Can I still reschedule or cancel my test?

ESAT

Reschedule at least 48 hours before your appointment

UAT-UK's rule for the ESAT: at least 48 hours before your appointment.

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Reschedule at least 48 hours before your appointment. UAT-UK's rule for the ESAT: at least 48 hours before your appointment. Enter your appointment to see the exact time.

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You can reschedule the ESAT, TARA or TMUA up to 48 hours before your test appointment.

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Questions people ask

How late can I reschedule the ESAT or TARA?

UAT-UK says at least 48 hours before your test appointment. After that, not sitting means losing the test fee.

Can I get a refund if I cancel the ESAT?

Yes, a full refund if you cancel at least 48 hours before your scheduled test, according to UAT-UK's FAQs.

Can I reschedule the LNAT?

Yes, free of charge, but the LNAT's own pages give two different notice rules: 48 hours before the test, or noon UK time on the second working day before the test date. Act before the earlier of the two.

Do I get a refund if I cancel the LNAT?

No. The LNAT Consortium does not refund candidates who decide not to sit, whether they paid by card, voucher or bursary.

Does rescheduling change which universities accept my test?

It can. Oxford and Cambridge need the ESAT or TARA in October and the LNAT by 15 October 2026, so moving later may miss a deadline.

Can you take the ESAT twice in a year?

No. You can take it once in each admissions cycle: October or January, not both, and Cambridge applicants must sit in October.

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How we work this out

What it does

Enter your appointment to see the last time the published rule lets you reschedule, cancel for a refund or keep your bursary.

UAT-UK tests (ESAT, TARA, TMUA) and the LNAT, 2026-27 cycle. UCAT 2026 testing has ended, so it is not included.

Method

UAT-UK: reschedule or cancel for a full refund at least 48 hours before the appointment; a bursary stays available for January only if you cancel more than 48 hours before.
We turn your appointment into an exact moment in your test centre's time zone and subtract 48 elapsed hours, so a clock change is handled correctly.
LNAT: its booking page says 48 hours, while its payment page says noon UK time on the second working day before the test date (Monday to Friday, excluding English bank holidays). We calculate both.
When the LNAT rules disagree, we show both and say that acting before the earlier one meets both wordings. We never call either one safe on its own.
The LNAT working-day rule does not say which calendar date applies to a test outside the UK, so for other time zones we do not calculate it.

Published figures

The published rules

Notice rules
Test	Action	Rule	Status
ESAT, TARA, TMUA	Reschedule	At least 48 hours before the appointment	Published
ESAT, TARA, TMUA	Cancel	At least 48 hours before the appointment	Published
ESAT, TARA, TMUA	Cancel and keep bursary	More than 48 hours before the appointment	Published
LNAT	Reschedule	At least 48 hours before the appointment	Conflicts with another LNAT page
LNAT	Reschedule	By noon UK time on the second working day before the test date	Conflicts with another LNAT page
LNAT	Cancel	No refund if you decide not to sit	Published

English and Welsh bank holidays used for LNAT working days
Date	Holiday
Friday 25 December 2026	Christmas Day
Monday 28 December 2026	Boxing Day
Friday 1 January 2027	New Year’s Day
Friday 26 March 2027	Good Friday
Monday 29 March 2027	Easter Monday
Monday 3 May 2027	Early May bank holiday
Monday 31 May 2027	Spring bank holiday
Monday 30 August 2027	Summer bank holiday
Monday 27 December 2027	Christmas Day
Tuesday 28 December 2027	Boxing Day