UCAT 対策ガイド

対策ガイド

University Clinical Aptitude Test 対策ガイド

試験形式・採点方法・重要日程・対策戦略と専門家によるサポートを解説します。

後継テストこのテストは以下の廃止テストの後継です: BMAT.

UCAT 概要

Total duration

2 hours

Computer-based at Pearson VUE

Sections

5

Cognitive sections

300–900

Per section, scaled

Total cognitive

1200–3600

4 sections combined

SJT

Band 1–4

Separate from cognitive

Cost

~£75 UK

~£115 international

重要日程

Summer 2026

Registration / Booking

Verify current open and close dates on ucat.ac.uk before booking.

Summer–autumn 2026

Testing Window

Sit before the UCAS deadline for medical-school applications.

15 October 2026

UCAS Deadline

Applies to all UK medical-school applications including Oxford and Cambridge.

Current cycle only

Score Validity

You must resit if you defer or reapply the following year.

保護者・受験生向け日本語ガイド

University Clinical Aptitude Test（大学臨床適性試験）

このテストとは

UCATはUKの医学部・歯学部への出願者のほぼ全員が受験する適性テストです。医学知識ではなく、思考の速さ・判断力・状況認識力を測ります。Oxford・Cambridge・その他主要医学部のほぼすべてが使用しています。

誰が受験する必要があるか

UK医学部・歯学部志願者（全員）。主な対象：Oxford医学、Cambridge医学、その他すべてのUCAT加盟大学。

試験の形式

  • ▸1. 言語推理（VR）：44問・21分
  • ▸2. 意思決定（DM）：29問・31分
  • ▸3. 定量推理（QR）：36問・24分
  • ▸4. 抽象推理（AR）：50問・12分
  • ▸5. 状況判断テスト（SJT）：69問・26分
  • ▸合計：約2時間。電卓不可（画面上の計算ツールあり）
  • ▸スコア：1200〜3600点（VR+DM+QR+ARの合計）＋SJTはバンド1〜4

日本での受験について

日本全国のPearson VUEテストセンターで受験可能です（東京・大阪・名古屋・福岡など）。受験期間は通常7月〜10月と比較的長く、スケジュールに余裕があります。早めの予約で希望の日時・会場を確保できます。

受験料（海外）

海外受験：£115（2025年実績）

受験時期

7月〜10月の間で自由に受験日を選べます（同年度に1回のみ）。Oxford医学の場合、UCAS出願締切（10月15日）前に受験を完了することが推奨されます。

UCATは繰り返しの練習で大幅に改善できます。Year 12（高校2年生相当）の夏から対策を始めるのが理想的です。日本語でも市販の問題集が一部存在します。高スコアを取るためには速度と正確さの両立が鍵です。

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The UCAT is the UK Medicine and Dentistry admissions test used by Oxford, Cambridge, and most UK medical and dental schools. From 2025 onwards it has four sections — Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, and Situational Judgement — with cognitive total 900–2700 and SJT reported separately as Band 1–4. Abstract Reasoning has been removed.

The UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) is a computer-based admissions test used by the majority of UK medical and dental schools, including Oxford and Cambridge for Medicine and Graduate-entry Medicine.

The UCAT does not test subject knowledge. It assesses cognitive abilities and a separately reported judgement profile that medical and dental schools consider relevant to clinical practice.

Your UCAT result is used alongside the rest of your application — GCSE record, predicted grades, and personal statement — to decide who is invited to interview. Different universities use the score in different ways, so check the published policy for each school you apply to.

01

セクション 01

試験形式

For 2025 onwards the UCAT has four sections: Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, and Situational Judgement. Abstract Reasoning is no longer part of the test.

The three cognitive sections (Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning) are each scored on a scale of 300–900, giving a combined cognitive total of 900–2700.

Situational Judgement is reported separately as Band 1 (highest) through Band 4 (lowest).

The test is taken at Pearson VUE centres in the UK and internationally. Confirm current per-section timings and admin time on the official UCAT website before you sit.

Verbal Reasoning

Duration
22 min
Format
44 MCQ

Decision Making

Duration
37 min
Format
35 MCQ

Quantitative Reasoning

Duration
26 min
Format
36 MCQ

Situational Judgement

Duration
26 min
Format
69 MCQ (reported as Band 1–4)

合計時間: Approx. 2 hours including admin time

02

セクション 02

採点・スコア帯と大学の評価

Cognitive total: 900–2700 (sum of Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, and Quantitative Reasoning, each scored 300–900).

Situational Judgement is reported separately as Band 1 to Band 4. Universities use SJT bands differently — some screen out Band 4, others factor SJT in alongside the cognitive total.

There is no universal pass score. Different medical schools use the cognitive total as a threshold, a ranking factor, or a tie-breaker; published policies vary year-to-year. Treat any single competitive figure as indicative only and check each school individually.

スコア分布

Mean cognitive total: 1891 / 2700

0%20%40%900–1100: 1%900–11001100–1300: 2%1100–13001300–1500: 5%1300–15001500–1700: 14%1500–17001700–1900: 27%1700–19001900–2100: 28%1900–21002100–2300: 16%2100–23002300–2500: 5%2300–25002500–2700: 2%2500–2700Cognitive total (3 sections)% of candidates
All candidatesCompetitive at top medical schools (≥ 2300)
Source: UCAT Test Statistics 2025 (n ≈ 41,354)

スコア帯ごとの現実的な出願結果

Top decile2900+Highly competitive at all UK medical schools

Top-decile cognitive total. At ranking-based schools (Imperial, Manchester, Cardiff) this typically guarantees an interview if the rest of the application is solid.

ImperialCardiffManchesterNewcastle
Strong2700–2899Competitive at most medical schools

Above-average cognitive total. Sufficient at threshold schools (Edinburgh, KCL) and competitive at most ranking schools when paired with strong GCSEs and PS.

EdinburghKing's College LondonBirminghamBristol
Average2500–2699Adequate for threshold schools, weak for ranking schools

Sits at or just below the typical interview-cohort median. Realistically rules out the most competitive ranking schools unless GCSEs / PS / interview compensate.

PlymouthLancasterSunderland
Below band<2500Below the working threshold for most UK med schools

Application strategy should pivot toward GCSE-heavy schools (e.g. Birmingham historically) or schools weighting PS and contextual factors more heavily.

03

セクション 03

対象大学とコース

UCATを要求する大学とコース、スコアの活用方法、競争力のあるスコア帯の一覧です。

  • Imperial2700+

    Medicine

    Ranking factor

    UCAT score is a major ranking factor for interview selection.

  • Edinburgh2700+

    Medicine, Dentistry

    Hard threshold

    Cut-off varies cycle-to-cycle; the top ~30% of cohort is the working target.

04

セクション 04

対策戦略

01

Lock pacing in early

You have ~30s per VR question and ~13s per AR question. Build that pace from day 1 — accuracy without speed scores nothing.

02

Triage, never sink

Triage on every section, but especially VR and DM where one stuck question costs you 3 easier ones. 60-second cap, no exceptions.

03

Master AR pattern types

Six recurring rules drive almost every Abstract Reasoning question: shape, count, colour, size, rotation, position. Drilling the rules separately lifts AR scores fastest.

04

SJT: judgement, not knowledge

Situational Judgement rewards consistency of professional behaviour. Practise identifying the worst answer, not the perfect one — the test rarely has an unambiguously right answer.

05

Convert errors into drills

Every wrong answer must become a 10-minute targeted drill. Without that loop, mock scores plateau within three weeks.

06

Mock under exam conditions

Sit at least 4 full-length timed mocks before test day. Stamina collapse in the last 30 minutes is the #1 reason ranked-by-cohort scores fall.

Pace is the single biggest variable. Each section gives you well under a minute per question on average, so question-reading efficiency is what most strongly predicts the final score.

Triage every section: spot quickly which questions are do-now, which to flag, and which to skip. Sticking on a single hard question costs you several easier ones.

For Situational Judgement, focus on the professional-behaviour framework — patient safety, integrity, working in a team — rather than personal kindness. Identifying the worst option is often easier than identifying the perfect one.

Practise under strict time conditions from the outset. Untimed practice over-estimates your performance and under-trains the pacing skill the test rewards.

05

セクション 05

学習スケジュール

  1. 01

    12–16w out

    4–6h

    Format mastery + baseline mock

    • Take official UCAT practice test untimed first, then timed
    • Identify 1–2 weakest sections
    • Read full UCAT specification
  2. 02

    8–12w out

    8–12h

    Targeted weakness drills under time

    • Daily 30-min timed sets in weakest section
    • Track error categories in spreadsheet
    • Build AR rule library
  3. 03

    4–8w out

    12–15h

    Stamina + cross-section pacing

    • Two full-length mocks per week
    • Detailed error review same day
    • Refine triage rules per section
  4. 04

    1–4w out

    6–8h

    Maintain pace, avoid burnout

    • Daily 20-min mixed practice
    • One full mock 7 days before test
    • Test-day logistics check

12–16 weeks out: familiarise yourself with the four sections and run a baseline diagnostic to identify the weakest section.

8–12 weeks out: daily timed practice on the weakest 1–2 sections, with detailed error logging.

4–8 weeks out: full timed mocks under exam conditions, focusing on cross-section pacing and stamina.

1–4 weeks out: short, regular practice to maintain sharpness without burning out before test day.

06

セクション 06

よくある失敗と講師サポート

Verbal Reasoning timing

Weak

“"I read the whole passage carefully then re-read to find the answer."”

Strong

“"I scan the passage for keywords from the question, then verify only the relevant sentence."”

Why it matters: You have 28 seconds per question. Reading passages twice guarantees you run out of time before the last 8–10 questions.

Decision Making sinks

Weak

“"I sketched a Venn diagram for every set question, even simple ones."”

Strong

“"I only sketch when there are three or more overlapping sets — otherwise I work from the constraints directly."”

Why it matters: Tool overhead matters. The students scoring 800+ in DM use the heavy tools (Venn, truth tables) selectively, not by default.

Abstract Reasoning panic

Weak

“"I tried to find the rule in 30 seconds and panicked when I couldn't."”

Strong

“"After 15 seconds with no rule, I picked the most-likely answer, flagged it, and moved on."”

Why it matters: AR has 13 seconds per question. Sticking is the most expensive mistake — flag-and-return saves the section.

SJT over-thinking

Weak

“"I picked the kindest answer because the scenario was emotional."”

Strong

“"I picked the answer that prioritised patient safety and professional standards."”

Why it matters: SJT explicitly rewards professional behaviour over personal kindness. The mark scheme is built around GMC duties, not empathy.

The most expensive UCAT mistakes are sinking time on hard questions, neglecting Situational Judgement, and treating the cognitive total as a single number rather than a per-section problem.

A specialist tutor can pinpoint which question types are leaking marks for you and build a targeted plan rather than generic high-volume practice.

07

セクション 07

練習リソース・問題バンク

Start with the free official UCAT practice tests on ucat.ac.uk — these are the closest representation of the real interface and timing.

Supplement with reputable third-party banks for volume practice. Track your performance by section and question type rather than chasing a single overall score.

Avoid materials that still include Abstract Reasoning content as a current section — those packs pre-date the post-2025 format change.

08

セクション 08

登録・手続き

UCAT registration is via your account at ucat.ac.uk. Booking is at Pearson VUE centres in the UK and internationally.

Registration and booking windows open in early summer for testing across the summer and autumn. Confirm current open / close dates and test slots on the official UCAT website before you book.

You will need a valid passport or accepted government-issued photo ID. UCAT scores are valid only for the current admissions cycle — deferring or reapplying requires a fresh sitting.

09

セクション 09

海外受験生向けガイド

International candidates sit the UCAT at Pearson VUE test centres worldwide — centres are widely available across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.

Book early — UCAT slots fill fastest in countries with high UK-applicant volumes.

Universities apply the same scoring scale to international and domestic candidates. There is no international discount or penalty on the cognitive total.

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