UCAT Australia and New Zealand ANZ 2024 for 2025 entry

UCAT ANZ ‘Fit to Test’ Policy

• Candidates who present themselves to the test are declaring themselves fit to take the test.

• If you are aware of anything that might affect your performance on the day, you should not sit the test. This applies even if you fall ill or experience issues on the day of your test.

• If you are not fit to test, you must reschedule your appointment to a later date, even if this means losing the test fee.

• Do not attend a Pearson VUE Test Centre if you have any symptoms of COVID-19. Follow current government guidelines and reschedule your test to a later date, after any mandatory isolation period.

• If you choose to sit your test against this advice, UCAT ANZ will not accept this as a mitigating circumstance.

UCAT ANZ Earplugs

It is unclear whether all of the UCAT ANZ Test Centres provide earplugs, so we recommend that you bring earplugs with you should you wish to use them.

Illness during Testing

If you become ill during your test, notify the invigilator. If you are not well enough to continue, you should ask the invigilator to end your test. 

You then need to email the UCAT ANZ Office with medical documentation within 1 business day of your test sitting. If you choose to continue testing, UCAT will consider this as a mitigating circumstance.

Incidents during Testing

The UCAT ANZ Consortium and our partner Pearson VUE aim to provide a straightforward test experience in a business-like environment. However, occasionally things may go wrong and we have systems in place to deal with such circumstances.

Raising an issue during your test. If you experience an issue during your test, raise your hand to notify the invigilator. This includes hardware/software problems, excessive noise disturbance or other distractions.

If you do not raise the issue during your test, UCAT will not accept this as a mitigating circumstance. The invigilator cannot answer questions related to testing content.

Requesting an incident investigation

The reporting of an incident at the test centre does not automatically result in Pearson VUE taking any action unless you request an “incident investigation” from Pearson VUE. If you wish to have your case investigated, please refer to the Test Incident page.