Fellowship of Â鶹ֱ²¥examinations
Find everything you need to know about examinations for the Fellowship of Â鶹ֱ²¥ (FRANZCOG) specialist training program.
Dates and registration
Trainees undertaking the FÂ鶹ֱ²¥training program must complete a written and oral examination. Please note that the written examination must be successfully completed prior to applying to the oral examination.
All examination and registration dates for 2025 have been confirmed, as detailed in the table below.
A link to an online registration form will be visible when applications are open for your preferred examination date.
Written examination
| Examination date | Applications open | Applications close | Registration link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 31 January 2025 | Monday 9 September 2024 | Monday 30 September 2024 | Closed |
| Friday 4 July 2025 | Monday 10 March 2025 | Monday 31 March 2025 | Not yet open |
Oral examination
| Examination date | Applications open | Applications close | Registration link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 23 March 2025 | Monday 9 December 2024 | Monday 6 January 2025 | Closed |
| Sunday 10 August 2025 | Monday 28 April 2025 | Monday 19 May 2025 | Not yet open |
| Sunday 23 November 2025 | Monday 28 April 2025 | Monday 19 May 2025 | Not yet open |
Applications close at 5:00pm (Melbourne time). Late applications will not be accepted.
For more information on examination dates and registration, please contact the Examinations team at: examinations@ranzcog.edu.au.
Fees
Examination fees are payable in Australian dollars (AUD), and are not subject to Australian GST.
Online application process
Please follow the steps below to apply online.
Submit your online Expression of Interest form to sit the examination
Please see the relevant Dates and Registration section above
All expressions of interest are subject to eligibility checks after the application closing date. The eligibility criteria includes the payment of your training fee for the current year, the status of your written examination (please note, if you have not successfully completed your written examination at the time of registration, you will be deemed automatically ineligible to undertake the Oral Exam), as well as the weeks of training which you have completed at the time of registrations closing
Once the eligibility checks have been finalised, you will receive a letter from the Examinations Team confirming your eligibility outcome to sit the examination (within six weeks of the applications closing).
Should you be eligible, you must pay the examination fees within seven days to secure your examination placement.
Please advise the Examinations team via email (examinations@ranzcog.edu.au):
If you have a sponsor for the examination
If you wish to withdraw from the examination after submitting your expression of interest form, or exam payment.
Before submitting your application, please refer to the Â鶹ֱ²¥Regulations (sections B4–B5 on the FÂ鶹ֱ²¥Examinations) for more information on topics such as eligibility, availability of places and withdrawals.
Eligibility
In accordance with the Examinations Policy and Procedure (Section 1.8), applications to sit the examination will only be considered where the applicant has met all eligibility requirements at the closing date of registrations.
Where demand exceeds the examination capacity, eligibility will be determined based on the predetermined Oral Examination Prioritisation Criteria as follows:
A candidate who is subject to Progression Review Committee conditions
A candidate who commenced training prior to 1 December 2013 (old cohort)
A candidate who has 138 weeks or more of satisfactorily approved credited training time
A candidate who is a Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG)
A candidate who has less than 138 weeks of approved credited training will be selected based on the highest weeks of satisfactorily approved credited training time at the time of registration
Following the above criteria being met and should there be too many candidates to fill the final places, and there are a group of candidates with the same number of satisfactorily approved credited training time, a ballot will be applied to allocate all remaining places.
Please refer to the Â鶹ֱ²¥Regulations for more information on eligibility requirements:
Format
Trainees undertaking the FÂ鶹ֱ²¥training program must complete a written and oral examination.
Any requests for examination accommodations must be made by an application for special consideration, accompanied by evidence of the exceptional grounds for the application. For further information pertaining to Exceptional Circumstances and Special Consideration, refer to Exceptional Circumstances and Special Consideration Policy – RANZCOG
Written examination
The FÂ鶹ֱ²¥written examination uses a combination of short-answer and multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge and understanding of the curriculum. This is a computer-based examination delivered at examination centres.
| Assessment | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Short-answer component (relative weighting: 64%) | ||
| Part 1: 6 questions | 90 marks | 2 hours |
| Break | 30 minutes | |
| Part 2: 6 questions | 90 marks | 2 hours |
| Break | 1 hour | |
| Multiple-choice component (relative weighting: 36%) | ||
100 questions | 100 marks | 2 hours |
Total: | 280 marks | 7 hours 30 minutes |
Oral examination
The FÂ鶹ֱ²¥Oral Examination is delivered face-to-face at the Assessment Learning and Examination Centre (ALEC) in Melbourne, using a structured oral examination format.
| Assessment | Time* |
|---|---|
| 10 stations, each involving: – 4 minutes for reading – 12 minutes for examination – 20 marks Total: 200 marks | 2 hours 40 minutes |
*Please note that this time does not include any candidate rest stations that may be required.
At each station, you will be assessed according to a global (holistic) scoring method, against a combination of the following domains:
History and examination
Investigations and interpreting results
Treatment/management
Clinical knowledge
Complex, urgent or unusual clinical presentations
Appropriate prioritisation of patient management
Rapport with patient, support person and/or colleague
Respect of patient, support person and/or colleague
Communication skills
Resources
Written examination resources
Â鶹ֱ²¥online assessment portal
Additional resources for the written examination can be found via the , including:
Short-answer question examination guide
reviews of recent questions
commentaries from examination coordinators
an overall indication of what is expected
Multiple-choice examination questions
access to 100 multiple-choice examination questions from the Â鶹ֱ²¥question bank
questions may appear in the written examination
Examination revision courses
The College organises written examination revision courses. For more information, please contact your local office in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand.
Results
Trainees will be advised of the release date for results at a pre-examination Q&A webinar held prior to the examination.
On this date, you will be able to access your results by logging into Integrate with your five-digit Â鶹ֱ²¥ID number and your password.
The College recommends accessing your Integrate account well before the release date to confirm your login details. To reset your password, please click the ‘Forgotten password’ link.
Please note that the College has several mechanisms in place to check all examination results during processing to ensure they are correct prior to release. As such, the College does not remark examinations unless a procedural error has been identified after results have been released.
Policies and procedures
The below policies relate to examinations and may be of interest. More information on examinations can also be found in the Â鶹ֱ²¥Regulations (sections B4–B5 on the FÂ鶹ֱ²¥Examinations). We recommend all trainees refer to these policies to be well informed prior to submitting their expression of interest form to undertake the examination.
EXAMINATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
EXAMINATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Exceptional Circumstances and Special Consideration Policy
Â鶹ֱ²¥Release of Examination Results Policy
Recording of Assessments Policy
Â鶹ֱ²¥Examinations Emergency Policy
Contact
Technical support
For technical support relating to examination applications and results, please contact: help@ranzcog.edu.au or 03 9114 3905.
General enquiries
For general enquiries, please contact the Examinations team via email at: examinations@ranzcog.edu.au
Our team can assist you with:
withdrawing an examination application
examination accommodations and special consideration
examination sponsorship (e.g. workplace support)