Manchester MBChB Medicine interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Manchester interviews 64% of MBChB Medicine applicants, online or in person, and offers a place to 59% of those interviewed.

Figures from manchester.ac.uk, checked 2 November 2026.

At a glance

When: Usually December to early March
Format: MMI stations, Online or in person (A separate interviewer marks each station)
How many: 5 stations
Length: 5 stations x 8 min, 2-min gaps between stations (5 stations)
Who's interviewed: Applicants who pass academic screening, meet that year's UCAT threshold and have SJT band 1 or 2 are likely to be invited (1,667 of 2,607 last cycle)
Before it: Academic screening first

Before: Academic screening first; UCAT threshold set each year after results arrive in November; SJT band 3-4 not considered; personal statement not scored (MSC); decision uses interviewer feedback with the rest of the application; offers subject to health screening and an Enhanced DBS check.
Interviews: 5 stations, Usually December to early March, online or in person
Each one: 5 stations x 8 min, 2-min gaps between stations, with A separate interviewer marks each station
In the room: No reading or writing component and nothing provided in advance
They assess: "Non-academic criteria: the values and behaviours expected of a medical student (GMC Good Medical Practice, NHS Constitution)", in the university's own words

Applied: 2,607. Interviewed: 1,667. Offered: 985 (2026 entry (2025-26 cycle), Home applicants only).

Official sample question: Why do you want to be a doctor?
Official sample question: Ethical issues may be raised by the interviewers to assess your ability to coherently summarise the issues at stake.
Reported question: What specific experience made you sure about medicine?

Every question reported for this course is open with a free account.

Usually December to early March.

Online or in person, as MMI stations.

5 stations x 8 min, 2-min gaps between stations. 5 stations.

64%, and 59% of those interviewed got an offer.

Academic screening first.