Exam Pattern
INET Exam Pattern
INET (Indian Navy Entrance Test)
The INET exam pattern below is checked stage by stage, so one stage cannot inherit another stage's scoring rules.
English and Reasoning & Numerical Ability
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 24 |
| Total marks | 96 |
| Duration | 29 minutes |
| Negative marking | 1 per wrong answer |
| Sections | English, Reasoning and Numerical Ability |
| Test | Qs | Marks | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 12 | 48 | — |
| Reasoning and Numerical Ability | 12 | 48 | — |
Timing: Single composite 29-minute timer for both sections combined: no sectional lock, matching the official exam's single continuous session.
The official INET written exam has 100 questions for 400 marks in 2 hours, across four equal sections (25 questions, 100 marks each, 4 marks per correct answer, 1 mark deducted per wrong answer): English, Reasoning and Numerical Ability, General Science and Mathematical Aptitude, and General Knowledge, each requiring a separate 40% qualifying minimum. This mock covers English and Reasoning and Numerical Ability only, in the same equal proportion: 24 questions (12 each) in 29 minutes. General Science and Mathematical Aptitude is not covered, since the Navy officially bundles calculation-safe Mathematical Aptitude together with General Science facts as a single section with no published internal question-count split, so the two cannot be honestly separated. General Knowledge is excluded outright, since it depends on facts that carry higher correctness risk for self-authored content.
Official source · checked 16 August 2026