Enter how many PLAB 1 questions you answered correctly to see your percentage, then compare it with the pass score printed on your GMC results. Below: how the GMC sets the pass mark for each sitting, and its published results dates. Free, no sign-up.
The GMC's PLAB 1 paper has 180 questions. Change the number of questions only to score a shorter practice set; the pass-score comparison needs the full 180.
PLAB 1 is 180 multiple choice questions, each with 5 possible answers, answered within 3hours. The GMC's results page says:
Each correct answer you give is worth one mark, and the total number of correct answers you give will be your score.
We set the pass mark for each test using the internationally recognised Angoff method and include one standard error of measurement. By doing this, we make sure the level at which we set the pass mark is consistent over time. It reflects what we expect of a doctor entering their second year of Foundation Programme training.
So the pass mark is not a fixed number: it is set for each test (Angoff method plus one standard error of measurement) and can differ between sittings, while the GMC aims to keep the standard itself consistent over time. The GMC does not publish a list of past PLAB 1 pass marks, so this page shows none and does not estimate one.
Results are published 6 weeks after the exam, in the My Tests section of GMC Online.
| Exam date | Result date |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2026 | 17 September 2026 by 4pm |
| 5 November 2026 | 17 December 2026 by 4pm |
| 11 February 2027 | 25 March 2027 by 4pm |
There is no fixed PLAB 1 pass mark. The GMC sets the pass mark for each test using the Angoff method and includes one standard error of measurement, so the number can differ from one sitting to the next. The GMC says this keeps the standard consistent over time and reflects what it expects of a doctor entering the second year of Foundation Programme training. Your results show the score required to pass your sitting.
Not as a list. On 16 September 2026 neither the GMC’s PLAB 1 results page nor its recent pass rates page (which lists candidates who sat, passed and the pass percentage by year) showed a pass mark for any sitting. The pass score for your own sitting is printed in your results in GMC Online. Treat pass-mark figures from other websites as unofficial and confirm on the GMC’s page.
PLAB 1 has 180 multiple choice questions, each with five possible answers, answered within three hours. The GMC says each correct answer is worth one mark and your score is the total number of correct answers. A wrong answer scores nothing; the GMC does not describe any deduction for it.
The GMC publishes results six weeks after the exam, in the My Tests section of GMC Online. Its current table lists: 6 August 2026 exam, results 17 September 2026 by 4pm; 5 November 2026 exam, results 17 December 2026 by 4pm; 11 February 2027 exam, results 25 March 2027 by 4pm.
Your total score, the score required to pass, the average score for all candidates, and the percentage of questions you answered correctly in each of ten clinical practice areas, and the average percentage all candidates answered correctly in each area. Enter your score and the pass score from your results in the calculator above to see the difference in marks.
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Source: GMC — PLAB 1 guide: Your results (scoring, pass-mark method, results contents and dates), GMC — PLAB 1 guide: What is the PLAB 1 exam? (question count, possible answers, time allowed) and GMC — Recent pass rates for PLAB 1 and PLAB 2 (it lists pass rates, not pass marks); all three last verified 2026-09-16. Quotes reproduced unchanged. The GMC decides PLAB outcomes; confirm on the GMC's page.