Advice & Insight From UCAT Specialists
The UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) is a computer based admission test used by medical and dentistry schools in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The UCAT replaces the UKCAT and the UMAT respectively.
Aberdeen, Anglia Ruskin, Aston, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dundee, 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, Sunderland, St. Andrew’s, St. George’s London and Warwick (Graduate Entry).
​The University of Adelaide, Curtin University. Monash University, The University of Newcastle / University of New England, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, The University of Western Australia, Western Sydney University,
​The University of Auckland, University of Otago
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The UCAT is made up of 5 unique sections, each to be completed in their own time frame.
Verbal Reasoning
Assesses the ability to critically evaluate information presented in a written form.
44 Questions
​21 Minutes
Decision Making
Assesses the ability to make sound decisions and judgements using complex information.
29 Questions
31 Minutes
Quantitative Reasoning
Assesses the ability to critically evaluate information presented in a numerical form.
36 Questions
24 Minutes
Abstract Reasoning
Assesses the use of convergent and divergent thinking to infer relationships from information.
55 Questions
​13 Minutes
Situational Judgement
Measures the capacity to understand real world situations and to identify critical factors and appropriate behaviour in dealing with them.
69 Questions
​26 Minutes
In view of this entrance examination being used worldwide and no longer only in the United Kingdom, the examination name has been updated accordingly. The sections and techniques required to succeed remain the same, and can be found in our Intensive UCAT Preparation Guide.
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The UMAT has now been retired and replaced by the UCAT examination for Australian and New Zealand Medicine & Dentistry applications. The UCAT is very different to the UMAT, and is comprised of five unique sections compared to the three sections tested in the UMAT examination
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