Free UCAT Practice Tracker & Six-Week Planner

Practical guide · Updated 25 September 2026

After the 2026 test window: keep the tracker in context

The published 2026 testing window ended on 24 September. Candidates who have taken the test can use the next-stage checklist below. For a future booked test, adapt the planner to the actual preparation window instead of compressing six weeks of work into a few days.

A practical example

Choose one recurring decision error, review the relevant official examples and use a short timed set to check the change. Reserve time to confirm appointment details and test-day requirements from the official service. Avoid treating every remaining day as a reason to add another exhausting full mock.

As checked on 25 September 2026, the published final test day was 24 September. This resource does not reopen booking or replace official guidance. Candidates in a later cycle must check that cycle’s published dates and format before reusing this planner.

Official UCAT dates · Checked 25 September 2026

Close the practice log with a useful next-stage checklist

After sitting UCAT, stop using the tracker as a reason to accumulate further mock scores. Keep a brief reflection on what helped, then move the practical planning to the relevant university application requirements.

Record official course-policy links separately from your private score report and account details. UCAT’s results guidance explains the reporting process; check it directly instead of posting personal candidate information in a tuition enquiry. Candidates preparing for a later cycle should use that cycle’s official dates and format when they are published.

UCAT: official results guidance · Checked 23 September 2026

Confirm the test and date first

Intended course: __________________ Entry year: __________________ UCAT date: __________________

Universities being researched:

2026 UCAT format

The cognitive total runs from 900 to 2700. Situational Judgement is reported separately as Band 1 to Band 4. There is no negative marking.

Section	Questions	Test time	What to track
Verbal Reasoning	44	22 minutes	Passage choice, inference and pace
Decision Making	35	37 minutes	Logic type, setup and checking
Quantitative Reasoning	36	26 minutes	Data reading, calculator use and estimation
Situational Judgement	69	26 minutes	Principle, stakeholder and degree of response

Baseline record

Use one official question-bank set or practice test. Record both performance and what happened under time pressure.

Section	Correct	Attempted	Main timing problem	First priority
Verbal Reasoning
Decision Making
Quantitative Reasoning
Situational Judgement

Error labels

Choose the smallest accurate label. “Careless” is rarely specific enough to produce a useful fix.

I misread a key word, condition, scale or unit.

I chose a slow method when a simpler route was available.

I stayed on one question after its time value had gone.

I guessed without first eliminating options.

I used outside knowledge instead of the information given.

I set up the calculation, probability or logic incorrectly.

I used the calculator inefficiently or failed to estimate first.

I identified the ethical principle but judged the degree poorly.

Six-week preparation plan

Week	Main section or skill	Accuracy task	Timed task	Review evidence
1	Baseline and tools
2
3
4
5	Mixed timed work
6	Official mock and taper

Practice log

Date	Section and source	Correct / attempted	Time used	Error pattern and next action

Full mock review

Mock and date: __________________ Cognitive total: __________________ SJT band: __________________

Where did time disappear?

Which strategy worked reliably?

What one change will be tested next?

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