UCAT or university clinical aptitude test is taken by nearly 37,000 students every year. The UCAT tests your skills required for undergraduate and graduate medicine as well as dental courses in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
The exam is scored out of 3600, and the mean score of cognitive tests was 2423 in 2024 and 2516 in 2023. In the situational judgment test (SJT), out of 4 bands, around 14% of candidates secured band 1 and nearly 36% in band 2.
If you are planning to apply for admission in the 2026 entry, you will have to sit for the UCAT in 2025. In this guide, we have covered what is UCAT exam, eligibility, key dates, score range, UCAT requirements, cost, how to apply, preparation tips, universities accepting UCAT & a lot more. So let’s get started!