Preparation for Government Exams and Typing Tests

Now that you have completed the 2-minute test, it’s time to consider what awaits you at the test centre. Preparing for a government typing exam is about more than practising your typing skills. It is about ‘The Conditioning of Environment’. Most candidates fail to qualify for the SSC, HC, and State exam not because they lack the requisite skills, but because they fail to cope with the exam hall’s unique and high-pressure environment.

Simulating the ‘Chaos’ of Examination Halls

When you step inside the final examination hall, you will notice that there’s a stark difference between your home environment and your examination centre. It will be filled with the sounds of other candidates typing, some will cough, and some will move around the class. Your exam centre will have an exam supervisor. For your exam centre typing test, you need to prepare yourself with the environment and noise. Your brain must learn to ignore everything outside of you and focus solely on the screen, so get a YouTube video with ‘keyboard typing sounds’ and play it at maximum volume.

Lighting and Ergonomic Factors

Some exam centres have poor fluorescent lighting, which can create glare off the screen, and some have desks that are too high and too low. During lesson 30, try to change your environment for the first time. Try to type with the lights dimmed, or try to type with your webcam on so that we can see your chair. You want to try to make your typing skill\s environment independent. If the only place you can type fast is your perfect setup at home, you are at risk. A professional should be even able to walk into an office and sit down at any desk with any keyboard and be able to achieve his target WPM.

The Last ‘Warm-Up’ Protocol

Your fingers are akin to an athlete’s and should be ‘warmed up’ prior to a big test. However, too much practice on the day of the exam could result in your fingers becoming tired. The ideal warm up prior to writing the government exam is 2 practice runs of 2 minutes each. The first should be slow and deliberate to allow you to check your finger positioning and the second should be at your goal speed to prepare your nervous system. You should have a ‘Pre-Flight Checklist’ by the time you reach this 30th lesson—check your posture, check your breathing, and reset your mind. This will help you keep calm to help yourself remain collected when you see that ‘Start’ button being clicked on your exam which will determine your future.