The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) lasts 2 hours. The test is sat under timed conditions and is comprised of multiple-choice questions.

The UCAT consists of five separately timed sections:

• Verbal reasoning
• Decision making
• Quantitative reasoning 
• Abstract reasoning
• Situational judgement

UCAT takes a total of approximately 2 hours. There are also 5 minutes of instruction time, 1 minute before each subtest.

There are a total of 228 questions in UCAT – Divided into 5 sections.

• Verbal Reasoning – 44 questions
• Decision Making – 29 questions
• Quantitative Reasoning – 36 questions
• Abstract Reasoning – 50 questions
• Situational Judgement – 69 questions

Approximately 10% of questions will be trial questions, which do not contribute to your score. All questions will be presented in multiple choice format, on a computer platform.

Applicants can register to sit the UCAT by creating a UCAT account (from 14 May 2024) and then booking a test from 18 June 2024. The test is usually taken between July and September. For more information about registering for the UCAT press the book the ucat button at the end of the text!

The UCAT costs £70 for tests taken in the UK and £115 for tests taken outside the UK.

The UCAT consortium run a Bursary Scheme, open to UK candidates. For more information the scheme and for its eligibility criteria, please see: https://www.ucat.ac.uk/register/bursary-scheme/.

You will receive your results either on the day you sit the test or shortly after.

Universities receive your UCAT results automatically so there is no need to inform us directly of your results or include them on your UCAS application. As tutors conducting interviews will not be aware of applicants’ UCAT scores, we also ask that you do not include your score on your UCAS application.

UCAT publish preliminary mean score and deciles in mid-September, with final scores published after testing ends.

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