Territorial Army Mock Test 2026: TAC CBT Practice
Practise the TAC-2026 CBT in the current three-part pattern with timed tests and section-wise analysis.
A Territorial Army mock test is the closest you can get to the real computer-based test (CBT) before exam day. The TAC-2026 paper packs 100 questions into 2 hours, deducts one-third of a mark for every wrong answer, and gives Reasoning 40 of the 100 marks. Knowing the topics is only half the job; the rest is pacing, choosing which questions to skip, and keeping accuracy high under time pressure.
Most Territorial Army applicants are working full time, so practice time is limited. Mocks help you use it well by showing exactly where marks are lost. This page explains which tests to take, when to take them, how to analyse them and what scores to aim for.
Types of Territorial Army Practice Tests
Test type | What it covers | When to take it |
|---|---|---|
Topic tests | One topic at a time, such as series, coding-decoding, comprehension or history | While you are learning each topic |
Sectional tests | A full Reasoning, General Knowledge or English section under time | Once most topics in a section are covered |
Full-length mock tests | All three parts, 100 questions in 2 hours with negative marking | From the last 4 to 6 weeks before the exam |
Previous year papers | Real questions from earlier cycles | Alongside full mocks, to judge difficulty |
Current affairs quizzes | Monthly events, defence news and appointments | Every month, throughout preparation |
The Pattern to Practise In
Part | Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
Part 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
Part 2 | General Knowledge | 30 | 30 |
Part 3 | English | 30 | 30 |
Total | One session of 2 hours | 100 | 100 |
The 2026 paper no longer has an Elementary Mathematics part. Older mock tests and papers built on the four-part 2025 pattern are still useful for reasoning, GK and English practice, but skip their maths section and do not use their total scores as a benchmark.
How to Use Mock Tests
Weeks 1 to 6: Topic tests two or three times a week as you finish each topic. Do not worry about speed yet.
Weeks 5 to 9: One sectional test a week for each part, timed at roughly the share you plan to give it on exam day.
Weeks 8 to 12: One full-length mock a week, rising to two a week in the final month, at the same time of day as the real exam if possible.
Final week: One or two full mocks, then revision from your error log only. Avoid new topics.
How to Analyse a Mock
The analysis matters more than the score. Spend at least as long reviewing a mock as you spent taking it.
Wrong answers: Sort each into a concept gap, a misread question or a careless slip. Concept gaps go back to study; slips need a slower first read.
Slow questions: Note any question that took more than two minutes, even if correct. These are the ones to skip on the first pass next time.
Skipped but solvable: Questions you left and could have answered are free marks you gave away.
Negative marking cost: Count the marks lost to wrong answers. If guessing costs you more than 3 marks, tighten your rule on when to guess.
Benchmarks to Track
Measure | Working target | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
Total score | 80 or more out of 100 | In 2025, candidates not called for the SSB scored up to 74.04 (men) and 75.36 (women), per the official lists |
Accuracy | 85% or higher | Keeps negative marking losses small |
Attempts | 85 to 95 questions | Leaves room to skip the hardest questions |
Reasoning time | About 50 minutes for 40 questions | The largest section needs the largest time block |
These targets are indicative, built on the 2025 result lists for a different paper structure, not on any official cut-off.
Section-wise Mock Strategy
Reasoning
Reasoning carries 40 marks, so treat it as the main scoring section. In each mock, note which question types you skipped or got wrong: series, coding, syllogism, puzzles or figures. Two or three types usually account for most lost marks, and a week of focused topic tests on them shows up quickly in the next mock.
General Knowledge
GK questions are answered from memory, so speed is rarely the problem; accuracy is. Track how many GK guesses you make per mock and how many turn out wrong. If more than a third of your guesses are wrong, stop guessing in this section.
English
English rewards consistency. Check whether you lose marks in comprehension, vocabulary or grammar, and add every new word or rule from the mock review to your vocabulary log or error list.
Common Mistakes
Taking mocks without reviewing them: A mock without analysis only measures your level; it does not raise it.
Practising the old pattern only: Four-part papers with maths do not train the 40-mark reasoning block you will face.
Ignoring current affairs until late: Half of General Knowledge is current affairs, which cannot be crammed in a week.
Guessing freely: One-third negative marking punishes blind guesses.
Mocks and the SSB
CBT mocks prepare you for the first stage only. Stage one of the SSB starts with an intelligence test, so keep some timed reasoning practice going after the CBT, and use the time before the result to read about psychology tests, group tasks and the interview.