UCAT Scoring
The UCAT is marked on the number of correct answers you give. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers. Your performance on one question does not influence which other questions are presented.
Cognitive Subtest Scoring
As the number of questions varies between the three cognitive subtests it is not possible to make a direct comparison of the raw marks between these subtests. Raw marks are therefore converted to scaled scores for each subtest that share a common range from 300 to 900.
A total scaled score is generated by summing the individual scale scores of Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, and Quantitative Reasoning. The total scaled score ranges from 900 to 2700.
| Cognitive Subtest | Questions | Scale Score Range | Marking |
| Verbal Reasoning | 44 | 300 - 900 | Questions are worth 1 mark each. |
| Decision Making | 35 | 300 - 900 | Single answer questions are worth 1 mark.Multiple statement questions are worth 2 marks. 1 mark is awarded to partially correct responses on the multiple-statement questions. |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 36 | 300 - 900 | Questions are worth 1 mark each. |
Situational Judgement Scoring
Within the Situational Judgement Test, full marks are awarded for a question if your response matches the correct answer and partial marks awarded if your response is close to the correct answer.
Scores for the Situational Judgement Test are expressed in one of four bands, with band 1 being the highest. Alongside your band, you are given an interpretation of your performance:
| Band 1 | Those in Band 1 demonstrated an excellent level of performance, showing similar judgement in most cases to the panel of experts. |
| Band 2 | Those in Band 2 demonstrated a good, solid level of performance, showing appropriate judgement frequently, with many responses matching model answers. |
| Band 3 | Those in Band 3 demonstrated a modest level of performance, with appropriate judgement shown for some questions and substantial differences from ideal responses for others. |
| Band 4 | The performance of those in Band 4 was low, with judgement tending to differ substantially from ideal responses in many cases. |
UCAT Results
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