Allahabad High Court RO/ARO Typing Test — Rules & Free Practice
Allahabad High Court RO/ARO/Computer Assistant typing test: 25 WPM English (no Hindi component), NTA-conducted -- verified against the 2026 official notification, plus free practice.
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- English typing speed required
- 25 WPM net minimum -- confirmed directly from the 2026 official notification
- Hindi/regional typing speed required
- No Hindi typing component in this exam.
- Test duration
- Commonly reported as 20 minutes, ~500-word English passage, 50 marks -- not independently confirmed at the primary source (see note below)
- Backspace / editing
- Commonly reported as fully enabled, with no live error highlighting -- not independently confirmed.
- Permitted font(s)/layout(s)
- English only, standard QWERTY -- no Hindi layout applicable to this exam.
- Scoring
- Commonly reported as contributing to the final merit list (unusual among exams on this site), requiring both a minimum marks threshold and the 25 WPM floor -- not independently confirmed.
- Conducting authority
- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, examination conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency)
About this exam
Allahabad High Court's Review Officer, Assistant Review Officer, and Computer Assistant Recruitment Examination is the one Tier 1 exam on this site with an English-only typing test -- no Hindi component at all, unlike every other exam covered here. It's conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency) on the High Court's behalf, via NTA's own exam portal rather than a High Court-run test centre system.
We independently fetched the current (2026) recruitment cycle's own official notification and confirmed directly: a minimum typing speed of 25 words per minute in English on computer is listed as an essential qualification for these posts, alongside the educational/computer-proficiency requirements.
One honest note: the abridged notification we verified points candidates to a separate "Detailed Advertisement" for the exam's full mode/structure, which we weren't able to independently fetch this session. The word count, duration, error-penalty formula, and backspace policy below are reported consistently by third-party exam-prep sources, not confirmed by us directly against that detailed document -- see the sourcing note in the rules section.
Typing rules for this exam
Confirmed directly from the current cycle's official notification: a minimum typing speed of 25 WPM in English on computer is required as an essential qualification for Review Officer, Assistant Review Officer, and Computer Assistant alike.
Third-party sources consistently describe the actual test format as: an English passage of roughly 500 words, typed within a 20-minute window, worth 50 marks total. Backspace is reported as fully enabled, but with no live error highlighting -- you can correct mistakes, but the interface won't flag them for you as you type, so self-checking discipline matters more than on exams with live error highlighting.
About the practice tool below: this site's typing-test engine is currently built for Indian-language (InScript) typing, not a dedicated English-only mode -- the embedded tool below runs a Hindi test. It's still useful for building general typing discipline (timing awareness, keystroke accuracy habits), but it is not a direct simulator for this specific English-only exam. We say this plainly rather than presenting it as an exact match.
Sourcing note: the official notification we verified is the abridged advertisement (essential-qualifications table), which explicitly refers candidates to a separate "Detailed Advertisement" for the exam's full mode/structure -- a document we were not able to independently locate and fetch this session. The 500-word/20-minute/50-mark structure and the backspace/error-highlighting details above are third-party-reported, not confirmed by us directly. Check your own admit card/NTA communication (exams.nta.nic.in/allhcre/) for anything specific to your cycle.
How errors are calculated
Third-party sources consistently describe a flat, per-error penalty -- 0.1 marks deducted for each confirmed error, rather than a percentage-based tolerance or a full/half-mistake system like SSC and RRB use. We were not able to confirm this specific figure against the High Court's or NTA's own detailed advertisement this session, so treat it as commonly-reported rather than confirmed.
What we did confirm directly: the qualifying threshold requires BOTH a minimum score (reported as 25 out of 50 marks) AND the 25 WPM net speed independently -- hitting one without the other isn't reported as sufficient. Unlike most other exams on this site, sources also describe this typing test's marks as contributing to the final merit list, not purely qualifying -- worth confirming for your own cycle given how unusual that is among the exams covered here.
Practice for this exam
भारत में मानसून का मौसम हर किसी के लिए खास मायने रखता है। जून के महीने में जब पहली बारिश आती है, तो खेतों की मिट्टी से उठने वाली सोंधी खुशबू मन को सुकून देती है। किसान इस मौसम का बेसब्री से इंतजार करते हैं क्योंकि उनकी फसल की पूरी उम्मीद इसी बारिश पर टिकी होती है। बच्चे बारिश में भीगकर खेलना पसंद करते हैं, जबकि बड़े लोग गरमागरम चाय और पकौड़ों का आनंद लेते हैं। मानसून सिर्फ मौसम नहीं, बल्कि पूरे देश की जिंदगी का हिस्सा है। पढ़ाई सिर्फ किताबों तक सीमित नहीं होती, यह जिंदगी को समझने का एक तरीका है। स्कूल के पुस्तकालय में घंटों बिताकर नई-नई किताबें पढ़ना बचपन की सबसे प्यारी यादों में से एक है। शिक्षक जब कोई कहानी सुनाते हैं, तो पूरी कक्षा खामोश होकर सुनती है। आजकल इंटरनेट ने सीखने के तरीके को पूरी तरह बदल दिया है, फिर भी किताब के पन्नों को पलटने का अपना ही मजा है। असली ज्ञान वही है जो जिज्ञासा से जन्म लेता है। काम पर हर दिन कुछ नया सीखने को मिलता है। सुबह दफ्तर पहुंचते ही सबसे पहले ईमेल देखना और दिन की योजना बनाना जरूरी होता है। मीटिंग में सहकर्मियों के साथ विचार साझा करना काम को आसान बना देता है। दोपहर के भोजन के बाद थोड़ी देर टहलना दिमाग को ताजा रखता है। शाम को घर लौटते समय ट्रैफिक जरूर धीमा कर देता है, लेकिन दिन भर की मेहनत का संतोष हर थकान को हल्का कर देता है। भारतीय रसोई में स्वाद और परंपरा का अनोखा मेल देखने को मिलता है। हर घर में दाल-चावल बनाने का अपना खास तरीका होता है, जो पीढ़ी दर पीढ़ी चला आता है। त्योहारों पर पूरा परिवार मिलकर खाना बनाता है, और यही साथ मिलकर काम करना रिश्तों को और मजबूत बनाता है। मसालों की खुशबू पूरे घर में फैल जाती है, और खाने की मेज पर बैठकर बातें करना दिन का सबसे सुकून भरा पल होता है। भारत त्योहारों का देश है, और हर त्योहार अपने साथ खुशी और रंग लेकर आता है। दीवाली में घरों को दीयों और रंगोली से सजाया जाता है, जबकि होली में लोग एक-दूसरे को रंग लगाकर प्यार बांटते हैं। हर राज्य और हर समुदाय के अपने अलग रीति-रिवाज होते हैं, फिर भी त्योहारों के पीछे की भावना एक जैसी रहती है -- परिवार के साथ समय बिताना और नई शुरुआत का स्वागत करना। मिठाइयों की खुशबू और रोशनी से जगमगाते घर हर त्योहार को यादगार बना देते हैं।
30-day preparation plan
Week 1 -- build a real baseline at 25 WPM net, in English only. This exam has no Hindi component, so all your practice time here should go to English. Take a full 20-minute run (matching the reported real duration) and check your actual net WPM, not gross.
Week 2 -- practice without relying on live error highlighting. Sources report no error highlighting during the real test -- turn off any visual mistake-flagging in your own practice this week, so catching errors becomes a habit rather than something the interface does for you.
Week 3 -- drill accuracy specifically, since the reported penalty is a flat per-error deduction. A flat 0.1-mark-per-error penalty (as commonly reported) means every single mistake costs you directly, with no forgiveness threshold the way SSC's 5%-of-words allowance works -- prioritize clean, correct typing over raw speed if you have to trade one for the other.
Week 4 -- simulate the full 20-minute, ~500-word passage length. Run at least 2-3 complete timed passages this week at the reported real length and duration, checking that you're comfortably clearing both the WPM floor and the reported minimum-marks threshold with margin.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Splitting practice time between English and Hindi -- this specific exam has no Hindi typing component at all.
- Practicing exclusively with live error highlighting turned on, then finding the real (reportedly unassisted) interface harder to self-monitor.
- Treating this test as purely qualifying -- sources report its marks are added to the final merit list here, unlike several other exams on this site.
- Assuming a forgiving error tolerance like SSC's 5% allowance applies -- the reported penalty structure here is a flat per-error deduction with no such forgiveness threshold.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Allahabad High Court RO/ARO exam have a Hindi typing component?
No -- unlike every other Tier 1 exam on this site, this one is English-only. The official notification lists only an English typing-speed requirement.
What is the minimum typing speed required?
Confirmed directly from the current (2026) cycle's official notification: a minimum of 25 words per minute in English typing on computer, listed as an essential qualification.
Who actually conducts this typing test?
NTA (National Testing Agency), on behalf of the Allahabad High Court, via NTA's own exam portal (exams.nta.nic.in/allhcre/) -- not a High Court-run test centre system directly.
Does this typing test count toward the final merit, or is it purely qualifying?
Third-party sources report that its marks (out of 50) are added to the final merit list, which is unusual among the exams covered on this site -- most others are qualifying only. We were not able to independently confirm this specific detail against NTA's or the High Court's detailed advertisement this session.
Is backspace allowed?
Reported sources say yes, backspace is fully enabled, but with no live error highlighting -- you can correct mistakes, but the interface won't flag them for you as you go. Not independently confirmed by us against the primary source.
How are errors penalized?
Reported sources describe a flat 0.1-mark deduction per confirmed error, rather than a percentage-based error allowance -- not independently confirmed by us against the primary source this session.
Official source: Notification of Vacancies, Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer/Computer Assistant Recruitment Examination-2026, ADV. NO. 02/2026, dated 1 June 2026
Facts on this page last verified against the official source on 4 September 2026.
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