Live Online Tests & Real-Time Mock Exams

Last reviewed 7 October 2026

A live test starts at exactly the same moment for every student. There is no starting later; you sit when the test begins, as you will in the real exam.

How live tests work

An institute schedules a live test for a fixed start time. At that moment the test begins for everyone, synchronised on TestMint's servers. You cannot start early or late. The timer runs for the test's duration, and students submit around the same time, so rankings are produced across the same cohort. Live tests are listed below when institutes schedule them; whether an institute can run live tests depends on its subscription plan.

Why live tests are valuable

  • Discipline: you practise sitting down at a fixed time, with no "I will start after dinner".
  • Realism: everyone is in the same time pressure at the same moment.
  • Comparable results: the cohort is the same, so rankings compare like with like.
  • Rehearsal of nerves: the pressure of a fixed start is part of what you are training for.

How to prepare

  1. Note the start time and set two reminders.
  2. Log in ten minutes early and open the test page.
  3. Set up your space: charged device, stable connection, rough sheets, water. See the exam day checklist.
  4. Decide your plan: section order, checkpoints, ceiling and guess policy.
  5. Do a short breathing routine before the start. See how to handle anxiety.

If you disconnect

Your answers are saved as you go and the timer is tracked on the server. If your connection drops, reconnect and resume: the remaining time continues to run, so reconnect quickly. If you cannot, contact the institute or TestMint support through the contact page.

After the test

Write notes before you look at the score, then review wrong, guessed and slow questions: see how to review incorrect questions. Live-test ranks compare you with the cohort that took that test; treat them as one signal. See how to use leaderboards.

Practise while you wait

Between live tests, keep your preparation moving with practice tests, free mock tests and scheduled tests, which you can start at any time inside a window. For your exam's pattern, see mock tests by exam.

Institutes can schedule live tests: see the online exam platform page and the pricing page for plans.

Frequently asked questions

A test that starts at the same moment for every student, synchronised on TestMint's servers. You cannot start it early or late.

The test begins for everyone at the scheduled time. Check the test page for the rules on late entry, and log in early to avoid it.

Your answers are saved as you go and the timer is tracked on the server. Reconnect and resume; the remaining time keeps running.

A live test has one start moment for everyone, while a scheduled test can be started at any time within a window.

It rehearses exam-hall discipline and pressure and gives rankings across the same cohort under the same conditions.

Note the time, log in early, set up your device and space, decide your plan and do a short breathing routine.

Some are free and some are paid. Each listing shows its price.

Yes, where their subscription plan includes live tests. See the pricing page for plans.

They are listed below when institutes schedule them.