Students at a UK university

All Oxford & Cambridge University tests will be delivered in paper-based format. See test information below.

All tests well be held at IP Campus, Diemermere 11-19, 1112 TB Diemen, the Netherlands.

Date Test
18 October 2023 BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)
  Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA)
  Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA)
  Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA)
  Thinking Skills Assessment Section 1 (TSA S1)
  Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA)

Fees

BMAT and TMUA candidates are charged a UK entry fee for taking the test in October 2023. Please note the British Council in Amsterdam also charges an administration fee on top of the UK entry fee. The total fee for BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) and Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) is €278.00 per exam.

Candidates for tests other than BMAT and TMUA will not be charged an entry fee for taking these tests in October 2023. The fee for Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA), Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA), Thinking Skills Assessment Section 1 (TSA S1), and Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) is €187.00 per exam.

The administration fee charged by the British Council in Amsterdam is for organising and administering the tests. This fee is used to cover the costs associated with registration, invigilation, despatching of test material back to Cambridge, and venue costs.

To ensure that your registration is processed within the final deadline of 29 September 2023 at 18:00hrs the British Council Netherlands office requires your application with payment no later than 29 September 2023 at 12:00 noon. Your payment must have also cleared by this date. You can submit your registration forms at exams@britishcouncil.nl

After this deadline, registration will no longer be possible.

Modified Papers 

To ensure that your requests for modified papers are processed by the deadline of 15 September 2023, the British Council Netherlands office requires you to have submitted all requests together with the required supporting documentation/evidence, no later than 15 September 2023 at 12:00 noon. Requests with incomplete evidence/documentation risk not being processed in time. Please also note that the required payment must have also cleared by this date.

See the list of important dates in the table below:

What? When? Comments
Registration opens for all tests Friday 01 September 2023 We will not accept registrations before 01 September 2023
Deadline to apply for modified papers Friday 15 September 2023 All requests for modified materials, e.g. enlarged print, must be made on or prior to 15 September 2023
Registration closes for all tests Thursday 28 September 2023 (12:00 PM) No registrations will be accepted after this time and date
Assessment date Wednesday 18 October 2023

All tests will start at 10:30hrs local time. In the event you are registered for two tests, you will start with the test that has a longer duration. After a short break, you will then start the other test. Please inform us if you plan to take two tests or another test planned during the same time.

BMAT - 2 hours

TMUA - 2.5 hours

NSAA - 2 hours

ENGAA - 2 hours

TSA - 2 hours

TSA S1 - 1.5 hours

Payment information

Please return your registration form and proof of payment to exams@britishcouncil.nl. Payment should be transferred to: 

Bank: Citibank Netherlands

Account name: British Council

Account number: 266085717

BIC/SWIFT: CITINL2X

IBAN: NL96 CITI 0266 0857 17

Reference: Your name + the name of your test, e.g. TSA, BMAT etc. (choose one test only as a reference). If you register for more than one test, you must pay the fee for each test separately.

After successfully submitting the registration form and confirming payment, you can expect to receive your Confirmation of Entry from IP Campus (exams@ipcampus.nl).

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