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CPCT Hindi Typing Test (Mangal Font)
What to know about CPCT's Hindi typing component, the Mangal font it commonly uses, and how to practice while a dedicated CPCT Hindi test is in development.
🚧 Dedicated CPCT Hindi typing test not live yet
A CPCT-specific interactive Hindi test (with the exact Remington Gail keymap and CPCT's band scoring) isn't built yet. In the meantime, the general Hindi Typing Test on this site uses the same Mangal-rendered Unicode approach and is a close substitute for building the underlying skill.
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CPCT's Hindi Typing Component
CPCT's typing evaluation covers both English and Hindi, and candidates are generally assessed on whichever language(s) apply to their target post or certification track. The Hindi component commonly uses the Mangal font — a standard Unicode-compliant Devanagari font, meaning text typed in Mangal is real, searchable Hindi Unicode text, not a legacy glyph-mapped font like Kruti Dev.
Mangal Font vs. Kruti Dev: Why It Matters
This distinction is worth understanding clearly if you're coming from a background of preparing for exams that use Kruti Dev (some UP/Rajasthan/MP-region exams do): Mangal and Kruti Dev are fundamentally different systems. Mangal is Unicode — any standard Devanagari font renders it correctly, and it's searchable and shareable as real text. Kruti Dev is a legacy, pre-Unicode font that maps keys to visual glyphs rather than real Hindi characters. See Kruti Dev Hindi Typing for the full explanation of that difference if you're unsure which one your target exam actually uses.
The Keyboard Layout: Remington Gail
CPCT's Hindi typing commonly uses a Remington Gail-style keyboard layout, which differs from the Inscript layout more commonly seen in other Hindi Unicode typing contexts (including this site's general Hindi Typing Test, which uses whatever Hindi keyboard your operating system provides — typically Inscript). See Remington Gail Keyboard Layout for what makes this layout different and how to set it up.
How to Practice in the Meantime
- Build general Devanagari touch-typing fluency using the Hindi Typing Test — the finger placement and rhythm skills transfer even though the specific keymap differs.
- Learn the Remington Gail layout specifically if you know your target CPCT track uses it — see the dedicated keyboard guide.
- Check CPCT's speed requirement for your track — see CPCT Typing Speed & WPM for how CPCT's band-based scoring works.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, CPCT includes a Hindi typing component alongside English, commonly using the Mangal font (Unicode Devanagari) and a Remington Gail-style keyboard layout.
Mangal is a Unicode-compliant Devanagari font — text typed and displayed in Mangal is real, standard Hindi Unicode text, unlike legacy non-Unicode fonts such as Kruti Dev.
A dedicated interactive CPCT Hindi typing test isn't live yet. In the meantime, the general Hindi Typing Test on this site uses the same Unicode Mangal-rendered approach and is a close practice substitute.
Commonly a Remington Gail-style layout, distinct from the Inscript layout used in many other Hindi Unicode typing contexts. See the Remington Gail Keyboard Layout guide for the difference.
