Applying for an Examination

First-time Applicants
First-time applicants may submit a paper application along with the required payment and supporting documentation to the College by post or may apply online through the College website:  www.rcsed.ac.uk.  Late applications will not be accepted and no allowance will be made for postal or other delays. Failure to submit the documentation listed on the candidate checklist may result in your application form being rejected and a delay in the processing of your application form. We regret that applications received by fax or email will not be accepted.

Copies of letters and certificates will only be accepted if they have been verified as a true copy by your Consultant or authorised hospital official and stamped with the official hospital stamp. (The signature and stamp must be original.) Please also note that if the official hospital stamp is not in English applicants will be required to obtain an official English translation from a translation agency.

Re-sit Applicants
If you have previously been accepted as a candidate for the examination for which you are applying, you are not required to resubmit certificates. Trainees in this category may apply to re-sit the Examination online through the College website at the Apply Online to Resit Examinations page.

Eligibility

Applicants who are ineligible for an examination as a result of failing to provide the required documentation by the closing date will not be enrolled into the examination. Applicants in this category will have their fees refunded less a 20% administrative charge.

Attendance at the Examination

Candidates must bring their passport or official identification to each part of the Examination. If you are not in a position to provide a passport you must produce a document with your name, signature and a current photograph. If you do not provide some form of photographic identification, as detailed above, you may not be admitted to the Examination.