Minnesota Clerical Test
(MCT)

Summary

Minnesota Clerical Test

Who is it for? 

Mechanical, repair, and industrial occupations.

Skilled Trades, installation/maintenance/repair, HVAC, Mechanic, engineer, machine operator, Industrial/technical products positions and sales, general labor, vocational/technical students

How long does it take to complete? 

15 Minutes

What does it measure?

12 categories of mechanical questions

The most common are: (1) pulleys, levers & gears, (2) hydraulics, (3) structures, planes, and slopes, and (4) gravity and other forces.

What's on the report?

A percentile score, ranked among your peers.  

Since the questions vary in difficulty, there is not a raw score (number correct).  The average (mean) score among Bennett test takers is 43-48, depending on occupation. This means that in order to pass the BMCT,  80% of the questions must be answered correctly.