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PTCB practice tests for the 2026 PTCE

Answer 25 questions and get a real score on the 1000–1600 scale the PTCE uses, with every answer explained and your weakest domains named. About 31 minutes, and it starts on the next screen.

Start the 25-question testorTake the full 90-question exam

No email, no card, no date picker. Both are free: the short one takes about 31 minutes, the full-length exam 110.

What you get on the free exam

90 questions on the real 110-minute clock, weighted across the four domains exactly as PTCB weights them, with a calculator on screen.

Submit and you get a score on the 1000–1600 scale against the 1400 pass line, a breakdown by domain, and every question back with the right answer, why each wrong option is wrong, and its source. None of that is held back for buyers.

You get one full sitting and one 25-question sitting, so take it when you can give it your attention.

Why a score out of 1600, and not a percentage

PTCB reports the PTCE from 1000 to 1600, and 1400 passes — not a percentage. Scoring 78% on a practice set feels like a pass and means nothing in particular; reporting on the real scale puts your result and your target in the same units. Ours is a projection from your answers, not a copy of PTCB’s curve, and it says so wherever it appears. Our guide to the scoring works through it.

Built for the outline that took effect in January 2026

PTCB replaced the content outline on January 6, 2026. Compounding came off the exam completely, alligation went with it, and every domain’s share moved — Federal Requirements rose from an eighth of the exam to nearly a fifth.

The four domains, and what each is worth

Medications35%
Patient Safety & Quality Assurance23.75%
Order Entry & Processing22.50%
Federal Requirements18.75%

A practice test written for the old outline spends your time on content the exam no longer asks about. Our four checks tell you which outline yours was built for.

After the free exam

One exam tells you where you stand. Closing the gap is the paid side: 3600+ questions each tagged to the idea it tests, a plan paced to your exam date, a mistake bank that re-asks what you missed from a new angle, and a fresh exam every sitting.

One payment of $29, access until you pass. No subscription, no premium tier. The 212 drug sheets and 382-term glossary are open without an account, as is the formula sheet.

Common questions about PTCB practice tests

Is this an official PTCB practice test?
No. PTCB® sells its own official practice tools and this is not one of them, so treat any independent site claiming otherwise with suspicion. What an independent practice test can honestly do is write new questions against PTCB’s published content outline, at the published domain weights, in the same format and on the same clock — which is what this one does. ExamDayReady is not affiliated with or endorsed by PTCB.
How much of it is actually free?
One full-length sitting and one 25-question diagnostic sitting, both scored, both with every explanation shown afterwards. Nothing in the debrief is held back — you get the right answer, why each wrong option is wrong, and a source, on all 90 questions. What it does not include is a second sitting — re-sits are the paid side. So take the free one when you can give it real attention.
Is the free exam the same questions every time?
Yes — everyone who sits the free exam gets the same 90 questions. Paid sittings draw a fresh set from the full bank, so no two repeat.
How many practice tests should I take before the real PTCE?
Fewer than most people think, and with more work in between. A practice exam is a measurement, and measuring more often does not move the number — what moves it is what you do with the domain breakdown afterwards. A reasonable pattern is one full-length exam early to find the weak domain, then targeted practice there, then a second exam a week or so out to confirm it moved. Our study-length guide puts numbers to it.
Do I need an account or a credit card?
Neither. The exam starts on the next screen with no email, no card, and no sign-up form. A part-finished exam is held in your own browser, so a refresh or a stray tap away does not cost you it, and your score is stored against an anonymous ID rather than a name. You can add an email afterwards if you want results on another device, and you never have to.
Does the practice test still cover compounding and alligation?
No, because the exam no longer does. PTCB removed compounding content entirely with the outline effective January 6, 2026, and took alligation out of the calculations area at the same time. Any practice test still asking you to solve an alligation grid was written for the previous exam. We wrote up what happened to alligation and what happened to compounding separately.

Find out where you actually stand

A real PTCB practice test, scored against the pass line, with every answer explained. It costs nothing and asks for nothing.

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