USMLE Step 1 Exam Pattern

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  • USMLE Step 1 examination is a one-day exam. The test duration is 8 hours, divided into 7 blocks of one hour each. Each of the blocks will have not more than 40 USMLE questions, and the total number of questions will be 280. The questions will be MCQ type.

Duration

Total Questions

Blocks

No. of Question in each Block

8 Hours

280

7

40

  • USMLE Step 1 exam is an assessment of candidate’s knowledge of science related to medical practice in various disciplines and inter-disciplines of medical science.

 

Disciplines

Microbiology

Behavioural sciences

Pharmacology

Physiology

Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Anatomy

Pathology

Biochemistry

Inter-disciplines

Nutrition

Aging

Genetics