Welcome to the GPhC registration assessment
Get certified from your home or office
All candidates will be sitting in a Pearson VUE test centre to take the GPhC registration assessment. Candidates will only sit remotely if it has been approved through the reasonable adjustment process or for special circumstances that has been authorised by the GPhC.
Taking your GPhC exam from home through OnVue online proctoring? A live proctor will monitor you through the webcam on your workstation to provide a secure exam experience.
Watch the short video on the GPhC online proctoring page to see how convenient it is to test from home or work. Be sure to run the system test before you sign in to register for an online proctored exam. Good luck!
Sitting the GPhC registration assessment
Use this system to book your assessment sitting if you have received confirmation via myGPhC that you are approved to sit the GPhC registration assessment at this sitting.
Make sure you read all the guidelines and information about how to book, and about the arrangements for the sitting itself.
The GPhC registration assessment consists of two papers. Paper one is two hours and paper two is two and a half hours with a break in between. Your booking will cover both papers.
Adjustments
If you have been granted an adjustment by the GPhC, make sure you follow the instructions you have been given in as part of your adjustment confirmation, as you may need to reserve additional resources as part of your booking, or check that these have already been added.
Find out more about adjustments on the GPhC website »
Being fit to sit
It is very important that you only sit the registration assessment if you are fit to do so. Being ‘fit to sit’ means that you do not know of any reason why your performance would be adversely affected on the day of the assessment.
If you are sitting at a test centre, you may also need to withdraw from the assessment to comply with COVID 19 social distancing rules.
You will need to submit a withdrawal form to the GPhC to formally withdraw from the assessment sitting, and you should also cancel your booking.
See the GPhC website for more information on withdrawal »
Guidance to help you prepare
Before sitting the assessment, make sure you’ve read the GPhC’s Sitting the registration assessment guidance, which outlines what to expect on the assessment day.
We suggest that you read the guidance along with the GPhC registration assessment regulations to make sure that you understand what your responsibilities are as a prospective candidate.
Keeping your contact details up to date
The GPhC are providing regular updates to candidates. To make sure you don’t miss these, log in to the myGPhC platform to ensure that your contact details are correct and up to date. You can change your contact details on myGPhC at any time.
Results
The GPhC will contact candidates directly when their results are available. All candidates will be able to access their results via myGPhC.
Familiarise yourself with the assessment system
Use the familiarisation tool to see how to view and answer questions, and the test the other functionality available to you when completing the assessment papers.
Example questions – Paper 1 »
Example questions – Paper 2 »
Contact details
You can contact the General Pharmaceutical Council Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 17:00 by phone on 020 3713 8000.
For out of hours enquiries please email info@pharmacyregulation.org.