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The Delhi High Court's 2024 Senior Personal Assistant test allows mistakes up to 4 percent of the words dictated.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

In the source's own words

“Total number of mistakes permissible would be 4% of the total words dictated”

Vacancy Notice: Senior Personal Assistant, High Court of Delhi (57 vacancies), High Court of Delhi, 2024, Stage II, mistake limit.

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What it measures
At 550 words, 4 percent is 22 mistakes, which the notice states in brackets. The limit is stricter than the 5 percent in the Supreme Court advertisement.
What it does not show
The limit applies to this post's test only.

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Delhi High Court: 4 percent mistakes allowed in the shorthand test | Yap