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English QWERTY keyboard and finger chart for typing tests

English government typing tests use the standard QWERTY keyboard. Using the right finger for every key is what lets you reach 30 to 40 words per minute without looking down.

Which finger types which key

• Left little
• Left ring
• Left middle
• Left index (and thumb side keys)
• Right index
• Right middle
• Right ring
• Right little

Home row and posture

• Rest your index fingers on F and J (they have a small bump). Your other fingers rest on A S D and K L ;.
• Return to the home row after every key, and press with the finger shown in the chart.
• Keep wrists level, shoulders loose and the screen at eye level for the full 10 to 15 minutes of the test.

What to practise first

1. The home row, then the top row, then the bottom row.
2. Capital letters with Shift on the opposite hand, then numbers and punctuation.
3. Full passages in exam mode, so you learn to handle the pass mark and the mistake rule.

Exams that use English QWERTY

• SSC CHSL - LDC / JSA — English: QWERTY. Hindi: at the test centre you choose InScript, Krutidev, Remington GAIL or Remington CBI.
• SSC CHSL - Data Entry Operator (DEST) — English QWERTY.
• SSC CHSL - DEO in C&AG-related departments — English QWERTY.
• SSC CGL - Tax Assistant / DEST posts — English QWERTY.
• RRB NTPC - Clerk / Accounts Clerk cum Typist — Hindi: Krutidev or Mangal font. The notice does not name a layout.
• DSSSB - Junior Assistant / LDC / Grade-IV — Older notices: Kruti Dev font on a normal English keyboard. Check your notice.
• DDA - Junior Secretariat Assistant — Hindi: Remington GAIL with the Mangal font.
• UPSSSC - Junior Assistant (take English and Hindi parts) — Hindi: Mangal with InScript, or Kruti Dev 010 with Remington. Check your notice.
• CAPF Head Constable (Ministerial) - BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB — Hindi: Remington GAIL with the Mangal font.
• Army Agniveer Clerk / Store Keeper Technical — 30 WPM English
• EPFO - Social Security Assistant — Hindi: InScript with the Mangal font.
• AIIMS - Junior Administrative Assistant / LDC — Changes by recruitment: Mangal InScript, Remington GAIL or CBI, or Kruti Dev. Check your notice.
• Delhi High Court - Junior Judicial Assistant / Restorer — 35 WPM English
• Delhi High Court - Senior Personal Assistant / PA — 40 WPM English
• MP CPCT - typing module (English and Hindi) — Hindi: Remington (GAIL) or InScript, your choice, with a Unicode font.
• Chhattisgarh High Court - Junior Judicial Assistant / Data Entry Operator — Runs on Ubuntu with LibreOffice and a Unicode font. The notice does not name a layout.
• Haryana Subordinate Courts - Clerk (SSSC) — 30 WPM English
• Allahabad High Court - Review Officer / Computer Assistant — 25 WPM English
• Rajasthan RSSB - LDC / Junior Assistant (Phase II typing) — Hindi: DevLys 010 with the Remington layout (not Unicode). English: QWERTY. Reported by exam-prep sites quoting the RSSB guidelines; the Kruti Dev option here uses the same key layout with a different font.