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| 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