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Will the fee be refunded if I withdraw from the exam?

If you withdraw before the application closing date, you will be refunded the £2,200 examination fee.

Withdrawals made more than 28 days before the examination will receive half the examination fee: £1,100.

If you withdraw 28 days or fewer before the first examination date, then you will not be entitled to a refund.

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  • The examination consists of two components: a written examination and a practical examination (Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).

    The written component consists of best-of-5 multiple-choice questions which will assess your clinical knowledge and will include an open-book paper assessing your familiarity with the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct.

    The OSCE will assess a range of practical skills. For more information on the format, please refer to section 6 of the guidance document.

  • At present there is one exam per year. The written component is normally held in Spring and is run remotely, allowing candidates to take the examination securely using their own computer from a suitable location of their choosing.

     

    The OSCE is held at Harper Adams University in Autumn.

     

    Specific dates are provided to candidates once they are available.

  • If you can demonstrate that you have been granted humanitarian protection by the British Home Office then you may be entitled to financial support, including support with examination fees. Please contact the examinations manager at [email protected] if you would like to apply for this assistance.

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