ACET 2026: Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET) 2026

Actuarial Common Entrance Test

Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET) 2026

ACET 2026
[Actuarial Common Entrance Test 2026]
conducted by Institute of Actuaries of India, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
This is for aspiring actuaries in India to become student members of the Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI)

"Actuarial Common Entrance Test" is applicable to the candidates who plan to enroll as student member of the Institute of Actuaries of India and wish to take actuarial examinations.

Eligibility Criteria

Any candidate studying for

Students who have appeared 10+2 or an equivalent examination and waiting for the result.
A candidate who have passed 10+2 or any other higher courses/examinations.
Diploma
Finance, or any other stream, but you have love for Mathematics and skills in Numeracy.
Mathematical Sciences: Maths, Statistics, Econometrics or any other.
Engineering.
Management.
Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant or a Company Secretary.

Note:
ACET result is valid for 3 years from the date of declaration of the exam result for taking student membership of IAI.

Important Dates

ACET35 - January 2026
Registrations start	26/11/2025 (at 03:00 P.M.)
Registrations close	24/12/2025 (up to 06:00 P.M.)
Date of Exam	10/01/2026 (10:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M.)
Date of Results	17/01/2026
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Exam Structure

ACET is a 3 hour, 100 marks online exam which has 70 multiple choice questions with one correct answer for each question.

The distribution of questions will be:
- 45 questions – 1 mark each.
- 20 questions – 2 marks each.
- 05 questions – 3 marks each.
The Allocation of Marks will be as under:
- Mathematics - 30 marks.
- Statistics - 30 marks.
- Data Interpretation - 15 marks.
- English - 15 marks.
- Logical Reasoning - 10 marks.
ACET will be conducted in a single day with one slot.
There will not be any negative marking for incorrect answers.

Pass mark for ACET Examination is 50%.

Important Documents

Sl. No.	Title	Announcement Date	Documents
1	Registration Announcement – ACET January 2026	20/11/2025	Link
2	Student Guide for ACET Home Based Online Examinations	20/11/2025	Link

Syllabus for ACET Examination

Mathematics	Notation and standard functions Numerical Methods Algebra Differentiation Integration Vectors Matrices
Statistics	Permutations and combinations. Types of data Statistical diagrams, bar chart, histogram, dot plot, stem-and-leaf, boxplot. Measures of location mean, median, mode Measures of spread range, interquartile range, standard deviation, variance, Skewness Probabilities basic rules of probabilities Advanced probabilities tree diagrams, conditional probabilities Discrete random variables definitions, probabilities, mean, mode, median, standard deviation, variance, coefficient of skewness Continuous random variables definitions, probabilities, mean, mode, median, standard deviation, variance, coefficient of skewness Discrete distributions discrete uniform, Bernoulli, binomial, Poisson Continuous distributions continuous uniform, exponential, the normal distribution Correlation scatter plots, covariance, correlation coefficient Regression
English	Vocabulary Based (Synonyms Antonyms) English Usage or Grammar Sentence Correction Fill in the blanks Cloze Passage Analogies or Reverse Analogies Jumbled Paragraph Meaning-Usage Match Summary Questions Verbal Reasoning Facts / Inferences / Judgements Reading Comprehension Vocabulary: Vocabulary questions test the candidate’s knowledge of the primary meanings of words, secondary shades of meaning, usage, idioms and phrases, antonyms, related words, etc. Grammar: Grammar-based questions test the candidate’s ability to spot and correct grammatical errors. It should generally tests knowledge of high school level grammar and includes areas like subject-verb agreement, use of modifiers, parallel construction, redundancy, phrasal verbs, use of articles, prepositions, etc. Verbal Reasoning: Verbal Reasoning questions are designed to test the candidate’s ability to identify relationships or patterns within groups of words or sentences.
Data Interpretation	Data is given in form of tables, charts and graphs. In this section it is tested that how can you interpret the given data and answers the questions based on it. Tables Column Graphs Bar Graphs Line Charts Pie Chart Venn Diagrams Caselets Combination of two or more types linked to each other.
Logical Reasoning	Number and Letter Series Calendars Clocks Cubes Venn Diagrams Binary Logic Seating Arrangement Logical Sequence Logical Matching Logical Connectives Syllogism Blood Relations