FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is ComputePrep free?
Yes — completely free. Three timed drills every day, no ads, no paywall, nothing to unlock. There is no paid tier on ComputePrep today.
Which exams does it help with?
The quantitative-aptitude and numerical-ability sections of Indian competitive exams — IBPS PO and Clerk, SBI PO and Clerk, RRB and other railway exams, SSC CGL and CHSL. Any exam with a timed arithmetic section benefits, because the drills train calculation speed rather than one exam's syllabus.
Do I need an account?
No. Every drill is playable without signing up or giving an email address; your streak is kept against an anonymous session on your device. Optional Google sign-in — which will let you carry a streak across devices — is currently in testing and not yet open to everyone.
How many drill types are there?
21, in two paths. The Vedic path has 5 technique drills; the Exam path has 16 paper drills, from percentages and DI to P&C and probability. One kind is served each day and the rotation cycles through all of them. See all 21 with their time limits →
How long do I get for each drill?
15 to 70 seconds, depending on the kind and difficulty — every limit is published. The question is downloaded before your clock starts, so a slow connection never eats your seconds.
What happens if the timer runs out?
The round closes itself and shows the correct answer with a full walkthrough, so you still get the method. An answer submitted after the buzzer is judged a timeout and scores zero — with a three-second network grace so a buzzer-beater is not robbed by a slow connection.
Can I cheat the clock?
No — and that is deliberate. Start time and elapsed time are both stamped on our server, and the deadline is judged there rather than in your browser. It is also why a drill has no shareable link: a URL would let someone read the question and come back later with the clock already spent.
How is the score calculated?
A correct answer scores a base by difficulty — 100 easy, 200 medium, 300 hard — plus a speed bonus of up to 150 that decays evenly to zero at the buzzer. Half the clock left, half the bonus. Wrong or late scores 0. Each drill also shows your rank among that day's solvers.
Do the questions repeat?
No. Every drill is generated fresh and verified by machine before it is served — the answer is computed from the printed expression, not written by hand. There is no fixed bank to memorise.
Is it only vedic maths?
No. Five of the 21 kinds are vedic techniques; the other sixteen are ordinary exam quant — percentages, DI, quadratic comparison, profit & loss, time & work, P&C, probability and more. The vedic drills are there because they make a 15-second answer physically possible, not as a separate subject. The five shortcuts, worked →
How is this different from a question bank or a mock test?
A question bank teaches topics; a mock test measures a whole paper. ComputePrep trains one thing daily — how fast you compute under a real deadline — in about five minutes. Use it alongside your course or question bank, not instead of one.
Can I install it on my phone?
Yes — it is a Progressive Web App. Open it in your mobile browser and choose Add to Home Screen. It opens full-screen like an app, with no app store and no download.
Does it work offline?
No — you need a connection, because both the drill and its clock are served and judged on our server. That server-side clock is exactly what makes the score trustworthy.
What is Deduce, and how does it relate?
Sister products from the same team, on the same puzzle engine. ComputePrep trains quant speed against a clock; Deduce trains logical reasoning across 27 reasoning puzzle types, where the goal is a provably correct answer rather than a fast one. Plenty of aspirants run both dailies back to back in about ten minutes.
Can a coaching institute use it with students?
Yes — students can use it freely, and we are glad to talk to institutes about batch use. Write to [email protected].
Still deciding what to practise? Start with how a drill works, or read how to actually get faster at quant. For the reasoning half of the paper, our sister daily is Deduce.