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Kruti Dev keyboard layout: chart for typing tests
Kruti Dev 010 is an older Hindi font that is typed on an ordinary English keyboard. Its key arrangement is typewriter-style and different from InScript. Some government tests still allow it, so it is worth learning if your notice names it.
Kruti Dev key chart
- Left little
- Left ring
- Left middle
- Left index (and thumb side keys)
- Right index
- Right middle
- Right ring
- Right little
This chart is built from the practice app’s own Kruti Dev converter and shows the keys that give a single Hindi letter or sign. The Hindi is shown in normal Unicode so you can read it; on your computer the Kruti Dev font draws these keys. Confirm against your exam machine, because notices and centres differ.
Show every key as a text table
| Press | Hindi |
|---|---|
| A | । |
| B | ठ |
| C | ब् |
| D | क् |
| E | म् |
| F | थ् |
| H | भ् |
| I | प् |
| L | स् |
| M | ड |
| N | छ |
| O | व् |
| P | च् |
| Q | फ |
| R | त् |
| S | ◌ै |
| T | ज् |
| U | न् |
| V | ट |
| W | ◌ॅ |
| X | ग् |
| Y | ल् |
| a | ◌ं |
| b | इ |
| c | ब |
| d | क |
| e | म |
| f | ◌ि |
| g | ह |
| h | ◌ी |
| i | प |
| j | र |
| k | ◌ा |
| l | स |
| m | उ |
| n | द |
| o | व |
| p | च |
| q | ◌ु |
| r | त |
| s | ◌े |
| t | ज |
| u | न |
| v | अ |
| w | ◌ू |
| x | ग |
| y | ल |
| " | ष् |
| % | ◌ः |
| ' | श् |
| , | ए |
| . | ण् |
| / | ध् |
| ; | य |
| < | ढ |
| > | झ |
| ? | घ् |
| [ | ख् |
| _ | ऋ |
| ` | ◌ृ |
| ~ | ◌् |
Things that surprise new learners
- The short-i sign (ि) is typed first. Press F before the consonant it belongs to, then the consonant.
- Half letters have their own keys. Capital letters such as D and X give क् and ग्, so you do not need a halant key for them.
- The “r” sign above a letter (reph) is typed after the syllable with the Z key, even though it is spoken first.
- The text you type is not Unicode. It looks right only with the Kruti Dev font. Copying it into a Unicode app shows English letters.
Exams whose notices name Kruti Dev
- SSC CHSL - LDC / JSA: English: QWERTY. Hindi: at the test centre you choose InScript, Krutidev, Remington GAIL or Remington CBI.
- RRB NTPC - Clerk / Accounts Clerk cum Typist: Hindi: Krutidev or Mangal font. The notice does not name a layout.
- DSSSB - Junior Assistant / LDC / Grade-IV: Older notices: Kruti Dev font on a normal English keyboard. Check your notice.
- UPSSSC - Junior Assistant (take English and Hindi parts): Hindi: Mangal with InScript, or Kruti Dev 010 with Remington. Check your notice.
- AIIMS - Junior Administrative Assistant / LDC: Changes by recruitment: Mangal InScript, Remington GAIL or CBI, or Kruti Dev. Check your notice.
- Rajasthan RSSB - LDC / Junior Assistant (Phase II typing): Hindi: DevLys 010 with the Remington layout (not Unicode). English: QWERTY. Reported by exam-prep sites quoting the RSSB guidelines; the Kruti Dev option here uses the same key layout with a different font.
Common questions
Is Kruti Dev the same as Remington GAIL?
Both are typewriter-style Hindi layouts, and people often use the names loosely, but they are not the same. Notices name them separately, so practise the one yours names, and ask your centre if you are unsure.
Do I need the Kruti Dev font to practise?
Yes, for the practice app to show Hindi letters. Without the font installed you will see English letters, which is how the real text is stored. The app warns you when the font is missing.
Why does the chart show some keys empty?
Many Kruti Dev letters need two keys (for example ख is typed with two keys). The chart only shows keys that give one letter or sign on their own.