Who it is for

Here are the eligibility criteria for GAMSAT 2023-

• Since GAMSAT is a graduate test, students with a bachelor’s degree can sit for the exam.
• Even those in the penultimate or final year of the bachelor’s degree can apply for the exam.
• Further, they must be looking for a medical school programme for which GAMSAT is a prerequisite.

A noteworthy fact is that candidates need not necessarily have a sciences or biology background to sit the GAMSAT. Even an arts student can apply for it. Candidates can appear for the test any number of times, but its validity is only up to 2 years.

what it is for

The GAMSAT is a graduate test applicable to students planning to pursue a master’s education in the field of medicine (including disciplines like pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, and vet sciences.

Exam Pattern

GAMSAT is a day-long digital test to be taken at a test centre. It comprises three sections, which are to be completed in five hours. Here are the key details of the exam sections-

• Reasoning in humanities and social sciences- The section has 62 multiple choice questions to be done in 100 minutes, with a reading time of 8 minutes and a writing time of 92 minutes.

• Written communication- The written section has 2 questions to be attempted in 65 minutes of which 5 minutes are allotted to reading the paper.
• Reasoning in biological and physical sciences- This section has 75 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 150 minutes. Once again, the student gets minutes to read the test and 142 minutes towrite it.

There is no break between the first two sections. However, a lunch break of one hour is given after them.

Application fees

The details of the GAMSAT 2023 exam fees are as follows-

Important Dates

GAMSAT is conducted twice a year, in the months of March and September. Candidates sitting in the March exam gave a limited choice in UK test centres in London, Bristol, Derry, Leeds, and Liverpool. Registrations open in November and close sometime in late January. More choices are available in the UK test centres in the September sitting. Here are the key dates for the September 2023 GAMSAT exam.

Eligibility streams courses

Since GAMSAT is a graduate test, students with a bachelor’s degree can sit for the exam.

Practice exam

The test is competitive, so you need to prepare for the exam to get good scores. The best way to do it is by solving practice papers.

Registration Procedure

Since the GAMSAT exam is conducted by ACER, candidates must register themselves on the ACER website. 

It is not the same as the medical school applications to be made through UCAS before October 15. 

You can select a test centre location according to your convenience, but getting it depends on the availability of slots. 

It is better to register sooner than later to get a centre of your choice.