Rolls-Royce gives you ten days and 30 to 35 minutes of tests. Your degree decides which reasoning test you get

Rolls-Royce says graduate applicants take a situational judgement exercise plus either a verbal reasoning test (business roles) or a numerical reasoning test (engineering roles), about 30 to 35 minutes in all. Our reasoning test is built around those two skills.

Rolls-Royce does not tell you in advance how many questions each test has, and the detailed help sheet we read dates from an earlier cycle. The situational judgement exercise has no equivalent in our practice test. Treat the match as skill-level, not format-level.

Rolls-Royce gives every candidate ten days from the invitation to complete the online assessments. Extensions are possible only in exceptional circumstances. At the same time, you can only complete them once in a 12-month recruitment cycle, so a rushed first attempt cannot be undone.

That combination points to one sensible plan. Use the first few days for practice and the last few for the assessments, in a single quiet block when you are alert. Do not save everything for the final evening, because a technical hiccup then has no slack.

Graduate candidates take a situational judgement exercise plus one reasoning test. Rolls-Royce says that is verbal reasoning for business roles and numerical reasoning for engineering roles. So half of the set is decided by your field.

If you apply for an engineering scheme, start with the numerical half of our reasoning test and the numerical reasoning questions page. If you apply for a business scheme, start with the passage half and the verbal reasoning questions. The second half of the practice test is still worth a quick pass, since your invitation is what settles it.

Rolls-Royce says all three assessments should take no more than 30 to 35 minutes and that some are timed while others are not. That total is short, so each exercise is short. Short tests reward a steady start: there is no time to warm up.

Do the first two minutes of any reasoning test deliberately. Read the instructions, note the clock and settle your pace. A 45-minute practice sitting is longer than the live one will be, which means that finishing it comfortably is a good sign.

Rolls-Royce says candidates invited to interview may be asked to repeat a module to validate their scores. It is a check that the result reflects your own ability. If your first score came from genuine work, a second sitting should land close to it.

For that reason, prepare honestly and do the tests unaided. Anyone who has someone else complete the assessments is excluded, according to Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce warns that closing the browser mid-test can stop your results being saved, so leave it open until the confirmation message appears. If you need adjustments, contact the early careers team before you begin and do not start while a request is pending. If a test gets blocked, support is available.

The assessment centre is a half-day session, virtual or in person depending on the programme. Published preparation guides for the centre exist for several programmes, so find the one that matches yours and read it a week ahead.