Examinations Calendar

Find out when our exams take place.

2024 Exams

Examination Max number of places Opening Date Closing Date Examination Dates Results Date
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (London) 168 11 December 2023 9 February 2024 15-19 April 2024 24 May 2024

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

Unlimited 8 January 2024 23 February 2024 24 April 2024 17 May 2024
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 160 15 January 2024 15 March 2024 14-16 May 2024 7 June 2024

Part 2 FRCOphth Written

(Online)

Unlimited 4 March 2024 10 May 2024 26 June 2024 19 July 2024
Refraction Certificate (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 60 27 May 2024 22 July 2024 9-11 September 2024 11 October 2024

Duke Elder Undergraduate Prize Examination

(Online)

Unlimited 10 June 2024 18 September 2024 18 October 2024

Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery

(London)

75 27 May 2024 19 July 2024

Viva: 23-25 September 2024

 

MCQ: 26 September 2024

18 October 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Athens, Greece) 20 17 June 2024 9 August 2024 6 – 7 October 2024 1 November 2024

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

Unlimited 1 July 2024 23 August 2024 23 October 2024 15 November 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Manchester) 168 22 July 2024 20 September 2024 11-15 November 2024 6 December 2024
Refraction Certificate (Cairo) 40 5 August 2024 4 October 2024 23-24 November 2024 20 December 2024
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Cairo) 40 5 August 2024 4 October 2024 26-27 November 2024 20 December 2024

Part 2 FRCOphth Written

(Online)

Unlimited 12 August 2024 11 October 2024 4 December 2024 3 January 2025
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 160 19 August 2024 18 October 2024 11-13 December 2024 3 January 2025

2025 Exams

Examination Max number of places Opening Date Closing Date Examination Dates Results Date
Refraction Certificate (Singapore) 45 2 September 2024 28 October 2024 6-7 January 2025 7 February 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Singapore) 50 2 September 2024 28 October 2024 9-12 January 2025 7 February 2025

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

Unlimited 23 September 2024 25 November 2025 15 January 2025  7 February 2025
Refraction Certificate (Mumbai, India) 45 23 September 2024 18 November 2024 27-28 January 2025 28 February 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Mumbai, India) 20 23 September 2024 18 November 2024 30-31 January 2025 28 February 2025
Refraction Certificate (Dubai) TBC 20 11 November 2024 30 December 2024 6 March 2025 4 April 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (Dubai) TBC 20 11 November 2024 30 December 2024 7-8 March 2025 4 April 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (Cardiff) 168 9 December 2024 3 February 2025 7-11 April 2025 9 May 2025

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

Unlimited 6 January 2025 24 February 2025 23 April 2025 16 May 2025
Refraction Certificate (Crete, Greece) 20 16 December 2024 24 February 2025 28 April 2025 30 May 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Crete, Greece) 20 16 December 2024 24 February 2025 1-2 May 2025 30 May 2025
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 160 13 January 2025 10 March 2025 12-15 May 2025 6 June 2025
Refraction Certificate (Rawalpindi, Pakistan) 45 30 December 2024 24 March 2025 26-27 May 2025 20 June 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Rawalpindi, Pakistan) 20 30 December 2024 24 March 2025 28-29 May 2025 20 June 2025
Refraction Certificate (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 65 17 February 2025 14 April 2025 16-18 June 2025 11 July 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 20 17 February 2025 14 April 2025 19-22 June 2025 11 July 2025

Part 2 FRCOphth Written

(Online)

Unlimited 3 March 2025 5 May 2025 25 June 2025 18 July 2025

Duke Elder Undergraduate Prize Examination

(Online)

Unlimited 9 June 2025 17 September 2025 17 October 2025

Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery

(London)

75 26 May 2025 21 July 2025

Viva: 22-24 September 2025

 

MCQ: 25 September 2025

17 October 2025
Refraction Certificate (New Delhi) TBC 45 30 June 2025 15 August 2025 20 – 21 October 2025 21 November 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (New Delhi) TBC 20 30 June 2025 15 August 2025 23 – 24 October 2025 21 November 2025

Part 1 FRCOphth

(Online)

Unlimited 30 June 2025 26 August 2025 23 October 2025 7 November 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (York) 168 21 July 2025 15 September 2025 10-14 November 2025 12  December 2025
Refraction Certificate (Cairo) 45 4 August 2025 29 September 2025 22-23 November 2025 19 December 2025
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Cairo) 20 4 August 2025 29 September 2025 25-26 November 2025 19 December 2025

Part 2 FRCOphth Written

(Online)

Unlimited 11 August 2025 6 October 2025 3 December 2025 2 January 2026
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) 160 18 August 2025 13 October 2025 8-11 December 2025 2 January 2026

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 before the published results date asking for when results will be released.

 

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