ESAT (Engineering and Science Admissions Test) Articles & Updates
The Engineering and Science Admissions Test is the admissions assessment for engineering, natural sciences and related degrees at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, and from 2027 entry at the University of Oxford, which adopted it in place of the PAT. Candidates sit three 40-minute modules of 27 multiple-choice questions each: Mathematics 1 is compulsory, with two further modules chosen from Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics 2. The test rewards rapid, accurate problem solving rather than long written method, giving roughly 89 seconds per question.
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ESAT Preparation: Official Materials, Past Papers and a Study Plan
Preparing for the ESAT with UAT-UK's free material — specification, guides, specimen and practice tests, the ENGAA/NSAA archive — with an October sprint, a January plan and a tracker.
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ESAT in India: Test Centres, £133 Fee, ID Rules and How to Book
Taking the ESAT from India — the £133 fee, Pearson VUE centres, the ID rule that makes a passport the safe choice, booking and refunds, access arrangements, and why the UK bursary does not apply.
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What Is a Good ESAT Score? Cambridge, Imperial and Oxford Data
What official data says about ESAT scores — Cambridge's averages for accepted students, Imperial's department dashboard, the 4.5 and 7.0 anchors — and how Oxford and UCL use them.
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ESAT Modules by Course: Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (2027)
The ESAT modules every 2027-entry course needs — Cambridge, Imperial engineering and life sciences, Oxford's new ESAT courses and UCL EEE — with a chooser that flags clashes.
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ESAT Format and Scoring: 27 Questions, 40 Minutes, the 1–9 Scale
How the ESAT works — five modules of 27 questions in 40 minutes, no calculator, no negative marking, a 1.0–9.0 score per module with the median fixed at 4.5 — and last cycle's scores.
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ESAT 2027 Entry Dates: Booking Deadlines, Test Windows and Results
Every UAT-UK date for 2027 entry — October booking closes 28 September (10:30pm India), tests 12–16 October and 4–8 January, results 16 November and 8 February — and the UCAS fit.
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ESAT 2026 Exam Alert: Booking Open, Key Dates & Latest Updates for 2027 Entry
Current notifications for the Engineering and Science Admissions Test – used by Cambridge, Imperial and now Oxford. Registration status, deadlines and what Indian students need to know
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