AIIMS CRE Typing Skill Test

The AIIMS CRE Typing Skill Test is the mandatory skill assessment in the Combined Recruitment Examination for administrative and clerical posts across AIIMS institutions in India. AIIMS conducts a unified CRE cycle covering multiple posts: Junior Administrative Assistant (JAA), Senior Administrative Assistant (SAA), Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Upper Division Clerk (UDC), Data Entry Operator (DEO), Coding Clerk, and Junior Medical Records Officer (JMRO). Different posts share different typing thresholds, but the same 15-minute test window and error methodology apply across the CRE. Candidates who clear the written examination must clear the typing skill test to receive a final appointment.

For LDC, UDC, JAA, and SAA posts, English typing requires 35 WPM (10,500 KDPH) and Hindi typing requires 30 WPM (9,000 KDPH). For DEO Grade A, the requirement is different: 8,000 KDPH English only (approximately 2,000 keystrokes in 15 minutes). DEO does not offer a Hindi option. The 15-minute test duration is longer than most Central government typing tests (10 minutes for SSC CHSL, KVS, EMRS), which changes pacing strategy. Longer duration means fatigue matters more, and mistakes compound across a wider passage.

AIIMS CRE applies a distinctive Full mistake penalty that separates it from SSC-style tests. Each Full mistake (omitted word, wrong word, spelling error, extra word) deducts 50 keystrokes or 10 words from the gross count. Half mistakes follow the standard 0.5-word deduction. The 10-word penalty per Full mistake is severe: five wrong words alone deduct 50 words, which at 35 WPM English represents 1.4 minutes of typing effort erased. The interface allows backspace but shows no word highlighting, no error highlighting, and no auto-scrolling. Candidates must manually manage their reading position across the 15-minute passage.

This page covers the complete AIIMS CRE typing test: the post-specific speed requirements (35/30 WPM for LDC-UDC-JAA-SAA, 8,000 KDPH English-only for DEO), the 15-minute duration, the 10-word Full mistake penalty, Half mistake categories, keyboard feature availability on exam day, Hindi font and layout rules, and a preparation plan for the longer format. Your typing language and post are set at the application stage. DEO candidates cannot switch to Hindi.

Net speed for AIIMS CRE (LDC/UDC/JAA/SAA) equals gross WPM minus error deductions across the 15-minute window. Gross WPM equals total keystrokes typed divided by 5 divided by 15 (minutes). Full mistakes deduct 10 words (50 keystrokes) each. Half mistakes deduct 0.5 word each. Net speed must reach 35 WPM (English) or 30 WPM (Hindi). DEO Grade A uses a keystroke floor of 2,000 keystrokes in 15 minutes (8,000 KDPH).

The AIIMS CRE typing interface allows backspace but has no word highlighting, no live error highlighting, and no auto-scrolling. Candidates must manually manage their reading position across the 15-minute passage. The interface shows a passage on the left and an input area on the right. Manual scrolling is required if the passage extends beyond the visible area.

The AIIMS CRE error system deducts 10 words (50 keystrokes) per Full mistake and 0.5 word per Half mistake. The 5% error limit applies to gross word count. At 525 gross words (LDC-UDC English at 35 WPM for 15 minutes), you can afford roughly 2-3 Full mistakes before the 10-word-each penalty pushes net speed below 35 WPM. Half mistakes remain at 0.5 word deduction each.

AIIMS CRE has no category-based error relaxation on the typing skill test. The 5% error limit and speed thresholds apply to all candidates regardless of category. Category relaxation applies only to the written examination cut-offs, not to the typing skill test threshold.

AIIMS CRE accepts Mangal Inscript (Unicode) for Hindi typing on the exam interface. DEO Grade A does not offer a Hindi option. Confirm layout from your admit card. AI Typing serves Mangal Inscript (Unicode) for Hindi practice.