What makes this test advanced
Ordinary typing tests use plain sentences. Real office work does not. This test mixes four kinds of difficult text:
- Numbers and currency: amounts in the Indian format (Rs. 4,87,250), dates, percentages and phone numbers.
- Symbols: @, #, /, ( ), ;, quotation marks and hyphens that need the Shift key and the little fingers.
- Legal and official language: long sentences with "whereas", "aforesaid" and article numbers, as in court typing tests.
- Data entry: invoices with GSTIN, item rates and totals, like SSC CGL DEST and data entry operator tests.
Expect a lower speed, and that is fine
Most typists lose 20 to 30% of their speed on this kind of text. If you type 40 WPM on plain passages, 28 to 32 WPM here is a good result. The point is to make numbers and symbols automatic, so they stop breaking your rhythm in normal tests.
Technique for numbers and symbols
- Reach for the number row from the home row and come back at once. Do not leave your hand hovering on top.
- Use the opposite Shift: left little finger on Shift for keys typed by the right hand, and the other way round.
- For long numbers, read them in groups of two or three digits.
- Learn the symbol pairs: Shift + 2 is @, Shift + 3 is #, Shift + 9 and 0 are brackets.
Frequently asked questions
Do typing exams include numbers and symbols?
Some do. Court and data entry tests often include figures, dates and legal punctuation. SSC and RRB passages are mostly plain text but do include punctuation and capital letters.
Is the advanced test counted differently?
No, the same rules apply: five characters per word, with full and half mistakes subtracted from gross speed.