2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
University of Auckland in Auckland runs a school-leaver and graduate-entry medicine program for 2027 entry in New Zealand. Admission tests listed: UCAT-ANZ and CASPer. University of Auckland holds multiple mini interviews (MMI). Decisions for 2027 entry: Late December 2026.
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Step-by-step: entry requirements, admission-test prep, personal statement, interview format and the key deadlines.
Open the guide →Format breakdown, school-specific sample questions, FAQs and prep tips from tutors who interviewed here.
Read the guide →Integrated, 6 years (incl. first-year pathway), placements in Auckland, Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and Taranaki.
See the course →The University of Auckland MBChB is a 6-year degree awarded by New Zealand's only Auckland-based medical school (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, City Campus). Domestic applicants enter via a first-year gateway (BHSc or BSc Biomed) with selection based on GPA, MMI, and UCAT ANZ; international places are graduate-entry only.
The programme includes a dedicated Rural Stream and MAPAS and RRAS equity sub-schemes.
Auckland admits to Year 2 of the MBChB from a first-year gateway degree taken at Auckland, rather than from Otago's HSFY. The MMI is fully asynchronous and remote (Kira Talent), not in-person or live video, and runs at one fixed nationwide time.
International applicants are admitted in three separate streams — International First Year/Undergraduate, International Pathway (students already holding a conditional Year 2 offer who sit First Year Health Sciences), and International Graduate — so international entry is NOT graduate-only.
Two major changes land for 2028 entry: UCAT ANZ is dropped in favour of Casper, and GPA stops being a ranked criterion — a GPA of 6.0 becomes a threshold and final selection is MMI 50% + Casper 50%.
From 2027 the gateway degrees themselves change: a new Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BBiomedSc) replaces the BSc specialising in Biomedical Science, the BHSc is refreshed, and six health majors in the BSc also become Year 1 routes. MAPAS applicants sit an additional 5-station specialty interview.
RRAS gives rural and regional applicants a separately ranked pool, with 73 of the 317 domestic places allocated to it.
Integrated curriculum. 6-year MBChB. Year 1: BHSc or BSc Biomed gateway (FMHS-prescribed courses). Years 2–6: MBChB programme at FMHS City Campus. Phase 1 includes a Rural Stream for RRAS applicants. Clinical phases structured across Auckland teaching hospitals and affiliated sites.
University of Auckland — Medicine (MBChB) is strong in these research areas:
Format: Asynchronous online MMI via Kira Talent (8 stations)
The Auckland MBChB MMI is conducted entirely online via the Kira Talent platform (asynchronous video-recorded model).
There are 8 stations of 3.5 minutes each: 7 are assessed (30 seconds to read the stem and question, then 3 minutes to record a response) and each is marked out of 30; the 8th is an unscored administrative station for ID verification and Children's Act 2014 compliance.
Each assessed station covers one domain (seven domains in total, published by FMHS as the "MMI Domain Descriptions", assessed against eight attributes). Raw MMI marks are then fitted to a many-facet Rasch measurement model so that scenario difficulty and reviewer harshness are adjusted for.
All general MMIs run online at a single fixed time — for 2027 entry, 11:00am on Tuesday 8 September 2026. MAPAS-eligible applicants (verified Maori or Pacific ancestry) attend the general MMI plus a separate 5-station MAPAS Specialty Interview, run on Zoom rather than Kira Talent, covering academic preparation, cultural identity, whanau, MAPAS expectations and social consciousness.
International Graduate applicants do not sit the general MMI: they are interviewed separately on an asynchronous platform, reviewed and scored by two senior professionals, scheduled as needed through the year.
317 domestic places and up to 30 international places per year — 347 total (2026 and 2027 FMHS Programme Limitations). Domestic fee 2026: NZ$19,531.20; international fee 2026: NZ$86,561.
University of Auckland was founded in 1968 and is based in Auckland.
Programmes offered:
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Try the AI interviewer| Entry pathway | Undergraduate and graduate entry |
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| UCAT-ANZ | UCAT ANZ weighted at 15% of the final selection ranking for 2027 entry, applied as a z-score within your admission category |
| Interview format | Multiple mini interviews (MMI) |
| Intake | 317 domestic places and up to 30 international places per year |
| Decisions (2027 entry) | Late December 2026 |
| Admission overview | First Year (domestic), 2027 entry: enrol full-time at Auckland in the gateway first year of the BHSc or BSc (Biomedical Science) and complete all EIGHT prescribed first-year courses in the year of application, first attempt only (the eighth is WTRMHS 100 or WTRSCI 100, which is not scored). You need a GPA of at least 6.0/9.0 (B+) across the seven scored first-year courses, with no fails, to be eligible for an MMI. Note the two GPAs are different: eligibility is measured across the seven courses, but the FINAL selection ranking uses only the four core courses — BIOSCI 107, CHEM 110, POPLHLTH 111 and MEDSCI 142. More than two aegrotat or compassionate passes in First Year makes you ineligible in this category, and you may apply under First Year only once. Graduate (domestic): a degree, postgraduate degree or postgraduate diploma from a NZ university with GPA ≥6.0/9.0, completed no more than five years before the application date; ranking GPA is calculated across all courses in the most recent completed qualifying programme. UCAT ANZ is required for 2027 entry (all applicants except International Graduate and International Pathway). Final 2027 ranking: GPA 60% + MMI 25% + UCAT ANZ 15%, applied as z-scores within each admission category. From 2027 the gateway degrees change (new BBiomedSc, refreshed BHSc, six BSc health majors) and a standardised Guaranteed Entry Score of 200 replaces the previous per-degree rank scores for school leavers. From 2028 entry Casper replaces UCAT ANZ and GPA 6.0 becomes a threshold only, with final selection MMI 50% + Casper 50%. Applications close 1 July. |
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| UCAT-ANZ | UCAT ANZ weighted at 15% of the final selection ranking for 2027 entry, applied as a z-score within your admission category. All four sections — Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Situational Judgement — are combined into the total Auckland ranks on. No official minimum published; competitive benchmark ~80th–90th percentile. Replaced by Casper (50%) from 2028 entry. |
| Prerequisites | Biology, Chemistry and at least one English-rich subject strongly recommended at Year 13 (NCEA Level 3, Cambridge International or IB equivalent). University Entrance required. Entry to the gateway degrees themselves is changing: from 2027 Auckland applies a standardised Guaranteed Entry Score of 200 for school leavers across all undergraduate health programmes, replacing the previous per-degree rank scores (BHSc 250 / BSc Biomed 165). Check the current guaranteed entry score for your intake year before relying on an older figure. |
| Place types | 317 domestic places (2027 Programme Limitations), of which 127 sit under MAPAS/UTAS, 73 under RRAS and 9 under the other UTAS categories, + up to 30 international = 347 total. International entry runs in three streams (International First Year/Undergraduate, International Pathway and International Graduate), not graduate-only. |
| Indigenous pathway | MAPAS (Maori and Pacific Admission Scheme): eligible applicants complete the general MMI plus a separate 5-station MAPAS Specialty Interview on Zoom, run by the MAPAS Admissions Panel, which reviews each application holistically rather than on a single GPA cut point. An MH04 form must reach MAPAS by its own deadline in addition to the online university application. 127 of the 317 domestic MBChB places are allocated to MAPAS/UTAS (2026 and 2027 Programme Limitations). RRAS (Regional Rural Admission Scheme): requires 5+ years of primary (Years 1-8) or 3+ years of secondary (Years 9-13) education at a school inside the defined regional/rural boundaries, derived from the Statistics NZ 2020 Urban Accessibility classification; RRAS applicants are scored identically to General applicants but ranked in their own pool, and 73 MBChB places are allocated to the scheme. No bonded service obligation is published. UTAS (Undergraduate Targeted Admissions Scheme) adds 9 further MBChB places: 6 low-socioeconomic (decile 1-3 school leavers), 2 disability and 1 refugee background, each ranked in its own pool with unfilled seats reallocated. |
| Specialities offered | Rural Medicine, Pacific Health, Maori Health, Global Health, Primary Care |
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| Format | Asynchronous online MMI via Kira Talent (8 stations) |
|---|---|
| Interview window (2027 entry) | One fixed online sitting in early September (2027 entry: 11:00am, Tuesday 8 September 2026). International Graduate interviews are arranged separately throughout the year. |
| Decision date (2027 entry) | Late December 2026 |
| Post-interview chances | Not published. For 2027 entry the final rank is a z-score composite: ((your GPA − category mean GPA) / SD) × 0.6 + ((your MMI − mean MMI) / SD) × 0.25 + ((your UCAT ANZ − mean UCAT ANZ) / SD) × 0.15. First Year and Graduate applicants are pooled to calculate each category mean and SD, then offers go down the ranked list until the places in that category are filled. |
Auckland's fully asynchronous Kira Talent MMI rewards candidates who can perform without live feedback — practise recording yourself against a timer rather than with a live partner. The 30-second reading window is short; develop a rapid triage of the scenario type (ethics, communication, role-play, current affairs) so you start each response with a structure already chosen. Know which GPA you are actually being judged on: the seven-course GPA only decides whether you get an interview, while the offer itself is ranked on the four core courses — BIOSCI 107, CHEM 110, POPLHLTH 111 and MEDSCI 142 — so those four carry disproportionate weight. Do not skip SJT practice: unlike almost every other UCAT-using school, Auckland folds the SJT scale score into the UCAT total it ranks on. Check which cycle you are in before you plan: 2027 entry is the last UCAT ANZ year, and applicants starting their gateway year in 2027 sit Casper instead, with GPA reduced to a 6.0 threshold and the offer decided 50/50 on MMI and Casper. MAPAS applicants should prepare separately for the 5-station Zoom specialty interview alongside the general MMI.
Two questions our tutors flagged as a strong fit for University of Auckland — Medicine (MBChB)’s interview style. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
What event or experience first made you seriously consider medicine as a career, and what has sustained that interest since?
Likely follow-up · How has your understanding of what medicine involves changed since that initial experience?
You are a first-year medical student. During an online anatomy quiz, you notice that a classmate sitting near you in the computer lab is reading from notes hidden under their keyboard. The quiz contributes 10% to the final grade. You do not know this person well. What would you do?
Likely follow-up · What if the classmate is a close friend rather than an acquaintance?
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