OMPT-E deep dive
The OMPT-E, in plain English.
Algebra core + statistics & probability. No calculus. Here's the format, the topic weights, the pass marks, and how to train.
Try a free 10-question test →Algebra core + statistics & probability. No calculus. Here's the format, the topic weights, the pass marks, and how to train.
Try a free 10-question test →Roughly 60% algebra / 40% stats & probability, by syllabus topic count.
Each university — sometimes each programme — sets its own cutoff. Published examples:
From the university pages in our directory. Mappings change yearly — always confirm on your programme's admission page.
All arithmetic is built to be done by hand or with the basic on-screen calculator. Reach for your phone in practice and you build a habit the exam punishes.
~40% of the syllabus. You probably know the algebra — but conditional probability, expected value and binomials under time pressure are new.
A CAS checks open entry. Practise exact forms — 3/4 not 0.75 when asked, simplified radicals, correct signs.
40 questions, 120 minutes. Flag anything past 4 minutes and move on — one stubborn question can sink three easy ones.
Invalid log roots, +20% then −20% ≠ 0%, independent vs mutually exclusive, sign errors expanding brackets. They recur because they work.
Full length, timed, basic calculator only. Your second mock is usually 10–15 points better than your first, purely from pacing.
Slots must be reserved ≥72h ahead, and you may get fewer than 3 attempts. Never sit the real test "to see what it's like" — that's what practice is for.
Three more pages before you book the paid OMPT-E:
40 questions in 120 minutes — ~3 min each. 161 topics, ~120 hours of prep recommended. That's the official syllabus figure — higher than the OMPT-A's ~80 h despite fewer topics, because the statistics & probability half is new material for most students and takes longer per topic. Count on less if your base is solid.
Not your own. A basic digital calculator is provided in the platform; every question is solvable without a graphing calculator. Train that way.
Depends on your university and programme. Published cutoffs range ~55% (Radboud) to ~75% (most demanding). Check your programme's admission page.
An algebra core (numbers, algebra, linear formulas, systems, quadratics, functions, exponentials & logarithms) plus a statistics half (descriptive statistics, probability, combinatorics, random variables, common distributions). No calculus.
Up to 3 attempts in general, but not every programme allows all three. Verify your programme's retake policy before using an attempt.
Online with live human proctoring, from home. Book ≥72h ahead to avoid last-minute fees. Digital certificate with per-topic scores, generally within 8 working days.
OMPT-A (52q) covers algebra through intro differentiation. OMPT-E swaps the calculus for statistics & probability. Some programmes moved from A to E — check which yours lists now.
On the official omptest.org site, at least 72 hours ahead of your slot. We've written a step-by-step walkthrough: how to book the OMPT →
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