Overview
GAMSAT stands for Graduate Medical School Admissions Test, which was formerly known as Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test. It is a computer-based test for candidates willing to study postgraduate courses in medicine, optometry, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary sciences at Australian, British, and Irish universities. The GAMSAT uses a marking system, which is acknowledged as item response theory. It assesses the capacity to undertake high-level intellectual studies to attain academic success. The Australian Council for Educational Research conducts this exam twice a year.
Registration
Candidates willing to pursue postgraduate medicine and allied healthcare courses need to register themselves on the official website of GAMSAT. By following onscreen instructions, candidates can register themselves for the March and September Exams, which registration starts in January and July of the admission year. As an aspiring postgraduate medical/veterinary student, you need to regularly visit the official website and take the requisite action for registration and other purposes for studying in Australian medical colleges/universities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates willing to appear at the GAMSAT exam need to have a Bachelor/undergraduate degree in a respective healthcare program/course.
- Final year students of a respective course are also eligible for this entrance exam.
- Candidats need to have a sound understanding of physical and biological sciences to clear the exam and study postgraduate medicine, pharmacy, veterinary, allied healthcare courses.
- As an aspiring candidate, you cannot sit more than two times in two consecutive years.
Exam Pattern
The GAMSAT lasts for 5 hours and 25 minutes with a break or in two sittings. Candidates have to write two essays for assessing their written communication. Further, they need to answer 75 MCQs from physical and biological sciences and 62 MCQs from humanities and social sciences.
EXAM Syllabus
Here is the brief of the subjects covered in the UCAT:
- Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Written Communication
- Reasoning in Biological and Physical Sciences
Exam Date
GAMSAT 2024 Dates
| March 2024 | September 2024 |
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Registrations open December 2023 |
Registrations open May 2024
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Standard registrations close
Monday 22 January 2024
(9pm AEDT, 10am GMT) |
Standard registrations close
Thursday 4 July 2024
(10pm AEST, 1pm BST) |
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Late registrations close
Thursday 1 February 2024
(9pm AEDT, 10am GMT) |
Late registrations close
Thursday 11 July 2024
(10pm AEST, 1pm BST) |
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Reasonable adjustments close
Monday 22 January 2024
(9pm AEDT, 10am GMT) |
Reasonable adjustments close
Thursday 4 July 2024
(10pm AEST, 1pm BST) |
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Refund requests close
Thursday 1 February 2024
(9pm AEDT, 10am GMT) |
Refund requests close
Thursday 11 July 2024
(10pm AEST, 1pm BST) |
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Deferral requests close
Thursday 1 February 2024
(9pm AEDT, 10am GMT) |
Deferral requests close
Thursday 11 July 2024
(10pm AEST, 1pm BST) |
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Test window Written Communication: 9 - 10 March 2024 Humanities and Biological Sciences: 22 - 24 March 2024 |
Test window Written Communication: 31 August - 1 September 2024 Humanities and Biological Sciences: 13 - 15 September 2024 |
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Results available Late May 2024 |
Results available Mid-November 2024 |
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time
- AEDT = Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- BST = British Summer Time
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time
Test Centers
The Australian Council for Educational Research conducts the GAMSAT exam in 6 countries – Australia, the USA, Ireland, the UK, and Singapore. Usually, the test is conducted in cities like Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Cork, Dublin, Sligo, London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburg, and Auckland in 6 countries. To know the exact exam centre, visit the page – https://gamsat.acer.org/register/test-centres
Frequently Asked Questions
GAMSAT or Graduate Medical School Admissions Test is an entrance exam for medical students willing to study medicine, surgery, and allied healthcare courses at postgraduate levels in the Australian universities.
The Australian Council for Educational Research or ACER conducts GAMSAT each year in 6 countries. This exam allows students to study postgraduate healthcare courses like ENT, paediatrics, and gynaecology in medical colleges/universities in Australia.
Yes, GAMSAT is a hard test as it tests your reasoning skills. It is a physically and mentally challenging exam as it lasts for around 5 hours.
On an average, 50-60 points in the GAMSAT are good. It will definitely be beneficial for you if you score 70 in the GAMSAT exam. With such a score, you can get a seat in a highly prestigious and established Australian medical college/university.