--- title: "UCAT 2025 Important Dates and UCAT Preparation Options - NIE: Medical Admissions Preparation" description: "NIE provides UCAT, medical interviews, psychometrics, Casper, and medical admissions preparation for students pursuing medicine and dentistry in Australia or New Zealand." url: "https://www.nie.edu.au/ucat-news/item/ucat-2024-registration-and-ucat-preparation-options" date: "2026-07-29T19:42:56+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # UCAT 2025 Important Dates and UCAT Preparation Options [icon-calendar] Posted: March 07, 2024 **[UCAT News Subscription](https://www.nie.edu.au/ucat-free/for-school?view=article&id=145:nie-umat-newsletter-schools&catid=8:site-articles)** (Schools) [UCAT News Subscription](https://www.nie.edu.au/ucat-free/nie-umat-newsletter-subscription)** (Students) # **UCAT ANZ 2025 Registration will open on the 4th of March 2025** Students considering a career in medicine or dentistry, during Year 12 will need to sit a compulsory entry exam known as the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) before they can apply for relevant placements in the aforementioned fields of study within [most universities](https://www.nie.edu.au/about-ucat/ucat-and-universities) in Australia. The first time a candidate is eligible to sit the UCAT is during their final year of school, that is, Year 12 (in Australia) or Year 13 (in New Zealand). Candidates can repeat the UCAT yearly. The UCAT is held once a year. **UCAT ANZ 2025 Key Dates** Candidates taking the UCAT ANZ in 2025 for entry to universities in Australia and New Zealand in 2026 should note these key dates. Deadline times are 11.59pm AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time. [UCAT registration](https://www.ucat.edu.au/register/booking-your-test/) is available **only** via the UCAT ANZ website - **[ucat.edu.au](https://www.ucat.edu.au/)** | Concession Scheme opened | 3 Feb 2025 | |---|---| | Access Arrangements open | 3 Feb 2025 | | **UCAT ANZ BOOKING OPENS via [ucat.edu.au](https://www.ucat.edu.au/)** | **4 March 2025** | | Concession application deadline | 9 May 2025 | | Access Arrangements application deadline | 16 May 2025 | | UCAT BOOKING DEADLINE | 16 May 2025 | | Late UCAT booking deadline | 30 May 2025 | | Late Access Arrangements application deadline | 30 May 2025 | | FINAL late booking deadline | 6 June 2025 | | Cancellation deadline | 11 June 2025 | | Testing begins | 1 July 2025 | | Last testing date | 5 August 2025 | | Results delivered to universities | Early September 2025 | ********Who is eligible to sit the UCAT?******** The UCAT ANZ test is only available to a candidate whose educational level at the time of sitting the test is that they are undertaking or have completed the final year of secondary schooling, or higher. For example, candidates registering for UCAT ANZ 2025 should have completed, or plan to complete their final year of secondary schooling in 2025, that is, Year 12 in Australia or Year 13 in New Zealand. Candidates are eligible to sit UCAT ANZ if they have commenced or completed an undergraduate degree. It is noted, however, that not all undergraduate degree programs for which UCAT ANZ is a prerequisite will offer places for non-school leavers. Candidates are advised to check the UCAT ANZ Consortium university websites for further information. Only a limited number of UCAT ANZ Consortium universities require **international students** to sit UCAT ANZ and, if so, it will only be required in specific circumstances. Candidates are advised to check the UCAT ANZ Consortium university websites for further information. ***Reference: Pearson VUE, 2025*** # **UCAT Preparation and Training Options** ********5 April 2025******** ********Simulated UCAT Day******** *Intensive UCAT Training Workshop - Live Online Interactive* [ENROL](https://www.nie.edu.au/ucat-courses/simulated-ucat-day-workshop) ****12 - 23 April 2025**** **Headstart Medical Interview Training** *Limited spots remaining* [ENROL](https://www.nie.edu.au/medical/umat-interviews/medical-interviews-workshop) ********6 May 2025******** *For Teachers, Parents & Students* ********Free Webinar: UCAT & Pathways into Medicine Information Session******** [REGISTER](https://www.nie.edu.au/ucat-free/free-ucat-information-sessions) **[Future Doctors Australia](https://www.niecareers.com.au/future-doctors-australia)** - 4 days Career in Medicine Program (spots are strictly limited) **[Complete UCAT Courses](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/ucat-preparation-courses/category/30-nie-ucat%C2%AE-preparation)** - various levels of preparation and options available to meet individual student needs. **[UCAT Preparation Workshop](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/ucat-preparation-courses/product/216-simulated-ucat-day-workshop-2-day-intensive-program)** - 4 UCAT sections covered + full mock exam + introduction to medical interviews. **[Medical Interviews Workshop](https://www.nie.edu.au/medical/umat-interviews/medical-interviews-workshop)** - lift your performance above the competition, validating your sincerity and burning positive lasting impressions into the minds of the selection panel. **[Universities and the UCAT Requirements](https://www.nie.edu.au/about-ucat/ucat-and-universities)** [![UCAT 2025 Important Dates and UCAT Preparation Options](https://www.nie.edu.au/media/yootheme/cache/2c/ucat_2025_structure_format_sections_scores-2c1f4599.jpg)](#js-2) ![](https://www.nie.edu.au/zoo/blogs/ucat_2025_structure_format_sections_scores.jpg) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.nie.edu.au" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "NEWS", "item": "https://www.nie.edu.au/ucat-news" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "UCAT 2025 Important Dates and UCAT Preparation Options", "item": "https://www.nie.edu.au/ucat-news/item/ucat-2024-registration-and-ucat-preparation-options" } ] } ```