The UCAT (ANZ) 2027 is a roughly two-hour, computer-based admissions test made up of four separately timed subtests. Three are cognitive — Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning — and the fourth, Situational Judgement, measures professional judgement rather than knowledge.
The four subtests
Each subtest is timed on its own and sat back-to-back. Verbal Reasoning asks you to judge what a passage does and doesn't support, quickly. Decision Making covers logic, syllogisms, probability and interpreting data. Quantitative Reasoning is data interpretation and arithmetic — an on-screen calculator is provided, so the difficulty is the phrasing and the clock, not hard maths. Situational Judgement presents realistic scenarios and asks you to rate the appropriateness or importance of responses.
- Four subtests: Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Situational Judgement.
- Total time: about two hours, each subtest separately timed.
- No negative marking — a wrong answer costs nothing more than a blank.
- On-screen calculator in Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning.
Questions and timing, per subtest
The current published UCAT ANZ figures:
| Subtest | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | 44 | 22 min |
| Decision Making | 35 | 37 min |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 36 | 26 min |
| Situational Judgement | 69 | 26 min |
A short instruction section precedes each subtest, which is why the total lands at just under two hours. These are the current figures — always confirm the exact timing for your cycle on the official UCAT ANZ website.
What changed for 2027: Abstract Reasoning is gone
Abstract Reasoning — the pattern-spotting subtest — was retired from the UCAT in 2025. If you're using older books, courses or forum threads that still list five subtests or drill Abstract Reasoning, they're out of date. EasyPrep is built for the current four-subtest exam, so nothing you practise here is time you're wasting on a section that no longer counts.
No negative marking — so never leave a blank
You are not penalised for a wrong answer, so an unanswered question is a strictly worse outcome than a guess. The practical rule: if a question is eating your time, flag it, put down your best guess now, and come back only if the clock allows. Every question within a subtest is worth the same, so protecting your pace matters more than winning any single hard item.
On-screen tools you get
The interface gives you a simple on-screen calculator (in Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning), a flag to mark questions for review, and a visible countdown for the current subtest. Getting fluent with the flag-and-return rhythm in timed practice is worth real marks — fumbling the interface on exam day is a self-inflicted time loss.
Common questions
Is Abstract Reasoning still in the UCAT? +
No. Abstract Reasoning was retired in 2025. The UCAT 2027 has four subtests: Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Situational Judgement.
How long is the UCAT 2027? +
It runs about two hours in total, with each subtest separately timed and sat one after another. For the exact per-subtest timing in your cycle, check the official UCAT ANZ website.
Is there negative marking? +
No — you're not penalised for wrong answers, so you should never leave a question blank. Guess before time runs out.