Government and public statistics
Advertisement No. 01/2013: English and Hindi Stenographers and Personal Assistants, High Court of Jharkhand
High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 2013
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- What it is
- A 2013 advertisement from the High Court of Jharkhand for English and Hindi stenographers and personal assistants for the civil courts. It gives shorthand speeds of 100 words per minute for English and 70 for Hindi, typing speeds of 40 and 35 words per minute, and a permissible mistake of 10 percent.
- How much weight it carries
- An official notice, but 13 years old and for one state's civil courts. Use it to show how far Hindi and English speeds differ in one notice, not as a current rule.
Facts taken from this source
- In the High Court of Jharkhand's 2013 advertisement for English and Hindi stenographers, applicants for the Hindi stenographer post must reach 70 words per minute in shorthand and 35 words per minute in typing, with 10 percent permissible mistakes.
“for Hindi Stenographer the speed would be 70 and 35 words per minute respectively with permissible mistake of 10%” (Eligibility criteria, point 1)
- In the High Court of Jharkhand's Advertisement No. 01/2013 for English and Hindi stenographers, the eligibility criteria set the Hindi stenographer's typing speed at 35 words per minute, alongside 70 words per minute in shorthand, with 10 percent permissible mistakes.
“for Hindi Stenographer the speed would be 70 and 35 words per minute respectively with permissible mistake of 10%” (Eligibility criteria, point 1)