Why aim for 80 per cent when the exam requires 60 per cent

The organisation requires 60 per cent. We advise you to achieve an average of 80 per cent in each module before sitting the exam. This twenty-point margin is not an excessive precaution: it reflects the time the exam day takes up, which practice sessions can never fully replicate.

What the margin covers

Stress. At home, a moment’s hesitation costs ten seconds. On the day of the exam, it triggers doubt about the next question. Nobody performs at their best under pressure, and the candidates who think they can avoid it are precisely the ones who get caught out.

Questions you’ve never seen before. No question bank, including ours, covers the exact content of the official exam. You’ll come across questions worded in ways you haven’t seen before. If you’re 80 per cent confident, an unfamiliar question is a minor inconvenience; if you’re at 62 per cent, it’s a point you’ll miss out on.

Fatigue. An exam rarely takes place when you’re at your best, after a good night’s sleep, without a long journey or any setbacks.

The randomness of the question selection. Two test sessions on the same module never yield the same score. If your average is 62 per cent, half of your test results will fall below the pass mark. A candidate with 62 per cent does not just scrape through: they’re playing a game of heads or tails.

An average, not a one-off achievement

A single score proves nothing, one way or the other. What matters is the average across several recent attempts, module by module. This is why the dashboard only shows your attempts from the last thirty days: a successful result from six months ago says nothing about your current level.

Also look at consistency. Three sets of 78, 81 and 79 are better than 95, 58 and 85 for the same average. The first pattern suggests success; the second suggests a gamble.

And if you’re stuck below 80 per cent

This isn’t a sign to stop; it’s a sign to adjust your approach. Doing test series one after another without going back to the study materials will cause you to plateau: you’ll keep identifying the same gaps without ever filling them. That’s what the revision plan is for; it shows you which chapters to go back over, based on your actual answers.

Go back to the lesson, revisit the chapter, and do another set of questions. It’s this cycle that raises your average, not repetition alone.