diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/exam/pages/ExamPage/index.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/exam/pages/ExamPage/index.tsx
index e0adfa5ab..b515509d8 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/exam/pages/ExamPage/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/exam/pages/ExamPage/index.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 import { notify, useErrorHandler, AdvancedTable, useServerTable, ModalFooter, AmharicDatePicker } from "@ema-platform/ui";
 import { LICENSE_PERMISSIONS, RequirePermission } from "@ema-platform/auth";
 import { useGetCertificationsQuery } from "../../../certification/api/certification-api";
+import { RANK_KEY_OPTIONS } from "../../../certification/types/certification";
 import {
   useGetExamsQuery,
   useCreateExamMutation,
@@ -383,9 +384,18 @@ export function ExamPage() {
   const [statusOpened, { open: openStatus, close: closeStatus }] =
     useDisclosure(false);
 
+  // Rank in the label: an exam inherits its STCW rank from the certification
+  // it is created under (Certification.rankKey), so the officer sees which
+  // rank a sitting will serve at the moment they pick the subject.
   const certOptions = certifications
     .filter((c) => c.isActive)
-    .map((c) => ({ value: c.id, label: c.name[locale] }));
+    .map((c) => {
+      const rank = RANK_KEY_OPTIONS.find((r) => r.value === c.rankKey)?.label;
+      return {
+        value: c.id,
+        label: rank ? `${c.name[locale]} — ${rank}` : c.name[locale],
+      };
+    });
   const getCertName = (id: string) =>
     certifications.find((c) => c.id === id)?.name?.[locale] ?? "-";
 
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/components/ScheduleExamModal.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/components/ScheduleExamModal.tsx
index b68de8778..641ffc864 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/components/ScheduleExamModal.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/components/ScheduleExamModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import { Alert, Button, Modal, Select, Stack, Text, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
+import { Alert, Button, Modal, Select, Stack, Text } from '@mantine/core';
 import { IconCalendarEvent } from '@tabler/icons-react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { ModalFooter } from '@ema-platform/ui';
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ interface Props {
   applicantName: string;
   loading: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
-  onConfirm: (payload: {
-    examId: string;
-    admissionNumber?: string;
-    examDate?: string;
-  }) => void;
+  onConfirm: (payload: { examId: string; examDate?: string }) => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -38,7 +34,6 @@ export function ScheduleExamModal({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { data: exams, isLoading } = useGetEligibleExamsQuery(applicationId, { skip: !opened });
   const [examId, setExamId] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [admissionNumber, setAdmissionNumber] = useState('');
 
   const options = (exams ?? []).map((exam) => ({
     value: exam.id,
@@ -52,7 +47,6 @@ export function ScheduleExamModal({
     if (!examId) return;
     onConfirm({
       examId,
-      admissionNumber: admissionNumber.trim() || undefined,
       examDate: selected?.date ? String(selected.date) : undefined,
     });
   }
@@ -92,15 +86,12 @@ export function ScheduleExamModal({
           />
         )}
 
-        <TextInput
-          label={t('review.scheduleExam.admissionNumber', 'Admission number')}
-          description={t(
+        <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
+          {t(
             'review.scheduleExam.admissionHint',
-            'Leave blank to let the system issue one.',
+            'An admission number is issued automatically when the candidate is seated.',
           )}
-          value={admissionNumber}
-          onChange={(e) => setAdmissionNumber(e.currentTarget.value)}
-        />
+        </Text>
 
         <ModalFooter>
           <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>