Please see below the current information about the upcoming admissions testing sessions in 2023.
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This article was updated on: 5 March 2023.
STEP
Please see below information for the next STEP session:
Registration opened |
1 March 2023 |
Deadline to apply for modified papers (e.g., enlarged print) |
20 April 2023 at 17.00 UK time |
Deadline for new centre applications |
21 April 2023 at 12.00 UK time |
Registration closesDeadline to apply for Access Arrangements (e.g. extra time) |
4 May 2023 at 17.00 UK time |
STEP paper 2 test date |
8 June 2023 |
STEP paper 3 test date |
21 June 2023 |
Results released |
17 August 2023 at 9.00 UK time |
Last date for Results Enquiries |
23 August 2023 at 17.00 UK time |
To take STEP you need to be registered as a candidate by a test centre, you cannot register yourself for the test.
You must take the test at a centre that is authorised to run Admissions Testing tests (for most candidates this is their own school or college). Check with your Exams Officer if your school or college is already registered as a centre that can run our tests.
If you are not able to take the test at school or college, you need to find an authorised open test centre where you can take the test.
Please see below for costs:
Registration fee per STEP paper (UK only) |
£93.00 |
Registration fee per STEP paper (outside the UK) |
£129.00/€151.00/US$177.00. |
Application for Results Enquiry (per paper) |
£46.00 |
Application for Appeal (per paper) |
£46.00 |
Information for test centres
If you are a registered test centre you can find useful information about the STEP 2023 session in the support site section here. Some documents are still being finalised and will be available soon.
You will need to log into the site to access these resources.
October session
The October session will include the following tests:
- BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)
- Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA)
- Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA)
- Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA)
- Thinking Skills Assessment Section 1 (TSA S1)
- Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA)
All tests will be paper-based in 2023 and have to be taken at approved test centres.
Registration opens (all tests)(Test centres can register candidates from this date) |
1 September 2023 |
Deadline to apply for modified papers(e.g., test papers with enlarged print) |
15 September 2023 |
Registration closesDeadline to apply for access arrangements (e.g., extra time) |
29 September 2023 at 18.00 UK time |
Assessment date (all tests) |
18 October 2023 |
Registration fees apply for BMAT and TMUA as follows:
Registration fee within the UK and EU: £78/€91
Registration fee outside the EU: £104/$142
Please see our website here for details about test vouchers (reimbursement of fees).
If you are a school and would like to apply to become a test centre, please see the information here. The deadline for applications to become a test centre is 15 September 2023 at 12.00 noon (UK time).
BMAT March
BMAT March took place on 4 March 2023.
Results released to test-takers only |
28 March 2023 |
Results Enquiry deadline |
1 April 2023, 17.00 UK time |
You need to use our Metritests system to check your BMAT results and release them to your chosen institution(s). To find out more about sharing your results via Metritests please see this article.
If you believe that there has been an error in the processing or reporting of your results, you can ask your centre to request a Result Enquiry, or, if you took the test at an open centre, you can submit a request yourself.
Click one of the links for more information (centre users need to be signed in to proceed).
BMAT March Results Enquiry - for candidates
BMAT March Result Enquiry - for centres
IMAT
Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing will not be running the IMAT in 2023. Please visit the CINECA support site if you have any queries regarding this.
Admissions tests in 2024
Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing will withdraw from running a series of university admissions tests with effect from 2024-5.
You can read the full statement on this decision on our website.
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We have added links to STEP registration forms and start times for test centres.
Please note, you can only access these resources if you are from a test centre and you have logged into the support site.
Details for the October 2023 session have now been added to the article.
We have added dates and cost details for STEP 2023 to the article.
Please also note that the deadline for modified papers for BMAT March is on 22 January 2023.
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