When and where can I take PLAB 1?
- Summary
- What is PLAB 1?
- When and where can you take PLAB 1?
- How do you book or cancel a place?
- What resources should you use to prepare?
- Sample questions
- What reasonable adjustments can we make?
PLAB 1 test dates
We run the exam four times a year in the UK. To see the locations and whether places are available you'll need to register for a GMC Online account and look under the 'My Tests' section. Future exam dates and both UK and overseas closing dates, are listed below.
| Exam date | Overseas closing date | UK closing date |
|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2019 | 31 January 2019 | 7 March 2019 |
| 27 June 2019 | No overseas tests | 20 June 2019 |
| 5 September 2019 | No overseas tests | 29 August 2019 |
| 7 November 2019 | 26 September 2019 | 31 October 2019 |
When can you take the exam outside the UK?
PLAB 1 is run twice a year at a number of overseas venues. These are hosted for us by the British Council and are listed below along with the contact details.
Once you have booked online, please only contact the relevant British Council office if you have not received details of the venue two weeks before the exam.
| Country | City | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Sydney |
exam@britishcouncil.org.au |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka |
Adnan.chowdhury@bd.britishcouncil.org +880 (02) 861 8905 |
| Canada |
Toronto |
CA.Exams@britishcouncil.org |
| Egypt | Cairo |
information@britishcouncil.org.eg +20 2 3001666 |
| Ghana |
Accra |
|
| India | Bangalore |
chennai.enquiry@in.britishcouncil.org +91 044 42050600 |
| India | Chennai |
chennai.enquiry@in.britishcouncil.org +91 044 42050600 |
| India | Hyderabad |
chennai.enquiry@in.britishcouncil.org +91 044 42050600 |
| India | Kolkata |
Kolkata.Customercare@in.britishcouncil.org +91 33 282 5370 |
| India | Mumbai |
mumbai.exams@in.britishcouncil.org +91 22 6748 6748 |
| India | New Delhi |
delhi.enquiry@in.britishcouncil.org +91 11 4219 9000 |
| Nigeria | Lagos |
info.nigeria@ng.britishcouncil.org +234 1 2692188 / 2692189 / 2692190 / 2692191 / 2692192 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | +92 51 111 424 424 |
| Pakistan | Karachi | +92 51 111 424 424 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | +96 612 657 6200 |
| South Africa | Johannesburg |
ssa.enquiries@britishcouncil.org +27 11 560 9300 |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | +94 4521 500 |
| Sudan | Khartoum | +249 (1) 87028000 |
| UAE | Dubai |
nebyu.yohannes@ae.britishcouncil.org +971 4 3135556 |
