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MRCOG Part 1 exam: Eligibility application form

Registration status
Your 6-digit account number can be found by logging into your RCOG account.
I am applying as *
Personal details
As listed on your government-issued ID
As listed on your government-issued ID. (If you have no last name, please add a 'dot' here.)
As used for your RCOG account
The name on my government-issued ID is the same name listed on my medical degree certificate or medical registration certificate *

Please upload the following:

  • a scanned copy of your government issued ID
Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB
Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB

and ONE of the following authorised continuity of your name change documents:

  • an attested photocopy of your government issued photographic ID
  • a re-issued degree certificate or certificate of medical registration stating your new/married name
  • a copy of your marriage certificate/affidavit showing both your former and your new name
Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB
Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB

Government-issued ID

Please upload a scanned copy of your government issued ID.
Read our document requirements listed on FAQs page.

Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB

Government-issued ID

Please upload a scanned copy of your government issued ID.
Read our document requirements listed on FAQs page.

Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB
Medical qualification
e.g. MBBS, MBChB, MD

Medical degree certificate / medical registration certificate

Please read our document requirements listed on the FAQs page.

Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB

Additional documentation (if required)

Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB
Supported file types: PDF, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, DOCX, DOC Maximum file size: 25MB
Ethnicity and diversity monitoring (optional)

The college is committed to treating everyone fairly and meeting our legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and related legislation. One of the ways we do this is by asking exam candidates, trainees and members to provide information about their ethnicity, disability, gender, religion and beliefs. We understand that some of the protected characteristics can be sensitive so providing this information is optional. If you choose to provide it to us, we will process and store your information with full compliance of data protection laws.

Privacy Statement and Consent

In accordance with EU and UK data protection laws, the College will process personal data, by any means (including electronically), for the purpose of providing benefits and services and to carry out its day to day business.

Under Article 6. 1(f) and Article 9. 2(e) of the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR), the lawful basis used by the RCOG (or College) to process your personal data with regard to the MRCOG examinations is “legitimate interests”. The College’s exam system supplier, Pearson VUE, will only process your personal data for the purpose of providing the above mentioned benefits and services, in order to carry out its day to day business in full compliance with GDPR 2018 and the RCOG Data Protection Policy.

If you are registered or anticipate being registered with the GMC, then your personal data, including data about your examination results, will be passed to the GMC for quality assurance and for research purposes and to facilitate the awarding of certificates of completion of training (CCTs).

The College may also confirm your qualifications and membership to bona fide third parties including governmental and medical regulatory bodies, educational institutions, and prospective employers. For further information please contact exams@rcog.org.uk.

For more information about how we handle your personal data, including the RCOG Retention Schedule, and your individual rights, please see the RCOG Privacy Policy.

You can choose to not receive communications from the College relating to our activities, products and services at any time. You also have a right to access any personal data which the College holds and also the right to correct these data and to request for the data to be erased. For further information, please contact the Data Protection Team at dataprotection@rcog.org.uk.

By submitting an Expression of Interest form, you agree to the following statements:

  • I have read and understood the RCOG privacy statement (above) and understand how my personal information will be handled and processed by them.
  • I confirm that I am not currently suspended or removed from medical practice by any authorising body or involved in disciplinary proceedings related to medical practice in any country