Key Dates & Deadlines
The dates below apply to 2025 entry cycle. You must sit the test in the year you are applying. We do not make exceptions to our deadlines.
Your Responsibility
It is your responsibility to register for your test by the stated deadlines, to familiarise yourself with the test format and rules and to apply for any access arrangements or bursaries in good time.
Book Early
We advise you book your test sitting as early as possible so that you are able to sit at a time convenient to you, at your most local test centre. A test costs £75 for candidates in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and £130 for candidates sitting elsewhere.
Please note, if you are intending on applying to Cambridge, you must sit your test in October.
Key Dates & Deadlines
All Cambridge applicants must register for the October test sitting
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1st May 2024 |
Account creation opens on Pearson VUE for test sittings in October 2024 and January 2025. |
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October 2024 Test Sitting (All Cambridge applicants must register for this sitting) |
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3rd June 2024 |
Applications open for Access Arrangements and Bursaries |
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1st August 2024 6am BST |
Test registration opens |
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29th August 2024 |
Test registration deadline for candidates requiring access arrangements. Please note that it can take up to ten working days for a request for standard access arrangements to be confirmed. You should apply for access arrangements in advance of this deadline to ensure you still have time to book your test by the deadline. If you are unable to provide the relevant evidence at the time of application, you will be permitted two additional weeks to send this to us, after this date. |
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5pm (BST) 16th September 2024 |
Online test registration closes. Please note that it can take up to five working days for an application for a bursary to be reviewed. You should apply for bursaries, where applicable, in advance of this deadline to ensure you still have time to book your test. |
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1st October 2024 |
Deadline for test registration. No further test bookings for the October sitting will be permitted after this date. |
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15th and 16th October 2024 |
ESAT Test Window |
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16th and 17th October |
TMUA Test Window |
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Week commencing 25th November 2024 |
Test results will be made available to candidates |
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January 2025 Test Sitting (Not applicable to Cambridge applicants) |
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23rd September 2024 |
Applications open for Access Arrangements and Bursaries |
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24th October 2024 |
Test registration opens |
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21st November 2024 |
Test registration deadline for candidates requiring access arrangements. Please note that it can take up to ten working days for a request for standard access arrangements to be confirmed. You should apply for access arrangements in advance of this deadline to ensure you still have time to book your test by the deadline. If you are unable to provide the relevant evidence at the time of application, you will be permitted two additional weeks to send this to us, after this date. |
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23rd December 2024 |
Test registration deadline. No further test bookings will be permitted after this date. |
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7th and 8th January 2025 |
ESAT Test Window |
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8th and 9th January 2025 |
TMUA Test Window |
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Week commencing 17th February 2025 |
Test results will be made available to candidates. |