The International Medical Admissions Test

IMAT, which stands for "International Medical Admissions Test", is the only official exam you will need to pass on your way to studying medicine in English in Italy.

The IMAT test is held in English and contains 60 questions (with 5 possible answers) of which: 2 on General knowledge, 20 Logic reasoning, 18 Biology, 12 Chemistry, 8 Physics + Maths. The exam takes 100 minutes. Every right answer gives 1.5 points, every wrong answer subtracts 0.4 points, 0 points for no response. So you can have maximum 90 points in the IMAT itself. The International Medical Admissions Test is used as part of the selection process for medicine and surgery courses at eleven Italian universities.

THE IMAT TOPICS

Section 1: General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning

Section 1 will assess general knowledge and the logical reasoning skills that students must possess if they are to succeed in a course of study at the highest level. Such skills are basic to any academic studies, which often require students to solve novel problems, or consider arguments put forward to justify a conclusion, or to promote or defend a particular point of view. View details...

Section 2: Biology- click to view topics in detail...

Section 3: Chemistry- click to view topics in detail...

Section 4: Physics & Mathematics- click to view topics in detail...

Medicine and Surgery Faculties in Italy

The International Medical Admissions Test (IMAT) is used as part of the selection process for medicine and surgery courses at eleven Italian universities.

UNIVERSITA’ DI PAVIA
UNIVERSITA’ DI ROMA " LA SAPIENZA "
UNIVERSITA' DI ROMA " TOR VERGATA"
UNIVERSITA’ DI MILANO
UNIVERSITA' DI BARI
UNIVERSITA' DI NAPOLI "SECONDA UNIVERSITA "
UNIVERSITA' DI NAPOLI ''FEDERICO II''
HUMANITAS UNIVERSITY - MILANO
UNIVERSITA’ DI BOLOGNA
UNIVERSITA’ DI TORINO
UNIVERSITA’ DI MILANO BICOCCA

The BioMedical Admissions Test

If you’re applying for a course in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Biomedical Science, your university or college may require you to take BMAT. As well as an entry requirement, BMAT is a chance to stand out from the crowd and show your potential for studying a medical university course.

For current registration fees, go to www.admissionstestingservice.org/bmat
Please note the registration fee increases for late applicants. You may also need to pay your test centre an administrative fee. Speak directly with your centre to confirm payment details.

What’s in the test?

BMAT tests you on subjects and skills that an applicant to your chosen course should already be familiar with. It is a pen-and-paper test in three sections. Sections 1 and 2 consist of multiple-choice or short-answer questions and Section 3 is a writing task.

1. Apptitude and Skills (1 hour): Test Skills such as problem solving, understanding argument, data analysis and inference.
2. Scientific Knowledge and Applications (30 minutes): Tests your ability to apply scientific knowledge from school Science and Mathematics.
3. Writing Task (30 minutes): Shows you can communicate effectively in writing, organising ideas and presenting them clearly and concisely.

UNIVERSITIES-COURSES REQUIRING BMAT

University of Cambridge (C05): A100 Medicine, D100 Veterinary Medicine
Imperial College London (I50): A100 Medicine, A101 Graduate Medicine, B900 Biomedical Science (3 year course), B9N2 Biomedical Science with Management (4 year course)
University of Oxford (O33): A100 Medicine, A101 Graduate Medicine, BC98 Biomedical Sciences, Royal
Veterinary College (R84): D100 Veterinary Medicine, D101 Combined Degree Programme, D102 Graduate Accelerated Veterinary Medicine Programme.
University College London (U80): A100 Medicine
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine): Medicine: MBBS degree jointly awarded by Imperial College London and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (B74): A100 Medicine
University of Leeds (L23): A100 Medicine