Primary FRCA

The Primary FRCA exam is the first part of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) and consists of three different exams.The FRCA consists of a multi-choice answer exam (MCQ), an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), and a Structured Oral Examination (SOE). All candidates must pass the SBA before taking the OSCE and SOE. Our Primary FRCA online revision course covers the SBA portion of the exam, helping you prepare for the rest of the exam. Our FRCA primary question bank includes over 1162 Exam style questions, in line with the latest Primary FRCA (MCQ) exam breakdown.

Our primary FRCA online revision course helps you pass the SBA version of the exam, which is essential if you want to pass onto the other exams. The Primary FRCA exams are what anaesthetists have to pass to continue their training and become a consultant. You must be a medical graduate registered with the General Medical Council, and working in an anaesthesia training post or equivalent international post. To progress through the FRCA, you need to pass the Single Best Answer exam - by using our primary FRCA online revision course, you can prepare fully for the exam. Our FRCA primary question bank contains over 1000 practice questions to help you prepare for the first exam, so you can progress onto the OSCE AND SOE! With our Pastest app to track your progress, you’ll be fully prepared to take the MCQ exam - and prepare for the full primary FRCA exam. 

The exam is three hours long and includes 90 Single Best Answer Questions (SBA). This is broken down as follows: 30 questions in pharmacology; 30 questions in physiology, including related biochemistry and anatomy; and 30 questions in physics, clinical measurement and data interpretation. Each SBA question has five plausible options. Candidates must decide which is the correct or best answer. In terms of marking, one mark is awarded for each correctly answered SBA. There is no negative marking in the exam. Our FRCA Primary question bank can help you to be prepared for all the different types of questions you may encounter on the day.

The exam takes place three times a year - in February, September and November - and costs £325. Applications open 3-4 months before each exam - for a full timetable and further application and payment details visit the RCOA website. Our Primary FRCA online revision course can help you prepare for the exam, so if you’ve got the exam coming up soon, we can help!

Pass rates for the Primary FRCA exam vary year by year, however, many people do pass this exam as a first time candidate. The multiple choice question (MCQ) exam is a necessary requirement to continue in our training, so choosing our primary FRCA online revision course is a good idea to help you prepare. Many people start revising about 6 months before the exam - and with our FRCA primary question bank, you can prepare yourself for what the real exam will be like!