The Bocconi Online Test Study Guide
All the theory behind the 50 questions in 75 minutes, in one free 72-page PDF.
- Mathematics topic by topic, to the syllabus Bocconi publishes: 24 of the 50 questions
- Numerical Reasoning, Critical Thinking and Reading Comprehension, with worked examples
- The negative-marking arithmetic: when a guess is worth the risk
- A 22-question diagnostic with solutions, and formula sheets to print
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- Pages
- 72
- Version
- 1.4.0
- Published
- 16 September 2026
- Facts verified
- 12 August 2026
- Cycle
- 2027/28 admissions
- Price
- Free
Real pages from the guide
Four of the 72 pages, exactly as they appear in the PDF.
Mathematics, topic by topic, with figures and worked examples 
Numerical Reasoning: charts and tables, read without a calculator 
Critical Thinking: true, false or not deducible, worked through 
Formula sheets and a test-day checklist to print
Eight parts, 72 pages, one test
The guide follows the standard Bocconi Online Test (with boxes for where the Law Test differs). Every worked example, passage and diagnostic question was written for this guide; nothing is taken from the official simulation or from another publisher.
- Before you start
How the test works
The four sections and their weights, scoring in numbers, which test you are sitting, sessions, attempts and costs, the test-day rules that decide whether your score counts, and an eight-, four- or two-week plan.
- Part I
Diagnostic
A short test across all four sections with full solutions and a reading of what your score tells you, so you start with the chapters you actually need.
- Part II
Mathematics
The largest part: the complete topic list as Bocconi publishes it, then twelve chapters from numbers and percentages to probability and statistics, each with what you must be able to do, a worked example and a trap. Closes with what is not on the syllabus.
- Part III
Numerical Reasoning
Reading tables and charts, percentages and ratios inside data, averages and rates, estimation without a calculator, and spotting superfluous information.
- Part IV
Critical Thinking
Statements against data, the true / false / not deducible items, the inference errors to recognise on sight, arguments and assumptions, and why the penalty on this section changes your guessing rule.
- Part V
Reading Comprehension
The two kinds of question, a method that survives the clock, numbers inside prose, two worked passages and how to pace eleven questions.
- Part VI
Strategy
Negative marking as arithmetic, pacing 75 minutes you cannot rewind, the day itself, and the official simulation.
- Part VII
Formula sheets and checklist
A formula sheet, a reasoning sheet, a test-day checklist, a glossary of the syllabus in English and Italian, and the sources the guide is kept current from.
Verified, and dated
Every fact about the test (format, scoring, rules, syllabus) was checked against Bocconi's official admissions pages, in English and in Italian, on 12 August 2026.
Versioned
This is version 1.4.0 (16 September 2026). The version is on the cover and in every footer, so you always know which edition you are holding. Spotted an error? Write to contact@bocconiprep.it.
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