²ÊÉñVl

²ÊÉñVl Eligibility

Eligible candidates

²ÊÉñVl is only available to a candidate who is undertaking or has completed the final year of secondary school, or higher.

For example, candidates registering for ²ÊÉñVl 2025 should have completed, or plan to complete their final year of secondary schooling in 2025, (Year 12 in Australia; Year 13 in New Zealand).

Students in Australian Year 11 or New Zealand Year 12 are NOT eligible to sit the test.

Candidates are eligible to sit ²ÊÉñVl if they have commenced or completed an undergraduate degree.ÌýIt is noted, however, thatÌýnot all undergraduate degree programs for which ²ÊÉñVl is a prerequisite will offer places for non-school leavers. Candidates are advised to check the ²ÊÉñVl Consortium university websites for further information. Information on GAMSAT and graduate-entry medical and dental courses is available at the .

Candidates can only sitÌý²ÊÉñVl once in any test cycle.ÌýInstances of multiple testing in the same year is treatedÌýasÌýcandidate misconductÌýand all results will be cancelled.Ìý

International Candidates

AÌýlimited number of ²ÊÉñVl Consortium universities require international students to sit ²ÊÉñVl. Candidates are advised to check the ²ÊÉñVl Consortium university websites for further information.

International candidates registering for ²ÊÉñVl 2025 should haveÌýcompleted, or plan to complete their final year of secondary schooling in 2025.Ìý

Candidates applying to both ²ÊÉñVl Consortium universitiesÌýand UK Consortium or UK Partner universities

Candidates intending to apply toÌýAustralian/New Zealand Consortium universitiesÌýandÌýÌý(for 2026 entry) should sit the ²ÊÉñVl 2025 for the following reasons:ÌýÌý

• Australian and New Zealand admissionsÌýdeadlines are earlier than in the UK.
• Australian/New Zealand universities only accept ²ÊÉñVl results.Ìý

Candidates are notÌýpermitted toÌýsit the ²ÊÉñVl and the UCATÌý(UK) in the same year under any circumstances (i.e. ²ÊÉñVl 2025 and UCAT UK 2025). This is considered candidate misconductÌýand all results may be cancelled.Ìý

Details about how to have ²ÊÉñVl results delivered to UK Consortium or UK PartnerÌýuniversities is given on the Results page.ÌýÌý

²ÊÉñVl 2025 results areÌývalid for the 2025 university admissions cycle ONLY (for entry to university in 2026).Ìý

Candidates who areÌýNOTÌýeligible to sit ²ÊÉñVl

• Australian Year 11 students or lower are not eligible to sit the ²ÊÉñVl.ÌýThis includes Year 11 students undertaking one or more Year 12 subjects. Year 12 students completing Year 12 over two years are only eligible to sit the ²ÊÉñVl in their final year.Ìý
• New Zealand Year 12 students or lower are not eligible to sit the test.
• Any person having an affiliation with a UCAT coaching business, for example, as a tutor, as an item developer, or having some financial interest in a UCAT coaching business is not eligible to sit the ²ÊÉñVl.