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PSSSB Punjabi Typing Test 2026

Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board — Raavi INSCRIPT typing test practice

ਰਾਵੀ INSCRIPT ਕੀਬੋਰਡ — ਹੋਮ ਰੋਅ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ, ਹਰ ਕੀਅ ਕਦਮ-ਦਰ-ਕਦਮ। ਪੜ੍ਹੋ, ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰੋ, ਇਮਤਿਹਾਨ ਪਾਸ ਕਰੋ।

30 wpmGross speed
92%Min. accuracy
10 minTest time
RaaviINSCRIPT layout
ਦੇਖੋ ਇਹ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ
WPM
24
Accuracy
96%
ਪੰਜਾਬ ਅਧੀਨ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਚੋਣ ਬੋਰਡ
char
KEYR
Left Indexfinger
~`
`
੍ਵ1
੍ਯ2
੍ਰ3
4
%5
^6
&7
*8
(9
)0
_-
-
+=
=
q
w
e
r
t
y
u
i
o
p
[
]
|\
\
a
s
d
f
ਿ
g
h
j
k
l
;
'
z
x
c
v
b
ਲ਼n
ਸ਼m
<,
,
.
.
?/
Space
Every rule and figure below follows the official PSSSB document Important Instructions for Candidates regarding Typing Test
Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board · Advertisement No. 3/2021, Clerk (Legal) · Last updated 2026-07-30
ਹੁਣ ਅਸਲੀ ਟਾਈਪਿੰਗ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰੋ
ਸਿੱਖਣਾ, ਮੁਫ਼ਤ ਅਭਿਆਸ, ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਇਮਤਿਹਾਨ — ਜਿੱਥੋਂ ਚਾਹੋ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰੋ।

PSSSB Punjabi typing test criteria at a glance

30 WPM
Gross speed
ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਕੱਟਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਪੀਡ
92%
Minimum accuracy
ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ 8% ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਛੋਟ
10 min
Test duration
ਹਰ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਲਈ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਟੈਸਟ
1,500+
Characters needed
30 WPM ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਇਹੀ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ
10
Chunks to type
ਸਾਰੇ ਦਸ, ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ
80%
Before Enter works
ਮੌਜੂਦਾ chunk ਦਾ ਇੰਨਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ
5
Characters = 1 word
Spaces ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਸਮੇਤ
5 min
Gap between papers
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ
Qualifying
Nature of the test
ਮੈਰਿਟ ਸੂਚੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਜੁੜਦਾ
ਦੋਵੇਂ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ ਪੂਰੀਆਂ ਕਰਨੀਆਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹਨ। 90% accuracy ਨਾਲ 45 WPM ਵੀ ਫ਼ੇਲ੍ਹ ਹੈ। 100% accuracy ਨਾਲ 29 WPM ਵੀ ਫ਼ੇਲ੍ਹ ਹੈ। ਸਪੀਡ ਅਤੇ accuracy ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਜਾਂਚੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ।

Raavi INSCRIPT vowel keys — the rule that fails most candidates

ਸਵਰ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਇੱਕੋ key ਨਾਲ ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰੋ। ਸਵਰ ਵਾਹਕ (ੳ, ਅ, ੲ) ਅਤੇ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਵਰ ਨਾ ਬਣਾਓ। ਸਕਰੀਨ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਸਹੀ ਦਿਖੇਗਾ, ਪਰ software ਇਸਨੂੰ ਗਲਤ ਗਿਣੇਗਾ। ਹੇਠਾਂ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸੂਚੀ ਸਿੱਧੀ PSSSB ਦੀ ਹਦਾਇਤ ਸ਼ੀਟ ਤੋਂ ਹੈ।
The nine vowel key combinations specified in the PSSSB typing test instructions for Raavi INSCRIPT.
VowelINSCRIPT keysWrong combination — not accepted
Shift + Gੳ + ੁ
Shift + Tੳ + ੂ
Shift + Aੳ + ੋ
Shift + Eਅ + ਾ
Shift + Wਅ + ੈ
Shift + Qਅ + ੌ
Shift + Fੲ + ਿ
Shift + Rੲ + ੀ
Shift + Sੲ + ੇ

PSSSB Punjabi typing test rules you must know

01

ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸਪੀਡ ਨਹੀਂ ਘਟਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ

ਸਪੀਡ ਹਰ ਟਾਈਪ ਕੀਤੇ ਅੱਖਰ ਤੋਂ ਗਿਣੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਸਿਰਫ਼ accuracy ਘਟਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।

02

10 ਮਿੰਟ ਵਿੱਚ 1,500 ਅੱਖਰ ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰੋ

ਇਹੀ 30 WPM ਹੈ। PSSSB 5 ਅੱਖਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮੰਨਦਾ ਹੈ, spaces ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਸਮੇਤ।

03

29.9 WPM ਨੂੰ 29 ਗਿਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

ਦਸ਼ਮਲਵ ਕੱਟ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਵਧਾਇਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਂਦਾ। 1,550 ਅੱਖਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਟੀਚਾ ਰੱਖੋ।

04

92% ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ accuracy = ਫ਼ੇਲ੍ਹ

45 WPM ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ ਵੀ। ਅਤੇ 91% ਤੇ ਸਪੀਡ ਠੀਕ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਫ਼ੇਲ੍ਹ। ਦੋਵੇਂ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹਨ।

05

ਮਾਤਰਾ ਛੁੱਟੀ ਤਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਗਲਤ

ਲਗਾਂ-ਮਾਤਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਅੱਧੇ ਅੱਖਰ ਸਹੀ ਥਾਂ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ, ਜਾਂ ਵਾਧੂ ਅੱਖਰ ਪੈ ਜਾਣ — ਤਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਗਲਤ ਗਿਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲਈ ਹੈ।

06

ਸਵਰ ਇੱਕੋ key ਨਾਲ ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰੋ

ਆ = Shift + E। ਇਸਨੂੰ ਅ ਅਤੇ ਾ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰਨਾ ਗਲਤ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਭਾਵੇਂ ਸਕਰੀਨ ਤੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹਾ ਦਿਖੇ।

07

ਗਲਤ ਜਾਂ ਛੁੱਟਿਆ ਸ਼ਬਦ = 5 ਅੱਖਰ

ਇਹ ਪੂਰੀ ਗਲਤੀ ਹੈ। ਔਖਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਛੱਡਣ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਹੌਲੀ ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰਨਾ ਸਸਤਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

08

ਗਲਤ space = 2.5 ਅੱਖਰ

ਇਹ ਅੱਧੀ ਗਲਤੀ ਹੈ। ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ space ਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ, ਵਾਧੂ space, ਜਾਂ ਕਾਮੇ ਕੋਲ ਗਲਤ space।

09

ਸਾਰੇ 10 chunks ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰਨੇ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹਨ

ਨੌਵੇਂ chunk ਤੇ ਰੁਕ ਗਏ ਤਾਂ ਟੈਸਟ ਪਾਸ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਪੀਡ ਅਤੇ accuracy ਭਾਵੇਂ ਜੋ ਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਹੋਵੇ।

10

Enter ਸਿਰਫ਼ 80% chunk ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ

ਸ਼ਬਦ ਛੱਡਣ ਤੇ ਪੈਨਲਟੀ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਔਖੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਲਈ ਹੈ, ਅੱਗੇ ਛਾਲ ਮਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ।

11

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰੋ, ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਧਾਰੋ

ਸਾਰੇ ਦਸ chunks ਕਰੋ, ਫਿਰ ਬਚੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਲਤੀਆਂ ਠੀਕ ਕਰੋ। ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਸੁਧਾਰਦੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਾਂ ਮੁੱਕ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

12

Backspace ਤੋਂ ਕੁਝ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਦਾ

ਇਹ ਅੱਖਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਗਿਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ। ਨਾ ਹੀ Shift, Alt, ਵਾਧੂ spaces ਜਾਂ ਵਾਧੂ Enter।

How Gurmukhi characters are counted for gross speed

Each of these counts as one character
ਸਵਰ (ਉ, ਊ, ਐ, ਆ) · ਵਿਅੰਜਨ (ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ) · ਮਾਤਰਾਵਾਂ (ਾ, ਿ, ੀ) · ਅੱਧਕ · ਬਿੰਦੀ · ਟਿੱਪੀ · ਅੱਧੇ ਅੱਖਰ · ਅਤੇ ਬਿੰਦੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਅੱਖਰ ਸ਼ ਖ਼ ਗ਼ ਜ਼ ਫ਼ ਲ਼
Worked example
ਆਸਰਾ
ਆ + ਸ + ਰ + ਾ = 4 ਅੱਖਰ
ਮਾਤਰਾ ਛੁੱਟੀ ਤਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਗਲਤ। ਲਗਾਂ-ਮਾਤਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅੱਧੇ ਅੱਖਰ ਸਹੀ ਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਹੋਣੇ ਚਾਹੀਦੇ ਹਨ। ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਅੱਖਰ ਛੁੱਟ ਜਾਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਧੂ ਅੱਖਰ ਪੈ ਜਾਣ, ਤਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਗਲਤ ਗਿਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ — ਅੱਧੇ ਨੰਬਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਦੇ। ਇਹ ਨਿਯਮ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੇਪਰ ਲਈ ਹੈ।

How your PSSSB Punjabi typing score is calculated

PSSSB Punjabi typing test scoring formula diagram — gross characters minus error characters gives net characters, with 30 WPM gross speed and 92% accuracy pass gates
Gross characters drive your speed. Net characters drive your accuracy. Both gates are checked independently — clearing one does not compensate for the other.
Full mistake — 5 characters
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਛੁੱਟ ਗਿਆ, ਗਲਤ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਟਾਈਪ ਹੋਇਆ, ਜਾਂ ਵਾਧੂ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜੋ ਪੈਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ।
Half mistake — 2.5 characters
Space ਦੀ ਗਲਤੀ: ਦੋ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ space ਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ, ਵਾਧੂ space, ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਕੋਲ ਗਲਤ space।
Scoring formula
Gross characters = total number of characters typed
Error characters = number of mistakes × 5  (full = 1, half = 0.5)
Net characters = Gross characters − Error characters
Gross speed (WPM) = Gross characters ÷ (5 × 10 minutes), truncated
Accuracy % = (Net characters ÷ Gross characters) × 100
Pass = Gross speed ≥ 30 AND Accuracy ≥ 92%
A clear pass
Gross characters typed1,620
Full mistakes (9 × 5)45
Half mistakes (4 × 2.5)10
Net characters (1,620 − 55)1,565
Gross speed (32.4, cut)32 WPM
Accuracy (1,565 ÷ 1,620)96.6%
ResultPASS
The truncation trap
Gross characters typed1,495
Total mistakes2 full
Error characters (2 × 5)10
Net characters (1,495 − 10)1,485
Accuracy (1,485 ÷ 1,495)99.3%
Gross speed (29.9, cut)29 WPM
ResultFAIL
Near-perfect accuracy, five characters short on speed.

The 10-chunk system explained

PSSSB Punjabi typing test 10-chunk system diagram — ten chunks of three lines each, the 80% rule for advancing with Enter, and the available editing keys
All ten chunks must be typed to be eligible. Finish them first, then use the time that is left to go back and correct mistakes.

Full PSSSB Punjabi typing test pattern 2026

Conducting bodyPunjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB), SAS Nagar (Mohali)
PostsClerk · Clerk (Legal) · Senior Assistant · Steno Typist
LanguagePunjabi, typed in Unicode-compliant Raavi font
KeyboardINSCRIPT layout
Passage contentGurmukhi alphabet, Gurmukhi and English numerals, punctuation marks
ModeOn computer using typing software; evaluated automatically, result shown instantly with all errors
Speed required30 WPM minimum GROSS speed — before error deduction
Accuracy required92% minimum — a maximum of 8% mistakes is permitted
Duration10 minutes per language
Gap between tests5 minutes between the Punjabi and English tests
Word lengthStandardised at 5 characters, including spaces and punctuation
Character countingVowels, consonants, matras, addak, bindi, tippi, half characters and ਸ਼ ਖ਼ ਗ਼ ਜ਼ ਫ਼ ਲ਼ each count as one character
VowelsMust be typed as a single character, never as vowel carrier plus matra
Matra errorsAn omitted lagamatra or half character, or extra characters in a word, makes the COMPLETE word wrong
Passage displayChunks of 3 lines at a time
Chunk sizeApproximately 32–34 words per chunk
Total chunks10 — all must be typed to be eligible to clear
AdvancingEnter or Down arrow, after 80% of the current chunk is typed
Editing keysUp arrow for previous line · Page Up / Page Down between chunks
Counted as charactersLetters, numbers, spaces, punctuation and the Enter key
NOT countedExtra spaces, extra Enter keys, Shift, Alt and Backspace
Skipping wordsPenalised — the 80% rule is not a shortcut past difficult text
Disabled keysKeys not relevant to the software are switched off during the test
NatureQualifying only — not added to the merit list
ਨਿਯਮ ਪਤਾ ਲੱਗ ਗਏ। ਹੁਣ ਸਪੀਡ ਬਣਾਓ।
ਰੋਜ਼ ਤੀਹ ਮਿੰਟ — ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾਤਰ ਉਮੀਦਵਾਰਾਂ ਲਈ ਇੰਨਾ ਹੀ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਹੈ।

Learn Punjabi typing for PSSSB — from home row to exam speed

The PSSSB Punjabi typing test is not a test of finger speed. It is a test of whether you can produce roughly 1,500 clean Gurmukhi characters in ten minutes without dropping below 92% accuracy, and the Punjabi paper punishes carelessness harder than the English one. An omitted lagamatra or half character does not cost you a fraction of a word — it makes the complete word wrong. That single rule is why candidates with respectable speed still fail.

Start on the home row (A S D F, J K L and semicolon) with both index fingers on the F and J bumps, and add one keyboard row at a time rather than trying to memorise the whole Raavi INSCRIPT layout at once. Two concepts need to become automatic early. The first is matra order: ਿ is typed after its consonant even though it appears to the left of it on screen. The second is the vowel rule — ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ and ਔ each have their own key combination and must never be assembled from a carrier plus a matra, because a word built that way looks correct and scores as wrong.

Once every key is covered by muscle memory, move from lessons to timed ten-minute attempts in the exam format. The Punjabi typing lessons cover key coverage; the exam-style test covers pacing under the chunk rules. Candidates starting from zero typically need six to eight weeks of daily half-hour practice to reach 30 WPM, longer than the English paper takes, because the Gurmukhi character positions have to be learned from scratch. Both papers are cleared separately, so budget time for PSSSB English typing as well.

Best app to learn Punjabi typing — what to look for

Built to the PSSSB instruction sheet, not to a generic typing template.
Most typing sites do not support Gurmukhi at all, and those that do score you on net WPM with a rounded number and no accuracy gate. That is not the test PSSSB runs.

Real Raavi INSCRIPT

The full Gurmukhi keyboard with finger guidance — the same layout the exam uses, not a transliteration workaround.

Gross speed, truncated

Speed is reported the way the exam reports it — gross characters, decimal cut. No rounding that hides a 29.

Full and half mistakes

Omissions, substitutions and extra words at 5 characters; spacing errors at 2.5. The same arithmetic the software runs.

Weak key detection

Every session records which Gurmukhi keys cost you accuracy and builds targeted drills from your own error pattern.

ਇਹਨਾਂ Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board ਅਹੁਦਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਰਾਵੀ INSCRIPT) ਅਤੇ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ — ਦੋਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਟਾਈਪਿੰਗ ਟੈਸਟ ਪਾਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ, ਹਰ ਇੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੱਟੋ-ਘੱਟ 30 WPM gross speed।

More PSSSB and PSPCL typing guides

PSSSB Punjabi typing test — frequently asked questions

The Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board requires a minimum gross typing speed of 30 words per minute in Punjabi, over a 10-minute test, together with at least 92% accuracy. A word is standardised at five characters including spaces and punctuation, so 30 WPM over 10 minutes means roughly 1,500 gross characters typed.

Candidates type the Punjabi passage in Unicode-compliant Raavi font using the INSCRIPT keyboard layout. The passage is composed of characters from the Gurmukhi alphabet, Gurmukhi and English numerals, and punctuation marks. Raavi ships with Windows, so no additional software installation is needed.

Vowels must be typed as a single character, not as a combination of a vowel carrier plus a matra. For example ਆ must be typed with Shift and E as one keystroke, and not built from ਅ followed by the ਾ matra. The official instruction sheet lists nine such vowels: ਉ is Shift and G, ਊ is Shift and T, ਓ is Shift and A, ਆ is Shift and E, ਐ is Shift and W, ਔ is Shift and Q, ਇ is Shift and F, ਈ is Shift and R, and ਏ is Shift and S. A word built the wrong way looks identical on screen but is marked incorrect by the evaluation software.

Vowels, consonants, matras, addak, bindi, tippi, half characters and the bindi characters ਸ਼ ਖ਼ ਗ਼ ਜ਼ ਫ਼ ਲ਼ are each treated as a single character. So the word ਆਸਰਾ counts as four characters: ਆ, ਸ, ਰ and the ਾ matra. This matters because gross speed is calculated from the character count, not the word count.

If a lagamatra or a half character is omitted, or additional characters are added within a word, the complete word is treated as wrong. There is no partial credit for a word that is nearly right. This makes matra accuracy more consequential in the Punjabi paper than any equivalent rule in the English paper, and it is the single most common reason candidates with good speed still fail.

Gross. The official instructions specify a minimum gross typing speed of 30 WPM, calculated from every character typed before any error deduction. Errors are handled separately through the 92% accuracy requirement. Many practice sites present this as a net WPM target, which sets candidates up to aim at the wrong number.

Gross characters is the total number of characters typed. Error characters equals the number of mistakes multiplied by five, where a full mistake counts as one and a half mistake as 0.5. Net characters is gross characters minus error characters. Gross speed is gross characters divided by five, divided by the test duration in minutes, truncated to a whole number. Accuracy is net characters divided by gross characters, times 100. You pass only if gross speed is at least 30 and accuracy is at least 92%.

A full mistake is an omitted word, a substituted word, or an extra word added that does not appear in the passage. A half mistake is a spacing error — no space provided between two words, or an extra space inserted. A full mistake costs five characters and a half mistake costs 2.5 characters. Incorrect spacing around punctuation marks is treated as a space error.

The passage is displayed on screen in chunks of three lines. Each chunk holds approximately 32 to 34 words and there are ten chunks in total. All ten must be typed to be eligible to clear the test. Candidates who finish all ten can use the remaining time to correct mistakes and improve accuracy. After typing 80% of the current chunk, the Enter key or the Down arrow moves to the next one.

Yes, backspace is available and you can edit your text. However, backspace is not counted as a character for gross speed, along with Shift, Alt, extra spaces and extra Enter keys. Corrections cost time without adding to your speed. The Up arrow moves to the previous line and Page Up and Page Down move between chunks.

Yes. Each language is a separate 10-minute test and a 5-minute interval is provided between them. Both are conducted on computer using typing software, which evaluates the attempt and displays the result instantly along with all the typing errors it recorded.

The typing test is qualifying in nature — you must clear the minimum speed and accuracy to remain in consideration, but the typing score is not added to the merit list. Selection merit rests on the written examination. Punjabi and English are cleared separately, so a strong result in one does not compensate for a failure in the other.

PSSSB stands for the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board, headquartered at the Forest Complex, Sector 68, SAS Nagar (Mohali). It conducts recruitment for clerical and subordinate posts across Punjab government departments and administers the Punjabi and English typing skill tests for posts such as Clerk, Clerk (Legal), Senior Assistant and Steno Typist.

Start by ruling out what cannot work. Most typing sites do not support Gurmukhi at all, and several that claim to use romanised transliteration, where you type "punjabi" and it converts — which teaches you nothing about the Raavi INSCRIPT key positions the exam actually tests. Beyond real INSCRIPT support, the things that matter are whether the app handles the nine vowel key combinations correctly, whether it applies the whole-word penalty for a missing lagamatra rather than counting it as one wrong character, and whether Gurmukhi renders in Raavi rather than falling back to a default font. TypingSutra covers all three, drills individual Gurmukhi keys with finger guidance, and is free in the browser.

It depends on which exam, because the scoring rules differ far more than most candidates expect. PSSSB requires 30 WPM gross speed at 92% accuracy in a ten-chunk interface. SSC CHSL asks for 35 WPM. RRB NTPC and UPSSSC both use 30 WPM but with different accuracy thresholds, and CPCT requires 95% accuracy. An app that applies one generic scoring model to every exam will tell you that you are ready when you are not. The useful test is whether the app keeps a separate scoring profile per exam, reproduces that exam's actual interface, and reports speed the way the exam reports it. TypingSutra maintains distinct targets and interfaces for PSSSB, SSC CHSL, RRB NTPC, DSSSB, RSMSSB, UPSSSC and CPCT, in English, Hindi and Punjabi, and is free to use in the browser.

Candidates with no prior typing experience typically reach 30 WPM in six to eight weeks of daily 30-minute practice. The Gurmukhi script requires learning new character positions from scratch, so the first two weeks should stay on the home row before adding rows. Matra order is the concept that takes longest to become automatic, because ਿ is typed after its consonant even though it appears to the left on screen.

TypingSutra runs entirely in the browser with no signup and no install, and Raavi ships with Windows so Gurmukhi renders natively. The exam-style test reproduces the ten-chunk interface, the 80% completion rule and live gross WPM and accuracy, while the lessons drill individual keys with finger guidance. Every session is free and weak keys are tracked so later drills target them.

Source: PSSSB, Important Instructions for Candidates regarding Typing Test, Advertisement No. 3/2021, Clerk (Legal). Candidates should always confirm requirements against the notification for their own post, as duration and qualifying criteria can vary between advertisements.