Medical

Medical licensing and admission examinations

16 exams, 11 with a pass rate published by the body that sets them. The cheapest is NREMT Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification Examination at $104 per attempt.

USMLE Step 1

NBME/FSMB

$665·~93% (now Pass/Fail) pass

Very Hard7 years for licensing

Now Pass/Fail since January 2022

MCAT

AAMC

$330·N/A (score-based) pass

Very Hard2-3 years (school dependent)

Use AAMC official materials (essential)

NCLEX-RN

NCSBN

$200·~87% (first-time) pass

HardOne-time (license renewal varies)

UWorld or Kaplan for question banks

NCLEX-PN

NCSBN

$200·~85% pass

MediumOne-time (license renewal varies)

Similar format to NCLEX-RN

PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam)

NCCPA

$550·~93% pass

Hard10 years (with ongoing requirements)

300 questions in 5 hours

NAPLEX (Pharmacy Licensing Exam)

NABP

$640·~85% pass

HardOne-time

250 questions (185 scored)

PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification)

PTCB

$129·~70% pass

Medium2 years

90 questions in 2 hours

CPC (Certified Professional Coder)

AAPC

$399·~70% pass

HardOngoing (36 CEUs/2 years)

Open book - bring your code books

USMLE Step 2 CK

NBME/FSMB

$665·~96% pass

Very Hard7 years

Clinical knowledge focus

COMLEX (DO Medical Licensing)

NBOME

$680·~92% pass

Very Hard7 years

Three levels like USMLE

DAT (Dental Admission Test)

ADA (American Dental Association)

$560·N/A (score-based, target 20+ AA) pass

Hard2 years

Four sections, Perceptual Ability is the outlier

ARRT Radiography Certification, R.T.(R)

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

$225·86% of first-time candidates pass

HardAnnual renewal, CQR every 10 years

Build your plan from the ARRT content specifications

HESI A2 (Admission Assessment Exam)

Elsevier (HESI)

$45-$75·Not published pass

MediumUsually 2 years

Ask your program which sections it requires

NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Postgraduate)

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)

₹3,500·Not published; qualifying is the 50th percentile for General and EWS pass

Very Hard2026-27 session only

Each section locks when its 42 minutes expire

NREMT Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification Examination

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

$104 per attempt·80% in 2025 pass

Medium2 years

Adaptive: 70 to 120 items in 2 hours

ATI TEAS 7 (Test of Essential Academic Skills)

ATI

$120·Not published pass

MediumUsually 2 years

ATI sets no pass mark, your programme does

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