What Is TMUA? Exam Format, Scoring & 2026–27 Dates

The first step is knowing what you are up against.
If TMUA has suddenly appeared while you are researching Mathematics,
Economics or Computer Science courses, the test can initially feel like
another complicated part of an already competitive university
application.

It is easier to understand once you know what universities are
actually testing.

TMUA stands for the Test of Mathematics for University
Admission. It is a computer-based admissions test designed to
assess mathematical thinking and reasoning rather than how much advanced
mathematics you can memorise. For students applying for 2027 entry, it
is now used by universities including Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, LSE,
Warwick, Durham and UCL for selected mathematically demanding
courses.

This guide explains who needs the TMUA, what the two papers contain,
how scoring works, the 2026–27 test dates, registration, costs and how
to prepare without turning the process into something more complicated
than it needs to be.

What Is
the TMUA and Why Do Universities Use It?

The TMUA is a 2 hour 30 minute mathematics admissions
test administered by UAT-UK and delivered through Pearson’s
international network of professional test centres.

The test is designed for students applying to courses where strong
mathematical reasoning matters, including Mathematics, Economics and
Computer Science. Universities use it because applicants to these
courses often already have excellent school grades. TMUA provides
another way to compare how students approach unfamiliar mathematical
problems and reason through them under time pressure.

The important distinction is that TMUA is not built around learning a
completely new mathematics syllabus. UAT-UK says the mathematical
content is largely material students are likely to have encountered
during school studies. The challenge comes from how that
knowledge is used.

A student may therefore understand quadratic equations, functions or
differentiation perfectly well in class but still find a TMUA problem
difficult because the route to the solution is not immediately obvious.
That is intentional. The test is trying to see how confidently you can
think with mathematics rather than simply reproduce a familiar
method.

A Short History of the
TMUA

The TMUA has existed since 2016, but the version students sit today
only began in October 2024.

This history matters for one practical reason. Much of the TMUA
advice online was written for the old paper-based test run by Cambridge
Assessment. The questions are still useful practice, but details about
delivery, booking and scoring may no longer apply.

Do You Actually
Need to Take the TMUA?

Not every student applying for Mathematics, Economics or Computer
Science needs TMUA.

The requirement is course-specific, which means the
same university can make TMUA compulsory for one programme, optional or
recommended for another, and irrelevant to another course entirely.

Seven universities currently use TMUA for selected courses:

UAT-UK specifically advises students to check the official page for
the exact programme they are applying to, because
requirements vary by course. Its 2027-entry
course list is the most reliable place to start. Failing to
register for a compulsory admissions test can affect the validity of an
application.

For example, LSE requires TMUA for BSc Economics and
BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics for
September 2027 entry, while it recommends the test for several other
quantitative programmes.

At Warwick, requirements vary even more clearly by department and
course, with TMUA compulsory, optional or used alongside alternative
requirements depending on the programme.

The safest approach is therefore not to ask whether a university
“uses TMUA.” Check whether your course uses it and how your
result will be considered.

What Changed With TMUA
in 2026?

The TMUA itself is not new, but its role in UK undergraduate
admissions has expanded considerably.

One of the biggest changes affects Oxford
applicants. Oxford used its Mathematics Admissions Test, or
MAT, from 2007 to 2025. From the 2026 admissions round, the MAT has been
discontinued and applicants for Mathematics, Computer Science and
relevant joint-honours courses take TMUA instead. Oxford uses the TMUA
result alongside the UCAS application and other contextual information
when deciding whom to shortlist for interview. Our guide on how
to get into Oxford University covers the rest of that
process.

Cambridge has also expanded its use of TMUA for 2027 entry.
Applicants to Computer Science, Economics and
Mathematics are required to take it. Cambridge Mathematics
applicants should also understand that TMUA does not replace STEP. STEP
remains part of almost all conditional offers for Mathematics and
Mathematics with Physics, meaning a student may take TMUA during the
application stage and STEP later if they receive an offer. See our
overview of undergraduate
admission at Cambridge for the wider application timeline.

The test is now administered by UAT-UK, a
not-for-profit organisation established by Imperial College London and
the University of Cambridge, and is delivered as a computer-based test
through Pearson’s network of more than 5,000 professional test centres
across over 180 countries.

For students using older preparation blogs or forum discussions, this
matters. Advice written around the old administration system, older
university requirements or historical scoring should not automatically
be treated as current for 2027 entry.

What Is the TMUA Exam
Format?

The structure is straightforward.

Both papers are taken during the same appointment. You have
75 minutes for 20 questions in each paper, which works
out to an average of 3 minutes 45 seconds per question.

There is no negative marking. Your score is based on the number of
questions you answer correctly, so leaving a question completely
unanswered gives you no advantage.

That does not mean you should rush randomly through the test. It
means part of good TMUA technique is recognising when a question
deserves more time and when you should make the best decision available
and move on.

What
Is the Difference Between TMUA Paper 1 and Paper 2?

Both papers use mathematics, but they are testing different aspects
of mathematical thinking.

Paper 1:
Applications of Mathematical Knowledge

Paper 1 asks whether you can take mathematics you already know and
apply it to problems that may not look familiar.

You may need to work across areas such as algebra, functions,
coordinate geometry, sequences, trigonometry and calculus. The
difficulty usually comes less from a hidden advanced formula and more
from seeing how familiar ideas fit together.

A student who relies mainly on recognising standard textbook question
types may therefore find Paper 1 uncomfortable at first. The more useful
preparation is to become comfortable exploring a problem when the method
is not immediately obvious.

Paper 2: Mathematical
Reasoning

Paper 2 places greater emphasis on logic and mathematical
reasoning.

You still use mathematical content, but questions can ask you to
think carefully about arguments, implications, proof and whether a
conclusion genuinely follows from the information given.

UAT-UK describes the two papers as Applications of
Mathematical Knowledge and Mathematical
Reasoning, with Paper 2 incorporating elementary ideas from
logic.

This distinction matters for preparation. A student can be very
strong at school mathematics and still need time to become comfortable
with the style of Paper 2.

What Does the
TMUA Test Screen Look Like?

The TMUA runs on Pearson’s test software, and a few features change
how you should manage your time. These details come from UAT-UK’s Candidate
Handbook for 2027 entry.

• Flag for review. You can flag any question and come
  back to it later in the same paper.

• Review screen. At the end of each paper, a review
  screen lists your flagged and unanswered questions, so you can jump
  straight back to them.

• Separate timers. Each paper has its own 75-minute
  clock. Time you save on Paper 1 does not carry over to Paper 2.

• No going back. Once you confirm the end of Paper 1,
  it closes permanently. You cannot return to it during Paper 2.

• No breaks. The papers run back to back. If you leave
  for the toilet, the clock keeps running.

• Rough working. Personal pen and paper are not
  allowed. You work on an erasable whiteboard or laminated sheet with a
  marker, and can ask for a replacement if it runs out of space.

The practical lesson is simple. Practise on Pearson’s official
practice test player before test day, and practise your working on a
small whiteboard rather than unlimited paper. Use the flag-and-review
approach deliberately: answer what you can, flag what is slow, and
return to flagged questions before you close each paper.

What Maths Do
You Need to Know for TMUA?

TMUA is designed to test depth of understanding rather than the
breadth of an entire advanced mathematics curriculum.

UAT-UK states that the content is based mainly on mathematics
typically covered in Higher Level GCSE or AS-level
Mathematics, while Oxford describes the specification as
including mathematics usually taught at those levels plus a small number
of topics from full A-Level Mathematics.

Students should expect to be comfortable with areas such as algebra
and functions, polynomials, exponentials and logarithms, sequences,
coordinate geometry, trigonometry, differentiation and integration.

For Paper 2, there is also additional material relating to logic and
proof, which is why UAT-UK publishes separate Notes on Logic and
Proof as an official preparation resource.

International students should not assume that the references to GCSE
and A Level make TMUA a UK-only test. Oxford specifically states that
the test is designed to be approachable to students from other education
systems and does not require Further Mathematics simply to access the
test.

The important question is not which qualification name appears on
your school timetable. It is whether you have covered the mathematical
content in the official TMUA specification and can use it
confidently.

Is the TMUA
Difficult?

TMUA is supposed to be challenging, including for students who
regularly achieve top grades at school.

UAT-UK explicitly tells candidates that its admissions tests are
designed to distinguish between highly capable applicants and that
students should not expect to score as highly as they might in normal
school examinations.

The difficulty comes from a combination of mathematical reasoning and
time pressure. You have less than four minutes on average per question,
no calculator, and many questions are deliberately designed so that the
correct approach is not immediately obvious.

Paper 2 can introduce another challenge for students whose school
mathematics has focused mainly on calculation rather than logical
reasoning. Understanding conditions, identifying valid arguments and
recognising what has or has not been proved can take practice even when
the underlying mathematics is familiar.

That is why TMUA preparation should not become an attempt to learn a
huge amount of harder mathematics. The more important goal is to become
better at using mathematics you already know in unfamiliar ways.

What Does a TMUA
Question Look Like?

The two questions below are original practice questions written in
the TMUA style. They show why the papers feel different even though the
maths is familiar.

Example 1: a Paper
1-style question

The equation x² − 2kx + k + 6 = 0 has two distinct real roots, and
both roots are positive. Which of the following describes all possible
values of k?

• A. k > 3

• B. k < −2 or k > 3

• C. −6 < k < −2 or k > 3

• D. k > 0

• E. k > −6

Answer: A.

1. Two distinct real roots need a positive discriminant: 4k² − 4(k + 6)
   > 0, which simplifies to (k − 3)(k + 2) > 0. So k < −2 or k
   > 3.

2. Both roots positive needs a positive sum and a positive product. The
   sum is 2k, so k > 0. The product is k + 6, so k > −6.

3. Only k > 3 satisfies every condition.

Option B is the trap. It is what you get if you stop after the
discriminant, which is exactly the kind of routine-first habit Paper 1
punishes.

Example 2: a Paper
2-style question

Consider the true statement: “For all real x, if x > 1 then x²
> x.” Which value of x is a counterexample to its
converse?

• A. x = 2

• B. x = 1/2

• C. x = 1

• D. x = −1

Answer: D.

The converse is “if x² > x then x > 1.” A counterexample must
make x² > x true while x > 1 is false. For x = −1, x² = 1, which
is greater than −1, but −1 is not greater than 1. Options B and C fail
because x² > x is false for both.

No heavy calculation is needed. The skill being tested is reading the
logical structure correctly, which is why the official Notes on Logic
and Proof are worth working through before Paper 2 practice.

How Is the TMUA
Scored?

TMUA results are reported on a scale from 1.0 to
9.0, with scores given to one decimal place. Students receive
one overall TMUA score rather than separate admissions
scores for Paper 1 and Paper 2.

There is no negative marking, so the number of correct answers
determines the underlying performance before results are converted onto
the reported scoring scale.

There is also no universal grade boundary or pass
mark. UAT-UK does not publish a score that automatically counts
as passing TMUA, because participating universities use the result
differently as part of their own admissions processes.

This is particularly important if you are using old preparation
material.

Older TMUA papers remain valuable for practising the style of
questions, but historical raw-mark conversion tables should not be
treated as current score boundaries. UAT-UK now equates and scales the
two papers together to produce the single overall result.

Use old questions for practice. Be much more cautious with old claims
about exactly how many marks equal a particular current TMUA score.

How Are TMUA Scores
Distributed?

The TMUA scale is fixed to the cohort, so two numbers tell you most
of what you need to know. According to UAT-UK’s Test Results
page and Candidate Handbook:

UAT-UK analyses responses with a statistical method called the Rasch
model. This places every question on one difficulty scale and every
candidate on one ability scale, then maps that ability onto the 1.0–9.0
range. Because different versions of the test are equated, a 6.0 on one
day means the same as a 6.0 on another.

Three things follow from this:

• A 4.5 is the middle of a very strong group, not an
  average school mark. Everyone sitting TMUA is applying to competitive
  maths-heavy courses.

• Above 7.0 puts you roughly in the top 10% of
  candidates in that sitting.

• Practice-test scores are not Rasch-scaled, so UAT-UK
  warns they cannot be compared directly with a live result. Use them to
  track progress, not to predict your exact score.

UAT-UK also publishes annual reports and explanation-of-results
documents with full score distributions for past sittings, normally at
the end of July.

What Is a Good TMUA
Score?

There is no one TMUA score that can be called “good” for every
applicant.

A result that is useful for one course may be interpreted differently
by another university, and institutions can consider the test alongside
predicted grades, achieved grades, the wider UCAS application and
contextual information.

Oxford, for example, explicitly states that there is no TMUA
pass mark. The university uses the test alongside the UCAS
application and school-background information when making shortlisting
decisions.

Warwick similarly explains that for some courses it will assess TMUA
alongside other information and may not publish a fixed requirement in
advance.

Students should therefore be careful with claims such as “you need
exactly 6.5” or “7.0 guarantees an interview.” Historical applicant data
can sometimes provide useful context, but it does not become an official
admissions cutoff.

The safer goal is straightforward: prepare to achieve the strongest
score you realistically can rather than trying to calculate the minimum
score you might get away with.

When Is the TMUA in
2026?

For students applying for 2027 university entry,
UAT-UK offers two test windows.

These dates apply to the 2027-entry cycle.

As of October 2026, the first sitting has already taken place. The
January 2027 sitting is therefore the remaining test window for students
who are eligible to use it.

Students in China, Hong Kong and Macau have more
restricted testing dates. For TMUA, the relevant dates are 15–16 October
2026 and 8 January 2027.

Do not leave booking until the deadline simply because the window
remains open. UAT-UK advises candidates to book early to have a better
chance of securing a convenient test centre and appointment.

Should
You Take the TMUA in October or January?

This depends first on where you are applying.

Most applicants to Cambridge and Oxford must take TMUA in
October. The main exceptions are certain mature applicants
applying to Cambridge through its January admissions route and
applicants to Oxford’s Astrophoria Foundation Year, which also has a
January deadline.

Students applying to other participating universities can generally
choose between the October and January sittings. UAT-UK states that
there is no admissions advantage to sitting the test in one
window rather than the other.

You can sit TMUA only once within the same admissions
cycle, so the two windows should not be viewed as a first
attempt followed by a chance to improve your score.

For LSE, for example, either sitting is acceptable for eligible 2027
applicants, although the university encourages students to consider the
earlier sitting because it generally offers a wider choice of locations
and time slots.

How Do You Register
for the TMUA?

Registration is completed through the UAT-UK system, with test
delivery handled through Pearson VUE.

The process is straightforward:

1. Create your UAT-UK account.

2. Check the official university page for your exact course to confirm
   that TMUA is required or relevant.

3. Add your UCAS Personal ID to your UAT-UK profile so your result can
   be matched to your application.

4. Apply for access arrangements or an eligible bursary early if you
   need them.

5. Book your TMUA appointment once the relevant booking window
   opens.

6. Select an available Pearson VUE test centre, date and time.

7. Pay the applicable test fee or use an approved bursary voucher.

8. Check the current photo-ID and test-day requirements well before your
   appointment.

UAT-UK does not accept bookings submitted after the published
deadline, and access-arrangement applications can take additional time
to review.

Students should therefore treat the registration deadline as a hard
deadline rather than something that can be fixed later by contacting the
university.

How Much Does the TMUA
Cost?

For the 2027-entry cycle, the cost depends on where you sit the
test.

UAT-UK offers a bursary scheme for eligible candidates in the UK who
need financial support with the test fee.

International students should therefore budget using the overseas fee
rather than the UK amount when planning their application costs. For the
bigger costs that come after an offer, see our guide to scholarships
for Indian students to study abroad.

Can
International Students Take the TMUA?

Yes.

TMUA is designed to be accessible to students applying from different
education systems, and Pearson delivers UAT-UK tests through a global
test-centre network covering more than 180 countries.
If you are still shortlisting, our guide to UK
universities for international students is a useful starting
point.

The test itself does not become different because you sit it outside
the UK. International applicants take the same TMUA and are assessed
using the same scoring framework.

What can differ is local test-centre availability. Students should
therefore book early, especially in locations where there may be fewer
convenient appointments.

China, Hong Kong and Macau have specific restricted dates within the
official testing windows, so students in those locations need to pay
particular attention to the current UAT-UK timetable.

For students studying under the IB, Indian curricula, Singapore
qualifications, US programmes or other international systems, the best
way to judge academic readiness is to compare what you have studied with
the official TMUA specification, rather than trying to
translate your school course directly into an A-Level label. IB students
who find gaps in algebra, calculus or proof can close them through online
IB Maths classes alongside TMUA practice.

What Should You
Expect on TMUA Test Day?

TMUA is taken in person at a Pearson VUE professional test
centre and completed on a computer.

You complete both 75-minute papers during the appointment.
Calculators and dictionaries are not permitted, so preparation should
already have made you comfortable doing the required mathematical work
without relying on either.

A few official test-day rules catch
students out:

• Arrive 30 minutes early. Arriving more than 15
  minutes late can mean being refused entry and losing your fee.

• Your ID name must match your booking exactly. Bring
  one original, unexpired photo ID with a signature, such as a passport. A
  mismatch means being turned away.

• Everything else goes in a locker. Phones, watches,
  bags, food and notes are not allowed in the test room, and you may be
  security-scanned.

UAT-UK and Pearson provide specimen material that allows students to
become familiar with the digital test environment. Using it before the
real exam is worthwhile because test day should be spent solving
mathematics, not discovering how the interface works.

When Do You Get Your
TMUA Result?

TMUA results are normally released through your UAT-UK
account several weeks after the test.

For the current cycle, October 2026 results are scheduled for
16 November 2026, while January 2027 results are
scheduled for 8 February 2027.

Students do not normally need to send their score manually to each
participating university. UAT-UK works with UCAS
to match results to relevant courses on the student’s application, and
participating institutions receive the score where the test applies.

This is another reason to make sure the personal information in your
UAT-UK account and UCAS application is accurate.

How Should You
Prepare for the TMUA?

The most effective preparation begins with understanding the test
rather than immediately attempting as many papers as possible.

Start by reading the official TMUA specification and
checking whether there are any mathematical topics you need to revise.
UAT-UK also provides Notes on Mathematics,
Notes on Logic and Proof, specimen tests, practice
material and an archive of past papers free of charge.

Once the underlying mathematics is secure, start working through
TMUA-style problems without strict timing. At this stage, the goal is to
understand how the test uses familiar ideas in less familiar ways.

Paper 2 deserves deliberate attention. Students who are already
strong at calculations sometimes assume mathematical reasoning will come
automatically, but logic and proof can require a different style of
thinking. The official Notes on Logic and Proof are therefore worth
treating as part of the core preparation rather than optional
reading.

After you become comfortable with the style of the questions, move
into timed 75-minute papers. This is where question
selection becomes important. If one problem consumes eight or nine
minutes every time you get stuck, the issue is no longer only
mathematical knowledge; it is also test strategy.

When reviewing practice, do more than record the score. Identify
whether each lost mark came from a knowledge gap, an algebra error, weak
reasoning, misreading the problem or spending too long on the wrong
approach. That tells you what to work on next.

If you are taking more than one admissions test this cycle, our guide
to study abroad exams shows how the different tests fit
together.

Can You Still
Use Old TMUA Past Papers?

Yes.

Older official TMUA questions remain highly valuable because they
expose students to the kind of mathematical problem-solving and
reasoning the test is designed to assess. UAT-UK continues to provide an
archive of past papers as an official preparation
resource.

The important distinction is between the questions and the
old scoring information.

Old questions can still help you prepare.

Old raw-mark-to-score conversions should not automatically be used to
predict a current TMUA result because the present UAT-UK scoring system
reports performance on its current 1.0–9.0 scale using the current
equating and scaling process.

Use past papers to improve the mathematics and reasoning. Use current
UAT-UK guidance to understand current scoring.

What
Are the Biggest TMUA Mistakes Students Make?

Most TMUA mistakes are not caused by students being incapable of
doing the mathematics. They usually come from preparing for the wrong
version of the challenge.

Common problems include:

• treating TMUA like a normal school examination and expecting familiar
  question patterns;

• neglecting Paper 2 logic and proof because Paper 1 feels more
  familiar;

• spending too long trying to force a solution to one difficult
  question;

• practising with a calculator even though calculators are prohibited
  in the test;

• practising on unlimited scrap paper when the test gives you only a
  small whiteboard;

• leaving questions unanswered despite there being no negative
  marking;

• judging current performance using outdated score-conversion tables or
  unscaled practice-test scores;

• preparing intensively before checking whether the exact university
  course actually requires TMUA;

• missing registration, access-arrangement or bursary deadlines.

The most useful preparation habit is to understand why a
question went wrong. If the mathematics itself was unfamiliar,
revise it. If the method was obvious only after seeing the solution,
practise more non-routine problems. If time was the problem, start
making conscious decisions about when to move on.

That makes every practice paper useful rather than simply producing
another score.

How
Can Masterclass Space Help With TMUA Preparation?

Strong school mathematics does not automatically make TMUA easy.
Students often know the underlying content but need practice applying it
quickly to unfamiliar problems and reasoning more precisely under test
conditions.

At Masterclass Space, TMUA preparation can be shaped
around the student’s current level rather than following the same plan
for every candidate. The focus can include Paper 1 problem-solving,
Paper 2 logic and reasoning, timed practice and identifying whether
marks are being lost through mathematical gaps, inefficient methods or
time pressure. For students who want help beyond the test, our UK
admission consulting team supports course choice, UCAS and
interview preparation.

As preparation develops, students can move from understanding the
question style to working confidently under full exam conditions. For
parents, this also creates a clearer picture of where the student
currently stands and which areas still need focused attention before the
test.

The objective is not to promise a particular university outcome. It
is to help students approach a demanding admissions test with stronger
reasoning, better test awareness and preparation that addresses what
they actually need to improve.

Frequently Asked
Questions

What does TMUA stand
for?

TMUA stands for the Test of Mathematics for University
Admission. It is a computer-based admissions assessment used by
selected UK universities for mathematically demanding undergraduate
courses.

Who runs the TMUA?

UAT-UK, a not-for-profit organisation set up in 2023 by Imperial
College London and the University of Cambridge, runs the TMUA. Pearson
VUE delivers it in test centres. Cambridge Assessment ran the earlier
paper-based version from 2016.

Who needs to take the
TMUA?

Students applying to selected Mathematics, Economics, Computer
Science and related quantitative courses may need TMUA. Requirements
vary by university and course, so applicants should check the official
programme page rather than assuming every mathematical degree requires
it.

Is TMUA compulsory?

For some courses, yes. For others it may be optional or recommended.
Cambridge requires TMUA for Computer Science, Economics and Mathematics
applicants for 2027 entry, while LSE makes it compulsory for BSc
Economics and BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics but only
recommends it for several other programmes.

Is TMUA harder than
A-Level Maths?

TMUA is based largely on mathematics students may already have
studied, but the questions are designed to be challenging and to
differentiate between highly capable applicants. The difficulty comes
from applying familiar mathematics to unfamiliar problems, reasoning
carefully and working within tight time limits.

Do you need
Further Mathematics for TMUA?

Not simply to take the test. Oxford states that TMUA is designed to
be approachable to students without Further Mathematics and to students
from different education systems. You should still check the academic
entry requirements of the university course itself, because those can be
separate from the TMUA syllabus.

Can you use a
calculator in TMUA?

No. Calculators are not permitted in either TMUA paper. Dictionaries
are also prohibited.

Is there negative
marking in TMUA?

No. You do not lose marks for an incorrect answer, so it is worth
attempting every question.

Can you go
back to Paper 1 during Paper 2?

No. Each paper is timed separately, and once you confirm the end of
Paper 1 it closes permanently. Use the review screen to check flagged
questions before you finish each paper.

What is the average TMUA
score?

UAT-UK sets the median (50th percentile) of the October cohort at 4.5
and the 90th percentile at 7.0. A 4.5 is therefore a middle score among
a very strong group of applicants.

What is a good TMUA
score?

There is no universal good score because universities and programmes
use TMUA differently. UAT-UK does not provide a pass mark or general
grade boundary, and universities normally consider the result alongside
other parts of the application.

Is there a TMUA pass
mark?

No. UAT-UK does not set an overall pass or fail score for TMUA.
Oxford likewise states that there is no TMUA pass mark for its
admissions process.

Can you take TMUA
twice?

Not within the same admissions cycle. Applicants can choose the
appropriate October or January window where their university permits it,
but UAT-UK allows only one sitting during the admissions cycle.

Should I take
TMUA in October or January?

Cambridge and Oxford applicants generally need the October sitting,
apart from specific January application routes. Applicants to other
participating universities can normally choose between the two sittings,
and UAT-UK states that there is no admissions advantage to choosing one
over the other.

How much does TMUA
cost?

For the 2027-entry cycle, TMUA costs £78 in the UK and
Republic of Ireland and £133 elsewhere.
Eligible UK candidates can apply for a bursary voucher.

Can international
students take TMUA?

Yes. UAT-UK tests are delivered through Pearson’s global network of
professional test centres in more than 180 countries.

Does Oxford use
TMUA instead of MAT now?

Yes. From the 2026 admissions round, Oxford has discontinued MAT and
uses TMUA for applicants to Mathematics, Computer Science and related
joint courses.

Do
Cambridge Mathematics applicants still need STEP after
TMUA?

Usually, yes. Cambridge Mathematics applicants take TMUA during the
admissions process, while STEP remains part of almost all conditional
Mathematics and Mathematics with Physics offers. Students normally sit
STEP in the summer after applying.

Sources

• UAT-UK: About
  UAT-UK

• UAT-UK:
  TMUA test page

• UAT-UK: Test
  results

• UAT-UK: Test
  day

• UAT-UK:
  Candidate Handbook, 2027 entry

• UAT-UK:
  Course list, 2027 entry

• Wikipedia:
  Test of Mathematics for University Admission (history)