PLAB 1/UK(MLA) exam seats for 2024 and 2025
New update: On 14 March 2024, GMC announced that they will be realising new seats for 20 February 2025 across all locations. At the following times on 14 march 2024 GMC will release seats for the following locations:
09:00 (GMT)Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Sydney
10:00 (GMT)Islamabad, Karachi
11:00 (GMT)Dhaka, Alexandria, Cairo, Riyadh, Colombo, Dubai
14:00 (GMT)Accra, Nairobi, Abuja, Lagos, Johannesburg, Toronto, Dublin, Madrid
15:00 (GMT)Birmingham, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Sheffield
Important update to the PLAB exam: Is the PLAB exam based on the MLA content map from August 2024 onward? Find out more about the change and how to prepare for it here.
Learn about the UKMLA test format, what topics UK(MLA) covers and how to revise for here.
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On Saturday, 18 March 2023 at 10 am (GMT) GMC opened PLAB 1 places to book for the following dates across all locations. Exam dates were 15 February 2024 and 23 May 2024. Candidates were able to book for 2 November 2023 in locations where they have the capacity to do so as well.
GMC stated they will release more seats for PLAB/ UKMLA/AKT exam later in 2023 for those not eligible to book during the current release. These releases may also include places in February 2024 and May 2024.
They stated that during 2024, international medical graduates who would have sat our Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) test will start to take the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) and in early 2024, they plan to replace the PLAB blueprint with the MLA content map. If you had booked a PLAB 1 place in 2024, this might mean your test is based on the MLA content map. If this applies to your test, they will contact you at least three months before your test date to let you know.
If this happens and you have an active PLAB 1 MedRevisions subscription, we will transfer it to a UK(MLA) exam subscription for free.
At MedRevisions, we are dedicated to providing the best possible resources to help our customers succeed in their medical exams. Our extensive experience with the PLAB 1 exam syllabus has equipped us with the expertise to guide you through the changes and differences between the PLAB 1 and UKMLA exams.
We are currently in the process of building a platform that covers the MLA content map extensively, and we are confident that it will provide you with the best possible preparation for the UK(MLA) exam. Our experience with the PLAB 1 exam syllabus has enabled us to understand the similarities and differences between the two exams, and we will use this knowledge to provide you with the most effective preparation for the UK(MLA).
If you have an active PLAB 1 subscription, we will transfer it for free to a UKMLA plan when it becomes available. This will allow you to continue your preparation with us without interruption.
What is the format of the UKMLA test, and how will it function?
The UKMLA is a two-part assessment exam like the PLAB exam. It is called:
AKT (Applied Knowledge Test)
CPSA (Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment).
Both components will assess a range of knowledge and competencies mentioned in the MLA syllabus, also known as the MLA content map, which is similar to the PLAB 1 exam.
What is the format of AKT (Applied Knowledge Test)?
GMC states, “The AKT will be similar to the current PLAB 1 exam” it will be composed of single-best-answer (SBA) questions. This exam will be the same for all UK students and international medical graduates. The test will run four times a year for international candidates at several locations worldwide. For UK students, AKT will replace the medical school final exam. Thousands of past PLAB 1 candidates have used our resource as their primary study material and aced their exams.
As GMC states, “The AKT will be similar to the current PLAB 1 exam” our PLAB exam content will help you prepare for the UKMLA. When we launch our UKMLA plan, and If you have an active PLAB 1 subscription, we will transfer it for free to a UKMLA plan. Until then, you can pay for a 2-year subscription and get access to an additional year for FREE. You can follow the link given below and get an additional 10% discount on all our plans.
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Moreover, UKMLA will be a computer-based exam, unlike the paper-based PLAB 1 exam. This should help you immensely as you will be able to save time during the exam since it will be similar to using our platform.
What is the format of the CPSA (Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment) exam?
CPSA (Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment) exam will be similar to PLAB 2, which is an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) exam and will take place at GMC’s Clinical Assessment Center in Manchester.
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