Overview
Four SOVA tests, the real formats, marked like the real thing.
Bain’s online assessment is the SOVA suite: a timed mix of numerical, verbal and logical reasoning plus a personality questionnaire. Our practice runs all four in the real formats — business exhibits with a calculator-friendly timer, True / False / Cannot-say statements, visual matrix puzzles, and the 5-column forced-choice personality grid.
Every test is scored server-side — correct answers, rule explanations and the personality profile never touch the browser — and each attempt ends with a diagnostic report: competency bars, pacing against the clock, and per-question walkthroughs.
- ✓Four timed testsNumerical, verbal, logical and personality — pick one or train all four.
- ✓Real SOVA formatsExhibits, statements, matrix puzzles and forced-choice screens.
- ✓Server-side scoringAnswer keys stay on the server — no viewing the mark scheme.
- ✓Diagnostic reportsCompetency bars, pacing and per-question explanations.
- ✓Fresh draws each attemptQuestion sets are re-drawn from the bank every run.
The four tests
What each SOVA test covers
Each is £10 for 3 attempts — or take all of them in the Bain bundle.
- Charts, tables and business exhibits
- Calculator-friendly, exam-true timing
- Quant + pacing feedback report
- True / False / Cannot-say statements
- Business-report passages
- Answer-type diagnostics in your report
- 1×4, 2×4 and 3×3 matrix formats
- Find the rule, pick the missing cell
- Pattern-rule walkthrough after marking
- 4 statements per screen, each column once
- Scored against the ideal consultant profile
- 8-dimension fit breakdown in your report
Screenshots
The four tests, side by side.
Pricing
Take every Bain tool in one pass.
The Bain bundle is all five Bain tools — the four SOVA tests plus the video interview — at 3 attempts each.
In the Bain bundle
- The four SOVA tests + the video interview
- 3 attempts of every Bain product
- AI-scored report after every run
🎥 Bain Video Interview
- 4 Bain questions — motivation, judgement & behavioural
- 45-second prep countdown per question
- STAR + business-judgement scored report
An attempt is one full timed run of the tool. Each product gives you 3, and you can re-run freely inside an attempt you've already opened. Prices include taxes; payment is handled securely by Stripe.
Preparing for more than one firm? Everything — £40 covers every McKinsey, BCG and Bain tool plus Case Ace.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
How close is Bain SOVA Practice to the real thing?
All four SOVA tests run in the real formats: business exhibits with a calculator-friendly timer, True / False / Cannot-say statements, visual matrix puzzles and the 5-column forced-choice personality grid — every test scored server-side with a diagnostic report. An independent recreation: same format and pressure, never the official content.
How do the runs work?
Your purchase lives on your account: three attempts of every Bain SOVA test, unlocked the moment payment completes. Open the tool, confirm the entry prompt, and one attempt is consumed — re-run freely within that open session. Buy a single test or take all five Bain tools in the Bain bundle.
Do my attempts expire?
No. Attempts stay on your account until you use them — buy now, practise when your assessment is scheduled. Only entering the tool consumes an attempt; within an open session you can re-run as often as you like.
Is there a refund guarantee?
The outcome guarantee covers the McKinsey bundle only. The SOVA tests are Bain products — outside the guarantee standalone or in the Bain bundle — see the terms.