How long did you actually need to prep for AMCAT and what score did you get?

Samantha C.OP

May 27, 2026

So I'm sitting here three weeks out from my AMCAT exam and honestly starting to panic a little. I've been applying to TCS, Infosys, and a few mid-size product companies and they all require AMCAT scores — I had no idea how seriously recruiters take this until my placement officer explained it last month. I'm a final year CS student and my coding fundamentals are decent, but the adaptive nature of the test really throws me off. Like, if I bomb the first few questions, does the whole section tank?

I've been using the AMCAT Data Structures and Algorithms 2 practice test this week and I'm scoring around 65-70%, which I genuinely don't know if that's good or terrible. My weak spots are definitely time complexity analysis and graph traversal. I'm putting in maybe 2-3 hours a day right now but wondering if I need to scale that up.

For people who've already taken it — what score range actually gets you shortlisted at decent companies? And is the AMCAT study guide from Aspiring Minds themselves worth buying or are free resources enough? Any AMCAT exam tips from people who've gone through this would be seriously appreciated.

Chloe W.

May 28, 2026

I gave AMCAT last October and got 85+ percentile in CS fundamentals. Honestly three weeks is enough if you're consistent. The adaptive part sounds scarier than it is — just focus on accuracy over speed in the first 4-5 questions of each module because those calibrate your difficulty level. Data structures and algorithms was the module that moved my score the most. Free practice tests were more than enough for me, didn't buy anything official.

Amanda H.

May 28, 2026

Just wanted to add — check out the AMCAT Automata and Formal Languages 2 practice material if you haven't already. That topic catches people off guard. You've got time, don't overthink it.

David K.

May 28, 2026

65-70% on practice tests three weeks out is actually fine, I was around there too. What really helped me was timing myself strictly — the real AMCAT gives you way less time per question than you'd expect. Also don't sleep on the English and logical reasoning modules, a lot of people tank their overall percentile there while grinding only on coding. Companies look at module-wise scores separately, not just a single total.

How long did you actually need to prep for AMCAT and what score did you get?

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