AIIMS Pharmacist Mock Test 2026
Timed AIIMS Pharmacist mock tests in the CRE-5 pattern, with section-wise analysis for each attempt.
An AIIMS Pharmacist mock test lets you rehearse the Computer Based Test (CBT) of the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE-5) before the real attempt. The paper has 100 questions, 400 marks and 90 minutes, and it is split into five sections of 20 questions that lock when each 18-minute block ends. Practising under these limits is the only way to build the timing that the pattern demands.
Current Pattern to Practise In
Questions and marks: 100 MCQs of 4 marks each, for 400 marks.
Split: 80 questions on pharmacy and 20 on General Knowledge, Aptitude and Knowledge of Computer.
Marking: A wrong answer costs one-fourth of the question marks, which is 1 mark.
Sections: Five sections of 20 questions, 18 minutes each, with no return to a closed section.
Types of Mock Tests and When to Take Them
Test type | What it covers | When to take it |
|---|---|---|
Topic-wise test | One pharmacy subject, such as pharmacology or pharmaceutics | Right after you finish a subject |
Sectional test | 20 questions in 18 minutes | From the middle of your preparation |
Full-length mock | 100 questions in 90 minutes | Weekly in the final weeks |
General section drill | Awareness, reasoning and computer basics | A few times a week alongside revision |
How to Use Mock Tests
Start with topic tests: Test each subject from the AIIMS Pharmacist syllabus as soon as you finish it.
Add sectional timing: Practise 20 questions in 18 minutes to learn the pace of the real blocks.
Move to full-length mocks: Attempt one full paper a week, then two a week in the last fortnight, at the same time of day as the exam.
Review the same day: Go through every wrong, slow and skipped question before you sleep.
Revise from an error log: Write the topic and the reason for each mistake, and revisit the log every week.
How to Analyse a Mock
Wrong answers: Separate concept gaps from careless slips, because they need different fixes.
Slow questions: Mark any question that took more than a minute and look for a quicker method.
Skipped but solvable: Count questions you left that you could have answered, since each one is 4 marks.
Guess outcomes: Check whether your guesses cost more than they earned, given the 1-mark deduction.
Benchmarks to Track
Accuracy: Keep your pharmacy accuracy high before you push the number of attempts.
Sectional score: Watch each block, since a section cannot be reopened.
Time per section: Aim to finish a first pass in about 14 minutes and use the rest for flagged questions.
Total score: Compare your marks with the qualifying marks of your category, 160 for UR and EWS, 140 for OBC and 120 for SC, ST and PwBD, and aim well above them.
Common Mistakes
Skipping review: A mock without analysis wastes most of its value.
Ignoring the general part: The 20 general questions can decide ties in close ranks.
Untimed practice: Solving without the 18-minute block does not prepare you for the lock.
Blind guessing: Wrong answers lose marks, so guess only when you can remove options.