Registration assessment specification for sittings in 2022 Page 1 of 3
Registration assessment specification for
sittings in 2022
General
1. This is the specification for the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC’s) common registration
assessment (‘the assessment’) run in collaboration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern
Ireland (PSNI).
2. In 2022, the GPhC will, in partnership with BTL Group Ltd deliver a common registration
assessment across Great Britain and Northern Ireland and this document describes the assessment
specifications.
3. The registration assessment is governed by the Registration assessment regulations for sittings in
2022 and candidates must abide by them (and other requirements specified in writing by the
GPhC).
4. The assessment is computer-based and delivered in BTL Partnered Test Centres within the UK.
5. A paper-based assessment is not available.
6. Dates for assessment sittings are provided on the GPhC and PSNI websites.
Format
7. In every sitting, there are two parts:
a. Part 1 containing 40 pharmacy calculations with a 2-hour (120 minute) time allowance; and
b. Part 2 containing 120 selected response questions with a 2.5-hour (150 minute) time
allowance. Part 2 contains 90 single best answer questions, each with five options, and 30
extended matching questions, each with eight options.
8. There is a break after part 1 before candidates sit part 2.
9. For part 1, candidates will view each question onscreen and enter their numerical answer in the
box provided onscreen. The required units will be stated both in the question and next to the
answer box.
10. Candidates may use a physical calculator during part 1, which they must provide, and which must
be a calculator model approved by the GPhC, as set out on the dedicated web page for the sitting,
on the GPhC website. Candidates will also have access to an onscreen calculator. No calculators
are permitted during part 2.
