What a full AMCAT sitting looks like
On a myamcat sitting, AMCAT says the language and aptitude modules are compulsory and that you choose two subject modules during the test, from about thirty covering computer science, engineering branches, finance, HR, hospitality and more. The FAQ adds the AMPI personality inventory to the compulsory set. A company sending its own AMCAT test picks the modules itself, so your admit card or invitation is the place to check your list.
Each module has its own clock, and time left in one is not carried into the next. AMCAT does not publish the order of the modules.
How to pace a full sitting
A full sitting tests concentration as much as ability. Plan for it:
- Start every module carefully. Each one adapts on its own, so a slow first five questions matters in the fourth module as much as in the first.
- Know your pace per module: about a minute a question on English, 75 to 86 seconds on quants, 75 on Logical Ability and Information Gathering.
- Leave nothing unanswered when a module’s clock runs low. There is no negative marking.
- Use the moment between modules to reset: a breath, a glance at the next module’s count and clock, then start.
- Choose your subject modules before the day, from the syllabus and the jobs you want. AMCAT says your choice affects which jobs you are visible for.
When to sit a full mock
Practise each module on its own first, until you know the question types and the method for each. Then sit a full mock a week or two before your drive, in one go, at the time of day of your real sitting, with paper and a pen and nothing else on the desk. Look at your weakest module afterwards and spend most of your remaining practice there.
The AMCAT mock test on CogniPrep
Our mock runs the four aptitude modules back to back in syllabus order: English (18 questions, 18 minutes), the quantitative module you choose (14 or 16 questions, 20 minutes), Logical Ability (12 questions, 15 minutes) and Information Gathering and Synthesis (12 questions, 15 minutes). Each module has its own start screen and clock, adapts on its own, and has no Back, no skip and no calculator. Finished modules are saved on your device, so you can stop between modules and resume within 24 hours. Your result gives a percentile for each module against other CogniPrep users and names your weakest one.