Interview timetables
All applicants will receive a letter or email indicating whether or not they have been invited for interview, usually between the middle of November and early December.
Sample interview timetables
The 2026 interview timetables are available to view below.
In addition, please note the following:
- Shortlisted applicants may have more than one interview with more than one college
- For some courses, all interviews will be arranged in advance
- In other courses, there will be an initial block of pre-organised interviews which may then be followed by additional interviews
- Where additional interviews are possible, the timetable gives the time by which you will be informed about them, and the days they may occur on
- You should be given at least 24 hours' notice of any additional interviews
- Where times are given in this timetable, they are given as UK time (GMT)
- Candidates may be asked to attend interviews outside of the timeframes given in this timetable
- Should an interview need to be rearranged due to technical difficulties or similar, then the rearranged interview may occur outside of the timeframes given in this timetable
2026 timetables
| Course | Information | Most pre-organised interviews will take place on/between | You will be notified about additional interviews by | Additional interviews will take place on/between |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology and Anthropology | Candidates will have interviews at their first college on Monday 14 December and second college on Monday 14 or Tuesday 15 December. Decisions regarding third college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 10am on Wednesday 16 December. Third college interviews will take place on Thursday 17 December. | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December | 10am on Wednesday 16 December | Thursday 17 December |
| Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | Departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December. First college interviews will take place between Wednesday 9 and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 11 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 10 and Tuesday 15 December. | Tuesday 8 December and Friday 11 December | 5pm on Friday 11 December | Thursday 10 December and Tuesday 15 December |
| Biochemistry | The large majority of interviews will take place between Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December, although some interviews might take place in the week commencing 30 November. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | N/A | N/A |
| Biology | Each candidate will have interviews at two colleges between Monday 7 and Friday 11 December. | Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December | N/A | N/A |
| Biomedical Sciences | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with the interviews with the first college on Wednesday 9 December and interviews with the second college on Thursday 10 December. | Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December | N/A | N/A |
| Chemistry | First college interviews will take place between Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Classical Archaeology and Ancient History | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December and Tuesday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Thursday 10 December. Second college interviews will be on Friday 11 or Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December and Tuesday 8 December | 11am on Thursday 10 December | Friday 11 December and Tuesday 15 December |
| Classics | Initial interviews with a first college, and sometimes with a second college, will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Additional interviews will be on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Classics and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | Initial interviews with a first college, and sometimes with a second college, will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Asian and Middle Eastern Studies departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 11 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 10 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 5pm on Friday 11 December | Thursday 10 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Classics and English | Initial interviews with a first college, and sometimes with a second college, will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Additional interviews will be on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Wednesday 9 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Computer Science | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December, although interviews for some colleges may start in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December | 2pm on Wednesday 16 December | Wednesday 16 December and Thursday 17 December |
| Computer Science and Philosophy | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December, although interviews for some colleges may start in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December | 2pm on Wednesday 16 December | Wednesday 16 December and Thursday 17 December |
| Earth Sciences | Interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
| Economics and Management | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 10am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Wednesday 9 December and Friday 11 December | 10am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Engineering | Most interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December, and some interviews may take place on Thursday 17 December. Overseas candidates may have interviews in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December | N/A | N/A |
| English Language and Literature | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Thursday 10 December. Second college interviews will be on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Wednesday 9 December | 2pm on Thursday 10 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Fine Art | Candidates will have a departmental panel interview on any of Monday 7, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December. Candidates may also have a college interview during this time. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated by 2pm on Wednesday 9 December, with interviews taking place on Friday 11 December. | Monday 7 December and Wednesday 9 December | 2pm on Wednesday 9 December | Friday 11 December |
| Geography | Interviews will take place on weekdays between Wednesday 9 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Wednesday 9 December and Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
| History (Ancient and Modern) | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December. | Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December |
| History | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December. | Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December |
| History and Economics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December. | Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December |
| History and Politics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December. | Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December |
| History and English | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December. | Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December |
| History of Art | Each candidate will have two interviews across Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 December, which may or may not be on the same day. | Monday 7 December and Tuesday 8 December | N/A | N/A |
| Human Sciences | First and second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding departmental panel interviews will be communicated to applicants by 9:30am on Monday 14 December. Panel interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December. | Tuesday 8 December and Friday 11 December | 9:30am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December |
| Law/Law with Law Studies in Europe | First college interviews will take place between Monday 7 December and Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to candidates by 11am on Thursday 10 December. Second college interviews will take place on Friday 11 December. | Monday 7 December and Wednesday 9 December | 11am on Thursday 10 December | Friday 11 December |
| Materials Science | Each candidate will have two interviews, one at each of two different colleges, with interviews taking place on any of Thursday 10, Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Thursday 10 December and Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
| Mathematics / Mathematics and Statistics | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December, although interviews for some colleges may start in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December | 2pm on Wednesday 16 December | Wednesday 16 December and Thursday 17 December |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December, although interviews for some colleges may start in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December | 2pm on Wednesday 16 December | Wednesday 16 December and Thursday 17 December |
| Mathematics and Philosophy | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December, although interviews for some colleges may start in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December and Thursday 17 December | 2pm on Wednesday 16 December | Wednesday 16 December and Thursday 17 December |
| Medicine | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with the interviews being either on Monday 14 or on Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| Medicine (Graduate Entry) | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with interviews with the first college on Thursday 17 December and interviews with the second college on Friday 18 December. | Thursday 17 December and Friday 18 December | N/A | N/A |
| Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Classics and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| English and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| European and Middle Eastern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 11 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 10 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 5pm on Friday 11 December | Thursday 10 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| History and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Modern Languages and Linguistics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Philosophy and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Music | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 7, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding departmental interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Thursday 10 December. Departmental interviews will take place on Monday 14 December. | Monday 7 December and Wednesday 9 December | 5pm on Thursday 10 December | Monday 14 December |
| Philosophy, Politics and Economics | Most first college interviews will take place on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 30 November, and some interviews may take place on the morning of Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 4pm on Thursday 10 December. Second college interviews will take place on Friday 11, Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Wednesday 9 December | 4pm on Thursday 10 December | Friday 11 December and Wednesday 16 December |
| Physics | Interviews at two colleges will take place between Wednesday 9 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Wednesday 9 December and Tuesday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| Physics and Philosophy | Interviews at two colleges will take place between Wednesday 9 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Wednesday 9 December and Tuesday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| Psychology (Experimental) | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
| Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
| Philosophy and Theology | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | N/A | N/A |
| Religion and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | First and second college interviews will take place between Monday 7 and Friday 11 December. Asian and Middle Eastern Studies departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 11 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 10 and Tuesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December | 5pm on Friday 11 December | Thursday 10 December and Tuesday 15 December |
| Theology and Religion | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 December. | Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December | N/A | N/A |