Admissions Testing

You can sit the Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing exams at British Council office  in Bratislava.

British Council in Slovakia is closed on weekends and our registration deadlines might be different from Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing deadlines.

Please see the registration deadline of your exam below: 

Exam name	Exam date	Modified exam papers deadline	Registration deadlines
BMAT (computer based)	03/11/2021	midday 30/09/2021	01/09/2021 - 01/10/2021 (midday): standard registration period until 13/10/2021 (EOB 17:00): late registration
ECAA, ENGAA, NSAA, CAT, MAT MLAT, OLAT, Philosophy Test (paper based)	03/11/2021	midday 30/09/2021	13/10/2021 (EOB 17:00)
HAT, PAT, ELAT (paper-based)	04/11/2021	midday 30/09/2021	13/10/2021 (EOB 17:00)
TMUA (computer based)	04/11/2021	midday 30/09/2021	01/09/2021 - 01/10/2021 (midday): standard registration period until 13/10/2021 (EOB 17:00): late registration
TSA, TSAS1 (computer based)	04/11/2021	midday 30/09/2021	13/10/2021 (EOB 17:00)

Candidates coming from abroad

please see the latest Covid-19 updates on entering the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website before registering for an exam with the British Council. 

To register, please follow the steps below:

Step 1

Download and fill in the registration form for your exam and the British Council Admission Testing Registration Form (both downloadable below).

Step 2

Pay the exam fee (within five working days from the date of registration):

• by card at our office: please check our opening hours first
• by bank transfer to the British Council account at Citibank Slovakia, a.s (IBAN SK94 8130 0000 0020 0847 0006, SWIFT: CITISKBA).

Important: If you need us to issue an invoice, please let us know before you pay for the exam at exams@britishcouncil.sk

Step 3

Submit the completed application form to the British Council in person, by email or post to:

British Council
Examination Services
Panská 17
811 01 Bratislava
Email: exams@britishcouncil.sk

You will receive the invitation including the exam venue and time by email approximately ten days before your exam.

You will be able to download your results from the Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing website. Keep the instructions on how to obtain your results that will be issued to you on the examination date.

The results will be available on:

• 26 November 2021 (BMAT)
• 29 November 2021 (TMUA)
• 11 January 2022 (ELAT, TSA).

The University of Oxford does not issue CAT, HAT, MAT, MLAT, OLAT and PAT results automatically. To find out your score, contact the Oxford College you applied to or send e-mail to undergraduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk.

Results Enquiry

If you have any queries regarding your results, please contact us.

You can ask for a refund of the fee paid if:

1. You cancel your registration within the applicable registration period (this does not apply to late registration): Please fill in the Request for Refund Form (downloadable below) and deliver it to the British Council. We will charge you an administrative fee of 25% of the exam fee paid and refund 75% of the regular exam fee you paid.
2. You were absent on the exam day for one of the reasons below: Please fill in the Request for Refund Form (downloadable below) and deliver it to the British Council together with any relevant documents supporting your request (e.g. the original medical confirmation) no later than seven working days after the exam. If the request is granted, you will be refunded 50% of the regular fee for the exam you registered for. Please note that late registration fee is not refunded. The acceptable reasons for an absence include: 

• severe illness – e.g. admission to hospital or serious injury (does not include illnesses such as cold) 
• loss or death of a close family member 
• difficult situation / trauma (being a victim of a crime, traffic accident) 
• military service

3. You overpaid the exam fee: If you paid more than the required exam fee, please fill in the Request for Refund Form (downloadable below) and we will refund you the overpaid amount.