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PPSC Punjabi typing — what to confirm before exam day
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Punjabi INSCRIPT follows the same core logic as Hindi INSCRIPT — matras are typed after consonants, ਿ appears on the left automatically. The unique Punjabi elements are ੱ addak (doubles next consonant) and ੰ tippi (nasal mark).
PPSC Senior Assistant Punjabi typing test — at a glance
PostSenior Assistant · Punjab Public Service Commission
Speed required30 WPM Punjabi · 30 WPM English (both qualifying)
Duration10 minutes per language
KeyboardRaavi INSCRIPT — built into Windows, no extra software
ScriptGurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) — Unicode, Raavi font
Passage length~300 words / ~1,500 characters
Format10 chunks — complete 80% of each before pressing Enter
BackspaceFreely allowed — use remaining time to correct errors
Accuracy gateMinimum 92% to qualify — below this = fail regardless of WPM
NatureQualifying only — not added to merit list
PPSC Punjabi typing marking — mistakes, formulas and the 92% gate
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Everything below is taken from the PPSC Annexure-A typing instructions (Annexure-A, PPSC Patiala, Advt 11/2018, issued by the Secretary, 28/01/2019). A word counts as five characters, including spaces and punctuation. Both gates must clear together: 30 WPM gross and a maximum of 8% mistakes, which is 92% accuracy.
How mistakes are counted
A full mistake is an omitted word, a wrong word substituted, or an extra word added. A half mistake is a spacing error — a missing or an extra space between words. For a mis-typed word, any characters beyond the length of the reference word are ignored when gross speed is computed.
Formulas
Error characters = mistakes × 5 Net characters = Gross characters − Error characters Gross speed = Gross characters ÷ (5 × minutes) → truncated to a whole number Accuracy = 100 × Net ÷ Gross → must be ≥ 92%
The truncation is not a rounding: 298 characters in 10 minutes is 29 WPM, not 29.8, and 29 fails. Counted as characters: spaces, numbers, letters, punctuation and Enter. Not counted: extra spaces, extra Enters, Shift, Alt and Backspace.
Worked example from the instruction sheet
Gross characters60
Mistakes (1 extra word added)1 full
Error characters (1 × 5)5
Net characters (60 − 5)55
Accuracy (100 × 55 ÷ 60)91.67%
ResultFAIL — below the 92% gate
One extra word is enough to fail a candidate whose speed was fine. That is the whole argument for training first-pass accuracy rather than raw speed.
The chunk system, and moving between chunks
The passage is shown in chunks of three lines — roughly 32 to 34 words each, ten chunks in total. All ten must be typed to be eligible to clear the test. Once 80% of the current chunk is typed, Enter or the down arrow advances you, and skipped words carry a penalty. The up arrow returns to the previous line, and Page Up and Page Down move between chunks. Candidates who finish all ten chunks may spend the remaining time correcting mistakes and lifting accuracy.
On the day
Each language test runs 10 minutes, with a five-minute intervalbetween the Punjabi and English tests. Some keyboard keys are non-functional during the test. The software evaluates instantly and displays every typing error at the end. A mock test appears on the Commission website roughly ten days before the typing test — take it, because it is the same interface.
Punjabi vowels — type each as a single character
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The PPSC Annexure-A typing instructions require each vowel to be typed as one character. Building a vowel from a carrier plus a matra is not acceptable — typing ਆ as ਅ followed by ਾ is marked wrong.
ਉShift + G
ਊShift + T
ਓShift + A
ਆShift + E
ਐShift + W
ਔShift + Q
ਇShift + F
ਈShift + R
ਏShift + S
Lagamatras and half characters must sit in the correct position. Omitting one, or adding one that does not belong, makes the whole word wrong — not a partial deduction. For counting, vowels, consonants, matras, addak, bindi, tippi and half characters each count as one character.
Why practise the Punjabi paper here
The only platform with Raavi INSCRIPT practice built for PSSSB.
Most generic typing tools don't support Gurmukhi script at all. TypingSutra is built specifically for Punjab government exam candidates — Raavi INSCRIPT keyboard, PSSSB scoring rules, and progress tracking across both Punjabi and English.
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Raavi INSCRIPT support
Full Gurmukhi keyboard with Raavi font — the exact layout used in PSSSB exams. No workarounds.
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WPM tracked per session
Every session records your Punjabi WPM separately. See your progress toward 30 WPM clearly.
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Weak Gurmukhi key detection
System identifies which specific Gurmukhi keys slow you down and drills only those.
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30 WPM · 92% target
Live Net WPM and accuracy against the standard PPSC sets, so you see the 92% line as you cross it.
Punjab recruits through two separate bodies, and both set a Punjabi and English typing test at the same 30 WPM standard. These PSSSB pages cover the subordinate-services posts.