Step 01
Create a battle paper
From the lobby pick subject, chapter, question count and timer. We generate a 6-character room code (e.g. K7M2QX) and send you straight into the exam interface. The paper is seeded by the room code, so every player on that code will see identical questions in the identical order.
Step 02
Invite your opponent
Share the room code. They open the lobby's "Join" tab, paste the code and enter the same paper. (In this local-only build both players use the same browser; the architecture leaves room for a backend later.)
Step 03
Attempt the paper, NTA-style
Inside the room you get a real NTA mock interface — question palette, mark-for-review, save & next, clear response, and an auto-submit timer. Marking is +4 / −1 / 0.
Three Ways to Play
1. Solo Practice
Select specific chapters and configure a custom question set. Perfect for targeted revision and building confidence before entering the arena.
2. Private Lobby
Create a locked room and invite a friend. Battle head-to-head on a shared question set to see who truly mastered the topic.
3. Public Arena
Join the matchmaking queue. The moment another aspirant joins, the timer starts. A true test of speed and accuracy under pressure.
Unique Identifier Code
Every aspirant is assigned a unique 4-digit code (e.g. #4021) upon registration. This code is permanently attached to your profile and appears on the leaderboard. It allows your friends to easily search for your ranking without confusing you with someone who shares the same name. You can find your code on your Profile page.
The NTA Scoring System
Reading the result page
- Verdict + margin — won/lost/tied and by how many marks.
- Side-by-side scorecards — score, correct, wrong, skipped and accuracy for both players.
- Live margin chart — a cumulative line of "your score minus their score" plotted question by question. Above the dotted zero line means you were ahead.
- Per-question swing — how many questions only you got right (your gains) vs how many only the opponent got right (your losses). Each "gain" is worth +5 marks of swing in your favour (you gained 4, they lost 1).
- Head-to-head sheet — every question with both players' answers and the swing tag.
- Chapter-wise comparison — accuracy bars per topic. Find the chapters you're losing on and revise those first.
The leaderboard formula
Battles are saved to a local leaderboard. Your rating is just:
Tie-breakers: wins → win-rate → total points scored. The full explainer (with worked example) lives on the leaderboard page.