Chapter 5 of 5
Key dates & booking
When registration opens, when each university needs you to sit, and how to book — verified for the 2026–27 cycle.
The 2026–27 cycle at a glance
1 August 2026
Registration opens
Create a Pearson VUE account, then book and pay for a slot.
1 September 2026
Testing starts
Sittings run at Pearson VUE centres from this date onward.
15 October 2026
First hard deadline
Oxford and Cambridge applicants must have sat by this date.
Deadlines by university tier
Your real deadline is the earliest one on your list — book for the strictest university you are applying to.
Oxbridge
OxfordCambridge
- Book by
- 15 September 2026
- Sit by
- 15 October 2026
London (end of December)
King's College LondonLSEUCL
- Book by
- —
- Sit by
- 31 December 2026
Bristol & Durham
BristolDurham
- Book by
- 13 January 2027
- Sit by
- 13 January 2027
All other LNAT universities
- Book by
- 20 January 2027
- Sit by
- 25 January 2027
Verified for the 2026–27 cycle (2027 entry) — dates change every August.