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The following universities require UKCAT as a mandatory entry requirement:
Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Buckingham, Cardiff, Dundee, Durham, East Anglia, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Hull York Medical School, Keele, King’s College London, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, Queen Mary- University of London, Queen’s University Belfast, Sheffield, Southampton, St. Andrew’s, St. George’s London and Warwick (for postgraduate degrees only).

The UKCAT is a CAT (Computer Adaptive Test) – that means that you take the test on a computer and that the questions adapt to your level as you proceed through the test. The test is administered by Pearson Vue and can be taken at a Pearson Vue Test Centre between July 1 and October 5 of any given year.

You can register and find all the requisite information for the UKCAT here and for the BMAT here.

BMAT is a 2-hour, pen-and- paper test divided into three sections.

Section 1: Aptitude and Skills

Section 2: Scientific Knowledge and Applications

Section 3: Writing Task

Questions in Sections 1 and 2 are worth 1 mark each. Total raw marks for each section are converted to BMAT's scale, which runs from 1 (low) to 9 (high). Typical BMAT candidates will score around 5.0, roughly half marks. The best candidates will score around 6.0, and a few exceptional candidates will score higher than 7.0.
Writing Tasks in Section 3 are marked by two examiners. Each examiner gives two scores – one for quality of content (on a scale of 0–5), and one for quality of written English (on the scale A, C, E).

Combining the scores for Section 3: If the two marks for content are the same or no more than one mark apart, the candidate gets the average of the two marks. If the two marks for written English are the same or no more than one mark apart, the scores are combined like this: AA = A, AC = B, CC = C, CE = D and EE = E.
For example, a writing task given a 4C by one examiner and 4A by the other will get a final score of 4B. A writing task given 3C by one examiner and 2C by the other will receive a mark of 2.5C.
If there is a larger discrepancy in the marks, the writing tasks are marked for a third time, and the final mark is checked by the Senior Assessment Manager.

You will be sent a PDF file via email on November 26 2016 which will include your results.

Cost	Description
£45.00	EU (including UK) standard entry fee
£76.00	Rest of the World standard entry fee
£32.00	Additional late entry fee
£33.00	Application for a Results Enquiry
£33.00	Application for an Appeal

The UKCAT test consists of 5 sections. There is an additional 1 minute of time granted per section to read instructions.

*As from 2016, the Decision Making section will no longer contribute to the overall score – it will be promulgated as a separate score.

The maximum score for any given section is 900. The UKCAT Consortium release average scores, broken down by section of the test. Below are the figures from the 2015 UKCAT sitting:

Verbal reasoning: 577/900
Quantitative reasoning: 685/900
Abstract reasoning: 640/900
Decision analysis: 629/900
Situational Judgement: N/A

Total scaled score: 2,531 (up from 2,505 in 2014)