TARA at University College London
UCL Mechanical Engineering: TARA requirements
The short answer
For 2027 entry, UCL Mechanical Engineering (H300 and 1 related UCAS code) requires the TARA Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Writing Task, 40 minutes each.1,2,3,4,5,6 Sit it in the October window (12 to 16 October 2026) or the January window (4 to 8 January 2027).2,3 UCL has not published TARA scores or offer rates for this course in the sources we checked. TARA-wide percentiles describe all candidates, not this course's applicants.3
Course requirements and score context from UAT-UK and the universities.
Covers 2 UCAS codes with identical rules: H300, H301.
TARA modules for UCL Mechanical Engineering
When to sit the TARA
Past scores and offer rates
Not published UCL has not published TARA scores or offer rates for this course in the sources we checked (27 September 2026). TARA-wide percentiles describe every candidate, so they cannot say what this course's applicants scored.3
Wider figures that include this course
These combine several courses or a whole department, so they describe the group, not this course alone.
| Group | Test | Applicants | Offers | Offer rate | Average old-test score (applicants, shortlisted, offer holders) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering department | Pre-TARA | 4,457 | 943 | 21.2% | Not published | [7] UCL, checked 27 Sep 2026 |
UCAS codes on this page
These courses share the same TARA rules and the same published evidence, so they share one page.
| UCAS code | Course | Source |
|---|---|---|
| H300 | Mechanical Engineering BEng | [4] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026; [5] UCL, checked 26 Sep 2026; [6] UCL, checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| H301 | Mechanical Engineering MEng | [4] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026; [8] UCL, checked 26 Sep 2026; [6] UCL, checked 27 Sep 2026 |
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Questions people ask
What TARA score is competitive for UCL Mechanical Engineering?
UCL has not published TARA scores or offer rates for this course in the sources we checked. TARA-wide percentiles describe all candidates, not this course's applicants.3
Does UCL Mechanical Engineering require the TARA Writing Task?
How should I read the published TARA score distribution?
UAT-UK's percentile tables cover every TARA candidate. They tell you where a score sits nationally, not what UCL Mechanical Engineering applicants scored. No course-level figures have been published yet.3
Sources
Every figure on this page links to one of these. A checked date is the day we read the page, not the day it was published. Labels: Published, Past cycle, Calculated from published counts, Estimate, Not published.
- 1UAT-UKChecked 27 Sep 2026.
- 2UAT-UKChecked 27 Sep 2026.
- 3UCLChecked 27 Sep 2026.
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- 5UCLChecked 26 Sep 2026.
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- 8UCLChecked 26 Sep 2026.
Data checked 27 September 2026. Missing figures are shown as not published, never as zero or a guess.