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EBOT Examination Fees

PART 1 - Written Exam

Fee for European citizens: 350€

Fee for non-European candidates working in Europe (or UEMS affiliated): 400€

Fee for non-European candidates not working in Europe (or UEMS affiliated): 550€

European candidates eligible to take Part I of EBOT include citizens from any country in the European Union OR United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Armenia, Georgia, Israel, Serbia, Turkey, or Ukraine (UEMS-affiliated countries).

Citizens of other countries working in the above-mentioned countries are considered “non-European candidates working in a European country”.

Citizens of other countries not working in any of those countries are “non-European candidates not working in a European country”.


PART 2 - Oral Exam

Fee for European citizens: EUR 600

Fee for non-European citizens working in a European country: EUR 1,200

Once candidates have successfully completed Part 1: Written Exam, they will be informed about the instructions and deadlines for Part 2: Oral Exam.

Please note that trainees will not be able to take Part 2: Oral Exam of the EBOT examination until they have passed their national exam and obtained a certificate of full qualification as an orthopaedic surgeon from their national authority (EU Orthopaedic Society). Once this certificate is obtained, the applicant must send a copy to the EBOT Administrator and await confirmation of eligibility from the Board. Applicants are required to take Part 2 within two years after successful completion of Part 1.

Also note that non-European citizens not working in a European country will not be able to take Part 2: Oral exam of the EBOT examination.

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