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| Type | Multiple choice |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Pearson |
| Year started | 2006 |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Score range | 1200–3600 and Bands 1–4 |
| Languages | English |
| Annual number of test takers | 36,374 (2022) |
| Website | www |
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used in the selection process by a consortium of universities in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand for their medical and dental degree programmes. UCAT is needed, except very few universities, for admission into undergraduate medical degrees in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and UK.[1] Launched in 2006 as the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT), it was renamed in 2019 following the launch of the test in Australia and New Zealand.
It was one of two main admissions tests used in the UK for medical, dental and other health-related courses, the other being the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT). However, from 2024 onwards, the BMAT has been cancelled. It has now been confirmed that for undergraduate medical admissions, all ex-BMAT universities have moved to using the UCAT, including Oxford and Cambridge.[2][3] Since 2020 the annual number of test takers has risen to over 30,000 candidates each year.
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