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AMC CAT MCQ exam dates for 2026 and 2027

The next AMC CAT MCQ window open for booking is 15 to 18 February 2027. Scheduling closes on Monday 25 January 2027, and results follow on Friday 12 March 2027.

Updated 23 September 2026 · Checked against the sources listed below

Try three AMC CAT MCQ questions

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  1. Question 1 · Adult health: medicine

    A 54-year-old man sees his general practitioner because he keeps falling asleep in afternoon meetings. His wife says he snores loudly and she has seen him stop breathing for several seconds at night. His blood pressure has stayed above target despite taking perindopril, amlodipine and indapamide regularly. He does not drive. His blood pressure is 154/94 mmHg, body mass index 37 kg/m² and neck circumference 45 cm; the rest of the examination is normal. His Epworth Sleepiness Scale score is 14 and his STOP-Bang score is 6.

    Which one of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

February 2027

15 February to 18 February 2027

Open for booking. Closes Monday 25 January 2027, in 76 days

97

days to go · 13 weeks

  1. Today, Tue, 10 Nov 2026
  2. Fri, 1 Jan 2027Timed mixed practice startssuggestedSix to seven weeks out: mixed subjects, timed
  3. Mon, 25 Jan 2027Booking closes
  4. Mon, 1 Feb 2027Final fortnightsuggestedFull mocks, review of mistakes, no new topics
  5. Mon, 15 Feb 2027Exam days
  6. Fri, 12 Mar 2027Results

“Calculated” dates follow a published rule; “suggested” dates are our study plan’s.

All published sittings

SittingDatesResultsStatus
November 202616 Nov to 21 Nov 202611 December 2026Booking closed
February 202715 Feb to 18 Feb 202712 March 2027Open, closes Mon, 25 Jan
March 202715 Mar to 18 Mar 20279 April 2027Open, closes Mon, 22 Feb
April 202713 Apr to 16 Apr 20277 May 2027Open, closes Mon, 22 Mar
May 202717 May to 20 May 202711 June 2027Open, closes Mon, 26 Apr
June 202715 June to 18 June 20279 July 2027Open, closes Mon, 24 May
July 202712 July to 15 July 20276 August 2027Open, closes Mon, 21 June
August 202716 Aug to 19 Aug 202710 September 2027Open, closes Mon, 26 July
September 202713 Sept to 16 Sept 20278 October 2027Open, closes Mon, 23 Aug
October 202711 Oct to 14 Oct 20275 November 2027Open, closes Mon, 20 Sept
October 202612 Oct to 17 Oct 20266 November 2026Results released
September 202614 Sept to 19 Sept 20269 October 2026Results released
August 202617 Aug to 22 Aug 202611 September 2026Results released

How booking works

To sit the AMC CAT MCQ you pay the AMC for a CAT MCQ authorisation, then schedule the exam with Pearson VUE. The authorisation covers one examination event in the 12 months from payment, and the AMC does not extend it. The AMC will no longer charge a card payment surcharge from 9.00am AEST on 1 October 2026.

Scheduling for each window closes 21 days before its first test day, or 22 days before for the two windows that start on a Tuesday, in April and June 2027. Until then a booking can be moved free of charge, if a seat is available. After the closing date no changes are possible, so a candidate who cannot sit must withdraw or reschedule before it; otherwise the authorisation and the payment are forfeited.

Test days, venues and results

The windows are for the AMC CAT MCQ, often called AMC Part 1. Each has four to six consecutive test days. The 2026 windows run from Monday to Saturday. The 2027 windows have four days, from Monday to Thursday, except April and June, which run from Tuesday to Friday. Each candidate sits the exam on one of those days, at the centre they choose when scheduling with Pearson VUE. The AMC's list gives the same test days for venues in Australia and elsewhere.

Results are released in the AMC candidate portal at 4.00pm on the Friday three weeks after the exam. The AMC does not say which time zone the 4.00pm refers to, so the dates on this page carry no time. The pass mark page explains how the result is scored.

In the AMC's list, one row for each of the July and August 2027 windows prints the closing date as a Sunday, 21 June and 26 July 2027. Both dates are Mondays, and every other row for those windows gives Monday. The AMC also says it may add dates during a year, so the list can grow.

Planning around a window

The 12 months of an authorisation run from the day of payment, so the payment date decides which windows are open to you. With a payment date, the calendar above shows which windows fall inside those 12 months.

Only one attempt can be in progress at a time. The AMC does not accept another application until the results of a scheduled exam have been received. For a candidate who sits in November 2026, results come on Friday 11 December 2026, so a further attempt could not be applied for before then. The first window after that date is February 2027, which closes for scheduling on Monday 25 January 2027.

Dates the calendar marks as suggested are ours rather than the AMC's. They follow the phases of the study plan in the platform, with timed mixed practice from about six to seven weeks before the first test day and a final fortnight of mocks and review with no new topics. The study plan guide sets out how to divide the weeks before a window.

Questions candidates ask

The next window you can still book is February 2027, with test days from 15 to 18 February 2027, and scheduling for it closes on Monday 25 January 2027. Results for it are released on Friday 12 March 2027. The table on this page lists every window with its closing date.

The current list has a window every month from February to November, each of four to six test days, and none in December or January. The AMC says it may add dates during a year.

Scheduling closes 21 days before the first test day of each window, and every closing date in the current list is a Monday. The two windows that start on a Tuesday, April and June 2027, close 22 days before.

Yes, until the closing date of the window you are booked in. Rescheduling is free if a seat is available. After the closing date no changes are possible, and a candidate who cannot sit and has not withdrawn or rescheduled by then forfeits the authorisation and the payment.

At Pearson VUE test centres in Australia and overseas. The AMC's list gives the same test days for venues in Australia and elsewhere, and individual centres are found through Pearson VUE.

Sources

AMC Preparation is independent of the Australian Medical Council. Rules, dates and fees can change: the AMC is the authority, and this page is checked against it.

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