What is the AARA-KT?

  1. Summary
  2. What is the AARA-KT?
  3. When and where can I take the test?
  4. Information on booking a place
  5. Cancelling or amending your booking, and our approach to other exam disruptions
  6. What resources should you use to prepare?
  7. Sample questions for the AARA-KT
  8. Do you have a health need that may require adjustments or support on your exam day?
  1. What can you expect on the day?
  2. Your results
  3. What do you do after you get your results?
  4. Are you eligible for an additional attempt?
  5. How do you appeal your result?
  6. Misconduct procedures
  7. Anti bribery policy

The AARA-KT is a written knowledge test. It tests your knowledge and application of a range of biomedical, clinical and professional topics and skills. All questions relate to current best practice in the UK.

What does the AARA-KT cover?

The knowledge test could cover any of the core knowledge, skills and professional behaviour expected of newly-qualified AAs entering their first role in the NHS.

All questions are linked to the AA content map.

How do you answer the questions?

The AARA-KT is a written exam made up of 150 multiple choice questions which you must answer within three hours.

There are a range of question styles within the paper including knowledge recall and clinical scenarios. You can also expect to have to interpret various images and investigations to decide your answer to some questions.

To answer each question, you need to choose the single best answer out of a range of possible options. There may be 4 or 5 possible options depending on the question.

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