Prepare, practise and sit your UK university admissions tests at ITS — official OCR STEP Centre in Hong Kong since 2005.
If you are thinking of applying to competitive courses at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick or others, you will likely need to take a pre-application test. With Cambridge Assessment stopping all tests, the landscape has changed significantly.
Run by Pearson VUE, this test covers major STEM disciplines.
Test of Mathematics for University Admission, now run by Pearson VUE.
The Admissions Registry Assessment, replacing individual Oxford tests.
The BMAT is discontinued. UCAT is now the standard for UK med schools.
Sixth Term Examination Paper for advanced Mathematics.
Required for English-taught medicine at Italian state universities.
Required for undergraduate Law at leading UK universities.
You are not alone. We can help you navigate these updates, figure out which test you need, and when to take it.
Don't leave it too late to get advice or begin your preparation. We offer comprehensive tutorial support and test prep for all of these examinations.
One-to-one tutoring tailored entirely to your chosen test (ESAT, TMUA, TARA, UCAT, LNAT, IMAT or STEP). Your tutor builds a bespoke plan to target the specific question styles of your exam.
What You'll Get
You can take mock tests for all of these entrance exams at ITS. Sit them under strict timed conditions to build stamina before test day.
What You'll Get
Please note the changes to university admissions tests from 2024. Cambridge Assessment has stopped running all entrance tests.
The BMAT has discontinued and the medical schools that used to use it have switched to UCAT.
All the Oxford tests have been moved to UAT-UK through Pearson VUE and you should contact them or the universities for advice on enrolment.
| Course (Oxford) | Test Required in 2026 |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Sciences | ESAT |
| Computer Science | TMUA |
| Computer Science and Philosophy | TMUA |
| Economics and Management | TARA |
| Engineering Science | ESAT |
| History and Economics | TARA |
| History and Politics | TARA still tbc |
| Human Sciences | TARA |
| Mathematics / Mathematics and Statistics | TMUA |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | TMUA |
| Mathematics and Philosophy | TMUA |
| Physics | ESAT |
| Physics and Philosophy | ESAT |
| Politics, Philosophy and Economics | TARA |
| Psychology (Experimental) | TARA |
| Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics | TARA |
Cambridge also uses ESAT and TMUA for certain courses. You can check here plus the college websites.
Enquiries will be entertained on a first come, first served basis — therefore all test takers are encouraged to enrol as soon as possible.
Use this Queries button to ask about both prep and test enrolment. Click "Other" and write your query.
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