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GAMSAT vs UCAT, and the other medical admissions tests

The course decides, not you. GAMSAT is the Australian Council for Educational Research's test for graduate-entry medicine and allied health courses, and applicants generally need a completed or current bachelor's degree. The UCAT is for the medical and dental courses on the UCAT Consortium's list, and UCAT ANZ for those in Australia and New Zealand. Comparing GAMSAT vs UCAT on content, GAMSAT includes science, while the UCAT's subtests don't expect subject knowledge.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

GAMSAT vs UCAT side by side

GAMSATUCAT
Run byACER, with GEMPASS AustraliaThe UCAT Consortium, delivered by Pearson
Used forGraduate-entry medicine and allied healthMedicine and dentistry at 51 UK and 7 partner universities (UCAT ANZ in Australia and New Zealand)
Who sits itGenerally people with, or finishing, a bachelor's or honours degreeApplicants to courses that ask for it
ContentWritten Communication (2 essays), Humanities and Social Sciences (62 questions), Biological and Physical Sciences (75 questions)Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Situational Judgement (184 questions)
How oftenTwo test cycles a yearOnce per test cycle

Is the GAMSAT harder than the UCAT?

Neither body compares them, and they test different things. ACER says non-science graduates can sit GAMSAT but are unlikely to do well without knowledge of biological and physical sciences. The UCAT Consortium says Verbal Reasoning needs no prior knowledge and the SJT no medical knowledge. Check which test your course asks for before thinking about difficulty.

BMAT vs UCAT

If a course you're looking at used to ask for the BMAT, check the current UCAT list. Cambridge, Imperial College London, Oxford and University College London are all on it for 2027 entry.

Universities that use the UCAT →

MCAT vs UCAT

The MCAT is the AAMC's exam, offered in the United States, Canada and elsewhere, and it assesses knowledge of natural and social science concepts. The UCAT's subtests are about reasoning and judgement rather than science, and it's used by the UK and partner universities on its own list. If you're applying in the US or Canada, the MCAT guide covers that exam.

MCAT guide →
Sources: ACER · UCAT Consortium · UCAT ANZ and 2 more. Checked October 2026.

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