Applications for the March 2025 FFICM OSCE/SOE are now closed. Please check the Examinations Calendar for future exam dates.
Calendar & Fees
FFICM Examination Calendar 2024-2025
Candidates must pass the MCQ before applying for the OSCE/SOE. The MCQ is valid for three years. At the first sitting the OSCE and SOE components must be taken together. If a candidate fails one but passes the other components then only the failed component needs to be retaken. If a candidate fails both components then they must be retaken together.
Please note that the information below may be subject to change.
| FFICM MCQ | FFICM OSCE/SOE | FFICM MCQ | FFICM OSCE/SOE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasonable adjustment applications opening date | Mon 12 Aug 2024 | Mon 28 Oct 2024 | Mon 27 Jan 2025 | Mon 12 May 2025 |
| Reasonable adjustment applications closing date | Mon 23 Sept 2024 | Mon 9 Dec 2024 | Mon 10 Mar 2025 | Mon 23 June 2025 |
| Opening date for exam applications | Mon 23 Sept 2024 | Mon 9 Dec 2024 | Mon 10 Mar 2025 | Mon 23 June 2025 |
| Closing date for exam applications | Thurs 21 Nov 2024 (5pm) | Fri 31 Jan 2025 (5pm) | Thurs 24 Apr 2025 (5pm) | Mon 4 Aug 2025 (5pm) |
| Examination date | Wed 8 Jan 2025 | Mon 17 -Thurs 20 March 2025 | Thurs 26 June 2025 | Mon 29 Sep - Fri 3 Oct 2025 |
| Examination fees | £580 | Both - £720 OSCE - £400 SOE - £360 |
£580 | Both - £TBC OSCE - £TBC SOE - £TBC |
| Standard Setting meeting/Moderation board | Thurs 16 Jan 2025 | Wed 9 April 2025 | Mon 07 July 2025 | Mon 20 Oct 2025 |
| Results released* | Wed 29 Jan 2025 | Tues 15 April 2025 | Tues 15 July 2025 | Tues 28 Oct 2025 |
*Please note that results are emailed directly to candidates.
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Tax relief on Examination Fees
The Faculty is aware that trainees who sit FFICM examinations as part of an ICM training programme can claim tax relief on their exam fees.
As of March 2015, the Faculty now routinely sends out receipts for examination fees paid by examination candidates, by email within 5 working days of exam dates. Requests for exam fees paid before March 2015 can be made to the exams department via facultyexams@rcoa.ac.uk.
Whilst the Faculty cannot provide advice on how to reclaim tax or guarantee re-imbursement for exam fees, in order to assist trainees in the reclaiming of tax adjustments for exam fees, we have provided a template which can be used to request a refund of tax paid in relation to exam fees. It is important the exam is listed as a Royal College of Anaesthetists examination as they are the legal body of the Faculty and listed with HMRC.
Want to know more?
See the FFICM Exam Regulations.