KCL Medicine Interview 2026-27: Format, Dates, Rates
By Michael Thompson · Education Specialist; 10 years teaching the IB at Bromsgrove School · Published 26 October 2026 · Updated 28 October 2026
King's College London (KCL) interviews for Medicine MBBS with multiple mini interviews (MMI). Interviews usually run from December to April. On the most recent figures released (2026 entry), 41% of applications led to an interview. This page sets out the King's medicine interview from the University's own course page and published figures: who is shortlisted, the format and timing, what the interviewers assess, how King's compares with other UK medical schools, and the questions applicants have reported.
Key Takeaways
- Format: multiple mini interviews (MMI); online.
- Dates: interviews usually run from December to April.
- Numbers: 41% of applications led to an interview; the share offered a place is not published.
In This Article
- The KCL medicine interview at a glance
- Who is invited
- The format: stations, timing and interviewers
- What King's assesses
- How King's compares
- Questions reported at King's medicine interviews
- Other medicine routes at King's
- How this page was built
- What to do next
1. The KCL medicine interview at a glance
King's College London (KCL) interviews for Medicine MBBS with multiple mini interviews (MMI). Interviews usually run from December to April. For 2026 entry, 41% of applications led to an interview (1,200 of 2,960); the school does not publish the share offered a place. That puts King's among the more selective UK medical schools at the interview stage: the median school interviews 53% of its applications.
Everything on this page is what King's College London publishes on its course and admissions pages, read on 18 October 2026. The page on medicine interview dates by school puts King's beside every other school, and medicine interview rates compares the figures.
2. Who is invited
How King's chooses who to interview, as its pages describe it:
- Applications ranked on UCAT total, GCSE grades and widening participation indicators
- The highest-ranked are assessed against the entry requirements (GCSEs, predicted grades, personal statement, reference) and selected applicants invited on a rolling basis from December
- King's International Foundation (Health, Life & Biosciences) students who meet the requirements are guaranteed an interview
The other steps it describes:
- UCAT (same year): overall score used in shortlisting, subtests and SJT not used
- Fit-to-sit policy (no mitigating circumstances for interview performance)
- Final decisions by end of May
- Offers subject to Occupational Health clearance and an enhanced DBS check
- Must turn 18 before Year 2
- No contextual offers on A100
- Those are made on A101 instead
3. The format: stations, timing and interviewers
| What the course page says | |
|---|---|
| Format | multiple mini interviews (MMI) |
| Mode | online |
| Dates | usually December to April |
The course page does not state the length, who interviews or whether there is a task before the interview.
An MMI is a circuit: you move from station to station, each with its own interviewer and its own task, and each is scored on its own, so a poor station does not follow you to the next.
4. What King's assesses
King's College London lists the qualities the interview assesses:
- Communication skills
- Ethical reasoning
- Understanding of current and relevant healthcare issues
- Motivation for studying Medicine
- Overall suitability for the programme and the profession
The assessment criteria are standardised, and interviewers have no prior knowledge of candidates.
These are the criteria the stations score against, and the reason to prepare examples from your own experience that show each one, rather than a speech about wanting to be a doctor.
5. How King's compares
| King's | Lowest UK school | Median UK school | Highest UK school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of applications interviewed | 41% | 14% | 53% | 95% |
| Share of interviewees offered a place | not published | 14% | 68% | 88% |
The comparison is across the 32 UK medical schools that publish or have released interview counts for their standard-entry course (27 of them also give offers); the figures are applications, not people, because every applicant has up to four medicine choices. The nearest schools by interview share are Leeds (43%) and Dundee (43%).
6. Questions reported at King's medicine interviews
No question reported at King's can be traced to a university page or a first-hand account; our dataset holds 79 attributed to King's by preparation companies, which are not reproduced for that reason. The station types are the same across UK MMIs, so the sourced examples on MMI questions and medicine interview questions are the ones to practise with.
7. Other medicine routes at King's
King's College London also interviews for Extended Medical Degree Programme MBBS, Graduate Entry Medicine Programme MBBS, Graduate Entry Medicine Programme (University of Portsmouth branch campus) MBBS and Healthcare Entry Medicine MBBS. For Extended Medical Degree Programme MBBS, the course page gives the format (MMI) and the dates (usually December to April). For Graduate Entry Medicine Programme MBBS, the course page gives the format (MMI) and the dates (usually December to April). For Graduate Entry Medicine Programme (University of Portsmouth branch campus) MBBS, the course page gives the dates (December to April (invitations on a rolling basis from December)). For Healthcare Entry Medicine MBBS, the course page gives the format (MMI) and the dates (usually December to April).
8. How this page was built
The format, timing, dates, shortlisting and assessment criteria come from the King's College London Medicine MBBS course page, and the applications and interviews from the same page. Each page was read on 18 October 2026 and the figures exported on 21 October 2026; nothing is estimated, and where the school does not publish a figure the page says so. Interview arrangements change between cycles, so the course page is the final word and this page is the comparison.
9. What to do next
Check the dates and the notice King's gives, then prepare for the format named above and nothing else: short stations reward a clear first sentence and an example, not a build-up. Work through the assessment list and write one example from your own experience against each criterion. Then practise out loud and timed, with someone who will play the interviewer. The guide to how to get into medicine covers the UCAT and the four-choice rule, and the hub page on Oxbridge and medicine interviews 2026 links every interview page on this site.
FAQ
What is the KCL medicine interview format?
Multiple mini interviews (MMI); online.
When are King's medicine interviews?
Interviews usually run from December to April.
What percentage of applicants get a medicine interview at King's?
For 2026 entry, 41% of applications led to an interview; the share offered a place is not published.
What does King's look for at interview?
King's College London says the interview assesses communication skills, ethical reasoning, understanding of current and relevant healthcare issues, motivation for studying Medicine, and overall suitability for the programme and the profession.
References
- King's College London: Medicine MBBS course page - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/medicine-mbbs