Dr. Akram Ahmad, PhDKnowledge assessment of pharmaceutical sciences (KAPS) pharmacist exam Australia
The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) conducts the knowledge assessment of pharmaceutical sciences (KAPS) exam to invite skilled pharmacists to practice as registered pharmacists and gain experience in Australia.
KAPS exam is eligible to all international pharmacists who have finished an accredited pharmacy programme after January 1, 2006, that included at least four years of a full-time degree course. A Stream A eligibility letter is required to determine whether or not you are eligible to take the KAPS exam.
How can a foreign pharmacist register in Australia?
Step 1: Initial skill assessment
Step 2: KAPS Exam Preparation
Step 3: English Test (PTE)
KAPS Exam guide and sample papers?
The KAPS exam covers the following four domains from the National Competency Standards Framework for pharmacists in Australia in 2010:
Domain 1– Pharmaceutics
Domain 2– Therapeutics
Domain 3– Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Domain 4- Pharmacology and Physiology
Paper 1–Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
Paper 2 –Pharmaceutics and Therapeutics
Examination question types of questions may either stand-alone or be associated with a patient profile.
KAPS exam pass percentage?
To pass the exam, you need: a mark of at least 50% in all subsections of the exam. an overall mark of at least 50%.
How many questions are on the KAPS exam?
The KAPS Examination is 100-questions long and candidates have 2 hours to complete it. Due to the frequent changes to the scope and content within the practice of pharmacy in Australia, the APC does not guarantee that the information in this paper is accurate or relevant once published publicly.
Note:- KAPS exam is conducted thrice a year in some of the major cities across the world.
KAPS Exam Centres in Different Countries:
| Country | KAPS Exam centres Cities |
| KAPS exam centres in Australia | Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Townsville, Perth, Sydney |
| KAPS exam centre in Egypt | Cairo and surrounding areas |
| KAPS exam centre in Greece | Athens |
| KAPS exam centre Hong Kong SAR | Hong Kong |
| KAPS exam centres in India | Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Noida and Gurgaon |
| KAPS exam centre in Kenya | Nairobi |
| KAPS exam centres in New Zealand | Auckland and Wellington |
| KAPS exam centres in Singapore | Singapore |
| KAPS exam centre in South Africa | Johannesburg |
| KAPS exam centre in United Arab Emirates | Dubai and surrounding area |
| KAPS exam centre in Oman | Muscat |
| KAPS exam test centre in Pakistan | Islamabad |
| KAPS exam test centre in Peru | Lima |
| KAPS exam test centre in Philippines | Manila |
| KAPS exam test centre in United Kingdom | London |
| KAPS exam test centre in Zimbabwe | Harare |
| KAPS exam test centre in Qatar | Doha |
| KAPS exam test centre in Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam |
| KAPS exam test centre in Argentina | Buenos Aires |
KAPS Exam Dates in 2023:
| Registration open | Registration Close | Exam Dates |
| 24 January 2023 | 13 February 2023 | 6 – 8 March 2023 |
| 21 February 2023 | 13 June 2023 | 17 – 19 July 2023 |
| 20 June 2023 | 9 October 2023 | 20 – 22 November 2023 |
KAPS Exam Validity Period:
A candidate’s results are valid for four years after passing both exams.
KAPS Exam Fees:
The online KAPS exam costs $2,190 AUD per attempt. For further information about other fees and charges, please see the APC website.
Concluding Words: –
Applicants who do not have any centre in their respective countries need to travel to their neighbouring country where the centres have been set up for the KAPS exam. It’s preferable to stay in touch with institutes or platform while you’re applying for the KAPS exam because generally applicants get confused with the date and time and fail to fill the form on time. Academically helps applicants start from the filling up of forms to result declaration. We stick by your side till the end and help you ace the exam.
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Dr. Akram Ahmad, PhD
Academically.ai is the brainchild of Dr. Akram Ahmad. He has done his PhD from the Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney, Australia. He is a self-motivated clinical pharmacist and committed lecturer with over 9 years of teaching and research experience in various subjects of medicine at the leading Universities in Australia, Malaysia, and India.
Dr. Akram is the recipient of prestigious “Best Promising Researcher Award” from the UCSI University (Malaysia). He has also published over 110 papers, book chapters, conference papers including in high-impact journals. In addition to that, he is a reviewer and editorial board member in
several journals of medicine and pharmacy.