Withdrawal, absence and cancellation of MRCP UK EXAM

Withdrawal, absence and cancellation of examinations

5.1 Withdrawal from the examination and refund of examination fees Notice of withdrawal from any part of the examination must be given in writing (by email) to the appropriate Administration Office, (or MRCP(UK) if the examination is to be taken outside the UK).

Candidates should give their RCP Code Number, full name and date of birth in their request to withdraw to allow College staff to identify candidates easily.

Examination applications and/or fees cannot be transferred from one examination to another.

Candidates whose withdrawal request is received on or before the application closing date will be refunded 90% of the examination fee paid (10% of the fee is retained as an administrative charge).

Refunds will not be made where candidates submit their withdrawal request after the closing date unless there are circumstances deemed exceptional that can be substantiated. (This does not apply to PACES candidates who are allocated places after the closing date.)

Withdrawal will not count as an attempt at the examination.

5.2 Absence Candidates who do not attend the examination, without notifying MRCP(UK) or Administration Office will be recorded as absent.

Refunds will not be made where candidates are absent unless there are circumstances deemed exceptional that can be substantiated.

Absence will count as an attempt at the examination.

5.3 Cancellation of examinations On very rare occasions, it may be necessary for MRCP(UK) to cancel an examination. In these circumstances, MRCP(UK) will refund the examination fee of any candidate allocated to the affected examination centre(s), and change the status of each affected candidate to ‘withdrawn’.

Unfortunately, MRCP(UK) cannot be responsible for any expenses (such as travel or accommodation) incurred by a candidate in the event of such a cancellation.

A cancelled examination will not count as one of the candidate’s six attempts allowed for an examination (see Limit on attempts).