Fact · Typing and writing speed
40.1words per minute
In the same CBSE example, net speed is 40.1 words per minute, because only 401 of the 521 words typed were correct.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Net words per Minute (NWPM) = 401/10 = 40.1 words per minute”
Typing Test Formula and Illustration, Central Board of Secondary Education (India), n.d., Sample Illustrations, Candidate D.
Open the original- What it measures
- The example says the candidate typed 521 words, of which 401 were correct and 120 were incorrect, in 10 minutes.
- What it does not show
- This net score counts only correct words. It does not subtract a penalty for each error, so it differs from the common method.