Choose the typing language you can use accurately under time pressure. Your school medium alone does not answer that question.
For CHSL 2026 LDC/JSA, the stated standard is 35 words per minute in English or 30 in Hindi, assessed through a 10-minute passage. The application records your typing language as a final choice. Compensatory-time provisions apply to eligible candidates. Official typing-test rules, paragraph 13.9.13.7.
Test the choice before submitting it
If you already type in both languages, take a few unfamiliar passages in each. Use the relevant keyboard setup and the same ordinary time limit for comparison. Record correct text entered, omissions and substitutions. One memorised passage is a poor comparison.
If you only type in one language, start by measuring that skill honestly. Learning an unfamiliar keyboard is a separate project. A lower printed speed requirement does not automatically make Hindi easier for someone who has never typed it.
Before committing, check the official instructions for the supported Hindi font and input arrangement. A phone transliteration tool or a favourite website may use a different setup. Practise on the arrangement that matches the examination instructions available for your cycle.
Accuracy needs its own practice
Use one timed passage, then review it without racing. Mark the first place the entered text diverges from the original. Did you miss a word, repeat a line or confuse a character? Fix the cause of that error before repeating another timed attempt.
Keep a simple weekly record: the date, passage length, errors and the correction you will practise next. If you keep missing short words, spend a few slow minutes copying sentences exactly. If punctuation causes pauses, include punctuation in the next drill. Avoid choosing cleaner passages just to produce a higher speed number.
Switch off autocomplete and spell correction. These can hide errors during practice. A typing website's score also may not use SSC's evaluation method, so treat it as practice feedback rather than an official pass prediction.
A small routine that fits beside written preparation
Begin with a relaxed accuracy exercise, take one timed passage, then correct your most repeated mistake. Twenty focused minutes can be easier to sustain than an occasional hour of frantic typing. This is a suggested routine; adjust it to your starting level and access to a computer.
Arrange keyboard access early if you usually study from a phone. Keep your own practice records, but avoid sharing personal application details on a public computer. Sign out when you finish.
DEO candidates should read their separate skill-test specification. The CHSL stages guide explains where the paths split. Before applying, use the photo and signature checklist; after an official shortlist, use the result-stage guide.
Source checked: 20 September 2026. Evidence cycle: CHSL 2026, LDC/JSA typing. No universal error allowance, exemption or prediction of qualification is claimed.