‘Keyboard Proficiency Challenge’- Typing Speed and Accuracy Competition: Department of Secretarial Practice

The Department of Secretarial Practice organized ‘Keyboard Proficiency Challenge’: the competition to test the typing speed and accuracy skill of the students, on 6th March 2025 in the computer lab. The participants used ‘Typing Master’ application. 47 students from different streams have participated. The results are as follows:

Objectives:

• To provide an opportunity for the students to showcase their typing skills
• To boost their confidence and foster healthy academic competition

Outcomes:

• Helped the students to know the impact of typing proficiency in the workplace
• Participants could identify their potential to handle technological changes with ease through the proven track record of typing speed and accuracy.
• Additionally, in the digital era, where most data entry occurs through keyboards, a candidate’s typing speed reflects their adaptability to the modern workplace.