PLAB OVERVIEW

Fee structure / Refund

Booking Fees

Part 1 - £145

Part 2 - £430

For change of test date cancellation fee will be charged as shown above.

Please Note: Cancellation of a confirmed examination place will count as one of your free attempts.

  Applying for PLAB exam

• On deciding which route of registration applies to the candidate, he/she should obtain the relevant application form. The application form can be downloaded from the website :www.gmc.uk.org/register/forms/plab1.rft or will be sent to you on payment by a debit or credit card.
  

• The application form should be completed giving all the information required. Failure to do so will delay the processing of the application for registration. Please follow the instructions in the application form carefully. The candidate will be duly intimated incase further information is required for the application. This may include certificates and other documents.
  

• Before submission of the application form please check that all details have  been provided and all the information and documents asked for are enclosed. 
  

• The application form can be submitted by post or in person to:

            General Medical Council,
            North Entrance,
            350 Euston Rd,
            London, NW1 3JN. UK

• Once the application forms have been received it will be checked for the details that have been provided.
  

• In some cases applications will need to be referred to the Registration Committee for a decision on the candidates eligibility for registration , the candidate will however be informed regards the same.
  

• Once the application has been processed a certificate of registration will be sent to the candidates registered address.

However one should not assume that they are registered until they have received the registration certificate or confirmation via telephone helpline that registration has been granted. Please note that registration will be granted on the date that it is processed.

Download PLAB 1 Application Form

Download PLAB 2 Application Form

Taking the PLAB exam

The test is in two parts:

• Part 1 is a single paper marked by computer to a standard set by the government of UK

• Part 2 is a 14-station objective structure clinical examination (OSCE) which tests the candidates clinical and communication skills.

One cannot enter Part 2 until they have passed Part 1. Part 2 must be taken within three years of passing Part 1. Because there is a high demand for places. Hence the candidate must make sure he / she applies in time.

Since November 2002 there has been a time limit for the validity of a pass in the PLAB test. Meaning an individuals pass in Part 2 will be valid for EITHER

• Three years from 1 November 2002 OR

• Three years from the date you passed

whichever is later. The candidate will have to work under limited registration within three years of passing the test if not they will have to take both parts of the test again.