How should I split my dMAT preparation time between the core and subject modules?

You should not split your dMAT preparation time evenly, because the two modules are not equally unfamiliar to you. The Core Module tests reasoning formats you likely have never practised, while the Subject Module draws on engineering fundamentals you already studied, so your early weeks should lean heavily toward the Core Module.

Core Module Versus Subject Module

A Sensible Weekly Split

• Early weeks: work through all three Core Module task types using the official prep materials, since figure sequences and latin squares need the most new practice.
• Middle weeks: keep light, timed Core Module drills running while you begin refreshing subject fundamentals like circuits, redox reactions, and the Fourier series.
• Final two weeks: shift toward full-length timed run-throughs of both modules together, mimicking the actual three-hour exam.

Free dMAT Practice Tests

Every section of the exam, with full solution paths for each question. Work through one section at a time, then sit the full timed mock.

• dMAT Mock Test: full timed simulation, 80 questions, instant section scores
• Figure Sequences practice: 15 free Core Module questions
• Mathematical Equations practice: 15 free Core Module questions
• Latin Squares practice: 15 free Core Module puzzles
• General Academic Module practice: 15 free questions in the input format

My Advice

Take one official exercise from each Core Module task type this week and time yourself. Whichever one feels slowest or most confusing is where you should concentrate first, since that gap is exactly what separates a strong dMAT score from an average one for most engineering graduates.