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ESAT is owned by UAT-UK, which publishes the live registration, booking, and fee dates for 2027 entry, and Oxford lists course-specified ESAT modules for its named 2027-entry science and engineering courses. The required module combination is set by the exact course; the full current format comes from the live test-owner specification, which sits outside the source set recorded here.

Sources last checked 2026-08-11

What this record establishes

Owner
UAT-UK
Dates
2027 entry
Format
Set by the live test-owner specification
Status
Current test

Registration and sitting dates for 2027 entry

Dates change by cycle. Follow the live official pages named below, then check the exact institution deadline rather than copying a date from another course.

  • Use the live UAT-UK registration page for registration, booking, testing, and fee dates.
  • Check the institution course page before booking because the required test and module combination are course-specific.

Format and modules

What the official sources listed on this page establish about delivery, timing, and papers or modules.

Delivery
The current ESAT delivery method is not asserted from the official source records available in this repository
Timing
Current timing is not asserted from the available source records

Papers or modules

  • Current ESAT papers or modules are not reproduced without a test-owner format source

Scope of this format record

  • Use the live test-owner specification before choosing preparation material.
  • The institution record establishes only the scoped course requirement; it is not a general format source.

Preparation order

Verify the booking decision first. Preparation advice cannot repair a test choice made for the wrong course, entry year, or module combination.

  1. 1Copy the required module combination from the exact institution course page before choosing material.
  2. 2Obtain the current official test-owner specification before setting module timing or choosing preparation material; the full format is not asserted from this repository source set.
  3. 3Recheck the UAT-UK registration page before booking because dates and fees are cycle-specific.

Institution and course records

Read the institution, exact course scope, and entry year together. A row is not a rule for a different course or university.

University of Oxford · 2027 entry

Biomedical Sciences; Engineering Science; Materials Science; Physics; Physics and Philosophy

Required for this row

Oxford lists ESAT for these named courses for 2027 entry, with modules determined by the course. Confirm the live Oxford table before booking modules.

Policy owner
University of Oxford
Last checked
2026-08-11
Next review
2026-09-01

Dates · 2027 entry

  • Use the live UAT-UK registration page for registration, booking, testing, and fee dates.
  • Check the institution course page before booking because the required test and module combination are course-specific.

Format and modules

The current ESAT delivery method is not asserted from the official source records available in this repository

Current timing is not asserted from the available source records

  • Current ESAT papers or modules are not reproduced without a test-owner format source

Sitting constraints

  • The required ESAT module combination is controlled by the exact Oxford course; do not select modules from this grouped label alone.
  • The Oxford course list is the scope of this row; other institutions may use different ESAT modules or no ESAT.
  • Use the UAT-UK booking window for the 2027-entry cycle.

Transition history

  • pat → esat

    Oxford's named 2027-entry course group moved from PAT to course-specified ESAT modules. This is not a universal PAT-to-ESAT rule.

Open the primary official source

Scope of this record

Check the exact course before booking.

The test owner controls the test; the institution controls whether your course requires it and by when.

Related test records

Official sources

Each link goes to the official test owner, institution, or official report. A test-owner page does not establish a university course requirement; that requires an institution source.

  1. UAT-UK registration and fees

    UAT-UK · checked 2026-08-11 · next review 2026-09-01

    Use the live page for TMUA, ESAT, and TARA registration, booking, testing, and fee details. Do not infer a course requirement from registration information.

  2. Admissions tests

    University of Oxford · checked 2026-08-11 · next review 2026-09-01

    Use only for Oxford entry-year and course requirements. It must not be generalized to other universities or courses.

Sources and corrections

Next source review 2026-09-01

These records are dated snapshots of official pages. The live test-owner and institution pages win if a requirement, module, deadline, or sitting rule changes. Send the exact page and row when reporting a correction.

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