Examinations Calendar

Find out when our exams take place.

2023 Exams

Please note that application deadlines are strictly 5pm on the listed closing date. Applications sent after 5pm on the closing date will NOT be accepted under any circumstances and no exceptions will be made.

Examination Opening Date Closing Date Examination Dates Results Date
Refraction Certificate (Cairo) 6 February 2023 27 March 2023 20-21 May 2023 23 June 2023
Refraction Certificate (Kuching, Malaysia) 27 February 2023 24 April 2023 12-13 June 2023 7 July 2023

Part 2 FRCOphth Written

(Online)

6 March 2023 8 May 2023 28 June 2023 21 July 2023
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Maidstone)

** please note this extra exam is now open to all candidates
20 March 2023 1 May 2023 10-11 July 2023 11 August 2023
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 15 May 2023 10 July 2023 12-14 September 2023 6 October 2023
Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery 29 May 2023 24 July 2023

Viva: 25-27 September 2023

 

MCQ: 28 September 2023

20 October 2023
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Athens) 12 June 2023 7 August 2023 2-3 October 2023 3 November 2023

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

3 July 2023 29 August 2023 25 October 2023 17 November 2023
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (New Delhi) 3 July 2023 29 August 2023 26-29 October 2023 10 November 2023
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Dundee) 24 July 2023 18 September 2023 13-17 November 2023 8 December 2023
Refraction Certificate (Cairo) 7 August 2023 2 October 2023 25-26 November 2023 22 December 2023
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Cairo) 7 August 2023 2 October 2023 28 November – 1 December 2023 22 December 2023

Part 2 FRCOphth Written

(Online)

14 August 2023 9 October 2023 6 December 2023 5 January 2024
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 21 August 2023 16 October 2023 11-14 December 2023 5 January 2024

2024 Exams

Examination Opening Date Closing Date Examination Dates Results Date
Refraction Certificate (Singapore) 11 September 2023 3 November 2023 15-16 January 2024 16 February 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Singapore) 11 September 2023 3 November 2023 18-21 January 2024 16 February 2024

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

25 September 2023 24 November 2023 17 January 2024  9 February 2024
Refraction Certificate (Chennai, India) 9 October 2023 8 December 2023 5-7 February 2024 8 March 2024
Refraction Certificate (Islamabad, Pakistan) 23 October 2023 22 December 2023 20 February 2024 22 March 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Islamabad, Pakistan) 23 October 2023 22 December 2023 21-22 February 2024 22 March 2024

Duke Elder Undergraduate Prize Examination

(Online)

11 December 2023 6 March 2024 29 March 2024
Refraction Certificate (Trinidad and Tobago) 6 November 2023 19 January 2024 11 March 2024 12 April 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Trinidad and Tobago) 6 November 2023 19 January 2024 12-13 March 2024 12 April 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (London) 11 December 2023 9 February 2024 15-19 April 2024 24 May 2024

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

8 January 2024 23 February 2024 24 April 2024 17 May 2024
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 15 January 2024 15 March 2024 13-16 May 2024 7 June 2024
Refraction Certificate (Cairo) 5 February 2024 22 March 2024 24-26 May 2024 21 June 2024
Refraction Certificate (Kuching, Malaysia) 26 February 2023 26 April 2024 10-12 June 2024 5 July 2024

Part 2 FRCOphth Written

(Online)

4 March 2024 10 May 2024 26 June 2024 19 July 2024
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 13 May 2024 12 July 2024 16-19 September 2024 4 October 2023

Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery

(London)

27 May 2024 19 July 2024

Viva: 23-25 September 2024

 

MCQ: 26 September 2024

18 October 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Athens, Greece) 17 June 2024 9 August 2024 7 – 8 October 2024 1 November 2024

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

1 July 2024 23 August 2024 23 October 2024 15 November 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Madurai, India) 1 July 2024 30 August 2024 22-25 October 2024 8 November 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Manchester) 22 July 2024 20 September 2024 11-15 November 2024 6 December 2024
Refraction Certificate (Cairo) 5 August 2024 4 October 2024 23-24 November 2024 20 December 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Cairo) 5 August 2024 4 October 2024 26-27 November 2024 20 December 2024

Part 2 FRCOphth Written

(Online)

12 August 2024 11 October 2024 4 December 2024 3 January 2025
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 19 August 2024 18 October 2024 9-12 December 2024 3 January 2025

Exam results will be released by the deadline in our published examinations calendar, and we only publish them early if they are ready and at our own discretion. Please do not contact the Examinations Department asking for when results will be released.

 

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