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- Council Members
- Role of Council Members
- Council meetings
- Council elections
- Previous election results
- Dr Louise Allum
- Dr Sam Bescoby
- Dr Andrew Clemence
- Dr Tshidi Gardiner
- Dr Reginald Godwin
- Paddy Gordon
- Dr Danielle Greenberg
- Dr Gerard Henry
- Dr Richard Hillman
- Dr Benjamin Kennedy
- Dr Tom Lonsdale
- Dr Darren Partridge
- Martin Peaty
- Alison Price
- Dr Peter Robinson
- Dr Jennifer Simmons
- Dr Sadie Spencer
- Dr Mary Thomas
- William Wilkinson
- Dr Lara Wilson
- Past-Presidents
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- About extra-mural studies (EMS)
- EMS requirements
- Information for vet students
- Information for EMS providers
- Information for vet schools
- Temporary EMS requirements
- Practice by students - regulations
- Health and safety on EMS placements
- EMS contacts and further guidance
- Extra-mural studies fit for the future
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- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
- Contact the Advice Team
- XL Bully dog ban
- 'Under care' - new guidance
- Advice on Schedule 3
- Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
- Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
- FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
- FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
- FAQs – Advertising of practice names
- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
How much is the examination fee?
Initial exam entry fee, includes one attempt at the full written exams, held in March 2025 - Examination fee of £1,100 plus a £300 administration charge (Total £1400)
May re-sit written examinations fee (clinical domains), only available for candidates if they have taken and failed any clinical domain written exam paper held in March of that year - Examination fee of £450 plus a £50 administration charge (total £500) per clinical exam domain re-sit
May re-sit written examination fee (Code of Professional Conduct exam), only available for candidates if they have taken and failed the Code of Professional Conduct Exam held in March of that year - One free re-sit attempt
OSCE exam fee, only available for candidates to book once they have passed all components of the written exams in the same year/exam diet - Examination fee of £1,100.
Related FAQs
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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.
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There is one exam per year, this includes re-sit examinations. The written component is normally held in Spring (March and re-sits in May) 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.
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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.