NMC CBT Syllabus 2026

The complete subject-wise syllabus for NMC CBT (Test of Competence Part 1), as set by Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK). Work through it one topic at a time: solve the MCQs on a topic until you are consistently above 80 percent before moving to the next.

• •Part A, numeracy: 15 questions in 30 minutes
• •Part B, clinical: 100 questions in 2 hours 40 minutes
• •Both parts must be passed; the OSCE (Part 2 of the Test of Competence) follows in the UK
• •Mocks here are 115 MCQs; the numeracy share comes from Nursing Pharmacology, including drug calculations