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Delhi Police Head Constable (Ministerial) Typing Test
The Head Constable (Ministerial) skill test is conducted by SSC on behalf of Delhi Police, and the notice sets the bar at 30 words per minute in English or 25 in Hindi. This simulator runs that format as a ten minute continuous passage and reports net speed the way the evaluation does.
Exam format at a glance
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Post | Head Constable (Ministerial), Delhi Police |
| Conducted by | Staff Selection Commission |
| Nature of test | Qualifying skill test |
| Duration | 10 minutes |
| Required speed | 30 wpm in English typing or 25 wpm in Hindi typing |
| Word definition | 1 word = 5 key depressions |
| Other stages | Computer based examination, physical endurance and measurement test, medical |
Where the typing test sits in the selection process
Head Constable (Ministerial) selection runs through a computer based examination, a physical endurance and measurement test, and the typing skill test, followed by medical examination. The typing test does not add marks, but it is a hard filter — candidates who clear the written paper and the physical stage still lose the post here every cycle, usually by two or three words per minute.
Because the physical stage sits in between, many candidates leave typing practice until the last fortnight. That is the single most common preparation mistake for this post. Twenty minutes of typing a day, maintained through the whole process, costs almost nothing and removes the risk entirely.
English at 30 WPM: what it feels like
Thirty words a minute is 150 correct key depressions a minute, or about two and a half characters a second. That is a comfortable conversational pace for a trained touch typist and an impossible one for someone still hunting for keys. The dividing line is not speed but whether you look at the keyboard. If you do, no amount of practice at 30 WPM will feel stable under exam pressure; go back to the finger map in touch typing fundamentals for a week first.
Target 34–35 WPM in practice. The gap absorbs nerves, an unfamiliar keyboard and the two or three mistakes everyone makes in the first minute.
Hindi at 25 WPM
Hindi candidates need twenty-five words a minute. That is a lower number than English but not an easier test, because Devanagari requires more keystrokes per word: matras, half letters and the anusvara all add depressions that English does not have. Practise in Unicode Hindi with a standard layout, switch the control above to हिंदी, and use the built-in InScript keyboard if Hindi input is not installed on your machine.
Exam day checklist
- Read the instruction sheet handed out at the centre. It, not any website, governs whether corrections and editing tools are available on your machine.
- Confirm the language and font on screen during the trial period, and raise any problem before the test starts.
- Type the passage strictly in order. Skipping a word you cannot read misaligns everything after it.
- Keep typing until the timer stops. The last thirty seconds are usually worth ten to fifteen words.
Frequently asked questions
What typing speed is required for Delhi Police Head Constable Ministerial?
The SSC notice for the post prescribes 30 words per minute in English typing or 25 words per minute in Hindi typing. Speed norms can change between notices, so confirm in the notice for your own cycle.
Is the Delhi Police typing test qualifying only?
Yes, it is a qualifying skill test — it does not add marks to the merit list, but failing it removes you from selection.
Can I choose Hindi for the Delhi Police typing test?
The notice allows either English or Hindi typing at the prescribed speeds. Practise only in the language you will actually use, since the two require different keyboard skills.
How many words do I need to type in ten minutes?
About 300 correct words for the 30 WPM English requirement and about 250 for the 25 WPM Hindi requirement, with mistakes kept low enough that your net speed stays above the line.
Where these numbers come from
We keep this page matched to the official notice. Always confirm the figures in the notification for your own recruitment year before you rely on them — boards do change speed norms and error limits between cycles.