Fellowship of RANZCOG Examinations
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FRANZCOG examinations
Trainees undertaking the FRANZCOG training program must complete a written and oral examination. Please note that the written examination must be successfully completed prior to applying to the oral examination.
All examination and registration dates for 2025 have been confirmed. A link to an online registration form will be visible when applications are open for your preferred examination date.
Applications close at 5:00pm (Melbourne time). Late applications will not be accepted.
| Year | Written examination | Applications open | Applications close | Registration link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 – Cycle 1 | Friday 30 January 2026 | Monday 1 September 2025 | Monday 22 September 2025 | Applications Open |
| 2026 – Cycle 2 | Friday 3 July 2026 | Monday 2 March 2026 | Monday 23 March 2026 | Not yet open |
| Year | Oral examination | Applications open | Applications close | Registration link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 – Cycle 2 | Sunday 10 August 2025 | Monday 28 April 2025 | Monday 19 May 2025 | Closed |
| 2025 – Cycle 3 | Sunday 23 November 2025 | Monday 28 April 2025 | Monday 19 May 2025 | Closed |
| 2026 – Cycle 1 | Sunday 29 March 2026 | Monday 3 November 2025 | Monday 24 November 2025 | Not yet open |
| 2026 – Cycle 2 | Sunday 9 August 2026 | Monday 2 March 2026 | Monday 23 March 2026 | Not yet open |
| 2026 – Cycle 3 | Sunday 29 November 2026 | Monday 2 March 2026 | Monday 23 March 2026 | Not yet open |
Trainees undertaking the FRANZCOG training program must complete a written and oral examination. Please note that the written examination must be successfully completed prior to applying to the oral examination.
All additional support requests for examinations must be emailed to examinations@ranzcog.edu.au, accompanied by relevant supporting documentation. For further information, please refer to the Additional Support Request Policy.
Written examination
The FRANZCOG written examination uses a combination of short-answer and multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge and understanding of the curriculum. This is a computer-based examination delivered at examination centres.
| Assessment | Marks | Time |
| Short-answer component | ||
| Part 1 – 6 questions | 90 marks | 2 hours |
| Break | 30 minutes | |
| Part 2 – 6 questions | 90 marks | 2 hours |
| Break | 1 hour | |
| Multiple-choice component | ||
| 100 questions | 100 marks | 2 hours |
| Total | 280 marks | 7 hours 30 minutes |
Oral examination
The FRANZCOG Oral Examination is delivered face-to-face at the Assessment Learning and Examination Centre (ALEC) in Melbourne, using a structured oral examination format.
| Assessment | Marks | Time |
|
10 stations, each involving: – 4 minutes for reading |
200 marks | 2 hours 40 minutes |
*Please note that this time does not include any candidate rest stations that may be required.
From 2026 onwards, the FRANZCOG Oral Examination will change to a 12 station examination. Please see changes below:
| Assessment | Marks | Time |
|
12 stations, each involving: – 4 minutes for reading |
240 marks | 3 hours 45 minutes |
*Please note that this time does not include any candidate rest stations that may be required.
| Fee name | $AUD | Details |
|---|---|---|
| FRANZCOG Written Examination | $2,810 no GST | Payable when registration confirmed |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination | $5,371 no GST | Payable when registration confirmed |
Written examination
2026 – Cycle 1
Friday 30 January 2026
Applications opening period: Monday 1 September 2025 – Monday 22 September 2025
Registration link: Applications Open
2026 – Cycle 2
Friday 3 July 2026
Applications opening period: Monday 2 March 2026 – Monday 23 March 2026
Registration link: Not yet open
Oral examination
2025 – Cycle 2
Sunday 10 August 2025
Applications opening period: Monday 28 April 2025 – Monday 19 May 2025
Registration link: Closed
2025 – Cycle 3
Sunday 23 November 2025
Applications opening period: Monday 28 April 2025 – Monday 19 May 2025
Registration link: Closed
2026 – Cycle 1
Sunday 29 March 2026
Applications opening period: Monday 3 November 2025 – Monday 24 November 2025
Registration link: Not yet open
2026 – Cycle 2
Sunday 9 August 2026
Applications opening period: Monday 2 March 2026 – Monday 23 March 2026
Registration link: Not yet open
2026 – Cycle 3
Sunday 29 November 2026
Applications opening period: Monday 2 March 2026 – Monday 23 March 2026
Registration link: Not yet open
Trainees undertaking the FRANZCOG training program must complete a written and oral examination. Please note that the written examination must be successfully completed prior to applying to the oral examination.
All additional support requests for examinations must be emailed to examinations@ranzcog.edu.au, accompanied by relevant supporting documentation. For further information, please refer to the Additional Support Request Policy.
Written examination
The FRANZCOG written examination uses a combination of short-answer and multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge and understanding of the curriculum. This is a computer-based examination delivered at examination centres.
| Assessment | Marks | Time |
| Short-answer component | ||
| Part 1 – 6 questions | 90 marks | 2 hours |
| Break | 30 minutes | |
| Part 2 – 6 questions | 90 marks | 2 hours |
| Break | 1 hour | |
| Multiple-choice component | ||
| 100 questions | 100 marks | 2 hours |
| Total | 280 marks | 7 hours 30 minutes |
Oral examination
The FRANZCOG Oral Examination is delivered face-to-face at the Assessment Learning and Examination Centre (ALEC) in Melbourne, using a structured oral examination format.
| Assessment | Marks | Time |
|
10 stations, each involving: – 4 minutes for reading |
200 marks | 2 hours 40 minutes |
*Please note that this time does not include any candidate rest stations that may be required.
From 2026 onwards, the FRANZCOG Oral Examination will change to a 12 station examination. Please see changes below:
| Assessment | Marks | Time |
|
12 stations, each involving: – 4 minutes for reading |
240 marks | 3 hours 45 minutes |
*Please note that this time does not include any candidate rest stations that may be required.
| Fee name | $AUD | Details |
|---|---|---|
| FRANZCOG Written Examination | $2,810 no GST | Payable when registration confirmed |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination | $5,371 no GST | Payable when registration confirmed |
Examination scoring
Written Examination
Changes to the FRANZCOG Written Examination from 2026
From 2026, candidates must pass both components of the FRANZCOG Written Examination — the Short Answer Questions (SAQ) and the Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) — in order to pass overall.
- All candidates are required to sit both components on the same day, even if they previously failed only one component in 2025 or earlier.
- Each candidate is permitted up to three (3) attempts at the SAQ component and three (3) attempts at the MCQ component
- For example: if you sat the examination in January 2025 and failed, this counts as one attempt for both the SAQ and MCQ.
- Once a candidate has passed both components (whether in the same sitting or separately), they are deemed to have passed the FRANZCOG Written Examination.
Resit rules:
- Examinations sat in 2025 or earlier: Candidates who fail one or both components must re-sit both components in their next attempt from 2026 onwards.
- Examinations sat in 2026 or later: Candidates who fail one or both components are only required to re-sit the failed component(s).
Examples:
- Example 1: Delilah Holohan sat the Written Examination in July 2025, passed the SAQ but failed the MCQ. At her next attempt, she must sit both SAQ and MCQ.
- Example 2: Fonzie Pais sat the Written Examination in February 2026, passed the SAQ but failed the MCQ. At his next attempt, he only needs to sit the MCQ.
Oral Examination
At each station, you will be assessed according to a global (holistic) scoring method, against a combination of the following domains:
History and examination
Complex, urgent or unusual clinical presentations
Rapport with patient, support person and/or colleague
Respect of patient, support person and/or colleague
Communication skills
History and examination
Online application process
1. Submit your online Expression of Interest to sit the examination
Please see the relevant Dates and Registration section above.
All expressions of interest are subject to eligibility checking after the application closing date.
2. Eligibility checking
The eligibility criteria includes the payment of your training fee for the current year, the status of your written examination (please note, if you have not successfully completed your written examination at the time of registration, you will be deemed automatically ineligible to undertake the Oral Exam), as well as the weeks of training which you have completed at the time of registrations closing.
Once the eligibility checks have been finalised, you will receive a letter from the Examinations Team confirming your eligibility outcome to sit the examination.
This will occur within six weeks after applications have closed.
3. Pay examination fees
Upon receiving the eligibility outcome, you must pay the examination fees within seven days to finalise your examination application.
Please advise the Examinations team via email: examinations@ranzcog.edu.au if you wish to withdraw from an examination after submitting your expression of interest form, or exam payment.
Before submitting your application, please refer to the RANZCOG Regulations (see sections B4-B5 on the FRANZCOG Examinations) for more information on topics such as eligibility, availability of places and withdrawals.
Resources
The Exams are blueprinted to the curriculum- see Digital Curriculum.
Trainees can access a range of general and specific resources to prepare for the FRANZCOG examinations through the RANZCOG e-learning system, Acquire.
The FRANZCOG resource pages have been updated with book chapters from McGraw Hill titles such as Williams Obstetrics 26e, Williams Gynecology 4e, Cunningham and Gilstrap’s Operative Obstetrics 3e, and CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Obstetrics & Gynecology 12e.
Access over 70 core modules from RCOG
- Core Obstetrics Modules: dive into antenatal care, maternal medicine, labour and birth, and postpartum and neonatal Issues.
- Core Gynae Modules: explore gynaecological issues and early pregnancy loss, subfertility, sexual and reproductive health, urogynaecology and pelvic floor issues, and gynaecological oncology.
RANZCOG online assessment portal
Additional resources for the written examination can be found via the RANZCOG online assessment portal, including:
- Short-answer question examination guide
- reviews of recent questions
- commentaries from examination coordinators
- an overall indication of what is expected
- Multiple-choice examination questions
- access to 100 multiple-choice examination questions from the RANZCOG question bank
- questions may appear in the written examination
Examination revision courses
The College organises written examination revision courses. Please also view our Preparing for Examinations Webinar. For more information, please contact training@ranzcog.edu.au.
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination May 2011 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination May 2013 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination May 2014 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination May 2015 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination May 2016 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination May 2017 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination October 2011 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination October 2012 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination October 2013 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination October 2014 | |
| FRANZCOG Oral Examination October 2015 |
Results
Trainees will be advised of the release date for results at a pre-examination Q&A webinar held prior to the examination.
On this date, you will be able to access your results by logging into Integrate with your five-digit RANZCOG ID number and your password.
The College recommends accessing your Integrate account well before the release date to confirm your login details. To reset your password, please click the ‘Forgotten password’ link.
Please note that the College has several mechanisms in place to check all examination results during processing to ensure they are correct prior to release. As such, the College does not remark examinations unless a procedural error has been identified after results have been released.
Policies and procedures
The below policies relate to examinations and may be of interest. More information on examinations can also be found in the RANZCOG Regulations (sections B4-B5 in Procedural Training Programs).
| Policy name | View |
|---|---|
| Additional Support Request Policy | |
| Examinations Policy and Procedure | |
| Examinations Verbal Feedback Policy | |
| Exceptional Circumstances and Special Consideration Policy | |
| RANZCOG Examinations Emergency Policy and Procedure | |
| Recording of Assessments Policy | |
| Release of Examination Results Policy |