Plan TARA and TMUA together
Your tests and time
Your plan
57 days to your last test · 64.5 h planned
- TARA and TMUA booking closes for January 202721 December at 6pm UK time
- TARA and TMUA results for January 20278 February 2027
Week of 9 Nov
TARA 3 hTMUA 2 h
- Wed11NovToday
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
22 questions in 40 minutes, then check every wrong answer.
- Thu12Nov
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
10 questions at test pace, about 3 minutes 45 seconds each, then review.
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
22 questions in 40 minutes, then check every wrong answer.
- Fri13Nov
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
10 reasoning questions at test pace, about 3 minutes 45 seconds each, then review.
- Sat14Nov
- TARAWriting Task60 min
One essay in 40 minutes, up to 750 words, then reread it against the question.
- Sun15Nov
Day off
Week of 16 Nov
TARA 4 hTMUA 4 h
- Mon16Nov
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Tue17Nov
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Wed18Nov
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Thu19Nov
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Fri20Nov
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Sat21Nov
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Sun22Nov
Day off
Week of 23 Nov
TARA 4 hTMUA 4 h
- Mon23Nov
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARAWriting Task60 min
- Tue24Nov
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Wed25Nov
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Thu26Nov
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Fri27Nov
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Sat28Nov
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Sun29Nov
Day off
Week of 30 Nov
TARA 4 hTMUA 4 h
- Mon30Nov
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Tue1Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Wed2Dec
- TARAWriting Task60 min
- Thu3Dec
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Fri4Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Sat5Dec
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Sun6Dec
Day off
Week of 7 Dec
TARA 4 hTMUA 4 h
- Mon7Dec
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Tue8Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Wed9Dec
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Thu10Dec
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARAWriting Task60 min
- Fri11Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Sat12Dec
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Sun13Dec
Day off
Week of 14 Dec
TARA 4 hTMUA 4 h
- Mon14Dec
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Tue15Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Wed16Dec
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Thu17Dec
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Fri18Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Sat19Dec
- TARAWriting Task60 min
- Sun20Dec
Day off
Week of 21 Dec
TARA 4 hTMUA 4 h
- Mon21Dec
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Tue22Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Wed23Dec
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Thu24Dec
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Fri25Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- Sat26Dec
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Sun27Dec
Day off
Week of 28 Dec
TARA 6.5 hTMUA 4.5 h
- Mon28Dec
- TMUAPaper 1 practice60 min
- TARAWriting Task60 min
- Tue29Dec
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Wed30Dec
- TARAFull rehearsal120 min
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and the Writing Task back to back: 2 hours.
- Thu31Dec
- TMUAPaper 2 practice60 min
- TARAProblem Solving set60 min
- Fri1Jan
- TMUAFull rehearsal150 min
Paper 1 and Paper 2, 75 minutes each: 2 hours 30 minutes.
- Sat2Jan
- TARACritical Thinking set60 min
- Sun3Jan
- TARALight review30 min
Redo a few questions you got wrong earlier. No new timed sets.
Week of 4 Jan
TMUA 0.5 h
- Mon4Jan
TARA Test day
- Tue5Jan
- TMUALight review30 min
Redo a few questions you got wrong earlier. No new timed papers.
- Wed6Jan
TMUA Test day
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Does TMUA practice count as TARA Problem Solving practice?
Not really. The TARA specification keeps Problem Solving to everyday maths (fractions, percentages, averages, measures, area and reading tables and graphs) and tests how you select information and find a method. TMUA tests school maths such as algebra, functions and calculus, plus mathematical logic. The plan gives each its own sessions.
How is the time split?
By your choice of which test needs more time, then by the calendar: in the last week before a test, most sessions go to that test, and after it only the other test is left. Each test gets one full timed rehearsal a few days before, and the day before each test is a light review. These are our planning rules, not UAT-UK advice.
Can I sit TARA and TMUA in different sittings?
UAT-UK says most Oxford and Cambridge applicants must sit in October, and that you can sit each test only once in an admissions cycle. Applicants to other universities can choose October or January. Check each course page before you book.
What are the formats?
TARA: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, 22 questions in 40 minutes each, then a 40-minute Writing Task. TMUA: Paper 1 and Paper 2, 20 questions in 75 minutes each. No calculator in either test.
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How we work this out
Sitting TARA and TMUA in the same cycle? Pick your two test days and your hours a week. Get one day-by-day plan with timed TARA sets, TMUA papers, a full rehearsal for each and a light day before each test. Free, no login.