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1Which statement best describes the European Board Examination in Psychiatry (EBEP)?
A.It is an oral clinical examination that replaces national specialist qualifications across Europe.
B.It is a written, knowledge-based supplemental examination developed by the EPA, UEMS-PS and EFPT, and it is not a licence to practise.
C.It is a national licensing examination administered by each country's medical regulator.
D.It is a psychotherapy skills examination restricted to psychiatric trainees in their first two years of training.
Explanation: The EBEP is the European Board Examination in Psychiatry, developed by the EPA, UEMS Psychiatry Section and EFPT. It is supplemental and knowledge-based; it does not replace national qualifications or grant a licence to practise.
2According to current official 2026 EBEP logistics, which statement is correct?
A.The examination is held in person over two days, with separate written and oral components.
B.The examination consists of 60 oral stations and has a fixed pass mark of 70 percent.
C.Candidates are logged in only for the three-hour question-answering period, with no check-in or break time.
D.The examination is fully online on Friday 25 September 2026, with three hours allocated for question-answering.
Explanation: The 2026 EBEP is fully online on Friday 25 September 2026. Question-answering time is three hours, although the full login window includes check-ins and a break.
3A doctor asks whether passing the EBEP allows independent practice anywhere in Europe. What is the best answer?
A.No. Successful candidates receive the title Fellow of the European Board of Psychiatry, but the EBEP is not a licence to practise.
B.Yes. Passing the EBEP automatically grants specialist registration in all European countries.
C.Yes, but only if the candidate is also an EPA member at the time of registration.
D.No. The EBEP provides only a certificate of attendance and does not award any title.
Explanation: Successful candidates receive a certificate conferring the title Fellow of the European Board of Psychiatry. The examination is supplemental and does not function as a European practice licence.
4Which statement about the EBEP pass mark is most accurate?
A.It is fixed at 60 percent for all sittings to preserve year-to-year comparability.
B.It is set by ranking candidates and failing a fixed proportion of the cohort.
C.It is determined for each sitting using criterion-referenced standard setting rather than a fixed public percentage.
D.It is determined only after oral examiner consensus on borderline candidates.
Explanation: The EBEP uses criterion-referenced standard setting for each sitting, assessing candidates against a standard of competence rather than using a fixed published percentage or norm-referenced quota.
5A candidate is approved for the 2026 EBEP and asks about the most current registration deadline. Which answer reflects the current official EPA page?
A.The deadline remains Friday 29 May 2026 with no later extension.
B.The deadline is Friday 25 September 2026 at the start of the examination.
C.The deadline was extended to Wednesday 10 June 2026.
D.There is no registration deadline if the candidate pays the higher regular fee.
Explanation: The official EPA page currently states an extended 2026 EBEP registration deadline of Wednesday 10 June 2026. Fees must still be paid by the communicated deadline.
6Which applicant most clearly meets the stated EBEP eligibility criteria?
A.A doctor with a primary medical qualification who has completed four years of postgraduate psychiatry training by application.
B.A psychology graduate with four years of experience in a community mental health team.
C.A medical student who has completed a six-month psychiatry placement.
D.A doctor with no psychiatry training who has passed a general medical licensing examination.
Explanation: Eligibility requires a primary medical qualification plus postgraduate psychiatry training experience, normally including at least four years of psychiatry training by application. Shorter training requires demonstration of continuous psychiatric practice for four years including training.
7A 24-year-old develops acute neck spasm and upward eye deviation two days after starting a high-potency antipsychotic. Which neurobiological mechanism best explains this adverse effect?
A.Serotonin 5-HT1A partial agonism in the raphe nuclei
B.Muscarinic M1 receptor stimulation in the hippocampus
C.Noradrenaline transporter blockade in the locus coeruleus
D.Dopamine D2 receptor blockade in the nigrostriatal pathway
Explanation: Acute dystonia is an extrapyramidal symptom caused by dopamine D2 blockade in nigrostriatal pathways, producing relative cholinergic overactivity in basal ganglia motor circuits.
8Which statement best describes the relevance of NMDA receptor hypofunction to psychosis?
A.NMDA receptor blockade selectively improves auditory hallucinations without affecting cognition.
B.NMDA receptor antagonists can produce positive, negative and cognitive symptoms resembling aspects of schizophrenia.
C.NMDA receptor hypofunction is a diagnostic biomarker that confirms schizophrenia in individual patients.
D.NMDA receptor activity is unrelated to cortical interneuron function or glutamatergic signalling.
Explanation: NMDA receptor hypofunction is a prominent mechanistic model of schizophrenia because NMDA antagonists can induce psychosis-like positive symptoms as well as negative and cognitive features. It is not a diagnostic test.
9A trainee says that fMRI directly measures neuronal firing and can diagnose schizophrenia. What is the best correction?
A.fMRI measures cerebrospinal fluid dopamine concentration and is diagnostic when striatal dopamine is elevated.
B.fMRI usually measures blood-oxygen-level-dependent signal as an indirect correlate of neural activity and is not a stand-alone diagnostic test for schizophrenia.
C.fMRI measures cortical synapse number directly and is diagnostic when pruning is excessive.
D.fMRI measures electrical spikes with millisecond precision and has replaced EEG for diagnosing psychosis.
Explanation: Most psychiatric fMRI uses BOLD contrast, an indirect haemodynamic signal related to neural activity. Neuroimaging findings in schizophrenia are valuable for research and differential diagnosis but are not diagnostic on their own.
10Which structural neuroimaging finding is most consistently reported at group level in schizophrenia, while remaining non-specific for diagnosis in an individual patient?
A.A pathognomonic enhancing lesion in the medial temporal lobe
B.Complete absence of the corpus callosum in most patients
C.Bilateral cerebellar infarction during the prodrome
D.Enlarged lateral ventricles with subtle reductions in total and regional grey matter volume
Explanation: Group studies of schizophrenia commonly report ventricular enlargement and modest grey matter volume reductions, but these findings overlap with healthy and other clinical populations and are not diagnostic individually.

About the EBEP Exam

The EBEP is a supplemental European psychiatry examination designed as a mark of excellence and a benchmarking step to harmonise psychiatric training and professional standards across Europe.

Assessment

The European Board Examination in Psychiatry is a fully online, English-language, written knowledge-based examination developed by EPA, UEMS-PS, and EFPT. It has no oral component and tests essential psychiatry knowledge across the published EBEP topic list.

Time Limit

Three hours are allocated for question answering. Including break and check-ins, candidates are logged in from 12:00 to 16:45 CEST for the 2026 sitting.

Passing Score

The pass mark is determined separately for each sitting using an internationally recognised criterion-referenced standard-setting method. Current public sources reviewed did not publish a fixed percentage.

Exam Fee

Regular registration fee EUR 420; EPA member fee EUR 331. Rates exclude VAT, and bank charges or transfer costs are the payer's responsibility. (European Psychiatric Association, UEMS Psychiatry Section, and European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees)

EBEP Exam Content Outline

Format

Fully Online Written Knowledge Exam

One fully online written exam in English, with no oral component and 120 official items.

Eligibility

Primary Medical Qualification and Four-Year Psychiatry Requirement

Candidates need a primary medical qualification and four years of psychiatry training or equivalent continuous professional practice including training.

Scoring

Criterion-Referenced Standard Setting

The pass mark is set for each sitting using criterion-referenced standard setting rather than a fixed public percentage.

Clinical

Psychiatry Topic List

Basic sciences, psychopathology, screening, assessment, psychiatric disorder groups, therapeutic interventions, somatic comorbidity, special populations, organisational models, public mental health, and digital psychiatry.

Professional

Fellow Title, Supplemental Status, and No European Licence

Successful candidates receive the Fellow of the European Board of Psychiatry title, but EBEP does not replace national qualifications and is not a licence to practice in Europe.

How to Pass the EBEP Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: The pass mark is determined separately for each sitting using an internationally recognised criterion-referenced standard-setting method. Current public sources reviewed did not publish a fixed percentage.
  • Assessment: The European Board Examination in Psychiatry is a fully online, English-language, written knowledge-based examination developed by EPA, UEMS-PS, and EFPT. It has no oral component and tests essential psychiatry knowledge across the published EBEP topic list.
  • Time limit: Three hours are allocated for question answering. Including break and check-ins, candidates are logged in from 12:00 to 16:45 CEST for the 2026 sitting.
  • Exam fee: Regular registration fee EUR 420; EPA member fee EUR 331. Rates exclude VAT, and bank charges or transfer costs are the payer's responsibility.

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

EBEP Study Tips from Top Performers

1Practise single-best-answer vignette reasoning because the majority of the official items use that format.
2Map revision to the published EBEP topic list rather than only to common adult psychiatry disorders; special topics and organisational models are explicitly listed.
3For clinical topics, integrate diagnosis, differential diagnosis, risk assessment, comorbidity, pharmacology, psychotherapy, neuromodulation, and service context.
4Use criterion-referenced thinking: focus on competent psychiatrist-level decisions, not curve-chasing or memorising isolated facts.
5Remember the credential boundary: successful candidates receive the Fellow of the European Board of Psychiatry title, but EBEP is not a European practice licence and does not replace national qualifications.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is EBEP?

EBEP is the European Board Examination in Psychiatry, developed by the European Psychiatric Association, UEMS Psychiatry Section, and European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees.

What is the 2026 EBEP format?

The 2026 EBEP is a fully online English written knowledge exam with no oral component. It has 120 items, mostly single-best-answer vignette questions, with possible short-answer items.

How long is EBEP?

Candidates have 3 hours for question answering. Including check-ins and break, the 2026 candidate logged-in window is 12:00 to 16:45 CEST.

How is EBEP scored?

The pass mark is determined for each sitting using an internationally recognised criterion-referenced standard-setting method. The current public page does not publish a fixed pass percentage.

Who is eligible for EBEP?

Candidates must hold a primary medical qualification and have postgraduate psychiatry training experience, including at least four years of psychiatry training or equivalent four years of continuous professional practice as a psychiatrist including training.

Does EBEP replace national psychiatry qualifications?

No. The EBEP page states that the exam is supplemental, is not designed to replace national qualifications, and should not be regarded as a licence to practice in Europe.