Fact · Typing and writing speed
CBSE's net words are the correct words typed, so incorrect words earn nothing in the net score.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Net Words is calculated as: Correct Words”
Typing Test Formula and Illustration, Central Board of Secondary Education (India), n.d., Parameters.
Open the original- What it measures
- Net speed here is the rate of correct words, and accuracy is measured against gross speed.
- What it does not show
- A typist who makes many errors loses speed twice in this method, once for the wrong words and once for the time spent on them.
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