Exam Revision Planner

Build a study plan that fits your exam date

Set your date and weekly hours; get a realistic week-by-week structure to pace your revision.

Plan my revision

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What the planner does

Turning a date into a realistic schedule

The hardest part of revision is rarely the content; it is pacing. Most candidates either start too late and cram, or start early but drift without a structure, then panic in the final fortnight. The planner addresses this by working backwards from your exam date. Enter the date and the hours you can genuinely commit each week, and it tells you how many weeks you have, your approximate total study budget, and a suggested weekly split across three modes of work. Everything is calculated in your browser, and nothing you enter is stored.

The split it suggests is based on a simple, evidence-aligned principle: you remember more by retrieving knowledge than by re-reading it. So the plan weights time towards active practice — single best answer questions and OSCE stations — and protects regular time for spaced review of topics you have already covered, rather than letting new learning crowd everything else out. The default allocation puts roughly half your hours into learning new or weak areas early on, a third into practice questions, and the remainder into review, then nudges you to shift the balance towards questions and timed mocks as the exam approaches.

Making the plan work

Three habits that beat any timetable

Practise under conditions

Do questions to time and mark them honestly. The discomfort of timed practice is what builds exam stamina and exposes the gaps re-reading hides.

Review on a schedule

Revisit weak topics at spreading intervals rather than once. Spaced retrieval is far more durable than a single pass, however thorough.

Front-load, then pivot

Spend the early weeks closing knowledge gaps, then tilt the final third firmly towards full mocks and station rehearsal.

Who it is for

The planner suits anyone preparing for the UKMLA, PLAB, royal college membership exams or medical finals — and it adapts to whatever hours your rota or studies allow. It is a scaffold, not a curriculum: for structured teaching, mock exams and feedback, see our UKMLA, PLAB & Membership Prep and the wider medical education programme. When you revise clinical scoring systems, you can practise them live in our calculators.

This planner offers a guide to pacing, not a guarantee of results. Adapt the structure to your own strengths, weaknesses and circumstances.

Answers

Frequently asked questions

How does the planner work?

Enter your exam date and how many hours a week you can study. The planner shows how many weeks you have and suggests a weekly structure (learning, practice questions and review) so you can pace your revision. Nothing you enter is stored.

Which exams is it for?

It works for the UKMLA, PLAB, membership exams and finals. For exam-specific coaching, see UKMLA, PLAB & Membership Prep.

How is the weekly split decided?

The planner allocates roughly half your weekly hours to learning new or weak topics, about a third to practice questions, and the remainder to spaced review. It is weighted towards active recall because retrieval practice is more durable than re-reading. Adjust the balance to suit how close you are to the exam and where your gaps lie.

Is the suggested plan personalised to my strengths?

It paces your time based on the date and hours you enter, but it cannot know your specific weak areas. Use it as a scaffold and steer your learning hours towards the topics you find hardest. For tailored guidance, mocks and feedback, join a prep cohort.

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