Some of our courses have a test which requires pre-registration. Students applying for these courses must be registered for the test by the relevant deadline as well as submitting your UCAS application (and additional My Cambridge Application form) on time.
The list of subjects with a test that requires registration is reviewed each year, so if you are not applying until next year, please ensure that you check the up-to-date information nearer the time.
Here are the subjects and deadlines for students applying in 2024. Note that not all tests are on the same date.
| Registration Deadline | UK Time | Course | Exam Board website | Cambridge website | Test date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2024 | tbc | Law (LNAT) |
LNAT website | LNAT page | 1 Sept - 15 October 2024 |
| 16 Sept 2024 | tbc | Computer Science (TMUA) |
n/a | TMUA page | 16 or 17 October 2024 |
| 16 Sept 2024 | tbc | Economics (TMUA) |
n/a | TMUA page | 16 or 17 October 2024 |
| 16 Sept 2024 | tbc | Engineering (ESAT) |
n/a | ESAT page | 15 or 16 October 2024 |
| 16 Sept 2024 | tbc |
Natural Sciences |
n/a | ESAT page | 15 or 16 October 2024 |
| 16 Sept 2024 | tbc | Chemical Engineering (ESAT) |
n/a | ESAT page | 15 or 16 October 2024 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | 12:00 midday | Medicine (UCAT) |
UCAT website | UCAT page | 8 July - 26 Sept 2024 |
How to register
Once available, you will need to set up an online account with Pearson VUE and register yourself by the relevant deadline.
There will be an entry fee to pay when you register:
| Test | Cost if taken in UK* |
Bursary available? |
|---|---|---|
| LNAT | £75 | Yes - details |
| UCAT | £70 | Yes - details |
| TMUA | £75 | Yes - UK candidates in financial need can apply for a bursary voucher between 3 June and 16 Sept. The voucher will be a code which allows you to book the test free of charge. Details available later in spring 2024 |
| ESAT | £75 | Yes - UK candidates in financial need can apply for a bursary voucher between 3 June and 16 Sept. The voucher will be a code which allows you to book the test free of charge. Details available later in spring 2024 |
* If you are applying from outside the UK, please see the International Application Support section.
Please understand that the registration deadline is an absolute deadline - you will not be able to sit the relevant test if you do not register in time as it is not possible to register late. We advise candidates to avoid leaving registration to the last minute.
Where can I find a test centre?
You will be able to search for a test centre on the Pearson VUE website.
If you will be taking your test outside the UK, please see the admissions tests page in our international section
- the info depends on where you will sit the test not what your fee status is. So, for example, gap year students who will be abroad at the time of application should read the international page.
- Find a test centre for the LNAT
- Find a test centre for the UCAT
- Find a test centre for the TMUA (available later in the year)
- Find a test centre for the ESAT (available later in the year)
Once registrations open, we encourge you to avoid leaving your test registration to the last minute as if your nearest test centre is fully booked, you may have to travel further to an available centre.
Disability, Specific Learning Difficulty and long-term illness
If you have a disability, Specific Learning Difficulty or long-term illness and normally have access arrangements when you sit exams, you will be able to apply for the same arrangements. You will need to submit an application and may need to provide supporting evidence in advance. Further information about this process will be available in Spring 2024. Please also see the Disability, Specific Learning Difficulty or long-term illness page.
Practice materials
We will point you to relevant practice materials on the relevant subject page, once available. For the ESAT and TMUA these are expected in May 2024. The LNAT and UCAT already have materials available.
Further information
See Cambridge Admissions page on Admissions Tests, and we will update this page further later in the year.
