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INET Exam Pattern

Each stage is checked separately so one stage cannot inherit another stage's scoring rules.

English and Reasoning & Numerical Ability

Official 2026 pattern
Questions24
Total marks96
Duration29 minutes
Negative marking1 per wrong answer
SectionsEnglish, Reasoning and Numerical Ability
TestQsMarksMin
English1248
Reasoning and Numerical Ability1248

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