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IMAT: formato e punteggio

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In breve

The national admission test for the English-taught degrees in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine at Italian public universities: 60 questions in 100 minutes, +1.5 for a right answer and −0.4 for a wrong one.

2027/28 admission: what is confirmed and what is not

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Confirmed by the ministry

  • The English-taught degrees are outside the 2025 reform: the decree that brought in the semestre filtro says its rules do not apply to programmes taught in English (D.Lgs. 71/2025, art. 8, in Italian).
  • For 2026/27 they admitted by the IMAT under D.M. 1005 of 6 August 2026, with the same format, scoring and syllabus as in 2025/26.
  • New in 2026/27: at registration each candidate chose Medicine and Surgery with Dentistry, or Veterinary Medicine, and could not change it once registration closed. There were two national rankings, one for each.
  • The test was held on 29 September 2026 at 13:30 Italian time, after registration on Universitaly from 26 August to 9 September.

Not published yet

  • The 2027/28 decree: the date, the registration window, the places, and whether the format, scoring or 20-point threshold change. The 2025 and 2026 decrees were both signed in early August, about seven weeks before the test.
  • The registration fee, which is announced on Universitaly when registration opens.
Sources

IMAT - International Medical Admissions Test

The national admission test for the English-taught degrees in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine at Italian universities, set by the Ministry of University and Research and run by CINECA. It is one paper test of 60 questions with five options in 100 minutes, in English: Reading skills and knowledge acquired in studies 4, Logical reasoning and problems 5, Biology 23, Chemistry 15, Physics and mathematics 13. A correct answer scores 1.5, a blank 0 and a wrong answer -0.4, for a maximum of 90. EU candidates, and non-EU candidates resident in Italy, need at least 20 points to be ranked; there are two national rankings, one for Medicine and Dentistry and one for Veterinary Medicine, and admission depends on the ranking against the places at each university.

Versione descritta
IMAT for admission to the English-taught degrees in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine, a.y. 2026/27. Structure, scoring, threshold and syllabus verified from the ministerial decree (D.M. 1005 of 6 August 2026) and its annexes.
Ciclo di ammissione
Academic year 2026/27 (test held on 29 September 2026; the 2027/28 decree has not been published yet)

Sezioni e tempi

Sezioni di IMAT - International Medical Admissions Test con numero di domande, limiti di tempo e uso della calcolatrice.
SezioneDomandeTempoCalcolatrice
IMAT60100 minNon consentitaNo calculator. The decree bans phones, tablets, smartwatches and "similar equipment", manuals and notes, and candidates write only with the pen the venue supplies (Allegato 1).

Regole di navigazione

Che cosa puoi e non puoi fare una volta iniziata una sezione. Le nostre esercitazioni a tempo applicano queste regole sul server, non solo nell’interfaccia.

  • You can move backward and forward freely within a section.
  • You can change an answer before the section is submitted.
  • A review screen lists your answers at the end of the section.
  • You can mark any question for review.
  • You can return to earlier sections.

Punteggio

Risposta corretta
1,5 punti
Risposta sbagliata
-0,4 punti: una vera penalità
Lasciata in bianco
0 punti
Scala dei risultati
IMAT score out of 90: -24–90The raw penalty-adjusted score (art. 3 c. 4): 1.5 per correct answer, -0.4 per wrong answer, 0 per blank. The minimum shown is the arithmetic floor if every answer were wrong.
  • Scoring: +1.5 correct, 0 blank, -0.4 wrong (art. 3 c. 4). With five options a blind guess has an expected value of 1.5 x 0.2 - 0.4 x 0.8 = -0.02, slightly negative; eliminating even one option makes guessing worth it.
  • The real test is in English only. Italian versions of our questions are a study aid.

Perché non ti diamo un punteggio in scala

Nothing to estimate: the IMAT reports the raw penalty-adjusted score.

Che cosa viene valutato

Le aree di contenuto pubblicate da Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca. La nostra banca di domande è classificata secondo queste aree, così la pagina dei risultati indica le stesse competenze che indica l’ente organizzatore.

  • Reading skills and knowledge acquired in studies4 of 60 questions

    Reading comprehension and general knowledge from secondary school studies.

    Reading comprehension · Knowledge acquired in studies

  • Logical reasoning and problems5 of 60 questions

    Reasoning from given information, and problems solved by reasoning.

    Critical thinking · Problem solving

  • Biology23 of 60 questions

    Secondary-school biology.

    Biomolecules and the cell · Bioenergetics · Genetics and heredity · Cell division and reproduction · Human anatomy and physiology · Evolution and diversity

  • Chemistry15 of 60 questions

    Secondary-school chemistry.

    Atoms and the periodic table · Bonding and molecules · Stoichiometry and solutions · Reactions, equilibrium, acids and bases · Organic chemistry

  • Physics and mathematics13 of 60 questions

    Secondary-school physics and mathematics.

    Algebra and functions · Geometry and trigonometry · Probability and statistics · Mechanics and fluids · Thermodynamics and waves · Electricity and magnetism

Che cosa Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca non pubblica

Non abbiamo potuto verificare quanto segue su una fonte ufficiale. Invece di tirare a indovinare, disattiviamo ogni funzione che ne dipenderebbe e lo diciamo qui.

  • Everything about 2027/28: the decree, the date, the places and whether the format or scoring change. Not published as of 3 November 2026.
  • Free movement through the 100 minutes: it follows from the single paper booklet, but no clause states it.
  • The registration fee, published only on Universitaly while registration is open.

Fonti

Compilato da UniExamer sulla base delle pagine pubblicate da Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca. Ogni fonte riporta la data in cui è stata verificata.

  1. [1] D.M. 1005 of 6 August 2026: IMAT 2026/27, arts. 1-3 (format, date, scoring, threshold, rankings) — Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca, verificata il 3 novembre 2026
  2. [2] D.M. 1005/2026, Allegati 1-3: conduct of the test, registration and rankings, language certificates — Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca, verificata il 3 novembre 2026
  3. [3] D.M. 1005/2026, Allegato A: syllabus — Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca, verificata il 3 novembre 2026
  4. [4] D.Lgs. 71/2025, art. 8 c. 3: the 2025 reform does not apply to English-taught degrees — Normattiva, verificata il 3 novembre 2026
  5. [5] Universitaly: registration, scores and rankings — Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca, verificata il 3 novembre 2026

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