A past paper is not a permanent rule
The 2026 Chemistry questions we studied were text only. We follow that in current papers, and judge any new visual question by the syllabus, the reasoning it asks for and the time available.
Every full-length Vettamed paper is built to the published structure, timing, scoring and syllabus of the 2026 HUMAT. This page sets out that specification, the choices we make within it, and how a question is checked before it reaches you.
The specification
The 2026 HUMAT runs in four separately timed phases. Each is submitted on its own and closes once submitted: 66 questions, 132 minutes.
| Phase | Inside the phase | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Thinking and Academic Literacy | 10 then 10 | 20 | 45 min |
| Biology and Chemistry | 10 then 10 | 20 | 35 min |
| Mathematics and Physics | 10 then 10 | 20 | 40 min |
| Reserve | One per subject | 6 | 12 min |
Every Vettamed paper keeps that shape: the same phase order, the same subject split inside each phase, the same clock on each phase and the same lock on submission. Each question has five options, A to E, plus an explicit omission that scores zero. Papers are marked with the published programme weights and section thresholds.
How the HUMAT is scoredJudgement
The published format sets the rules for a full paper. Past papers show useful styles, but a single paper cannot list every fair problem the HUMAT might set, so we train the skills behind the questions as well as their familiar forms.
The 2026 Chemistry questions we studied were text only. We follow that in current papers, and judge any new visual question by the syllabus, the reasoning it asks for and the time available.
Official papers include simple graphs in Physics. Students should be as comfortable reading a graph as a paragraph or an equation, and each representation in our questions has to be needed to solve the problem.
The six reserve questions replace any question that is withdrawn, so they are built to the standard of a scored question, never as easy filler.
As on the real exam, a submitted section cannot be reopened. Exam Mode applies the same lock and the same time limits, so you practise pacing and committing to an answer.
Checking
A question reaches you only when its answer has been confirmed twice.
Every question is written for Vettamed to the published syllabus. Before it is published, its answer is checked independently, by a second solution worked out from scratch without the key. Any disagreement holds the question back.
Every question goes out with a worked solution: 6,000 in the Scientific Thinking bank and 462 across the full-length papers.
Every review screen has a report button. When a student reports a problem with a question, we review it.
Limits
Some promises are common in test preparation. We make none of these.
Access
One plan, in three lengths.
Complete includes every published full-length practice paper, sat in Exam Mode and scored for both programmes, the 6,000-question Scientific Thinking bank with worked solutions, and the study tools. The free calibration is open to everyone.
See fees and plansEight timed Scientific Thinking questions at exam pace, each with a worked solution. Free, 18 minutes, no account needed.