the passages are full of formal language, dates and section numbers.
The requirements in public notices
A Delhi High Court typing test asks for 25 words per minute in 10 minutes, with mistakes allowed up to 3 percent of the words typed. A Punjab SSSB legal clerk test asks for 30 words per minute, with at most 8 percent mistakes, which means 92 percent accuracy. The Supreme Court of Guyana lists a typist clerk requirement of 30 WPM on a computer keyboard.
What the passages look like
Expect long sentences with legal phrases such as writ petition, counter-affidavit, impugned order and Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, plus dates like 09.03.2025 and case numbers. The difficulty is not speed but accuracy across commas, semicolons, brackets and capitalised words.
How to practise
- Practise on court-style paragraphs, not general text.
- Drill the legal words you misspell until they stop appearing in your mistake list.
- Train with the same time limit as your test, and check your mistake percentage after each run.
- Practise without backspace once or twice a week to build confidence.
Margins
A 3 percent limit is tight: in a 250-word test it allows only seven words with mistakes. Aim for 98 percent accuracy in practice so that test-day nerves do not push you over the limit.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Delhi High Court typing speed?
A Delhi High Court typing test asks for 25 words per minute in 10 minutes with mistakes up to 3 percent, according to a public notice. Check the latest notice for your post.
How many mistakes are allowed in the Punjab SSSB test?
At most 8 percent, which equals 92 percent accuracy, with a 30 WPM speed.
Are legal passages harder than normal typing?
Yes, mainly because of formal vocabulary, numbers and punctuation.