Got your Accenture assessment link? Try the tests below in the real format, then read what each part of the Discovery Portal asks, how long to allow, which roles get it and what comes next.
Key facts
- Who gets it: Accenture says some roles add an online activity so it can learn about your technical skills, natural strengths or decision-making. For US interns it is a cognitive and strengths assessment after the resume screen.1,3
- The sitting: The Discovery Portal, a series of short assessments built for Accenture: situational judgment in work scenarios, numerical questions from business tables and charts, and logical reasoning.6,10,4
- How long: There is no time limit, and you can take as long as feels comfortable. Accenture expects 60 to 90 minutes, and one sitting is best.6,4,3
- Next step: In recent US Strategy and Consulting processes the first interview was a recruiter screen: 30 minutes in Charlotte (Oct 2026, summer 2027) and an hour of behavioral questions in Chicago (Oct 2025, summer 2026).8,9
- Technology roles: Technical roles take a coding assessment on HackerRank in one sitting, typically within 72 hours of the invite, of about 30 to 90 minutes. It submits itself when time runs out, and after a fail you wait 90 days to retake it.1,6
Read your invite for your window and start soon after it arrives: Accenture's technical assessments are usually due within 72 hours, and the invitation's details beat any guide.1,5
Try the tests
Accenture's Discovery Portal on Cappfinity's engine in Accenture's look, as the app builds it. Its three kinds of tile in the portal's order, a short run of each, every one in its own window with a report at the end.
Rankings
Three tiles in order: what interests you about new AI products, then two situations on the client project. Drag five statements into order.
3 rankings · untimed
Numerical reasoning
Questions from charts: Gen AI revenue forecasts, then the client's business results. Pick one of five; keep a calculator on hand.
3 questions · untimed
Logic
Passwords, sentence rules and character series, each type opened by a worked example. Check every rule.
3 questions · untimed
What the Accenture online assessment looks like
Which roles get it
Accenture says some roles add an online activity after you apply, on your technical skills, natural strengths or decision-making. For US interns the step after the resume screen is a cognitive and strengths assessment on Cappfinity. In recent Strategy and Consulting processes in Charlotte and Chicago the first interview was a recruiter screen, so read every email after you apply.1,3,8,9
The portal
The Discovery Portal is a series of short assessments built for Accenture, set in work scenarios, so you learn how Accenture works while you show your skills. Each question comes with something to read or watch first, such as an article, or charts and tables.6,4,10
Situational judgment
You read the materials first, then weigh five responses. Some ask what you would do in a work situation; others ask what interests you about a piece of new technology, and have no single right answer.10,4
Numerical questions
Numerical questions work from business tables and charts that you read before you answer. The years and figures can change from one sitting to the next, so read each chart afresh.10
Logic
Logical reasoning needs no previous knowledge: find the pattern in the information, or work out the value of a code from the clues given. The patterns can be abstract, so keep a pen and paper to hand.10,4
Before you start the assessment
- Read the invite for your window, and start soon after it arrives.
- An unhurried 60 to 90 minutes in one sitting, somewhere quiet. Nothing is timed.
- A calculator, pen and paper for the numerical and logic questions.
- Accenture's six core values, read once: client value creation, one global network, respect for the individual, best people, integrity and stewardship.
- A laptop with a steady connection, and other tabs closed.
The sections, one by one
The portal is built to show you how Accenture works while you show your skills. One guide names the skills as analytical skills, collaboration, initiative and a growth mindset.6,4
- Work situations: A moment on a client project and five responses to weigh.
- Interests: What interests you most about the work: five statements, with no right answer.
- Numerical reasoning: Business tables and charts, read before you answer.
- Logic: Patterns and codes to work out, needing no previous knowledge.
Here is each part as Intervyo builds it: rankings, numerical questions from charts, then logic. Nothing is timed, and Accenture expects the whole portal to take 60 to 90 minutes.6,4
1.RankingsUntimed
Each question opens with something to read or watch, such as an article or a message, then gives five responses to a work situation, or five statements about what interests you, which have no right answer. In Intervyo's sitting you drag the five into order from 1 to 5, and it sets 9 rankings in all.4,10,2
What it measures: How you would act on a client project, and what kind of work draws you.
How to answer it well
- 1Read the materials first: the situations turn on details in them.
- 2For work situations, rank by Accenture's core values: value for the client, integrity, respect for the individual and stewardship of the firm.
- 3Settle the bottom of the order as carefully as the top.
- 4Answer the interest questions honestly: the recruiter screen that follows asks about the same motivations.
Best guessWhich rankings are marked is our reading: Intervyo marks the work situations against Accenture's core values and reports the interest rankings as a profile, with no mark.
2.Numerical reasoningUntimed
Questions on business tables and charts, read before you answer; the years and figures can change between sittings. Intervyo's sitting sets 9 questions over two sets, each set reading from its own three charts, with five answers to pick from.10,4
What it measures: Working accurately with figures from charts: shares, totals, averages and growth.
How to answer it well
- 1Have a calculator, pen and paper ready.
- 2Open every chart before you answer: the figure you need may be on a different one.
- 3Check the units: millions against billions, and a share against an amount.
- 4Check your answer before you move on: the wrong answers are built from common slips.
3.LogicUntimed
Questions needing no previous knowledge: find the pattern in the information, or work out a code from the clues given. The patterns can be abstract.10,4
What it measures: Spotting rules and applying them carefully, one at a time.
How to answer it well
- 1Keep a pen and paper to hand.
- 2Test one rule at a time and cross off the options that break it.
- 3Work the first question slowly: once you see how the rules combine, the rest go faster.
Best guessNewer sittings appear to set rule puzzles in this part: the password that fits letter clues, the sentence that meets every rule, a string changed by rules and the character series that breaks them. The demo sets these, so practice patterns and rules both.
Practice items and how to approach them
Numerical (practice)"Intervyo practice item, numerical: a chart shows total Gen AI revenue of $4.8 billion in Year 1, and a pie gives retail 12% of it. A second chart shows the total reaching $7.2 billion in Year 2, with retail's share unchanged. By how much does retail's Gen AI revenue grow from Year 1 to Year 2?"10
- 1Our own practice item in the format of Accenture's numerical questions (figures from business charts); it is not an Accenture question.
- 2Take each figure from the right chart: the totals from the bars, the share from the pie.
- 3Year 1: 12% of $4.8 billion is $576 million. Year 2: 12% of $7.2 billion is $864 million.
- 4Subtract, and check the unit the answers use.
Tip: The near misses are usually the right sum in the wrong unit ($2.88 billion) or one year's figure on its own.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
$288 million. A shortcut: with the share unchanged, the growth is 12% of the $2.4 billion rise in the total.
Numerical (practice)"Intervyo practice item, numerical: a client's revenue from retail customers over five years was $84 million, $92 million, $97 million, $105 million and $112 million. What was the average a year?"10
- 1Our own practice item; it is not an Accenture question.
- 2Add the five years: 84 + 92 + 97 + 105 + 112 = 490.
- 3Divide by the number of years, not the number of bars you happen to see.
- 4Sense-check: the middle year is $97 million, so the average should be close to it.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
$98 million. $490 million / 5 = $98 million. The near miss is the five-year total, $490 million.
Situation to rank (practice)"Intervyo practice item, situation to rank: on a client project, you notice the client's new customer service chatbot is giving customers the wrong refund deadline. Rank from 1 (most likely) to 5 (least likely): (a) tell your manager today, with two examples, and suggest pausing that answer; (b) change the chatbot's script yourself and say nothing; (c) email the client contact directly before telling your manager; (d) note it for next week's project review; (e) collect a few more examples this afternoon, then tell your manager."10,2
- 1Our own practice item in the format of the portal's situational judgment questions; it is not an Accenture question.
- 2Name what it turns on: customers getting wrong information now, and a fix that is not yours alone to make.
- 3Read it against Accenture's values: value for the client, integrity, and stewardship of the firm's name.
- 4Options that raise it quickly with the right person sit above ones that delay it, go around your manager or hide it.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
One reasonable order: a, e, c, d, b. Telling your manager today with evidence is best; a few more examples first is close behind; going straight to the client is open but skips your manager; waiting a week leaves customers misled; a silent change to a client's system is the weakest.
Interests (practice)"Intervyo practice item, interests: what interests you most about helping a client automate its processes? Rank from 1 to 5: (a) finding where the time goes in a process; (b) building the tool itself; (c) training the people who will use it; (d) measuring the savings afterwards; (e) persuading leaders to back the change."4,8,9
- 1Our own practice item in the format of the portal's interest questions; it is not an Accenture question.
- 2There is no right order: each option is a real part of the work.
- 3Rank by what you have enjoyed doing, at school, work or a club.
- 4Have a story ready for your top choice: the recruiter screen asks why you want the role.
Tip: An honest order is easier to back up in the interview than one built to impress.
Logic (practice)"Intervyo practice item, logic: four frames show a triangle shaded, a square empty, a pentagon shaded and a hexagon empty. Which comes next: (A) a heptagon, empty; (B) a heptagon, shaded; (C) a hexagon, shaded; (D) an octagon, shaded; (E) a pentagon, empty?"10,4
- 1Our own practice item in the find-the-pattern format of the portal's logic questions; it is not an Accenture question.
- 2Rule 1: each frame adds one side, so the fifth shape has seven sides. That leaves A and B.
- 3Rule 2: the shading alternates, shaded then empty, so the fifth is shaded.
- 4Check the answer against every rule before you pick it.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
B, a shaded heptagon. A breaks the shading rule; C, D and E break the side count.
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How long to hear back after the online assessment
Accenture gets in touch about next steps, including interviews, if your results are a strong match, and keeps your information if it can't move you forward. Recent US processes have run from under a month to two months.1,8,9
Oct 2026 (summer 2027)
Advisory Summer Analyst, Management Consulting, Charlotte
A 30-minute HR screen, then a final round a week later; under a month in all, and an accepted offer.8
Oct 2025 (summer 2026)
Strategy Summer Analyst, Chicago
A one-hour behavioral phone screen, a case interview, then a case and a behavioral interview; one to two months in all.9
If you do not pass an Accenture assessment, you wait at least 90 days before taking the same one again. The wait applies to the assessment, not to a particular application.1
Best guessExpect word within two to three weeks of submitting. If that passes with no email, a short note to the recruiter who sent the invite is reasonable.
What happens after the online assessment
Online application
Done. Recruiters review your application against the role you applied for.1
Online assessment, some rolesYou are here
This page. The Discovery Portal: situational judgment, numerical questions from charts and logic, untimed, where your role sets it.1,3,6,10,4
Recruiter screen
A call with HR or a recruiter on your background and motivation: 30 minutes in Charlotte in 2026, an hour of behavioral questions in Chicago in 2025.8,9
Case interview, some offices
In Chicago Strategy in 2025, a case interview came between the screen and the final round. Charlotte Management Consulting in 2026 went straight from the screen to the final.9,8
Final round
A case and a behavioral interview in Chicago Strategy in 2025. In Charlotte in 2026, a short presentation on the future of AI, a one-on-one with case-style questions and a follow-up with a VP.9,8
Offer
If you are selected, Accenture offers you a role. Recent US processes took from under a month to two months in all.1,8,9
Online assessment vs recruiter screen
The portal reads your judgment, interests and numbers on your own; the screen hears your story live.
2028 summer analyst status
Expect summer 2028 postings around August to September 2027, with Consulting and Strategy closing first, around October 2027. Where your role sets the assessment, it follows the resume screen, so keep 60 to 90 minutes free in the weeks after you submit.3
FAQ
Does Accenture have an online assessment?
For some roles. Accenture says some roles add an online activity on your technical skills, natural strengths or decision-making, and for US interns it is a cognitive and strengths assessment after the resume screen. In recent Strategy and Consulting processes in Charlotte and Chicago the first interview was a recruiter screen, so watch your email after you apply for a test link.1,3,8,9
What is on the Accenture online assessment?
The Discovery Portal: a series of short assessments set in work scenarios. Situational judgment questions on what you would do and what interests you, numerical questions from business tables and charts, and logic.6,10,4
Is the Accenture Discovery Portal timed?
No. You can take as long as feels comfortable; Accenture expects 60 to 90 minutes, and one sitting is best.6,4
Is the Accenture assessment a game-based test?
No. Accenture's internship assessment is a cognitive and strengths assessment, and no games appear in Accenture's own description of the portal.3,6
Do technology roles take a different test?
Yes. Technical roles take a HackerRank coding assessment in one sitting, typically within 72 hours of the invite, of about 30 to 90 minutes, and it submits itself when time runs out. External AI tools are not allowed.1,6
Online assessment at other firms
Sources
Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 12, 2026.
- 1Accenture US Careers: Recruiting and hiring process: careers FAQs
- 2Accenture: Code of Business Ethics: our core values
- 3Extern: Accenture Internship 2027-2028: Tracks, Deadlines & How to Apply · prep site
- 4AptitudePrep: Unlock Your Potential with the Accenture Discovery Portal (Jan 2026) · prep site
- 5Road to Offer: Accenture Assessment Test 2026: Format, Cappfinity & Prep · prep site
- 6Game Assessment Prep: The Accenture assessment process, explained (Sep 2026) · prep site
- 7Candidate reports on a public forum: Accenture interview questions (Nov 2026 listing)
- 8Candidate report on a public forum: Entry Level Advisory Summer Analyst interview, Management Consulting, Charlotte (Oct 2026)
- 9Candidate report on a public forum: Strategy Summer Analyst interview, Chicago (Oct 2025)
- 10AssessmentPass: Accenture Online Assessment Walkthrough (Nov 2022) · prep site
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