Discontinued test
Biomedical Sciences Admissions Test — Discontinued
The BMSAT is no longer in use. Below: the active test that replaced it, the discontinuation context, and the next steps for current applicants.
The BMSAT was discontinued in 2025.
Oxford no longer uses a separate BMSAT. Biomedical Sciences now sits the ESAT.
Now replaced by: ESAT
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Overview — what changed and the test you sit now
Section 01
Overview — what changed and the test you sit now
The BMSAT (Biomedical Sciences Admissions Test) was Oxford's admissions test for Biomedical Sciences. It was retired from 2026 entry onwards and replaced by the ESAT (Engineering and Science Admissions Test).
If you are applying for Oxford Biomedical Sciences for 2027 entry, you do NOT take the BMSAT. The current requirement is the ESAT — Biomedical Sciences applicants sit the compulsory Mathematics 1 module plus any two further modules chosen from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematics 2 (Biology + Chemistry is the most common pairing for this course).
See the ESAT guide for current format, scoring, registration, and preparation strategy.
We do not offer a BMSAT question bank or 1-to-1 sessions for BMSAT preparation — the test is no longer in use. For the active replacement test (or to confirm whether your course requires any admissions test at all), contact us or open the replacement guide linked at the top of this page.