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UCAT · checked 19 September 2026

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

UCAT: the facts that matter now

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Registration 20 May; booking 23 June; testing 13 July–24 September; booking deadline 16 September; results to universities early November
2026 dates
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UCAT Consortium, delivered by Pearson VUE at centres in 130+ countries
Administered by
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Medicine and dentistry at UK consortium universities and partner schools, for 2027 entry
Used for
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Verbal Reasoning 44 questions / 22 min; Decision Making 35 / 37; Quantitative Reasoning 36 / 26; Situational Judgement 69 / 26
Subtests

Notes

UCAT — Study material for this exam

By subtest.
Subtest	What to use	Note
Verbal Reasoning	Official question bank; timed reading of dense articles with true/false/cannot-tell judgements	Thirty seconds a question.
Decision Making	Official question bank; syllogism, Venn-diagram and probability drills	Two marks for full multiple-statement answers.
Quantitative Reasoning	Official question bank; percentages, ratios and rates from tables and charts	Calculator available but slow; mental arithmetic wins time.
Situational Judgement	Official question bank; the GMC’s Good Medical Practice and professional-standards guidance	Judged against an expert panel.

Everything for UCAT

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

UCAT SyllabusUCAT syllabus — what each of the four subtests tests, the question types in each, and how each is marked.UCAT Exam PatternUCAT exam pattern — subtest timings and question counts, scaled scoring and the SJT band, the 2026 key dates, fees and how universities use the result.UCAT Previous PapersUCAT practice material — the official question tutorials, question banks and timed practice tests, and why paid courses are unnecessary.UCAT Mock TestsUCAT mock tests — the official timed practice tests, sat in one two-hour block, and how to read a score against the deciles.UCAT PreparationUCAT preparation — a summer plan around the testing window, technique for each subtest, when to book, and sitting the test from India.UCAT Study MaterialUCAT study material — the consortium’s free tutorials and practice tests, and the reasoning and data-interpretation practice that supports them.

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