Revision schedule
Twenty weeks to 11 February 2027
This plan is weighted to the RCR blueprint, assumes about an hour of revision a day and links every teaching week to free cited questions for the sites it covers.
Key dates
| Bookings open | 22/09/2026 for resident doctors and members; 29/09/2026 for non-members |
|---|---|
| Booking closes | 27/11/2026 |
| Exam | 11/02/2027 |
| Results | 04/03/2027 |
The plan
Week by week
Week 1 · 28/09 to 04/10
BreastFree questionsBreast: about 12 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 2 · 05/10 to 11/10
RespiratoryFree questionsRespiratory: about 10 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 3 · 12/10 to 18/10
UrologyFree questionsUrology: about 10 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 4 · 19/10 to 25/10
Lower GIFree questionsLower GI: about 9 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 5 · 26/10 to 01/11
Central nervous systemFree questionsCentral nervous system: about 10 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 6 · 02/11 to 08/11
GynaecologyFree questionsGynaecology: about 9 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 7 · 09/11 to 15/11
Upper GIFree questionsUpper GI: about 9 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 8 · 16/11 to 22/11
Head & neckFree questionsHead & neck: about 8 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 9 · 23/11 to 29/11
HaematologyFree questionsHaematology: about 8 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 10 · 30/11 to 06/12
MiscellaneousFree questionsSkinFree questionsMiscellaneous and Skin: about 15 in every 100 questions between them. One session each, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 11 · 07/12 to 13/12
BreastFree questionsBreast: about 12 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 12 · 14/12 to 20/12
RespiratoryFree questionsRespiratory: about 10 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 13 · 21/12 to 27/12
UrologyFree questionsUrology: about 10 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 14 · 28/12 to 03/01
Lower GIFree questionsLower GI: about 9 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 15 · 04/01 to 10/01
BreastFree questionsBreast: about 12 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 16 · 11/01 to 17/01
RespiratoryFree questionsRespiratory: about 10 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 17 · 18/01 to 24/01
UrologyFree questionsUrology: about 10 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 18 · 25/01 to 31/01
Lower GIFree questionsLower GI: about 9 in every 100 questions. Two sessions of 30, then review every wrong answer..
Question target: 60
Week 19 · 01/02 to 07/02
Two timed papers of 120 questions
Sit a timed mixed paper and review every explanation.
See passes for timed mocksWeek 20 · 08/02 to 11/02
Two timed papers of 120 questions
Sit a timed mixed paper and review every explanation.
See passes for timed mocks
How to use it
- Do each site's free questions first, then work through the bank by site.
- Put wrong answers through due review until the reasoning is secure.
- Sit the mocks under time in the final fortnight.
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