{"id":20290,"date":"2018-08-15T13:58:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T13:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=20290"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:40:24","slug":"syllabus-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/clubs-training\/for-trainers\/syllabus-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Exam Specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Exam specifications v1.6<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/\/public\/exams\/specifications\/260305_Syllabus_2024_v1.6b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syllabus 2019: Complete specification (v1.6b)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; 1 April 2025 (PDF)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/public\/exams\/specifications\/260305_Syllabus_2024_v1.6b_Changes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Changes Document<\/a><\/strong>&#8211; from March 2026 (PDF)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: none\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/10\/300px_fine_dotted_line-300x3.png\" alt=\"300px_fine_dotted_line\" width=\"300\" height=\"3\" \/><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Direct to Full v2.0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/public\/exams\/specifications\/D2F_syllabus_V2.1_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Radio amateur Examination Specification for Direct Entry to Full Licence (v2.1)<\/strong><\/a>&#8211; from 5 January 2026 (PDF)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.services\/public\/exams\/specifications\/Direct_to_Full_Syllabus_Changes_List_v2.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Changes Document<\/strong><\/a>&#8211; changes between v2.0 and v2.1 (PDF)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: none\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/10\/300px_fine_dotted_line-300x3.png\" alt=\"300px_fine_dotted_line\" width=\"300\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Exam overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Summary of exam questions; pass mark, percentage and time<\/h4>\n<h4>\n<table id=\"tablepress-118\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-118\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Exam<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">&nbsp; Questions &nbsp;<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">&nbsp;Passmark &nbsp;<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">&nbsp;<strong>Percentage<\/strong> &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">&nbsp;Time (mins)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><B>Foundation<\/B><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">&nbsp; 26<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">&nbsp; 19<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">&nbsp; 73<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">&nbsp; 60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Intermediate<\/B>  &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">&nbsp; 46<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">&nbsp; 28<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">&nbsp; 61<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">&nbsp; 90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Full <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">&nbsp; 58<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">&nbsp; 35<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">&nbsp; 60<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">&nbsp; 120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Direct to Full<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">&nbsp; Part 1 \u2013 18<br \/>\n&nbsp; Part 2 \u2013 57<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">&nbsp; Part 1 \u2013 14<br \/>\n&nbsp; Part 2 \u2013 36<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">&nbsp; Part 1 \u2013 77.7<br \/>\n&nbsp; Part 2 \u2013 63.2 <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">&nbsp; 150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-118 from cache --><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exam specifications v1.6 Syllabus 2019: Complete specification (v1.6b) &#8211; 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