The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test, known as the PLAB test, is a licensure exam to validate the doctors who qualified abroad have the right knowledge and skills to practise medicine in the UK.
The PLAB test will check that you know and can do the same as a doctor starting the second year of their Foundation Programme training in the UK.

Graduate from a medical school outside of the UK, European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland need to take the PLAB test.

PLAB Part 1: written multiple-choice exam, with 180 single best answer questions (PLAB 1 is a written exam made up of 180 multiple choice questions which you must answer within three hours. Each starts with a short scenario followed by a question. You need to choose the right answer out of the five possible answers given).
PLAB Part 2: practical objective structured clinical exam, known as an OSCE. You’ll need to pass both parts before you can apply for registration with a licence to practise medicine in the UK (PLAB 2 is an objective structured clinical exam. It’s made up of 18 scenarios, each lasting eight minutes and aims to reflect real-life settings including a mock consultation or an acute ward).

Prerequisites before you can take PLAB?

Step1: Need to set up a GMC Online account.
Step 2: Verify that your medical qualification and knowledge of English are acceptable.
Step 3: Book your place on part 1 of the PLAB test.

1. 1. PLAB part 1: You can sit part 1 in a number of countries, as well as in the UK. Have a look at the Dates & Available locations and dates when you log in to GMC Online.
  2. PLAB part 2: Part 2 tests run throughout the year at our clinical assessment centre.

When you pass both parts (PLAB part 1 and PLAB part 2): you can apply for registration with a licence to practise.
NB:
- Your application must be approved within two years of passing part 2 of the test.
- Once the board approves your application and you gain registration you can work as a doctor in the UK.

An overview of PLAB Test

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