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Brunei
Egypt
Hong Kong
India – Bengaluru
India – Chennai
India – Kochi
India – Kolkata
India – New Delhi
Kuwait
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia – Penang
Malta
Myanmar – Mandalay
Myanmar – Yangon, UM1
Myanmar – Yangon, UM2
Myanmar – Yangon, UM2
Oman
Qatar
Singapore
Sri Lanka – Colombo
Sudan
United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates – Dubai including Sharjah
United Kingdom
UK centres – MRCP PACES dates – £657 fee:
First exam period
Application period 12th to 26th November 2018 
Admission documents sent 7th December 2018
Main assessment period 19th January to 7th April 2019
Second exam period
Application period 25th March to 8th April 2019
Admission documents sent 23rd April 2019
Main assessment period 8th June to 11th August 2019
Third exam period
Application period 22nd July to 5th August 2019
Admission documents sent 16th August 2019
Main assessment period 28th September to 8th December 2019
Brunei – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
No exam.
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 18th February 2019 
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period to be confirmed
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period to be confirmed
Egypt- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 9th to 14th February 2019
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 18th February 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 15th to 20th June 2019
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 12th to 17th October 2019
Hong Kong – HK$ 14,945 fee:
First exam period
Application period 3rd to 14th December 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 4th to 9th March 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 2nd to 15th July 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 28th to 2nd November 2019
India centres MRCP PACES dates
India (Bengaluru)- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 14th to 16th February 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 19th to 21st September 2019
India (Chennai)- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 11th to 15th March 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 11th to 15th November 2019
India (Hyderabad)- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
No exam.
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 18th February 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 14th to 16th June 2019
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 1st to 3rd November 2019
India (Kochi)- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 20th to 23rd February 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 20th to 23rd November 2019
India (Kolkata)- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 26th to 28th April 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 22nd to 24th November 2019
India (New Delhi)- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 15th to 17th March 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 15th to 17th November 2019
Kenya (Nairobi) – £1,202 fee
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 15th to 17th March 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period to be confirmed.
Kuwait – £1,202 fee
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 25th to 28th March 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
No exam.
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 13th – 17th April 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period to be confirmed
Malaysia (Penang)- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
No exam.
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 19th February 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 5th to 8th July 2019
Third exam period
No exam.
Malta- £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 29th – 31st March 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period To be confirmed.
Myanmar (Mandalay) – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 4th to 6th March 2019
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 18th February 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 1st to 3rd July 2019
Third exam period
No exam.
Myanmar (Yangon UM1) – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 4th to 8th March 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 7th to 11th October 2019
Myanmar (Yangon UM2) – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
No exam.
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 18th February 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 8th to 10th July 2019
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 21st to 23rd October 2019
Oman – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 4th to 8th April 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 3rd to 7th October 2019
Qatar – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
No exam.
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 18th February 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 20th to 22nd June 2019
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 12th to 14th December 2019
Singapore – £1,297 fee:
First exam period
No exam.
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 18th February 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 14th to 18th June 2019
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 18th to 22nd October 2019
Sri Lanka (Colombo) – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 28th to 30th March 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 10th to 12th October 2019
Sudan – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 6th to 8th April 2019
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 7th to 9th December 2019
United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) – MRCP PACES dates – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
No exam.
Second exam period
No exam.
Third exam period
No exam.
United Arab Emirates (Dubai including Sharjah) – MRCP PACES dates – £1,202 fee:
First exam period
Application period 1st to 15th October 2018
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 25th to 28th February 2019
Second exam period
Application period 4th to 18th February 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 17th to 20th June 2019
Third exam period
Application period 3rd to 17th June 2019
Admission documents sent approximately six weeks prior to the exam date
Main assessment period 21st to 24th October 2019