AMIRNET guide
How to prepare for AMIRNET
There is no single answer to how long preparation takes, because it depends on the distance between your level and the score you need. There is, however, an order of work that holds up, and it starts with measuring rather than drilling.
Updated September 2026
First, how far short are you
Most people start practising without knowing where they began, which leaves them no way to tell whether the preparation is working. One measurement turns "how long does this take" into "how many levels do I need to climb", and that is a question with an answer.
One band and three bands are not the same job. A plan that does not know which of the two you are in is a guess with a calendar attached.
What actually costs points
Judging by the structure of the exam, not everything that costs points is English.
- Pacing. Each section is timed separately and unused time does not carry over, so a bad rhythm in one section cannot be made up in the next.
- The reading section. Five questions in 15 minutes is close to forty per cent of the exam clock, and it is the easiest place to lose control.
- Restatement. Most people have never met this question type outside this exam, which is exactly why it costs points if you have not drilled it.
- The adaptive structure. Difficulty is set between sections from how you have done, so a weak opening shapes what comes next.
How to drill each question type
- Sentence completion: four questions in four minutes, so one minute each. Practise against a clock, and practise abandoning a question you are stuck on.
- Restatement: same meaning, different construction. Work through the patterns that repeat, mainly the passive, conditionals, and linking words.
- Reading comprehension: read the questions before the passage and locate the answer rather than reading word by word. Fifteen minutes is comfortable only if you are not reading twice.
- Vocabulary: not endless lists, but the words that keep appearing in academic texts. Short daily practice beats a weekend marathon.
Build the schedule backwards
You can sit AMIRNET as often as you like, with at least 35 days between sittings. That number is useful for planning: book a target date and a backup date 35 days later, and the first sitting stops feeling like the only one.
From December 2026 there is also no need to synchronise with psychometric dates, since AMIRNET runs throughout the year.
What Milulu offers today
The diagnostic is open and free, and it identifies your level and your distance from exemption. The full AMIRNET preparation track is still in development, and we would rather write that here than promise something that does not exist yet.
Common questions
How long should I prepare?
It depends on your distance from the score you need, which is why any blanket number you see is marketing. A short diagnostic gives you the distance, and an honest plan follows.
My English is good. Should I still practise?
Yes, and mostly on the format rather than the language. The question types and the separate clock per section are what cost points for people whose English is not the problem.
Should I wait until I am fully ready?
Usually not. You can sit it again after 35 days, and a real sitting teaches you more about your pacing than any simulation. Just check your institution’s deadline for having a score.
Are practice tests worth it?
They are, if they follow the real format with a separate clock per section. A practice test without time pressure measures your English, not the exam.
More in the AMIRNET guide
What AMIRNET is
The format, the score, and what changes in December 2026.
Score 134 and exemption
What exemption means, and why institutions answer differently.
AMIRNET, AMIR, AMIRAM
Three names, one scale. What differs and what counts.
What a low score costs
Courses, semesters and timetable. The bill after the exam.
Start by measuring
A few minutes, no payment, and one number at the end: how far you are from exemption.