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OMPT-G
The science module: maths plus mechanics and chemistry, 26 questions.
OMPT-G is the odd one out: beyond algebra, functions, sequences, trig and geometry, its final chapters cover physics mechanics and chemistry. Finnish institutions use it: LUT University and Arcada both require it for science-track admissions. If your programme names OMPT-G, plan for the science chapters separately; maths prep alone will not cover you.
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Format
26questions
180minutes
6.9min per question
Inside the exam
26 questions, 180 minutes, 119 syllabus topics, offered in English. omptest.org estimates 120 hours of preparation.
The OMPT-G is 26 questions in 180 minutes, about 6.9 minutes each, from a 119-topic syllabus in eleven chapters. Nine are maths: Linear formulas and equations, Systems, Quadratic equations, Functions (with limits and asymptotes), Exponential functions and logarithms, Sequences and series, Trigonometry, and two geometry chapters (basics: lines, angles and polygons, triangle calculations; continued: lines and circles). The last two are science: Physics (mechanics: one- and two-dimensional motion, forces and Newton’s laws, work and energy) and Chemistry (substances and solutions, reactions, acids and bases, redox).
The G has no Numbers or Algebra chapter of its own; they are assumed. There is no differentiation or integration chapter either, which surprises engineering applicants. Questions run in chapter order with randomised values, mostly open input with some multiple choice; the Maxima engine grades equivalence and a mathematician reviews. The OMPT-G is offered in English only.
By topic count Functions (29) is the biggest chapter, followed by Linear formulas, Quadratic equations, Exponential functions and Trigonometry at 13 each. Physics and Chemistry are 4 topics each, 8 of 119, but on a 26-question paper they still carry three to five questions between them, and they are the questions a maths-only preparation leaves blank.
Final answer only, with an optional note. The OMPT-G lets you attach your calculations to an answer if you want a reviewer to see them, but the note is not required; the typed answer is what scores. Units matter in the physics and chemistry items. No negative marking.
The OMPT-G shares its on-screen calculator with the D, not with the A/B/C/F group. omptest.org shows the tool only after registration; register early and try it, because the mechanics and chemistry questions involve more arithmetic than the pure-maths chapters. No physical or external calculator.
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
Every OMPT-G chapter with its syllabus weight, the hours I would give it out of omptest.org's 120-hour estimate, example question stems (original, not real items), and the mistakes I mark most often.
13 syllabus topics · about 11% of the syllabus · 12 h
Covers formulas and their graphs, slope and intercept, composing a line through two points, parallel and intersecting lines, linear equations and inequalities.
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8 syllabus topics · about 7% of the syllabus · 7 h
Covers the equation of a line in several forms, two equations with two unknowns by substitution and elimination.
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13 syllabus topics · about 11% of the syllabus · 12 h
Covers the parabola and its vertex, solving by factorising, completing the square and the abc formula, drawing parabolas, intersections, quadratic inequalities.
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29 syllabus topics · about 24% of the syllabus · 22 h
Covers domain and range, power functions, higher-degree polynomials, root functions, fractional (rational) functions with their asymptotes.
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13 syllabus topics · about 11% of the syllabus · 11 h
Covers exponential growth and decay, the exponential function and its graph, logarithms and their rules, solving exponential and logarithmic equations.
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5 syllabus topics · about 4% of the syllabus · 6 h
Covers the notions of sequence and series, arithmetic sequences and series, geometric sequences and series.
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13 syllabus topics · about 11% of the syllabus · 12 h
Covers angles in right triangles, the unit circle and radians, special values, symmetry, addition and double-angle formulas, sine and cosine rules, the sine, cosine and tangent functions, period, amplitude, transformations, inverse functions.
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8 syllabus topics · about 7% of the syllabus · 8 h
Covers notions on lines, angles, triangles, the Pythagorean theorem.
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9 syllabus topics · about 8% of the syllabus · 8 h
Covers lines and circles: descriptions, intersections, tangents, distances.
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4 syllabus topics · about 3% of the syllabus · 11 h
Covers one-dimensional motion, two-dimensional motion, forces and Newton’s laws, work and energy.
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4 syllabus topics · about 3% of the syllabus · 11 h
Covers substances and solutions, chemical reactions, acids and bases, redox chemistry.
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Who requires it
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.
Helsinki · Finland
Comparing offers across universities? The full table lists every verified OMPT requirement in one place, sources included.
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.
Booking and logistics
Everything between deciding to sit the OMPT-G 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
Results
8 business days
Maximum, by email, with a per-topic score. Fast grading guarantees 4 business days from the day after submission.
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-G 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.
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 180 minutes.
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.
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 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
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
60–70% 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
Four weeks is enough for most students who can give it an hour a day. This is the OMPT-G order I use with my own students.
Week 1
Algebra, equations, and functions: the maths spine of the test.
Week 2
Exponentials, logarithms, sequences and series.
Week 3
Trigonometry and geometry, including geometric calculations.
Week 4
Mechanics and chemistry chapters, then a full timed mock.
Prefer it mapped onto your actual exam date? The study planner turns this outline into a dated week-by-week schedule.
omptest.org's estimate is 120 hours for the OMPT-G. 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.
| Chapter | Syllabus topics | Hours | Mock questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linear formulas and equations | 13 (11%) | 12 h | 3 of 26 |
| Systems of linear equations | 8 (7%) | 7 h | 3 of 26 |
| Quadratic equations | 13 (11%) | 12 h | 3 of 26 |
| Functions | 29 (24%) | 22 h | 3 of 26 |
| Exponential functions and logarithms | 13 (11%) | 11 h | 2 of 26 |
| Sequences and series | 5 (4%) | 6 h | 2 of 26 |
| Trigonometry | 13 (11%) | 12 h | 2 of 26 |
| Geometry | 8 (7%) | 8 h | 2 of 26 |
| Geometric calculations | 9 (8%) | 8 h | 2 of 26 |
| Physics: mechanics | 4 (3%) | 11 h | 2 of 26 |
| Chemistry | 4 (3%) | 11 h | 2 of 26 |
| Total | 119 | 120 h | 26 |
The full OMPT-G mocks are 26 typed-answer questions on a 180-minute clock, in chapter order from Linear formulas to Chemistry. The chapter mix follows the official OMPT-G weights: Functions 4 of the 26, Trigonometry 4, Sequences and series 3, Physics: mechanics 3, Chemistry 3, Linear formulas and equations 2, Quadratic equations 2, Exponential functions and logarithms 2, and one each for Systems of linear equations, Geometry and Geometric calculations. The two science chapters take 6 of the 26 between them, which matches their share of the real paper.
Each generation is a difficulty rung on that same mix. Generation 1 is single-step with small positive integers: the next term of a sequence, the weight of a bag from its mass, a mass from a molar mass. Generation 2 needs two steps and brings in fractions and negatives. Generation 3 goes multi-step, with parameter questions, applied contexts and exact forms. Generation 4 combines chapters in one question, asks in reverse and accepts exact answers only. The topic drills on this site cover the maths chapters in depth; for mechanics and chemistry, use the mock questions across all four rungs plus your own school notes, and make sure you can handle units, significant figures and balanced equations without a reference sheet, because the test provides none.
Try one
This is question one of the free OMPT-G mock, at real difficulty rather than a warm-up.
Sequences and series
Write down the next term of the sequence 14, 21, 28, 35, …
Solution
Each term rises by 7. 35 + 7 = 42.
Scored instantly, per-topic feedback included.
Full mock exams
Each generation is a complete OMPT-G paper — 26 typed-answer questions under the real 180-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.
Foundation
26 questions · 180 min
€39.99VAT incl.
Broad
26 questions · 180 min
€39.99VAT incl.
Near-exam
26 questions · 180 min
€39.99VAT incl.
Exam-level
26 questions · 180 min
€49.99VAT incl.
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
Feedback from students who prepared here and then sat the real OMPT-G, paraphrased from their e-mails and anonymized to first name and country.
I wanted maths, physics and chemistry practised together instead of in separate piles, and that mix turned out to be the most useful thing here.
The first mock made it obvious that mechanics was my weak spot. I revised it, sat a second mock, and felt properly ready.
FAQ
The OMPT-G questions people type into a search box, answered from the official pages.
Yes. The last two chapters are Physics (mechanics: motion, forces, Newton’s laws, work and energy) and Chemistry (substances and solutions, reactions, acids and bases, redox). They are 8 of 119 topics.
26 questions in 180 minutes, about 6.9 minutes each, over eleven chapters.
No differentiation or integration chapter. The G covers functions with limits and asymptotes, sequences and series, trigonometry and geometry, then the two science chapters.
No. The G is offered in English only, like the E.
LUT University (Chemical and Process Engineering, 60%), Arcada (Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering, 50%), Vilnius University (Chemistry of Nanomaterials, 60%) and Amsterdam University College’s Sciences major as an alternative to B (70%).
No. Final answers only; you may add your calculations in a note but it is optional.
The same on-screen calculator as the D, different from the A/B/C/F tool. Details are shown after registration. No physical calculator.
€240 per attempt, €95 practice material, €90 official mock, €385 bundle. Fast grading €120.
omptest.org estimates 120 hours. Give the physics and chemistry chapters more than their topic share, about 20 hours together, unless you have them fresh from school.
Two full mock exams plus complete lessons on every OMPT-G topic, in a Foundation and an Exam-level bundle.