When do OET results come out?
On computer, from 48 hours after your last sub-test, and 95% within 6 days. On paper, on the date OET sets for your sitting.
Next OET results
Computer
Friday
20
November
Tests 9 to 14 Nov
Paper
Tuesday
24
November
Test on 7 Nov
What should you do after your OET results?
Two taps: who you are registering with, and what you got.
Question 1 of 2
Share your result with the NMC
- 1Log in to your OET account: myOET for a paper test, the OET Account for a computer test. See the OET login guide.
- 2Give the NMC permission to verify your results, before you submit your NMC application.
- 3Add your OET certificate and candidate number to your application.
Share your result with the GMC
- 1Log in to your OET account: myOET for a paper test, the OET Account for a computer test. See the OET login guide.
- 2Give the GMC permission to see your results in your OET account.
- 3The GMC does not combine sittings: you need B in all four in one test, and it must be your most recent sitting.
Share your result with your regulator
- 1Log in to your OET account: myOET for a paper test, the OET Account for a computer test. See the OET login guide.
- 2Give your regulator permission to see your results in your OET account.
- 3Check how recent your result must be when you apply.
Re-mark or resit?
You have 72 hours from your results to ask for a re-mark. It is worth it for Writing or Speaking just below your grade; for Listening or Reading, resit.
You can combine two sittings taken within 12 months of each other, if each sitting has at least C+ (300) in Listening, Reading and Speaking and 250 in Writing, and between them you reach the required grade in all four.
Re-mark or resit?
You have 72 hours from your results to ask for a re-mark. It is worth it for Writing or Speaking just below your grade; for Listening or Reading, resit.
The GMC does not combine sittings: you need B in all four in one test, and it must be your most recent sitting.
Re-mark or resit?
You have 72 hours from your results to ask for a re-mark. It is worth it for Writing or Speaking just below your grade; for Listening or Reading, resit.
Each regulator has its own retake rules: compare them on OET resits and retakes.
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When are the next OET results dates?
Each computer test week has one results day. Each paper sitting has its own.
On computer
- Nov9to 14Results Fri 20 NovAll 12 professions
- Nov16to 21Results Fri 27 NovAll 12 professions
- Nov23to 28Results Fri 4 DecAll 12 professions
- Nov30to 5Results Fri 11 DecAll 12 professions
On paper
- Sat17OctResults Tue 3 NovNursing and Medicine only Out
- Sat7NovResults Tue 24 NovAll 7 paper professions
- Sat21NovResults Tue 8 DecNursing and Medicine only
- Sat5DecResults Tue 22 DecAll 7 paper professions
Around public holidays, especially at the end of the year, results can take longer. OET has not published its 2027 paper dates yet. Every test date, with its booking deadline, is on OET test dates 2027 and 2026.
Source: oet.com, checked 6 November 2026; the 2027 computer dates come from OET’s booking system.
How do you read your OET results?
Each sub-test gets a score from 0 to 500 and a grade from A to E.
Statement of Results
Example
| Sub-test | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Listening | 360 | B |
| Reading | 340 | C+ |
| Writing | 300 | C+ |
| Speaking | 370 | B |
- Scale score: each sub-test is scored from 0 to 500, in steps of 10.
- Grade: each score maps to a grade, from A at the top to E.
- Candidate number: your regulator uses it to verify your results.
OET grades and scores
- A450 to 500
- B350 to 440
- C+300 to 340
- C200 to 290
- D100 to 190
- E0 to 90
Against the NMC, this example meets the grade in Listening, Writing and Speaking and is 10 points short in Reading: just missed. Listening and Reading have 42 questions each, and a B (350) typically takes at least 30 correct answers. The grade each regulator needs is on OET pass score.
Source: oet.com, checked 12 November 2026.
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How long are OET results valid?
Your regulator decides, not OET. Here is how long each one counts your result.
- NMCNurses and midwives
- Each result must be no more than two years old when the NMC assesses your complete application.
- GMCDoctors
- Your certificate counts for two years: on the day you sit PLAB 1, or when the GMC approves your registration.
- GPhCPharmacists
- Your result must be recent: older than two years only counts with evidence that you have kept your English up to date.
- HCPCPhysiotherapists and radiographers
- Your certificate must be no more than two years old when the HCPC receives your application.
- GDCDentists
- Check with the GDC how recent your result must be.
Source: each regulator’s own page, checked 9 November 2026. Close to the limit? Book your next sitting on OET test dates.
How do you send OET results to the NMC or GMC?
Through your OET account: you give the regulator permission, and it checks your results with OET.
- 1
Log in to your OET account
myOET for a paper test, the OET Account for a computer test. Locked out? See the OET login guide.
- 2
Give your regulator permission
Add the NMC, GMC or your regulator as an organisation that can see your results. OET recommends regulators accept results only this way.
- 3
Apply with your candidate number
Paper candidate numbers have 9 digits and start with 20; computer numbers have 8. Add yours to your application.
The NMC
Give the NMC permission before you submit your application, or it may be delayed. Using two tests? Give permission for both. Each result must be no more than two years old when the NMC assesses your complete application.
The grades it asks for: NMC English requirements.
The GMC
The GMC does not combine sittings: you need B in all four in one test, and it must be your most recent sitting. Your certificate counts for two years: on the day you sit PLAB 1, or when the GMC approves your registration.
What comes after: PLAB exam fees and GMC registration fees.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions our students ask us.
- On computer, results can come 48 hours after you finish all four sub-tests, and OET releases 95% within 6 calendar days. On paper, results come on the date OET sets for each sitting, at the earliest 12 days after the test.
- Each paper sitting has its own results date, and each computer test week has one results day. The last 2026 paper sittings: 7 November, results 24 November 2026; 21 November, results 8 December 2026; 5 December, results 22 December 2026; 19 December, results 5 January 2027. Every test date is on our OET test dates page.
- In your OET account: myOET for a paper test, the OET Account for a computer test. Our OET login guide shows how to get in.
- OET leaves it to the organisations that recognise the test. For the NMC: Each result must be no more than two years old when the NMC assesses your complete application. For the GMC: Your certificate counts for two years: on the day you sit PLAB 1, or when the GMC approves your registration.
- Give the NMC permission to verify your results in your OET account before you submit your application, and add your certificate and candidate number. If you are using two tests, give permission for both.
- Yes, any sub-test, within 72 hours of receiving your results. It is most worth it for Writing or Speaking just below your grade: see OET remarking.
- OET has no single pass mark: your regulator sets the grade. The NMC needs B (350) in Listening, Reading and Speaking, and C+ (300) in Writing. The GMC needs B (350) in all four sub-tests, in the same sitting. Every regulator is on OET pass score.
- OET’s results dates are indicative, and public holidays, especially at the end of the year, can move them. If your date has passed, check your OET account, then contact OET.
- OET’s and the NMC’s own pages, checked on 12 November 2026: oet.com, Results and scoring; oet.com, Verify OET Test results; NMC, OET. The results dates are from oet.com, Book a test, checked on 6 November 2026; the 2027 computer dates come from OET’s booking system.
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