The Australian Medical Council announces changes in the telephone contact hours relevant to Assessment Services. Effective Monday 10 December 2012 the assessment sections’ telephones will be open for enquiries Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Alternatively, you can direct your email enquiries to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The AMC Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) MCQ Examination is a computer-administered fully integrated multi-choice question examination delivered in one 3.5 hour session in examination centres worldwide.

The examination consists of 150 A-type MCQs (one correct response from five options)—120 scored items and 30 (non-scored) pilot items. You are expected to complete all 150 items and must complete the 120 scored items. Failure to complete all 120 scored items in the examination may lead to insufficient information for a reliable determination of your ability and therefore a result on the AMC adaptive scale. The examination result is recorded as ‘Fail—Insufficient data to obtain result’.

The content blueprint (the number of questions on each patient group) for the examination follows.

The CAT MCQ Examination Specifications booklet gives more information on the computer adaptive testing (CAT) blueprint and format.