NMC CBT guides

The questions candidates ask that most sites answer with a guess. Where the NMC publishes an answer we give it and cite it. Where it does not, we say so rather than inventing one.

• The NMC CBT pass markThe NMC publishes the CBT pass marks: 13 out of 15 for numeracy and generally 60 to 70 per cent for the clinical paper. Where they come from and what they mean.
• The NMC OSCE pass rateThe NMC publishes OSCE pass rates every quarter, by test centre and by attempt. What January to March 2026 shows, and why one exam has three different pass rates.
• Failed the NMC CBT: resits, attempts and what happens nextWhat to do after failing the NMC CBT: how many attempts you get, how long you wait between them, and what happens if you use all three.
• NMC CBT fees, booking and resultsWhat the NMC CBT costs, how a date gets booked with Pearson VUE, how many attempts you have, and when and in what form the result reaches you.
• How to book the NMC CBT, and what happens on the dayBooking the NMC CBT with Pearson VUE step by step: the email that starts it, the exam code for your field, the passport rule and the day itself.
• NMC English language requirements: IELTS, OET and the other routesThe IELTS and OET scores the NMC asks for, how two sittings can be combined, how long a result lasts, and the routes that need no test at all.
• How to become a nurse in the UK: the route from overseasEvery step from an overseas nursing qualification to a UK NMC PIN, in order, with what each one costs and which of them you can start today.
• What NMC registration costs from overseasThe NMC puts the total at £1,170. Every fee in the order you pay it, what is not included, and why the resit line matters more than it looks.
• How to plan your NMC CBT revisionA method for planning NMC CBT revision: measure first, split the two parts, weight your time by the blueprint and work back from your booking date.
• Mistakes to avoid on the NMC CBTThe mistakes the NMC CBT rules make costly: blank answers, one part carrying the other, misjudging the clock, and answering from home practice, not UK standards.
• How to review wrong answers when you prepare for the NMC CBTHow to learn from wrong answers in NMC CBT practice: sort each miss by cause, write the rule in your own words, and test it again after a gap so it stays.
• What to look for in an NMC CBT question bankHow to judge any NMC CBT question bank, including this one: does it follow the blueprint, explain its answers, time the two parts apart, and stay honest?

If you have already sat the CBT and did not pass a part, what resitting actually involves goes through the numeracy paper specifically: what a resit costs, how soon you can book another one, and how many attempts an application allows.