Following the BMAT's cancellation from 2024 onwards, all ex-BMAT universities have moved to using the UCAT for their undergraduate medical courses, including Oxford and Cambridge.

A basic calculator is provided on the screen, along with a laminated notebook and an erasable marker pen for taking notes.

This subtest assessed candidates' ability to infer relationships from information (normally shapes) by convergent and divergent thinking, using questions such as Bongard problems.

The UCAT Consortium cited historical data that candidate performance has increased and response times have decreased, indicating the subtest's "high coachability".

The UCAT UK Consortium offered additional reasoning, with their analysis showing that the subtest has "lower predictive validity [for candidate performance in university] than the other sections",[8] citing several studies.

These include basic arithmetic, reading comprehension and logical reasoning, along with character, and personal and social attitudes.

The UCAT Consortium recommends that candidates prepare for the test, and provide extensive free materials on their site to assist.

For some universities, the UCAT score is a significant factor in their consideration of applications (used as the sole decider for interview invites).

The UCAT Consortium offers a bursary scheme to cover the full test fee to UK and EU candidates in financial need who meet a set eligibility criteria, and a concession scheme that offers a reduced fee for Australian candidates on a current Australian Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC).

Both UCAT UK and ANZ also offer access arrangements for candidates with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, sensory impairment (visual, hearing or multi-sensory) or medical conditions (such as ADHD or ASD).