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BMAT is a subject-specific admissions test taken by applicants to certain medicine, veterinary medicine. The BMAT is owned and administered by Cambridge Assessment.
The BMAT is a 2 hour test in 3 sections:
- Section 1: Aptitude & Skills 60 mins (multiple-choice)
- Section 2: Scientific Knowledge & Applications 30 mins
(multiple -choice)
- Section 3: Writing Task 30 mins (Essay question)
Cambridge Assessment has developed the English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT) on behalf of the University of Oxford. All students applying for English Language & Literature, English & Modern Language and Classics & English courses at the University of Oxford are required to take the English Literature Admissions Test
The ELAT is one 90 min essay comparing two or three items of prose or poetry.
STEP (Sixth Term Examination Paper) is a well-established mathematics examination, which has been designed to test candidates on questions that are similar in style to undergraduate mathematics. It is used by the University of Cambridge as the basis for conditional offers. There are also a number of candidates who sit STEP papers as a challenge. Other universities may ask candidates to take STEP as part of their offer, candidates should consult with their university regarding which papers to take.
Cambridge Assessment is responsible for producing and marking STEP. It consists of three 3 hour examinations, STEP I, STEP II and STEP III. Candidates are usually required to sit either one or two of the examinations, depending on the requirements of the universities they have applied to. It is not possible to take STEP I and STEP III in the same year.
Students applying to the University of Oxford to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) will be required to take a pre-interview admission Test. The PPE Admissions Test will be administered by Cambridge Assessment. The PPE admissions test will help admissions tutors to assess whether candidates have the skills and aptitudes that are required to study PPE – for example, the ability to think critically, reason analytically, and use language accurately and effectively – without having to rely on any particular subject knowledge.
The TSA (University of Oxford) is a 2 hour test in 2 sections:
- Section 1: Designed to measure both problem solving and critical thinking skills (multiple choice) 90 mins
- Section 2: Writing Task 30 mins (Essay question).
that the PPE Admissions Test has been renamed the Thinking Skills Assessment Test (University of Oxford) due to another course from the University of Oxford (Economics & Management) deciding to adopt the test as part of their admissions process.
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| 2 March 2010 |
Entries for STEP will be taken from this date |
THB7,900/paper |
| 31 March 2010 |
STEP: Last date for requests for modified question papers (e.g. Braille or enlarged) |
THB7,900/paper |
| 30 April 2010 |
STEP: Standard entry closing date (registration closed at 1500 hours local time) |
THB7,900/paper |
| 27 May 2010* |
STEP: Last date for late entries (registration closed at 1500 hours local time) |
THB10,000/paper |
| 21 June 2010 |
STEP Mathematics I STEP Mathematics III |
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| 23 June 2010 |
STEP Mathematics II |
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| 19 August 2010 |
Results Released |
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| 1 September 2010 |
Entries for BMAT/ELAT/TSA OXFORD will be taken from this date |
To Be Confirmed |
| 17 September 2010 |
BMAT/ELAT/TSA OXFORD: Last date for requests for modified question papers (e.g. Braille or enlarged) |
To Be Confirmed |
| 30 September 2010 |
BMAT: Standard entry closing date (registration closed at 1500 hours local time) |
To Be Confirmed |
| 15 October 2010* |
BMAT: Last date for late entries (registration closed at 1500 hours local time) ELAT/TSA OXFORD: Last date for late entries (registration closed at 1500 hours local time) |
To Be Confirmed |
| 3 November 2010 |
BMAT/ELAT/TSA OXFORD: Test takes place |
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| 1 December 2010 |
BMAT: Results released |
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| 14 January 2011 |
ELAT/TSA Oxford: Results released |
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*Candidates who miss these deadline dates should contact Cambridge Assessment at
stepinfo@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
bmatinfo@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
tsainfo@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
elatinfo@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
We accept cash and credit (visa and master only)
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