The short answer
For a major competitive exam, aim for 8–12 full-length mocks in your final 6–8 weeks — roughly one to three a week, ramping up as the date nears. Fewer than about five and you haven’t built exam stamina or pacing; far more than a dozen, without acting on the results, is just anxiety with extra steps.
Quality beats quantity — the review is the point
A mock you don’t analyse is a wasted mock. The score gain doesn’t come from taking the test — it comes from the two days after, when you drill exactly the topics you got wrong. One deeply-reviewed mock is worth five you glanced at.
- Review every wrong answer and every lucky guess.
- Group errors by topic; attack the two biggest leaks first.
- Note where you lost time, not just marks.
Why the interface matters more than you think
Reading questions in a PDF trains your knowledge but not the exam. The real thing has a timer counting down, a review-mark-clear panel, an on-screen calculator or lab-values sheet, and constraints like “audio plays twice” or “no going back”. Students who only practise on paper routinely lose 5–10% on exam day just adapting to the software. Practise where it counts.
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