ESAT

NOTE:
THIS PAGE IS BEING UPDATED DUE TO A CHANGE IN WHO RUNS THE ASSESSMENT.
16.05.24

Engineering and Science Admissions Test (ESAT) - link added 16.05.24

16.05.24 This is a link to a recently launched website to support students preparing for ESAT or TMUA.

ESAT is run by Universities Admissions Test (UAT) UK.

For 2025 entries ESAT Test Sitting 1 will be on Tuesday15th and Wednesday16th October 2024.

ESAT is computer based and consists of five parts (each part lasts 40 minutes and contains 27 multiple choice questions).
Most courses will require candidates to answer Mathematics 1 and two further parts.
Please note that you will need to select the relevant parts at the point of registration. You should refer to the course pages for the institutions to which you are applying to find out which parts of the ESAT are required. It will not be possible to make changes at the test centre.

Mathematics 1  All candidates take this part.

Biology Most candidates will take two of these parts.
Chemistry Some courses will specify which parts you must take, so you should carefully check the university
Physics webpages for your chosen course(s).
Mathematics 2

You cannot use a calculator or dictionary, there is no pass or fail and you do not lose any marks for trying a question.
Results for each section of the ESAT are reported on a scale that runs from 1 (low) to 9 (high) with scores being reported to one decimal place. This allows scores on different versions of the test in different test sittings to be reported on a common scale. Scores are typically used alongside other information provided as part of your university application.

The focus of the ESAT is on your ability to use and apply your science and mathematics knowledge. It uses science and mathematics you will have already learned in your school studies, so the best way to prepare is to familiarise yourself with the test format and style of questions.
It is recommended that you read the test specification to see if there are any topics that you need to revise, and answer the relevant specimen papers under timed test conditions.

There are helpful archived past papers and worked answers via this link.  
These are historic ENGAA Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA) and Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA) papers that contain questions of the type found in the ESAT.  They have indicated in the papers where questions are not in the ESAT specification.