Exam date and registration
Read the official notice for your admission cycle. Confirm the registration window, time zone, payment deadline, and test centre; do not copy dates from an earlier year.
IMAT exam guide
What is the IMAT, and where do you check the rules?
The International Medical Admissions Test (IMAT) is commonly used to refer to Italy's English-language admission test for specified medical degree courses. The responsible authorities publish the binding rules for each academic year.
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Your admission cycle
Verify four things before planning around a date.
This evergreen guide explains what to check. It does not announce unverified dates or registration windows for a future exam.
Format, syllabus, and scoring
Find the annual decree and its annexes. Confirm the number of questions, time allowed, marking rules, and subject distribution before configuring full simulations.
Eligibility and places
Check the relevant university call, qualification requirements, available places, and candidate category. EU and non-EU processes can differ; follow the rules that apply to you.
Application and results
Use Universitaly and the university's official instructions for submission, preferences, results, and enrolment. Keep confirmation records and check official amendments.
Preparation and historical rules
Use previous formats as references.
Previous IMAT materials are useful for practising science, reasoning, reading, and pacing. Their dates and rules belong to their own admission cycle. MEDichondria preserves a 2026 archive with official-source links for historical reference.
The platform separates Physics and Mathematics into individual study tracks. Consult the annual decree for the official question groupings; the public IMAT syllabus map explains the distinction.
Build subject knowledge now using focused questions and retrieval. When the rules for your cycle are published, adapt full mocks to those rules rather than assuming an earlier question count, duration, or scoring system remains unchanged.
For a historical 60-question practice paper using +1.5 / −0.4 / 0 marking, try the IMAT score calculator with negative marking. It shows the arithmetic and unanswered count; official eligibility and ranking rules still need separate verification.
Official sources
Check the authority responsible for each decision.
- Italian Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR)
Annual decrees, annexes, official notices, and corrections. Read the latest applicable document rather than relying on a preparation site's summary.
- Universitaly IMAT portal
Official application information and the registration process when available for the relevant cycle.
- MUR programmed-admission archive
Historical admission-cycle documentation. Also read the official admissions call on the website of your chosen university.
If official sources disagree, check the later applicable decree or correction and contact the responsible authority. MEDichondria is an independent preparation platform.
Public IMAT resources
Choose the next step in your preparation.
IMAT study plan
A 12-week schedule, weekly routine, and shorter or longer preparation options.
Free IMAT practice questions
Original examples across six subjects, with answers and worked explanations.
Official IMAT past papers
MUR paper links and a method for timed attempts and useful error review.
IMAT score calculator
Calculate a raw practice score using the historical marking model, with worked examples.
MEDichondria workspace
Turn the syllabus into a focused study routine.
Build foundations with the subject guides, practise under time, and use explanations to decide what to revisit.