ORE latest information

The next sitting of the ORE Part 2 will be held from 10-13 April 2025.

The booking will open on 11 February 2025 at 14:30 (UK time).

Priority candidates will receive an email from us with details on how to secure a place.

The booking window will remain open until all places are filled. We anticipate a high level of demand for this sitting, and after priority places are allocated, we will book candidates on a first-come, first-served, basis. The fee for this exam will be £4,235 (Medical emergencies retake £566).

Following the announcement of the new refugee booking policy on 13 January 2025, candidates who provided documents by 20 January will be contacted once their status has been verified. The refugee priority window will be after the priority booking window for candidates approaching the end of the five-year limit for taking ORE Part 2. If you are successful in booking a place, you will need to make payment within 48 hours. If a third party will be paying on your behalf, please ensure that they are aware of these timeframes.

You must make your booking through eGDC.

Booking window

We currently have high demand for places, and it is likely that places will be taken up quickly. We that recognise that candidates who are unable to book a place on the ORE Part 2 will be disappointed, so we want to make you aware of how the system operates before the booking window opens.

The system allocates all available places as bookings are made, and when demand is high, this can take a few minutes - you may experience buffering while this happens. When all places are allocated, the system will display a message informing you that the exam is full. If you are taken to an error message, it is because the server you're using has tried to connect with ours a number of times without success and has timed you out. This usually happens when the exam is full. The booking process is fully monitored and reviewed. 

Please note that eGDC has systems in place to prevent multiple device login. If you’re already logged into your eGDC account and try to do it again on another device or internet browser window, you’ll receive a message telling you, and will be automatically logged out.

You might find the following helpful when making your booking:

• The time displayed is the current time in the UK.
• The exam will appear in the “bookings tab” eight hours before it is opened as “unavailable - opening at 14:30.” If you’re already logged in at the time it opens, you will need to refresh browser to be able to make your booking.
• When the sitting is full, it will display “closed - examination full” for two hours.

The following booking procedures apply:

• If you select “book exam and pay” with no intention of sitting the exam or making a payment, you may be prevented from booking onto the next available sitting.
• Don’t login to eGDC if you don’t want to sit the ORE.

You will need to make your payment when you book (within one hour). If you’re not able to make the payment, please do not attempt to book a place. If you want your name removed from the ORE candidate list, please contact the Examinations team by email.

Find further details on the withdrawal process and how to get a refund our website.

Please contact the Examinations team if you have any questions or queries.