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Pending Internet Computerized Adaptive Test (PiCAT)
The PiCAT is the unproctored, internet-delivered version of the CAT-ASVAB, taken on an applicant's own device using a recruiter-issued access code; its scores become the official ASVAB scores of record after a proctored Verification Test (Vtest) at a MEPS or MET site.
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Testing timeUntimed per subtest; expected to take 2 to 3 hours; must be completed within 48 hours of starting, using an access code that expires 30 days after it is issued
ScoringNo pass/fail score for the PiCAT itself; if the proctored Verification Test (Vtest) is passed, the PiCAT scores become the official ASVAB scores of record used to determine enlistment eligibility
Exam feeNo separate exam fee — The assessment is delivered as part of the official program or process and has no separate exam charge.
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- Who runs it
- U.S. Army
- Category
- Military Aptitude
- Current version
- Current specification; no public version label
- Where it applies
- United States — national
- Exam languages
- English
- Format
- Unproctored, internet-delivered computer adaptive test taken on the applicant's own device (Edge, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Samsung Internet; screen at least 7 inches diagonal) from any location with internet access
- Availability
- By recruiter arrangement only: a military recruiter registers the applicant and issues an access code that expires 30 days after issue; once started, the PiCAT must be completed within 48 hours
- Results
- Scores are not shown to the applicant after completion; only the recruiter who registered the applicant may view them, and enlistment-usable scores result only from passing the proctored Vtest at a MEPS or MET site
- Score validity
- PiCAT scores must be validated by a proctored Vtest taken within 45 days of the PiCAT; if the Vtest is successful the PiCAT scores become the ASVAB scores of record
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
Unproctored computer-adaptive full version of the ASVAB covering the ASVAB subtests (General Science, Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information, Auto Information, Shop Information, Mechanical Comprehension, Assembling Objects) with no subtest time limits and no tryout items; scores are validated by a proctored Verification Test (Vtest) of about 25 to 30 minutes at a MEPS or MET site
Where rules vary
The PiCAT is part of the U.S. military enlistment testing program (delivered via recruiters and verified at MEPS/MET sites); the ledger row is tracked under Army recruiting, and the goarmy.com page presents it for U.S. Army enlistment, but the official ASVAB Enlistment Testing Program pages describe PiCAT use across U.S. military recruiting generally
Eligibility
Must contact a military recruiter, who registers the applicant and provides the access code; available only to those who have never taken the ASVAB before
Retake policy
The PiCAT can be taken only once; applicants who fail the verification test or do not use their PiCAT scores are routed into a full proctored ASVAB (goarmy.com describes recruiter-managed ASVAB retest waits of one month after a first attempt and six calendar months after a second)