aurangabad smart computers replaced the classical typing machines at typewriting institutes across the state but that has certainly not helped most it seems more than 6000 candidates have failed in the government typing examination the results of which were announced by the maharashtra state council of examinations msce on friday the tests were held across 78 centres the government certificate in computer typing basic course gcctbc examination held in april was the first test conducted on computers following the states decision to phase out the good old typing machines from typewriting institutes and the success rate was dismal 1527 in the marathi test and 2735 in englishfor the marathi test 2929 candidates had appeared of them only 447 cleared the test for the typing speed of 30 words a minute altogether 4819 candidates had taken the english typing test for 30 words a minute only 1342 of them passed together 6076 candidates could not clear the april examination the msce records reveal merging the classical typing and latest computer course so that student can work in highly competitive world was one of the key features of the recently introduced gcctbc the syllabus based on msoffice 2010 was covered in the course which aims at obtaining deep understanding on the typing skills and the latest computer softwares and technology msce commissioner rajendra godhane said the typewriting examination based on old course too used to register a low pass percentage but not as low as the latest resultthe education department in the second half of 2013 had issued an order stating that the new computerbased typing courses would be introduced on the lines of the one started by karnataka government in 2009for the previous course the pass percentage was on an average 50 it was the first time that both institutes and candidates were appearing for new course we hope to see a better pass percentage from next year he saidformal qualification in typewriting is a must for aspirants of many government jobs besides several youth willing to take jobs in the commerce stream joint typing classes to gain desired proficiency msce authorities also said it was the first time that the typing examination gcctbc was conducted online and it could be one of the reasons leading to the poor resultwhile announcing phasing out of classic typing machines the government had also laid down norms for typingwriting institutions for running new courses accordingly institute from urban areas must have minimum five computers while those located in rural areas should possess three computersbroadband internet connection and other facilities such as printer and alternative electricity arrangements were among facilities that institution need to have on a mandatory basis even if it had laid down said norms the msce has been allegedly failed to crosscheck whether stipulated facilities actually exist at institutions speculations have been also raised that many candidates may have failed the examination as they were directly asked to appear for online test without giving proper exposure using stipulated norms