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OMPT-A practice test: format, scoring, and a free mock

The business and economics staple: 52 questions in two hours.

If your offer letter mentions International Business, Economics, or a business-adjacent bachelor at a Dutch university, this is almost certainly your test. I see more OMPT-A students than all other variants combined. It stops at differentiation (no trig, no integrals), so the fight is won on algebra speed rather than exotic topics.

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Format

The OMPT-A format, start to finish

52questions

120minutes

2.3min per question

  1. Numbers
  2. Algebra
  3. Linear formulas and equations
  4. Systems of linear equations
  5. Quadratic equations
  6. Functions
  7. Exponential functions and logarithms
  8. Differentiationsyllabus ends here

Inside the exam

What the OMPT-A exam actually looks like

52 questions, 120 minutes, 176 syllabus topics, offered in English and Dutch. omptest.org estimates 80 hours of preparation.

The OMPT-A is 52 questions in 120 minutes, which works out at 2.3 minutes per question. Questions arrive in chapter order, numbers first and differentiation last, and every one has a randomised set of values, so two candidates sitting on the same morning see the same skeleton with different numbers. The platform uses around 25 question types; most OMPT-A items are open input where you type a number, an expression or a coordinate pair, with a few multiple-choice and graph-based items mixed in.

Answers are graded automatically by a computer-algebra engine (Maxima) that checks mathematical equivalence, so 2x + 4 and 4 + 2x both pass. What does not pass is a decimal where an exact form was expected: 0.667 for 2/3 loses the point. An in-house mathematician then reviews every paper before results go out, which is why grading takes days rather than seconds.

Chapter weights come from the official OMPT-A learning assessment page, and the syllabus backs them up: the two heaviest chapters by topic count are Functions (35 of 176 topics) and Differentiation (34). Together with Algebra (26) and Quadratic equations (21) they make up two thirds of the material, and our full mocks follow that same weighting. Numbers, systems of equations and the exponential chapter are lighter, but they are also where quick, careless losses happen.

Answer format on the OMPT-A

Final answer only. The OMPT-A does not ask for working, so a correct value typed into the box scores full marks and a wrong one scores nothing for that item. No points are deducted for wrong answers.

Calculator policy on the OMPT-A

The OMPT-A shares its on-screen calculator with B, C and F. It is a basic four-function tool that does not apply the order of operations for you; type 2 + 3 × 4 and it will happily give 20. Physical calculators, the computer’s own calculator and Google are all banned.

Whatever the calculator, the knowledge base is blunt about format: use exact answers unless a question asks for a decimal, since 3/4, √5 and ∛2 are what the grader expects, and a rounded decimal in their place can cost the point. Powers are entered by repeated multiplication, and when typing nested fractions or exponents you use the arrow keys to leave a field before continuing.

Chapter by chapter

OMPT-A chapters: example questions and common mistakes

Every OMPT-A chapter with its syllabus weight, the hours I would give it out of omptest.org's 80-hour estimate, example question stems (original, not real items), and the mistakes I mark most often.

  1. 1Numbers

    17 syllabus topics · about 10% of the syllabus · 8 h

    Covers integers, negative numbers and absolute value, fractions and decimals, powers and roots, order of operations.

    Questions look like

    • Simplify (2/3 − 5/6) ÷ (1/4) and give the answer as a fraction.
    • Write 3⁻² × 3⁵ as a single power, then evaluate it.
    • Rewrite √72 in the form a√b with b as small as possible.

    Common mistakes

    • Reading −3² as 9. The square applies to 3 only; (−3)² is the one that gives 9.
    • Dividing fractions by flipping the wrong one. Only the divisor is inverted.
    • Splitting a root over a sum: √(9 + 16) is 5, not 3 + 4.
    • Leaving a decimal where the question wants an exact fraction or root. The grader expects exact form unless told otherwise.

  2. 2Algebra

    26 syllabus topics · about 15% of the syllabus · 12 h

    Covers variables and substitution, exponent and root rules, expanding brackets, factorisation, notable products, algebraic fractions.

    Questions look like

    • Expand (2x − 3)(x + 5) and collect like terms.
    • Factorise 3x² − 12 completely.
    • Write 1/(x − 1) − 2/(x + 1) as a single simplified fraction.

    Common mistakes

    • Writing (a + b)² as a² + b². The middle term 2ab goes missing on about a third of first attempts I mark.
    • Cancelling terms instead of factors in a fraction: (x + 2)/(x) does not simplify to 2.
    • Stopping at 3(x² − 4) when the question says "completely". The difference of two squares still has to be taken out.
    • Adding exponents when multiplying different bases, or multiplying them when a power is raised to a power.

  3. 3Linear formulas and equations

    17 syllabus topics · about 10% of the syllabus · 8 h

    Covers formulas and their graphs, slope and intercept, composing a line through two points, parallel and intersecting lines, linear equations and inequalities.

    Questions look like

    • A line passes through (1, 4) and (3, −2). Give its equation in the form y = ax + b.
    • Solve 3(x − 2) ≤ 5x + 4.
    • Where does the line y = 2x − 6 cross each axis?

    Common mistakes

    • Forgetting to flip the inequality sign when dividing by a negative number.
    • Computing slope as Δx/Δy instead of Δy/Δx.
    • Reading the intercept off an equation before it has been rearranged into y = ax + b form.
    • Solving for x and then reporting the wrong quantity when the question asked for a coordinate pair.

  4. 4Systems of linear equations

    10 syllabus topics · about 6% of the syllabus · 4 h

    Covers the equation of a line in several forms, two equations with two unknowns by substitution and elimination.

    Questions look like

    • Solve the system 2x + 3y = 12 and x − y = 1.
    • For which value of a do ax + 2y = 4 and 3x + y = 5 have no solution?
    • Two numbers add to 15 and one is twice the other. Find both.

    Common mistakes

    • Substituting an expression back into the same equation it came from, which produces 0 = 0 and no information.
    • Multiplying one side of an equation by a constant during elimination and forgetting the other side.
    • Not checking the pair in both original equations. A slip in the second line goes unnoticed otherwise.
    • Confusing "no solution" (parallel lines) with "infinitely many" (the same line twice).

  5. 5Quadratic equations

    21 syllabus topics · about 12% of the syllabus · 10 h

    Covers the parabola and its vertex, solving by factorising, completing the square and the abc formula, drawing parabolas, intersections, quadratic inequalities.

    Questions look like

    • Solve x² − 5x + 6 = 0 without the formula.
    • Find the vertex of y = 2x² − 8x + 3.
    • For which x is x² − 4x − 5 > 0?

    Common mistakes

    • Using the abc formula with the sign of b wrong. Write b out explicitly before substituting.
    • Solving the equality and then guessing the direction of the inequality instead of sketching the parabola.
    • Dropping one of the two roots when the question wants both intersection points.
    • Reading the vertex x-coordinate as b/2a instead of −b/2a.

  6. 6Functions

    35 syllabus topics · about 20% of the syllabus · 16 h

    Covers domain and range, power functions, higher-degree polynomials, root functions, fractional (rational) functions with their asymptotes.

    Questions look like

    • Give the domain of f(x) = √(2x − 6) / (x − 5).
    • State the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of f(x) = (3x + 1)/(x − 2).
    • Find all zeros of f(x) = x³ − 4x and sketch the graph.

    Common mistakes

    • Handling only one of the two domain conditions: the radicand must be non-negative and the denominator non-zero.
    • Taking the horizontal asymptote from the constant terms rather than the ratio of leading coefficients.
    • Mixing up domain and range in the final answer.
    • Sketching x⁴ as if it were x², or an odd power as if it were even.

  7. 7Exponential functions and logarithms

    14 syllabus topics · about 8% of the syllabus · 6 h

    Covers exponential growth and decay, the exponential function and its graph, logarithms and their rules, solving exponential and logarithmic equations.

    Questions look like

    • Solve 2^(x + 1) = 32.
    • Solve log₃(x) + log₃(x − 2) = 1.
    • A quantity grows by 3% a year. Write the growth formula and find, exactly, when it has doubled.

    Common mistakes

    • Writing log(a + b) as log a + log b. There is no rule for the log of a sum.
    • Forgetting the domain check after solving a log equation. In the example above x = −1 has to be thrown out.
    • Dividing exponents where they should be subtracted: 2⁵/2² is 2³, not 2^(5/2).
    • Giving a decimal from the on-screen calculator when the exact answer is a logarithm.

  8. 8Differentiation

    34 syllabus topics · about 20% of the syllabus · 16 h

    Covers the derivative as slope, derivatives of power functions and standard functions, sum, product, chain and quotient rules, tangent lines, extreme values and optimisation.

    Questions look like

    • Differentiate f(x) = (3x² + 1)⁵.
    • Find the equation of the tangent line to y = x³ − 2x at x = 2.
    • Find the maximum of f(x) = x·e^(−x) for x ≥ 0.

    Common mistakes

    • Dropping the inner derivative in the chain rule, so (3x² + 1)⁵ loses its factor 6x.
    • Treating the product rule as the product of the derivatives.
    • Swapping the order of the terms in the numerator of the quotient rule; the sign flips and the answer is wrong.
    • Finding where f′(x) = 0 and stopping, without deciding whether it is a maximum, a minimum, or neither.

Who requires it

Universities that ask for OMPT-A

Every requirement below was verified against the university's own admission page; each university page links the exact source. Cutoffs move between intakes, so always confirm on your programme's page.

  • KU Leuven

    Leuven / Brussels · Belgium

    • Bachelor of Business Administration 75%

  • University of Antwerp

    Antwerp · Belgium

    • Bachelor of Social-Economic Sciences 75%

  • UCLL (University Colleges Leuven-Limburg)

    Leuven / Limburg · Belgium

    • Professional bachelor's programmes (general admission route) 60%

  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam · Netherlands

    • Economics and Business Economics 65% (OMPT-A) / 60% (OMPT-F or OMPT-B)
    • International Business Administration 65% (OMPT-A) / 60% (OMPT-F or OMPT-B)
    • Philosophy, Politics and Economics 65% (OMPT-A) / 60% (OMPT-F or OMPT-B)
    • + 1 more programme

  • Utrecht University

    Utrecht · Netherlands

    • Economics and Business Economics 75%
    • Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) 75% (7.5)

  • University of Groningen

    Groningen · Netherlands

    • Business Administration / International Business / Economics and Business Economics 60%
    • All bachelor's programmes (international route) 60%

  • University College Fryslân

    Leeuwarden · Netherlands

    • BSc Data Science & Society 60% average; a 0% on any subsection is not accepted

  • University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam · Netherlands

    • Psychology 70%
    • PPLE (Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics) 70%

  • Tilburg University

    Tilburg · Netherlands

    • Economics 70%, two attempts at most
    • Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation 70%, two attempts at most
    • International Business Administration 70%, two attempts at most
    • + 5 more programmes

  • Radboud University

    Nijmegen · Netherlands

    • Biology OMPT-A 65% (Dutch degree) or 60% (non-Dutch degree) / OMPT-D 55%
    • Economics and Business Economics 55%
    • International Business Administration 55%
    • + 1 more programme

  • Maastricht University

    Maastricht / Venlo · Netherlands

    • International Business 75%; scores of 70 to 74% may request an exemption
    • Economics and Business Economics 75%; scores of 70 to 74% may request an exemption

  • Leiden University

    Leiden · Netherlands

    • Science for Sustainable Societies 60%

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam · Netherlands

    • International Bachelor Economics and Business Economics (IBEB) 70% on OMPT-A / 60% on OMPT-B
    • BSc International Business Administration (IBA) 75% (OMPT-A or F); 65% on OMPT-B or D per the Teaching and Examination Regulations

  • Erasmus University College

    Rotterdam · Netherlands

    • BSc Liberal Arts and Sciences 70%

  • Hanze University of Applied Sciences

    Groningen · Netherlands

    • Creative Media and Game Technologies 55% (a 5.5)

  • Nyenrode Business Universiteit

    Breukelen / Amsterdam · Netherlands

    • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (full-time) 75%

  • Arcada University of Applied Sciences

    Helsinki · Finland

    • International Business (BBA, 210 ECTS, 3.5 years) 50%

  • Vilnius University

    Vilnius / Kaunas / Šiauliai · Lithuania

    • Economics and Investment / Software Engineering 55%
    • Accounting and Audit / Economics and Finance / Global Marketing / Management / Quantitative Economics 55%
    • Marketing and Integrated Communication / Strategic Economics / Strategic Management of Information Systems / Business Process Management / Finance and Banking / Global Business and Economics / Human Resources Management (master's) 55%
    • + 3 more programmes

  • Vytautas Magnus University

    Kaunas · Lithuania

    • English Philology / Languages and Cultures / Sociology and Anthropology / Sport Studies 55%
    • Political Studies (International Politics and Development / World Politics and Economy) 65%
    • Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism / Applied English Linguistics / Diplomacy and International Relations / Future Media and Journalism / Social Work / Educational Management / Customs Process Management / Agronomy / Ecology and Climate Change (master's) 55%

  • Mykolas Romeris University

    Vilnius · Lithuania

    • All programmes (default rule) 55%

  • Kaunas University of Technology

    Kaunas · Lithuania

    • Undergraduate and postgraduate studies (holders of certain third-country qualifications) 75%

  • Católica Porto Business School

    Porto · Portugal

    • Licenciatura em Economia / Licenciatura em Gestão Not published (maths component minimum 95/200)

Comparing offers across universities? The full table lists every verified OMPT requirement in one place, sources included.

If your OMPT-A offer says...

The same letter hides different rules. Read the line in your offer, find it below, and plan for that rule rather than for the average.

“OMPT-A, minimum 75%”
This is the highest common bar and it belongs to Maastricht SBE, Utrecht, KU Leuven business administration, Nyenrode and RSM’s IBA. Maastricht reviews 70 to 74% individually; the others do not. Attempts differ: three at Maastricht and Utrecht, two at RSM and Nyenrode. Aim for 85% on a timed mock before you book.
“OMPT-A, minimum 70%”
Tilburg’s economics and business bachelors (two attempts), UvA Psychology and PPLE, Erasmus University College, VU’s AI bachelor, and the Erasmus School of Economics IBEB, where only your first attempt counts. That last rule changes everything: for ESE, do not sit until a full mock says 80%.
“OMPT-A, 55 to 65%”
Radboud EBE at 55%, Groningen FEB and Tilburg’s social-science bachelors at 60%, VU EBE and IBA at 65%, plus Hanze, Vilnius and Arcada at 50 to 55%. A month of steady work gets most candidates here; the trap is treating a low bar as permission to skip the functions chapter.
“OMPT-A or OMPT-F”
VU (A at 65% or F at 60%), Radboud EBE and RSM IBA offer the choice. Same syllabus, different delivery: A is 52 short questions with final answers only; F is 21 long problems over three hours where you must type your working and can earn partial credit. If you make careless slips under time pressure, F may suit you. If you want the cheaper, faster sitting, A costs €30 less.
“OMPT-A or OMPT-B”
ESE IBEB accepts A at 70% or B at 60%; University College Fryslân accepts either at 60%. The lower B bar is not a bargain. B adds trigonometry and integration and 12 more questions. Take A unless you already have those chapters from school.
“OMPT-A or OMPT-D”
Radboud Biology: A at 60 to 65% or D at 55%. D is the widest syllabus of all seven and asks for written working. Take A.

Booking and logistics

OMPT-A booking, cost, ID, proctoring and results

Everything between deciding to sit the OMPT-A and holding the certificate, from omptest.org's own pages and knowledge base. Fees are per attempt and can change between admissions years.

Test attempt

€240

The same fee as A, B, C, E and G. D and F cost €270. Each attempt is bought separately.

Official add-ons

  • Practice material €95
  • Official mock test €90
  • Bundle (attempt + practice + mock) €385
  • Fast grading €120 (mock €70)
  • Fast bundle €545

Results

8 business days

Maximum, by email, with a per-topic score. Fast grading guarantees 4 business days from the day after submission.

How to book the OMPT-A

Create an account at omptest.org, link it to every university you are applying to (Settings, then Classes, then Add/change university; one certificate can serve several applications), and buy a OMPT-A attempt or bundle in the Store tab. The product is tied to an admissions year: the OMPT class runs 1 October to 30 September, and an attempt bought for 2027-2028 expires on 1 October 2027. omptest.org does not refund, so confirm the variant with admissions before paying.

Then click "Go to ProctorU" in the Test info & access class, fill in a working phone number, email and the correct time zone, download the Guardian browser, run the equipment check, and pick a slot. Tests run online only, every day of the year including weekends and holidays, and you must schedule at least 72 hours ahead. ProctorU charges an expedite fee inside that window: $8 within 72 hours ("Take It Soon"), $12 within 24 hours ("Take It Now"). Rescheduling or cancelling costs a €50 admin fee bought in the Store, and reinstating the test takes up to two business days.

Count backwards from your university's deadline: at least 8 business days for grading, 72 hours to book, and a buffer for a second attempt if your programme allows one. If you have dyslexia, dyscalculia or another documented condition, request extra time through the support form; processing takes up to two weeks, and you must ask again for each later attempt.

ID, room and what you may have on the desk

You need a government-issued photo ID in the Latin alphabet: passport, national ID card, residence permit or driving licence. omptest.org recommends bringing two. The room must be closed, quiet and well lit, with you alone in it, the door visible behind you on the webcam, and glass doors or windows covered. The desk is a hard surface with nothing on it except the permitted items: at most 3 sheets of A4 scrap paper, three pencils, an eraser, a drink in a transparent bottle, and a mirror or phone for the pre-test room scan. Pens, headphones, watches, food and any formula sheet are banned; no formula sheet is provided either.

The computer needs a working webcam, microphone and speakers, the Guardian browser, a stable connection (Wi-Fi is allowed but discouraged, mobile hotspots are not), full-screen mode, and sleep and screensaver disabled. Toilet breaks are not allowed during the 120 minutes.

What happens on OMPT-A test day

  1. Log in to omptest.org in the Guardian browser 15 minutes before your slot and click "Go to ProctorU".
  2. Automated checks take five to ten minutes: photos of you and your ID, then a scan of the room and desk with the mirror or phone.
  3. A live proctor joins by chat and voice, confirms your identity, reads the rules and checks the permitted items.
  4. You log in to the test site a second time and press Start. Your webcam and screen are recorded throughout. All questions load at the start, so a brief disconnection does not stop you working; you are responsible for reconnecting through "Reconnect with ProctorU" before the timer ends.
  5. Finish, open the overview page, press Submit, and tell the proctor in chat. Then erase your notes and tear the scrap paper into small pieces on camera, log out, and close Guardian while the proctor watches.

Rule breaches are taken seriously: sanctions run from invalidating the result to a one-year suspension from all OMPT tests, and the university is informed.

How the OMPT-A is graded

Every paper is first graded by the Maxima computer-algebra engine, which accepts any equivalent exact form, then reviewed by an OMPT mathematician. The certificate arrives by email with a score per topic; universities you linked can see it. Where universities publish a validity period (Erasmus University College, NHH, Kaunas University of Technology), it is two years.

OMPT-A retakes

OMPT itself lets you buy as many attempts as the class year holds, and refreshes them every 1 October. Your university decides how many it counts. Most programmes accept three; omptest.org keeps a list of exceptions, and the university cards above show the cap where one is published. The 2019 SOWISO report noted that scores rise across attempts, and that 68% of resit candidates cleared 55% eventually. That is comforting only if your programme allows the resit.

Scoring

OMPT-A scores and cutoffs

Scale

Percentage score, 0–100%

Our mocks score instantly in your browser. The official test does not: standard grading returns your certificate in about 8 business days, so plan your booking around that wait.

Typical cutoff

70–75% depending on the programme

Every university sets its own bar per programme, so this range is a guide, never a promise. Aim ten points above your target cutoff in practice; exam-day nerves cost about that much.

Study plan

A four-week OMPT-A study plan

Four weeks is enough for most students who can give it an hour a day. This is the OMPT-A order I use with my own students.

  1. Week 1

    Numbers and algebra: fractions, powers, factoring. Rebuild the reflexes everything else leans on.

  2. Week 2

    Linear and quadratic equations, inequalities, systems. Timed sets from day three.

  3. Week 3

    Functions, exponentials, and logarithms. This is where most lost points live.

  4. Week 4

    Differentiation rules and applications, then two full timed mocks with error review.

Prefer it mapped onto your actual exam date? The study planner turns this outline into a dated week-by-week schedule.

OMPT-A study hours by chapter

omptest.org's estimate is 80 hours for the OMPT-A. This is how I would split it, by syllabus weight first and then shifted toward the chapters most candidates meet for the first time. Halve the shared algebra rows if you finished a maths-heavy school track this year.

ChapterSyllabus topicsHoursMock questions
Numbers17 (10%)8 h7 of 52
Algebra26 (15%)12 h7 of 52
Linear formulas and equations17 (10%)8 h7 of 52
Systems of linear equations10 (6%)4 h7 of 52
Quadratic equations21 (12%)10 h6 of 52
Functions35 (20%)16 h6 of 52
Exponential functions and logarithms14 (8%)6 h6 of 52
Differentiation34 (20%)16 h6 of 52
Total17680 h52

How our OMPT-A mocks map to the chapters

The free OMPT-A mock on this site is a short timed set with the worked solution after each answer, meant as a diagnostic. The full mocks are 52 typed-answer questions on a 120-minute clock, ordered by chapter exactly as the real paper runs. The chapter mix follows the official OMPT-A chapter weights: Differentiation 10 of the 52, Numbers 8, Algebra 8, Functions 7, Linear formulas and equations 6, Exponential functions and logarithms 5, Quadratic equations 4 and Systems of linear equations 4. Every generation uses that same mix.

The four generations are four difficulty rungs, and I would sit them in order. Generation 1 is single-step work with small positive integers, the kind of question you should get right at speed. Generation 2 needs two steps and lets fractions and negatives in. Generation 3 asks multi-step questions, "for which value of k" questions and applied contexts, and expects exact forms where a decimal used to pass. Generation 4 is written to feel like the real sitting: chapters combined in one question, questions asked in reverse, conditions on a parameter, exact answers only. A chapter that holds up on rung 1 and collapses on rung 4 is the chapter to drill; that is the whole point of running the same mix at four heights. Treat a Numbers or Systems score below 100% on any rung as a red flag, because those questions are the easy ones.

Try one

An OMPT-A question, as you’d meet it

This is question one of the free OMPT-A mock, at real difficulty rather than a warm-up.

Quadratic equations

Determine both solutions of x² − 2x − 35 = 0. Enter them separated by a comma, smallest first.

Reveal the worked solution

Solution

Look for two numbers with product −35 and sum −2: they are −7 and 5. Factor: (x − 7)(x + 5) = 0. So x = −5 or x = 7; smallest first gives −5, 7.

4 more on a timer, free

Scored instantly, per-topic feedback included.

Full mock exams

Buy a full OMPT-A mock

Each generation is a complete OMPT-A paper — 52 typed-answer questions under the real 120-minute clock, graded with worked solutions. They climb toward the real sitting: start low, finish on the exam-level set the week before you book.

Exam-level means the top of this line — written at the difficulty of the sitting itself. Lower generations sweep more of the syllabus at a gentler level, which is exactly what you want early in a plan.

From students

What OMPT-A candidates said afterwards

Feedback from students who prepared here and then sat the real OMPT-A, paraphrased from their e-mails and anonymized to first name and country.

  • LucaOMPT-A candidate · Italy
    The mock sat surprisingly close to the real OMPT-A. Not question for question, but the style and the pacing matched what I got on exam day, and the solutions carried me through logs and functions.
  • SofiaOMPT-A candidate · Greece
    My first mock score was worse than I expected. I went through every mistake, sat a second mock a few days later, and walked into the real exam knowing exactly which chapters I had fixed.

FAQ

OMPT-A questions people ask

The OMPT-A questions people type into a search box, answered from the official pages.

How many questions is the OMPT-A?

52 questions in 120 minutes, drawn from a syllabus of 176 topics in eight chapters. That is about 2.3 minutes per question.

Is the OMPT-A hard?

It is a school-level algebra and calculus paper, but the pace is unforgiving and most cutoffs sit at 70 or 75%. SOWISO’s own figures: candidates who finished the practice course averaged 76% on their first attempt; those who barely practised averaged 40%. Preparation, not talent, is the variable.

Can I use a calculator on the OMPT-A?

Only the basic on-screen calculator the test provides. It does not follow the order of operations automatically. Your own calculator, the computer’s calculator and any website are forbidden, and the numbers are chosen so you rarely need one.

What score do I need on the OMPT-A?

Your university decides, not OMPT. Published minimums run from 50% (Arcada) through 55% (Radboud, Vilnius) and 60% (Groningen, Tilburg social sciences) to 70% (Tilburg economics, UvA, EUC, ESE) and 75% (Maastricht SBE, Utrecht, RSM, Nyenrode, KU Leuven).

How much does the OMPT-A cost?

€240 per attempt. Official practice material is €95, the official mock €90, and the bundle of all three €385. Fast grading adds €120. Rescheduling costs a €50 admin fee.

How long do OMPT-A results take?

Up to eight business days after submission for standard grading, sent by email with a per-topic breakdown. Fast grading guarantees four business days.

How many times can I take the OMPT-A?

OMPT sells attempts one at a time and most programmes accept three. Exceptions matter: RSM, Nyenrode and Tilburg cap it at two, and the Erasmus School of Economics counts only your first attempt. Attempts refresh with each class year, which runs 1 October to 30 September.

Does the OMPT-A have trigonometry or integrals?

No. The OMPT-A stops at differentiation. Trigonometry and integration belong to OMPT-B and OMPT-D.

Can I take the OMPT-A in Dutch?

Yes. The OMPT-A is offered in English and Dutch; you choose at registration.

How long should I study for the OMPT-A?

omptest.org estimates 80 hours. Students straight out of a maths-heavy final year often need half that; anyone three or more years away from school should plan the full amount, spread over four to six weeks.

OMPT-A exam bundles

Two full mock exams plus complete lessons on every OMPT-A topic, in a Foundation and an Exam-level bundle.

OMPT-A plans

Sources for this OMPT-A page, last checked 21 September 2026