Graduate reasoning tests

KPMG online assessment

Stage 2 has a 36-minute timed numerical and logical test, and an untimed skills assessment.

Cognitive test36 minutes, timed
CoversNumerical and logical reasoning
Skills assessmentUntimed, about 20 minutes
Next stagesVideo interview, then Launch Pad

What to practise

  • Numerical: tables, percentages, profit and rates.
  • Logical: ordering puzzles, sequences and shape rules.
  • Pace: about a minute a question across mixed types.

Practise in the format

KPMG does not publish the question count. Our G+ style test runs 30 mixed numerical and logical questions in the same 36 minutes.

Try 3 questions

Question 1Calculator allowed

Revenue rose by 10% to £330,000 while costs stayed at £240,000. By what percentage did profit rise?

Question 2No calculator

Five deliveries, V, W, X, Y and Z, arrive one a day from Monday to Friday. W arrives on Wednesday. X arrives before V. Y arrives the day after Z. V does not arrive on Friday. On which day does Z arrive?

Question 3No calculator
A 3 by 3 grid. Row 1: one, two, three circles. Row 2: two, three, one. Row 3: three, one, missing.
ABC
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Which cell completes the grid?

Next step

Questions people ask

How long is the KPMG online test?

KPMG lists a 36-minute timed numerical and logical assessment, alongside an untimed skills assessment of about 20 minutes.

Is there a calculator?

KPMG does not say publicly. Keep one ready and practise both with and without it.

What comes after the online assessment?

KPMG lists a video interview and then its Launch Pad assessment day.

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