Apply for access arrangements – UAT UK

Test dates for October 2025 and January 2026 have now been announced. Please see our Keys Dates.

UAT-UK will offer a new Test of Academic Reasoning for University Admission (TARA) for 2026 entry.

More information on TARA will be published in April. See our statement on the homepage.

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Deadlines

October 2025 Test Sitting

ESAT: Thursday 9th & Friday 10^th October

TMUA: Monday 13th & Tuesday 14^th October

TARA: Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16^th October

January 2026 Test Sitting

Not applicable to Cambridge applicants

ESAT: Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7^th January

TMUA: Thursday 8th & Friday 9^th January

TARA: Monday 12th & Tuesday 13^th January

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The deadline has now passed to apply for access arrangements for January 2025. We are no longer able to accept new requests. If you have already submitted a request, we will process this and get back to you as soon as possible.