Introduction
Italian Universities, with the Italian Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MIUR), are currently offering undergraduate courses that are taught in English and open to applicants outside of Italy. The Universities of Rome La Sapienza, Milan and Pavia are offering a number of places for both home and overseas students to study medicine as part of this initiative. For further information (in Italian) follow this link to read the ministerial decree signed by Mariastella Gelmini, the Italian Minister of Education; http://attiministeriali.miur.it/anno-2011/luglio/dm-07072011.aspx
Applicants for the existing courses taught in Italian, currently take an Italian admissions test (developed by the Italian Commission), with the available places awarded to those scoring highest on the test.
MIUR has asked Cambridge Assessment’s Admissions Tests and Special Testing Division to develop and deliver the English language equivalent of this Italian admissions test, with the first live test being delivered on 9th September 2011.
Candidates wishing to study at Milan, Rome La Sapienza, or Pavia should follow the links below to register for the test and choose their test centre in Italy or the UK.
About the Test
The test will be used for admission to the Medicine and Surgery courses at each of the three universities.
The IMAT will have the same structure as the existing Italian test. Candidates are allowed a total of two hours to complete the test.
Section 1: General Knowledge and Logical Reasoning (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving)
40 multiple-choice questions
Section 2: Science-based section, covering Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Maths
40 multiple-choice questions
All questions have five options, of which one is correct.
Candidates record their answers on a separate answer sheet. Candidates can also indicate if they have opted not to answer a question.
Scoring
A candidate's total score is calculated using the following formula:
- 1 point for each correct answer
- -0.25 points for each wrong answer
- 0 points for each question not answered
A single total score will be reported, together with a score on each section, and on each of the Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics components.
Important Information: 9th September 2011 IMAT
Please see the following link for some very important information relating to the IMAT that took place on Friday 9th September 2011.
http://accessoprogrammato.miur.it/2011/ME_EN.html
Dates
| Registration deadline: | Rome La Sapienza - 8th August 2011 Pavia - 22nd August 2011 Milan - 29th August 2011 Please see the university web sites for further details |
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| Test date: | 9th September 2011. The scheduled start time is 11.00am BST in the UK and 12.00pm CET in Italy. |
| Results Release date: | 15th September via the MIUR web site. |
Publication of the test paper and requests for review of an item
The IMAT test taken on the 9th September 2011 will be published on the MIUR web site after the above test date, so that candidates can review items and contest them if they wish. If items are incorrect, they can be discounted from the final score.
Candidates wishing to request that a test item be reviewed should email imat@cambridgeassessment.org.uk and quote their unique ID as evidence that they are legitimate IMAT candidates.
Cambridge Assessment will not be able to change candidates' results once results have been published and can accept no liability if candidates have not registered their request for a review of a test item.
In line with the Italian version of the test, candidates may still contest items after the above date. However, as stated, no changes to results will be made and no liability accepted once results have been published.
Results Enquiries and Appeals
Other than the above requests for review of an item, Cambridge Assessment will not offer a results or appeals procedure for IMAT. Results will be supplied to the Universities, who will use them to support their admissions procedures. The use of test scores resides with the Italian universities and with MIUR.
Registration
Candidates need to register with the Italian Universities directly. Instructions on how to register for (including how to submit access arrangement requests) and pay for the test, can be found on the relevant University’s website:
- Rome La Sapienza: http://www.uniroma1.it/eng/InternationalStudents.php
- Milan: http://www.mimed.it/admissions.shtml
- Pavia: http://www.unipv.eu/on-line/en/Home/News/articolo4157.html
Test Centre Information
Candidates are required to arrive at their designated test centre no later than 60 minutes before the start of the test session. Please bring with you a valid form of photographic identification. For the London test centre this will be a passport or photo driving licence.
Rome La Sapienza
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Viale dell'Università, 30
Roma
Italy
Milan
Università degli Studi di Milano
Via Festa del Perdono 7
20122 Milano
Italy
Pavia
Università degli Studi di Pavia
Corso Strada Nuova 65
27100 Pavia
Italy
London
Please contact Cambridge Assessment via email for further information. Email: imat@cambridgeassessment.org.uk. Please note that we will only accept email enquiries.