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PLAB Exam

Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB Exam)

The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test, or the PLAB test, helps us to make sure doctors who qualified abroad have the right knowledge and skills to practise medicine in the UK. There are two parts to the PLAB test.

  • PLAB 1
  • PLAB 2
PLAB Exam

PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board)

PLAB Exam: The Key to Practise Medicine in UK

About PLAB Exam :

Being a medical student or a junior doctor, sitting and thinking about the future, do you also dream about what it would be like to get a postgraduate degree in an international university in the UK, USA, or other countries? Are you a medic planning to settle in the UK? Interested in practicing medicine in Britain? Do you have the right knowledge and skills? Don’t worry, you will be tested for them through the PLAB exam. The full form of the PLAB exam is “The Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board” Exam. It is conducted to assess the necessary skills of an international medical professional to be eligible to practice medicine in the UK. It is organized by the General Medical Council of Great Britain. Applicants from outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland must normally take the PLAB test. The PLAB test is organized by the General Medical Council of Great Britain and administered by the British Council.

PLAB or Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board that the international medical graduates (IMG) must take in order to demonstrate that they possess the necessary skills and knowledge to practice medicine in the UK. PLAB Exam for the UK is a gateway to medical courses. PLAB test is a 2 part assessment and assesses medical knowledge and communication skills possessed by international medical graduates. Find out everything about the PLAB exam here!

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About PLAB Exam

PLAB Exam tests your capacity to use your knowledge to provide patient care will be evaluated in the exam. It doesn’t assess your capacity to recall and recite information. Questions concern current UK best practices and equipment that is frequently on hand in UK hospitals. You must respond to the questions based on published evidence, not on the customs in your area.

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If you have graduated from a medical college outside of the UK, European Economic Area (EEA), or Switzerland, you’ll need to take the PLAB test. Hundreds of MBBS students from India take this test. In fact, out of all overseas locations, India is where the highest number of applications come in from.

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Highlights of PLAB exam details :

  1. For clearing PLAB, you need to be as competent as a UK doctor in her 2nd year of foundational training. PLAB exam puts this to the test.
  2. There are 2 segments to the test. PLAB Test 1 and PLAB Test 2. Once you’ve cleared both segments, you can apply for registration with a doctor’s license to practice in the UK.
Particulars Highlights
Exam Name PLAB
PLAB full form The Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board Exam
Authority  GMC (General Medical Council), UK
Mode of Exam Aptitude Exam – Multiple Choice Questions 
Exam Duration  3 hours
Number of Questions  180 questions 
Fees  GBP 1153
PLAB is for which countries Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan UAE

What does the exam cover?

The exam includes the management of long-term conditions observed in primary care as well as the common, important, or acute conditions (those common in emergency departments) faced by trainees entering the second year of the Foundation Programme (F2). It does not include a general practitioner’s more complex responsibilities (GP).

PLAB Exam Requirements

Given below are the eligibility criteria for the medical graduates appearing for the test:

  1. The candidates’ primary qualifications must be accepted for limited registration by an institution listed in the World Health Organisation Directory of Medical Schools.
  2. The candidates should have appeared for IELTS and secured a minimum score of 7 overall and a minimum of 7.0 for all of the four language modules.
  3. Additionally, the candidates should complete a minimum of 12 months of postgraduate clinical experience at a teaching hospital.

PLAB Exam Centres and Countries :

The 1st Part of PLAB is conducted across various states in India namely:

  • Bangalore 
  • Chennai
  • Hyderabad
  • Kolkata 
  • Mumbai
  • New Delhi

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Part 1 of the PLAB test can be conducted in:

  • India
  • Egypt
  • Bulgaria
  • Dubai
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan

Note: Part 2 of the test has to be conducted only in UK, Manchester. 

PLAB Exam Application Process

The PLAB test can also be applied to the GMA website. After the candidate applies for the test, you will receive a confirmation mail from the GMC website confirming their registration. The email will also include his/her registration, place, venue and the starting time of the test. PLAB 1 is held in numerous cities in India, twice a year (on 15th March and 15th November). The deadline for the exam is usually 8 weeks before the registration.
Candidates are allowed to appear for PLAB 1 as many times as they like but can only appear for PLAB 2 four times. On failing the 4th attempt of PLAB 2, the candidate will have to appear for PLAB 1 again.

Number of Attempts

Being a competitive exam among students, there are a specified number of attempts that students can take for each part of the PLAB exam.

  1. Students are allowed to take four attempts at part 1.
  2. A candidate may have four attempts at the part 2 OSCE, provided their pass in the part 1 examination is within the validity period.

Please note: You must pass part 2 within 2 years of the date you passed part 1, and you are allowed a maximum of four attempts. If you do not pass Part 2 within two years of passing Part 1 or fail on your fourth attempt, you will have to re-sit Part 1 and Part 2.

PLAB Exam After MBBS

Applicants can pursue PG in the UK after MBBS in India with the PLAB exam. It is a prerequisite for obtaining GMC registration which is mandatory in the UK Medical system. It is a certification exam to test your eligibility for GMC (General Medical Council) registration. It does not grant a degree. It only register’s applicants with GMC.

What after PLAB exam?

Now the question comes what to do after PLAB exam? or How to join as a Doctor in UK? Here is the answer- In the UK there is a complex system of different doctors depending on their experience, competence, and knowledge. Let’s put it plainly.

  1. Let’s say you have completed primary medicine (MBBS in India) with four and a half years of courses and one year of compulsory internship (this may vary from country to country).
  2. But in the UK, this MBBS or primary medicine degree is obtained immediately after 4-6 years of study.
  3. They will intern as Foundation Doctors for two years (FY1 and FY2). During this period, they will rotate between the departments of general surgery, general medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, paediatrics, geriatrics, emergency medicine, and psychiatry.
  4. After passing the PLAB exam, when you enter the UK, you will be at the same level as the FY2 Foundation Doctors.

PLAB Exam Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for the PLAB exam require that a medical graduate:

  1. Your primary medical qualification must be in the field of allopathic medicine and must meet all the following criteria.
  2. It must be awarded after a program of study involving at least 5,500 hours over a minimum period of three years.
  3. You can read more about the basic medical training requirements that your qualification must meet if you do not have a UK or equivalent European qualification.
  4. Qualifications that meet these criteria are considered acceptable for taking the PLAB test or applying for registration with us. This does not mean that such a qualification will always be acceptable, as the criteria may change. The criteria applicable at the time of passing the PLAB or applying for registration with us apply.
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