There is only one difference between the UKCAT and UCAT.

There is no ‘K’ in UCAT. That is all.

The UCAT (formerly the UKCAT) has been been testing students’ aptitude and professional behaviour for over 12 years.

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The UKCAT & UMAT Consortiums made a decision

The UKCAT consortium and UMAT consortium discussed the fate of how students would get into medical, dental and clinical science programmes for ANZ universities.

They agreed that the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) will replace the UMAT.

This change has taken effect and the first UCAT test cycle will be in July 2019.

The UKCAT will become the UCAT

The UKCAT will get a name change for consistency.

There will be no change to the content - it is purely a cosmetic change. Students in the UK will take the same exam as Australia and New Zealand...an exam students have been taking for years.

These students will prepare for the UCAT in the same way students have prepared for the UKCAT.

Areas, questions & durations are exactly the same for UKCAT & UCAT
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Area
Questions
UKCAT
UCAT
Time
UKCAT
UCAT
Verbal Reasoning:
ability to critically evaluate information presented in written form
44
44
One minute instruction
21 min test
One minute instruction
21 min test
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Questions
UKCAT
44
UCAT
44
Time
UKCAT
One minute instruction
21 min test
UCAT
One minute instruction
21 min test
Decision Making:
ability to make sound decisions and judgements using complex information
29
29
One minute instruction
31 min test
One minute instruction
31 min test
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Questions
UKCAT
29
UCAT
29
Time
UKCAT
One minute instruction
31 min test
UCAT
One minute instruction
31 min test
Quantitative Reasoning:
ability to critically evaluate information presented in numerical form
36
36
One minute instruction
24 min test
One minute instruction
24 min test
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Questions
UKCAT
36
UCAT
36
Time
UKCAT
One minute instruction
24 min test
UCAT
One minute instruction
24 min test
Abstract Reasoning:
use of convergent and divergent thinking to infer relationships from information
55
55
One minute instruction
13 min test
One minute instruction
13 min test
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Questions
UKCAT
55
UCAT
55
Time
UKCAT
One minute instruction
13 min test
UCAT
One minute instruction
13 min test
Situational Judgement:
capacity to understand real world situations and identify critical factors and appropriate behaviour to deal with them
69
69
One minute instruction
26 min test
One minute instruction
26 min test
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Questions
UKCAT
69
UCAT
69
Time
UKCAT
One minute instruction
26 min test
UCAT
One minute instruction
26 min test

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