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UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test)

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Verbal Reasoning & Literal AnalysisYou are here

Master 11 passages of True/False/Can't Tell and inference questions within the tight 22-minute time window.

15
hours
2

Decision Making & Deductive Logic

Drill syllogisms, logic puzzles, Venn diagrams, argument strength, and probability across 35 multi-format items.

20
hours
3

Quantitative Reasoning & Fast Numeracy

Build speed with arithmetic mental shortcuts, on-screen calculator memory keys, ratios, percentages, and clinical rates.

15
hours
4

Situational Judgement & GMC Ethics

Study GMC Good Medical Practice frameworks to rate appropriateness and importance across 69 healthcare scenarios.

15
hours
5

Timed Section Drilling & Full Mocks

Simulate full 2-hour seated exam conditions using official Pearson VUE practice tests and review pacing bottlenecks.

15
hours
Estimated total study time
80 hours
That's about 8 weeks at 10 hours/week

Can You Take the UCAT Exam?

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Age
Education
Prospective applicants to UK medicine and dentistry undergraduate or graduate-entry degrees
Additional Requirements
  • Candidates may sit the UCAT only once per annual testing cycle (13 July to 24 September 2026)
  • A UCAT account must be created before booking; 2026 registration opened 20 May and booking opened 23 June
  • Access-arrangement and bursary applications must be approved before a test can be booked
  • Results are sent by the UCAT Consortium directly to the chosen UCAS universities in early November

UCAT Quick Facts

Exam Provider

UCAT Consortium (delivered by Pearson VUE)

Retake Policy

Candidates may only take the UCAT once per annual testing cycle. Any attempt to sit the test twice in the same year will invalidate all scores.

Total Cost Breakdown

Exam Fee£70 (UK test centres) / £115 (test centres outside the UK), charged by test-centre location
Total Estimated Cost£70 (UK) or £0 with an approved bursary
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Reported exam pass rate: No fixed pass rate — universities set their own score cut-offs; the official UCAT 2025 mean total cognitive score was 1891 across 41,354 tests. Check the exam sponsor for the latest official figure.

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What You'll Study

9 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide

UCAT Exam Details

UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test)

Administered by UCAT Consortium

Official Source
No fixed pass mark — universities set their own thresholds each year using the total cognitive score (900-2700) and the Situational Judgement band
Passing Score
184
Questions
117
Minutes
£70 for tests taken at UK test centres and £115 outside the UK (2026); an approved bursary waives the full fee
Exam Fee
Study time: 6-8 weeks of focused practice, often 40-80 hours total

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official UCAT Consortium content outline

Verbal Reasoning24%

Critical reading of passages: True/False/Can't Tell judgements plus inference and author-opinion multiple-choice questions

Decision Making19%

Syllogisms, logical puzzles, recognising assumptions, interpreting information, Venn diagrams and probabilistic reasoning

Quantitative Reasoning20%

Applied numeracy: percentages, ratios, rates, drug dosing, area and volume, and interpreting data tables and charts

Situational Judgement37%

Medical-ethics scenarios rating the appropriateness of actions or the importance of considerations, grounded in GMC Good Medical Practice

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