For most specialties, written projects can be submitted at any time after completing the FRCPath Part 1 exam - before or after you sit the Part 2 exam.
In Forensic Pathology and Toxicology only, the finished project must be submitted at least four months before the entry closing date of your Part 2 examination. The closing dates are normally the first Friday of January for the Spring session, and the first Friday of July for the Autumn session. So projects are expected to be submitted by the end of March and September, respectively. The College cannot guarantee that an amended submission (if required) will be marked in time for you to undertake the examination if it is submitted later than this.
In all other specialties, candidates are strongly encouraged to submit and have had their proposal approved before applying to sit the Part 2 Practical and/or Oral examination.
Candidates must submit their finished project no more than three years after the original proposal was accepted.