If you are preparing for a government exam in Maharashtra (like PSI, STI, or Talathi), working in a bank, or simply want to type documents in Marathi, you have likely encountered the name

While Unicode Marathi fonts (like Mangal or Kruti Dev) are becoming popular, the remains the gold standard for many legacy systems and competitive exams in Maharashtra. But here’s the catch: typing in Shivaji is not the same as typing in English.

Even today, many (especially those conducted by the Maharashtra Government) require proficiency in the Shivaji font because the exam software is often built around it. The Keyboard Layout Problem Most people assume that if they install the Shivaji font, they can just type "K" to get "क". Wrong.