Updated April 2026 · 12 min read · Australian provider · Now part of Criteria Corp
| Provider | Revelian (acquired by Criteria Corp in 2021) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Australia (Criteria HQ in Los Angeles) |
| Key tests | RART (Abstract Reasoning), Cognify (game-based), Verbal Reasoning, Numerical, Mechanical, CCAT |
| Used by | Suncorp, Westpac, ANZ, Telstra, Australian Public Service, Woolworths Group, Commonwealth Bank |
| Defining feature | Cognify pioneered serious game-based cognitive testing in mainstream recruitment |
Revelian dominates Australian and New Zealand corporate recruitment. After the 2021 acquisition by Criteria Corp, Revelian's products were integrated into the Criteria platform, but the test names and structures remain. The flagship products — RART for abstract reasoning and Cognify for game-based cognitive — are well-established in APAC graduate pipelines.
The flagship abstract reasoning test. 32 items, 13 minutes — roughly 24 seconds per question. Each item presents a 3x3 matrix or sequence with one element missing, and asks which option from a set of 6 completes the pattern. The patterns combine rotation, reflection, addition/removal, and combination rules — similar in flavour to Raven's APM but faster.
RART scoring uses formula scoring (correct minus a fraction of incorrect), so blind guessing has slight negative expected value. Educated guesses (eliminating two options first) have positive expected value.
Revelian's gamified cognitive battery. Six mini-games in roughly 30 minutes, measuring different cognitive abilities:
| Mini-game | What it measures |
|---|---|
| Tally | Numerical processing speed |
| Snowflakes | Visual perception and attention |
| Tubes | Spatial reasoning and planning |
| Numbubbles | Working memory + arithmetic |
| Pancakes | Sorting under time pressure |
| Conveyor | Multi-step decision making |
Cognify is used at Suncorp, Telstra (some grad programmes), and several Australian public sector recruitments. Each game has clear rules but tight timing. Performance is summarised into cognitive trait scores: numerical processing, visual processing, working memory, decision-making speed.
32 items in 12 minutes. True / False / Cannot Say format on business passages. Standard structure but tight per-item time (~22 seconds).
20 items in 18 minutes. Tables, charts, financial data interpretation. Calculator allowed. Per-item time is more comfortable than verbal/RART.
32 items in 15 minutes. Levers, pulleys, gears, hydraulics, basic circuits. Used for engineering, defence, and trades roles in Australia.
Now bundled under Revelian's parent Criteria Corp. CCAT is one of the fastest cognitive tests in commercial use: 50 questions in 15 minutes. Mixed numerical, verbal, and logical items — no warning of which type comes next. The average score is around 24/50 (population-normed). Roles requiring "high cognitive demand" typically set a cutoff at 30+/50 (top quartile).
CCAT is heavily used by US tech companies and increasingly UK / EU employers. Crossover, Trilogy, FieldEdge, and many startup talent acquisition pipelines use CCAT as a fast first-stage filter.
Suncorp, Westpac, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, Australian Public Service, Woolworths Group, Coles, Optus. Outside Australia, Criteria's CCAT and CCAT-X are used at many US-based tech and finance firms, plus an increasing number of UK and EU companies.
Revelian reports raw scores plus percentiles. RART top-quartile cutoff (75th percentile) is around 22-24 correct out of 32. Cognify reports a "cognitive composite" score plus individual game scores. CCAT reports raw out of 50, with role-specific cutoffs (typically 24-32 depending on role demand).
| Role family | Typical CCAT cutoff |
|---|---|
| Customer service / admin | 20-24 |
| Sales / account management | 24-28 |
| Analyst / business intelligence | 28-34 |
| Software engineering | 32-38 |
| Senior leadership / strategy | 36+ |
RART speed. 24 seconds per question is tight. Memorise the seven core abstract transformation rules and practise pattern recognition until it's reflexive.
Cognify orientation. The biggest cost on Cognify is figuring out the game mechanics on game 1 of 6. Use the official practice round (Revelian provides one) to build familiarity.
CCAT pacing. 18 seconds per question average. Skip anything you can't solve in 25 seconds — there's no penalty for blanks but heavy time cost for stuck-thinking.
TestSolve handles RART (abstract reasoning), the verbal and numerical Revelian tests, and CCAT directly. Press F8, get the answer in 4-6 seconds. Cognify mini-games are partially solvable — the numerical and visual-pattern games (Numbubbles, Snowflakes) work with TestSolve; the rapid-decision games (Pancakes, Conveyor) require human reaction speed regardless. Current accuracy: RART 76%, Revelian Numerical 94%, CCAT 88% (mixed-format harder than single-domain). Try free with 3 captures.
Related: Criteria test guide, SHL test guide, Inductive reasoning patterns.
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Try a free solve Buy question packagesNumerical reasoning on Revelian tests is almost always table-based: two or three small tables of financial, sales, or operational data, followed by a question that requires a multi-step calculation and a unit conversion.
Q. A retail chain sells three product lines. Units sold last quarter were 660 (Line A), 1,140 (Line B) and 310 (Line C). Average selling price was £1.00, £1.00 and £1.00 respectively. Total revenue to the nearest £ was:
A) £1,780 B) £1,950 C) £2,048 D) £2,110
A. Sum the units: 660 + 1,140 + 310 = 2,110. Answer: D.
The actual Revelian question adds distractors: prices in pence rather than pounds, mixed currencies, unit ambiguity (per pack vs per item). Candidates who rush the unit check pick C or B despite nailing the arithmetic.
Standard Revelian Verify numerical assessments give 18 questions in 18 minutes — about 60 seconds per question. That sounds generous but each question has 3–5 numbers to read, a calculation (often multi-step), and a unit conversion.
If you're past 75 seconds and still unsure, flag and move on — you can't recover four lost minutes from one stubborn question.