What is the C.P.T. for the High Court Clerk recruitment?

A 20-minute practical test in two qualifying papers — English typing and an MS Excel spreadsheet practical — taken after the written exam. Both are pass/fail and do not add to the merit list.

What are the passing marks in the C.P.T.?

Typing must reach 30 W.P.M.; the Excel paper must score 4 out of 10. Both papers must be cleared.

The Computer Proficiency Test

Punjab & Haryana High Court · Clerk recruitment · qualifying stage after the written paper

What the test is

A twenty-minute practical test sat on a desktop machine in a designated centre. Two papers, taken one after the other in the same session. Both are qualifying: you clear them or you do not, and the marks are not added to the written score.

▦PapersTwo · Excel and English typing

◔Duration10 + 10 minutes

✓Typing bar30 w.p.m.

✓Excel bar4 marks out of 10

⚑Effect on meritQualifying only

The two formulas and the mistake classes are set out on one page.How scoring works

On the day

What the centre provides, and what you bring.

01The passage is handed out on paperYou read from the sheet, not from the screen. Exam mode here does the same.

02The machine and the software are the centre'sA standard QWERTY keyboard and a licensed copy of MS Office. Nothing is installed by you.

03Carry the admit card and one photo IDPhones, notes and calculators stay outside the hall.

Reporting time is an hour before the slot. Late entry is not permitted once a session has started.