If you are considering a career in medicine or dentistry, you may need to sit a compulsory entry exam known as the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) in Year 12, before you can apply for relevant placements in the aforementioned fields of study within most universities.
UCAT 2024 Registration is Now Open
Candidates taking the UCAT ANZ in 2024 for entry to universities in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 should note the following key dates.
UCAT ANZ 2024 Key Dates
| Concession Scheme opens | 1-Feb-2024 |
| Access Arrangements open | 1-Feb-2024 |
| UCAT BOOKING OPENED via ucat.edu.au | 5-Mar-2024 |
| Concession application deadline | 10-May-2024 |
| Access Arrangements application deadline | 17-May-2024 |
| BOOKING DEADLINE | 17-May-2024 |
| Late UCAT booking deadline | 31-May-2024 |
| Late Access Arrangements application deadline | 31-May-2024 |
| FINAL late booking deadline | 5-Jun-2024 |
| Cancellation deadline | 10-Jun-2024 |
| Testing begins | 1-Jul-2024 |
| Last testing date | 9-Aug-2024 |
| Results delivered to universities | By early September 2024 |
PLEASE NOTE: UCAT registration is only via the UCAT ANZ website – ucat.edu.au
UCAT & Pathways into Medicine Information Session
Free Webinar – 3 April 2024 at 7.00pm (AEDT)
The National Institute of Education ( UCAT NIE) is proud to present the free information seminar all about UCAT and the undergraduate pathways into medicine and dentistry.
This forum is an excellent opportunity for teachers, students, and parents to find out about the UCAT and to have their questions answered by an expert who has been working in the field since 1999.
The session is PACKED with loads of valuable information during which we will be covering the following topics and more.
- What is UCAT? UCAT scores? UCAT Sub-tests?
- The Undergraduate Selection Criteria
- Application process into universities for medicine and dentistry
- When and who can sit the UCAT
- UCAT vs GAMSAT – How is UCAT different?
- Can you prepare for the UCAT?
- Undergraduate medical school interview explained and medical school interview preparation advice
- Gap Year
- Alternative degrees and career choices
- Q & A
