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UCL (University College London)

Mechanical Engineering BEng · UCAS H300

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Requirements: 2027 entry. Historical data below are not 2027 requirements or a prediction of your outcome. Follow the sources for full eligibility, college, contextual and international-qualification conditions.

Entry requirements

2027 entry · Source checks: 2026-10-19 · Required, recommended and conditional items are distinguished below.

Academic qualifications

A-levelTypical

A*AA including Mathematics and Physics, with A* in either.

[40] ↗Officially verified
IB DiplomaTypical

39 overall, 19 across three HLs; Mathematics and Physics at 7 and 6 in either order; no HL below 5. Both HL Mathematics syllabuses accepted.

[40] ↗Officially verified

Admissions tests & interviews

TARARequired

All TARA modules are compulsory.

Either October 2026 or January 2027 sitting; take TARA only once in the admissions cycle. Regional exam days differ from ESAT.

[40] ↗[30] ↗
InterviewNot specified

Pending verification

[40] ↗Pending verification

English language

English languageConditional

UCL English Level 1; consult the policy for accepted evidence and exemptions.

[40] ↗Officially verified

Additional requirements

Additional requirementsNot specified

Pending verification

Check the official page for GCSEs, contextual offers, practical endorsements, resits and qualification-specific conditions; this summary is not exhaustive.

[40] ↗Pending verification

Application timeline

Standard application route. Status labels use the current date in the UK; exact cut-offs use the stated UK time. Past deadlines remain visible. Test windows do not specify your individual appointment.

Timeline endpoint

UCAS · Equal consideration deadline

13 Jan 2027

Each node is one milestone, in date order; spacing is not proportional to time. Select a node to read details and official sources.

● Key deadline● Test / interview○ Support / information

Priority is an editorial guide. Bursary and access-arrangement deadlines remain essential if you need that support.

Towards your deadline

  1. 1 Sept 2026InformationUCAS · Completed applications can be submitted

    You can pay and send a completed application from this date.

    [29] ↗View in Exam Calendar →
  2. 14 Sept 2026Support deadlineTARA · October · Access arrangement request deadline
  3. 21 Sept 2026Support deadlineTARA · October · Bursary request deadline
  4. 28 Sept 2026Test booking deadlineTARA · October · Test booking closes
  5. 12 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2026Test / interviewTARA · October sitting

    Book an appointment within the applicable regional window. Test windows are not individual appointments.

    Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau: 14 Oct 2026

    [8] ↗View in Exam Calendar →
  6. 28 Oct 2026InformationTARA · January booking opens
  7. 16 Nov 2026InformationTARA · October results
  8. 7 Dec 2026Support deadlineTARA · January · Access arrangement request deadline
  9. 14 Dec 2026Support deadlineTARA · January · Bursary request deadline
  10. 21 Dec 2026Test booking deadlineTARA · January · Test booking closes
  11. 4 Jan 2027 – 8 Jan 2027Test / interviewTARA · January sitting

    Not the standard Oxford/Cambridge round. Eligible January mature-college / foundation routes are exceptions.

    Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau: 7 Jan 2027

    [8] ↗View in Exam Calendar →
  12. 13 Jan 2027Application deadlineUCAS · Equal consideration deadlineTimeline endpoint

    18:00 UK time. Equal consideration deadline, not necessarily the final closure of a course. Later applications depend on vacancies and university policy.

    [11] ↗View in Exam Calendar →
Deadline: UCAS · Equal consideration deadline · 13 Jan 2027

After this deadline

Later application steps, assessments and results remain visible here. Follow the exact deadline even when an assessment window overlaps it.

  1. 8 Feb 2027InformationTARA · January results

Historical admissions statistics

Read each population and year before comparing. “Applications per place” is not an offer rate. No offer rate is shown where compatible application and offer counts have not been verified.

Historical application, offer and acceptance counts have not yet been verified for this programme in Atlas. No offer rate has been inferred.

Offer holders & entrant backgrounds

These are aggregate observations. Offer conditions, offer-holder measures and entrant achievements are labelled separately. None is an invented representative student profile.

Evidence gaps

Historical admissions data — Pending verification
Programme-specific counts and entrant profiles have not been verified. Data from Physics or other courses are not reused.[40] ↗

Competitions and admissions tests

Assessment requirements and verification gaps are shown above. This Beta does not assign an admissions advantage or probability uplift to competition medals: that relationship has not been verified here. Competition-specific evidence is pending review.

References for this programme

Direct links are also attached to each factual record. Publication date, verification date and entry year are distinct.

[30] UAT-UK course list — 2027 entry ↗

UAT-UK · test-provider · Last verified: 2026-10-19
Section: Imperial pp. 6; Cambridge p. 12; UCL pp. 21–22 · Publication date: Not specified

April 2026 course list; university course pages take precedence for later changes.

[8] Key dates and deadlines for 2027 entry ↗

UAT-UK · test-provider · Last verified: 2026-11-03
Section: October 2026 and January 2027 tables · Publication date: Not specified

January 2027 booking opens 28 October 2026 at 15:00 GMT, as shown in the official key-dates table on 3 November 2026; supersedes the previously recorded 26 October date.

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