ICGP SJT & CPST practice

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Practice for both GP training tests, written around Irish hospital life. Every answer comes with the reasoning behind it.

Questions · Grand Mocks · interview scenarios

Two tests.
Then the SBCA.

Taken online in one sitting: the SJT first, then a 10-minute break, then the CPST. Allow about three hours. Neither is negatively marked, so answer every question.

SJT

45 scenarios in 94 minutes, set at intern or SHO level. Rank five actions, or select the best three of eight. Your SJT score decides who is shortlisted and carries into the final ranking.

RankingBest three

CPST

50 clinical questions in 60 minutes across 16 topic areas. Five options, one best answer, set at the standard of a current intern. You must reach the pass mark to be shortlisted.

Single best answer

SBCA

If you’re shortlisted, the next stage is the Scenario-Based Competency Assessment. Practise timed scenarios, then compare your answer with model points and pitfalls.

Prep timerModel points

Format from the ICGP’s SJT & CPST Blueprint 2026. Check the current Guide to Applicants for this year’s dates.

Where it leads

Four years to GP.

Training runs through 13 regional GP training schemes: two years in hospital posts, then two in general practice.

Years 1–2 · Basic Specialist Training

Hospital rotations

SHO posts in areas such as emergency medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, medicine and psychiatry, with weekly half-day teaching on your scheme.

Years 3–4 · Higher Specialist Training

General practice

Two years in a training practice under a GP trainer, with two hours of teaching from your trainer and a full day of scheme teaching each week.

How you’ll practise

Built for how these tests mark you.

Tutor or exam mode

Check each answer as you go, or answer everything and review at the end, against the clock if you like.

Near misses still score

Ranking answers lose a point for each place out, so you can see how close you were.

Every option explained

Each SJT option has its own note on why it’s right or wrong, not just the answer key.

Weak spots first

Your dashboard puts your weakest topics on top, with a rhythm strip of your daily scores.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is ReadyForGP?

A study tool for doctors applying to GP training in Ireland. It covers the Situational Judgement Test (SJT), the Clinical Problem-Solving Test (CPST) and the training interview.

What does the question bank cover?

SJT scenarios on patient safety, confidentiality, capacity and consent, probity, teamwork, safeguarding and professionalism. CPST questions on emergencies, infection, paediatrics, women’s health, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, psychiatry and more.

Who writes the questions?

The starter bank is sample content written for this build. Before anyone relies on it, it should be reviewed by doctors who know Irish practice.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. Ranking questions work by dragging, with arrow buttons as well, so they’re easy on a small screen.

Are there practice exams?

Yes. Each Grand Mock has an SJT paper and a CPST paper. Sit the SJT first, as on the day, with each paper against its own clock at exam pace. You get a full review at the end.