An individual IT Fair item at Upper Primary and above in which a student types in Malayalam, combining a timed typing score with a formatting task.
Malayalam Typing tests typing speed and accuracy in Malayalam on a computer, and for older students also formatting skills.
In the Kerala School Sasthrolsavam IT Fair (ICT Mela) it is an individual item at Upper Primary, High School and Higher Secondary/VHSE, open to girls and boys. It has two parts: an auto-computed typing score (characters per minute and accuracy) and, except at Upper Primary, a judged formatting task. Upper Primary does the first part only.
Because it is a hybrid of automatic and judged scoring, it ships without a single criteria table.
Regular daily practice with the same keyboard layout is the surest preparation.
Where Malayalam Typing is run
This item is part of the official Kerala School Sasthrolsavam IT Fair (ICT Mela), one of the five fairs of the state school Sasthrolsavam, which run from school level through sub-district, district and state rounds, and is installed on eTalenter through the matching fair template built from the official item list and evaluation indicators. This page describes the Kerala format only.
- Kerala, India
Key facts
- Individual item, girls and boys.
- Offered at Upper Primary, High School and Higher Secondary/VHSE.
- Part one: typing speed and accuracy.
- Part two (not Upper Primary): formatting task.
- No single criteria table.
- Keyboard layout follows the event notice.
On eTalenter, Malayalam Typing is filed under Special and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Malayalam Typing is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100.
What judges look at in Malayalam Typing
What a Malayalam Typing panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Typing speed in characters per minute.
- Accuracy of the typed text.
- Correct Malayalam spelling and conjuncts.
- Formatting of paragraphs and pictures (older levels).
- Consistency across the timed test.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Malayalam Typing under Scoring Setup, or start from the judging and scoring software guide.
How to prepare for Malayalam Typing
How entrants and their teachers usually get Malayalam Typing right on the day:
- Practise daily on the layout used at the event.
- Learn conjunct and chillu typing.
- Take timed tests.
- Check spelling of difficult words.
- Learn paragraph and page formatting basics.
- Keep posture comfortable.
- Review errors after each test.
- Idea to try: type a newspaper paragraph daily
- Idea to try: use online typing tutors
- Idea to try: type a passage with many conjuncts
Ready-made event templates that include Malayalam Typing
Open any template to preview it in eTalenter and install it as a live, editable event.
| Template | Category | Score label | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala School Sasthrolsavam – IT Fair | Special | Marks | 3 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Malayalam Typing judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
Which keyboard?
As stated in the event notice.
Does Upper Primary have formatting?
No, Upper Primary does the typing part only.
Is it timed?
Yes.
Marks table?
No single table.
Want the full judging picture? Read the judging and scoring software guide, or browse every special competition item.
Try Malayalam Typing in eTalenter
See every ready-made template that runs Malayalam Typing, and install one as a live event — age groups, rules and scoring included.
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