Exam Syllabus for MRCP Part 1 Exam

In the MRCP Part 1 exam Syllabus & format, 200 questions are divided into two papers. It was held over one day. 100 MCQs are there in each paper. The duration is 3 hours.

Questions format
The contents of the questions usually have a clinical scenario. Many images are there in this format. Images like clinical photographs, CT and MR scans, inheritance trees, ECGs, X-rays, and echocardiograms are there.

The questions in MRCP part 1 are based on the diagnosis and management of patients. All questions are multiple-choice with a 'best of five' format. Thus it helps to solve clinical contents and information. There are 5 options. Four alternatives are there to the correct answer. One mark to each correct answer and no negative marking is there.

The paper composition is as follows:

Specialty
Number of questions*
Cardiology

19

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

18

Dermatology

9

Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolic medicine

19

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

19

Geriatric medicine

9

Haematology

9

Infectious diseases

19

Medical ophthalmology

3

Neurology

17

Oncology Palliative medicine and end of life care

9

Psychiatry

3

Renal medicine

19

Respiratory medicine

19

Rheumatology

9

Total

200