TARA preparation
Test of Academic Reasoning for Admissions. A test of academic reasoning with a Writing Task. Papers are planned; join the waitlist to hear when they are ready.
About the test
Three compulsory 40-minute modules (120 minutes in total): Critical Thinking (22 multiple-choice questions), Problem Solving (22 multiple-choice questions) and a Writing Task (one essay question chosen from three, up to 750 words). No calculator or dictionary is allowed.
Used by the University of Oxford and UCL for selected courses. Check your course page.
Source: UAT-UK TARA page (esat-tmua.ac.uk). Last checked 5 October 2026.
Our TARA papers are not on sale yet. Check the official UAT-UK page for the latest dates.
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We will email you once when TARA papers are ready, and not before.
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