Numerical Ability Test: Identify Top Quantitative Talent in Minutes

Streamline your technical hiring with AI-powered numerical assessments that predict job performance with 95% accuracy. Make data-driven hiring decisions for your development and analytics teams.

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What is the Numerical Ability Test?

  • Comprehensive assessment measuring mathematical reasoning, data interpretation, and quantitative problem-solving skills essential for technical roles
  • AI-powered adaptive testing that adjusts difficulty based on candidate responses, providing accurate skill evaluation in 15-45 minutes
  • Validated question bank with 10,000+ problems covering basic arithmetic to advanced statistical analysis
  • Real-time scoring with instant candidate benchmarking against industry standards for tech and analytics positions
  • Mobile-optimized testing experience with 99.9% uptime reliability for seamless remote assessment

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Skills & Competencies Assessed for the Numerical Ability Test

Who is The Numerical Ability Test For?

Customize the Numerical Ability Test

Role-Specific Customization

Tailor the test to align with the specific demands of the role. For example, emphasize statistical reasoning and data interpretation for data analyst roles or focus on problem-solving accuracy and computational skills for software development positions. Customize the question types and difficulty levels to match the complexity of your required technical expertise.

Competency Weighting

Adjust the scoring to prioritize the most critical competencies for each role. For example, prioritize pattern recognition and financial mathematics for fintech roles, or emphasize data interpretation and statistical reasoning for data science and analytics positions.

Custom Branding & White-Label Experience

Apply your company’s branding, logo, and messaging to create a cohesive candidate experience. A white-labeled test reflects your company's identity and ensures a seamless process for candidates, from the test invitation through to the results.

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Advanced Hiring Features

Why choose HackerEarth’s assessment platform?

HackerEarth’s online coding platform simplifies developer skill assessment with customizable tests, a vast question library, and
automated evaluations, ensuring efficient and objective hiring.

25,000+ questions across 1000+ skills at your disposal

Thanks to a rich library of questions, including emerging AI skills, HackerEarth Assessments enable you to create highly accurate coding assessments for all roles. You can also create custom questions, or we can create it for you, to handle any kind of assessment that you may need.

Project type questions to simulate on- the-job problems

When hiring developers for your projects, you need more than just conceptual knowledge—you need problem solvers. Can they tackle real-world challenges? With HackerEarth, you can create project-based questions with custom datasets and test cases to assess their true capabilities.

Industry's best proctoring solution with automated invigilation

HackerEarth Assessments offer the industry's best proctoring capabilities with SmartBrowser technology, eliminating impersonation with advanced image processing. Our coding assessments detect tab switching, prevent copy-pasting, and let you customize proctoring stringency—ensuring a fair, secure, and cheat-proof evaluation process.

An experience that hiring managers like and developers love

With the ability to code in 40+ programming languages, a real-time code editor and integration with Jupyter Notebooks, HackerEarth Assessments is highly dev-friendly.

Detailed reports on each candidate’s performance

With insight-rich reports on a developer’s performance and the code replay feature, HackerEarth lets you get a deeper insight into a candidate’s capabilities.

Data-driven insights to help finetune the hiring funnel

The HackerEarth Assessments dashboard gives you a deeper analysis of your hiring funnel, enabling you to constantly improve your coding tests and create an industry-leading hiring process.
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A coding assessment platform that is built for enterprises and loved by everyone

HackerEarth offers industry-leading compliance, security and scalability, so you can build a tech team with no
worries, regardless of the size of your organization.
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FAQs about Numerical Ability Test

How long does the numerical ability test take to complete?

Our adaptive numerical ability test ranges from 15-45 minutes depending on the role complexity. Most technical positions use our 30-minute standard format with 40-50 questions, while senior roles may require the comprehensive 60-minute assessment.

Will this test accurately predict performance for our specific technical roles?

Yes, our numerical ability test shows 95% correlation with job performance in quantitative and technical roles. We offer industry-specific customization for software development, data science, and fintech positions to ensure maximum relevance.

How does this integrate with our existing technical hiring process?

Our API-first platform integrates seamlessly with 50+ ATS and HRIS systems including Greenhouse, Workday, and Lever. Results sync automatically, and you can embed assessments directly into your candidate workflow.

Can candidates take the test remotely without compromising security?

Absolutely. Our platform offers multiple proctoring options including AI monitoring, live supervision, and secure browser technology. 99.9% uptime ensures reliable remote testing for distributed technical teams.

What if the test is too difficult or easy for our candidates?

Our adaptive testing technology automatically adjusts question difficulty based on candidate responses. You can also customize difficulty levels and set role-specific parameters to match your exact hiring requirements.

How quickly can we see ROI from implementing this assessment?

Most tech companies see immediate time savings in screening, with full ROI typically achieved within 3 months. Our calculator shows average savings of $15,000+ per technical hire through improved accuracy and reduced turnover.

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