IMAT Bank
Medicine · Dentistry · Veterinary
€130 one payment
- 5,180 questionsevery one solved
- 6 timed mocks+1.5 / −0.4 marking
- Paper-sheet modeexam-day rehearsal
- Until IMAT dayone payment
IMAT & CEnT-S question banks · 100% in English
12,340questions.Every one solved.
For Medicine in Italy, in English.
5,180 IMAT questions and 7,160 CEnT-S questions, each with a step-by-step solution, built to the official syllabus and the real exam clock. Pick your exam, pay once, practise until exam day.
5,180IMAT questions
7,160CEnT-S questions
12,340worked solutions
Every question comes with a full solution, the trap it sets and the fastest route to the answer. IMAT: 60 questions, 100 minutes, +1.5 / −0.4. CEnT-S: 65 questions, 140 minutes, +1 / −0.25.
Question bank · pricing
Every question. Every solution. One payment.
AdmitItaly sells one thing: 12,340 exam-faithful questions with a worked solution under every single one. 5,180 for IMAT, 7,160 for CEnT-S. Pick your exam, pay once, practise until exam day.
- 30% off every bank
- 12,340 questions, 12,340 solutions
- Mapped to the official syllabus
- Real timer, real negative marking
- Updated after every sitting
- 100% in English
Both Banks
Medicine + Engineering · both doors open
€180 one payment save €50
- 12,340 questionseverything, both exams
- 12 mocksIMAT + CEnT-S
- Ranking simulatorEU and non-EU
- Guess-or-skip coachper exam marking
- Until your last examone payment
CEnT-S Bank
Engineering · Economics · Pharmacy · Sciences
€100 one payment
- 7,160 questionsevery one solved
- 6 CISIA-style mockssection locks, +1 / −0.25
- Score estimateafter every mock
- Full yearall five sittings
Not sure yet? Try 60 questions free.
Thirty IMAT and thirty CEnT-S questions with full solutions. No card, no time limit on the sample.
Start freePrices in euro, VAT included. One payment, no subscription. Every bank is re-checked against the official syllabus after each sitting, and updates are included.
The exams
Pick your battlefield.
Two tests stand between you and an English-taught degree in Italy: IMAT for medicine, CEnT-S for engineering, economics, pharmacy and the sciences. We prepare you for both, with the official syllabus, the real clock and the real marking.
IMAT
State universities · one national test · in English
- 60 Q
- 100 min
- +1.5 / −0.4
- Late Sept
- Biology 23
- Chemistry 15
- Physics & maths 13
- Logic 5
- Reading & GK 4
One sitting a year, a paper answer sheet, one national ranking for every public English-taught medical school. Five options per question, one correct.
5,180questions · every one solved
- 2026 cycle
- Registration 26 Aug – 9 Sep · exam 29 Sep · scores 8 Oct · ranking 26 Oct · first scorrimento 3 Nov
- Seats
- About 1,200 EU seats in 2026, up from 950. Non-EU abroad: separate quotas per university
- Threshold
- 20 of 90 for EU candidates. Blank 0, wrong −0.4
CEnT-S
CISIA · computer-based · five sittings a year · in English
- 65 Q
- 140 min
- +1 / −0.25
- 5 sittings
- Reading 10
- Maths 15
- Texts & data 15
- Biology 10
- Chemistry 10
- Physics 5
New since November 2025, replacing the English TOLC-I, TOLC-E and TOLC-F. One test for every English-taught scientific degree, six sections each on its own clock.
7,160questions · every one solved
- Sittings
- Five a year, one attempt each. Scores by 29 Jan, 31 Mar, 31 May, 30 Jul and 17 Sep
- Where
- @UNI at a test centre or @HOME with remote proctoring. One result counts at every university that asks for it
- Scoring
- +1 correct, −0.25 wrong, 0 blank, normalised for difficulty. Each university sets its own threshold
Formats as published for the most recent sitting, last checked on 16 October 2026 against the ministry's 2026/27 calendar, the IMAT decree of 6 August 2026 and CISIA. Both providers change details between years, so we re-check each exam against the official announcement and flag changes to you.
The platform
Train like the exam hall.
Not a question dump. A rehearsal of the exact day, repeated until the day itself feels familiar.
Real-format mocks
Same count, same clock, same negative marking. IMAT prints to a paper answer sheet.
12,340 questions, explained
Every question with a worked solution, the trap it sets and the fastest route.
Ranking simulator
Your mock score as a projected rank against past cut-offs, university by university.
Guess or skip coach
Learns your accuracy per topic and tells you when a blank beats a guess.
Admission guides
Pre-enrolment, ISEE fees, scholarships and visa, step by step in English.
Study planner
Counts back from exam day, weights sections by marks, rebuilds when life happens.
The score lab
Negative marking changes everything.
Move the sliders and watch what a guess really costs on IMAT. Then see why eliminating a single option flips the odds.
IMAT score simulator
73.0 /90
Left blank: 5
50 right × 1.5 = +75.0
5 wrong × 0.4 = −2.0
5 blank × 0 = 0.0
Score 73.0 / 90
5 wrong × 0.4 = −2.0
5 blank × 0 = 0.0
Score 73.0 / 90
Should you guess?
Five options. A right answer earns 1.5, a wrong one costs 0.4. Expected points per guessed question, by how many options you can rule out:
Rule out 0−0.02Coin flip. Skip.
Rule out 1+0.08Guess.
Rule out 2+0.23Guess.
Rule out 3+0.55Always guess.
Pure guessing is a wash at best. Eliminate one option and guessing already beats a blank. Over sixty questions that is the difference between two universities.
Where it takes you
English-taught. Public prices.
A selection of the universities whose English-taught degrees you can target through IMAT and CEnT-S. Each programme's call says which test, and which sections, it counts.
Medicine & Dentistry IMAT
Engineering, Economics, Pharmacy & Sciences CEnT-S
Tuition, honestly
Public universities charge by family income through the ISEE. Expect anywhere from a few hundred euros to around €4,000 a year, and regional DSU scholarships can cover fees, housing and meals. Private universities are a different league of pricing.
Seats are split
IMAT places are allocated separately for EU and non-EU applicants, each with its own ranking. In 2026 the EU pool at state universities grew to about 1,200 seats from about 950. Non-EU candidates pre-enrol on Universitaly and lock their university list before the exam. We model both pools.
The roadmap
From first mock to matricola.
An IMAT cycle in six moves, with the 2026 dates as the template. CEnT-S runs earlier and more often, and the planner adjusts for that.
- Winter – Spring
Choose your programmes
Compare universities, seats, past cut-offs and language rules. CEnT-S already has sittings in its first two periods (scores by 29 January and 31 March), so an early score can shape your shortlist.
- Spring
Pre-enrol on Universitaly
Non-EU applicants pick a university, upload documents and start the visa file. Deadlines are strict and unforgiving.
- Summer
Register for the exam
CEnT-S has two more periods (scores by 31 May and 30 July), and IMAT registration opens on Universitaly in late August for about two weeks.
- Late September
Exam day
IMAT at the end of the month (29 September in 2026): 100 minutes, a paper answer sheet, a pen. CEnT-S candidates get a last period with scores by 17 September.
- October – November
Rankings and scorrimenti
Anonymous scores about ten days after the test, the named national ranking four weeks after, then reassignment rounds for weeks. Confirm your seat on time or it is gone.
- Arrival
Enrol and settle
Enrolment, codice fiscale, residence permit, a flat, and your first espresso as a matricola.
Questions
Asked constantly.
The things every international applicant asks in the first week. Answered without the bureaucracy.
Didn't Italy abolish the medicine entrance test?
For Italian-taught courses, yes. Since 2025/26 they use a filter semester: open enrolment, three national exams in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, then a ranking. English-taught Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary are excluded by the reform decree and keep IMAT. The 2026 sitting ran on 29 September with the usual format, and the named ranking follows in late October.
How big is the question bank?
12,340 questions, every one with a worked solution. 5,180 for IMAT across Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths, Logic and Reading, and 7,160 for CEnT-S across Maths, Texts and data, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Each question is tagged to the official syllabus and the banks are updated after every sitting.
What happened to TOLC-I and TOLC-E?
The Italian versions still exist, for degrees taught in Italian. The English versions were retired in November 2025 and replaced by CEnT-S, one 65-question CISIA test for engineering, economics, pharmacy and the sciences. If a guide still tells you to book English TOLC-I, it is out of date.
Is the whole platform really in English?
Yes. Every question, explanation, guide and mock is written in English, for exams that are sat in English. We do not translate Italian material. We write for English-taught programmes from the start.
Do I need to speak Italian?
Not to apply or to sit IMAT or CEnT-S. Most English-taught medicine programmes expect B2 Italian by the clinical years, because patients speak Italian. Engineering and economics programmes vary. We flag the requirement for each university.
IMAT or CEnT-S, which one do I need?
IMAT if you want Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary taught in English at a state university: one national test in late September, one ranking. CEnT-S if you want English-taught engineering, economics, pharmacy or sciences at a university in the CISIA network: a computer-based test you can sit up to five times a year. Private medical schools and a few universities such as Bocconi run their own tests, which we do not cover.
How does the ranking actually work?
After IMAT a national ranking lists every candidate by score, separately for EU and non-EU seats. You are assigned to the highest university on your preference list where your score fits. Seats that are not confirmed are reassigned in later rounds, the scorrimenti, which run for weeks.
When should I start preparing?
Strong IMAT candidates usually give it six to nine months. CEnT-S runs in five periods a year, one attempt per period, so you can start with an early sitting and repeat if the first score disappoints.
How much does AdmitItaly cost?
With 30% off, the IMAT question bank (5,180 questions) is €130 instead of €178, the CEnT-S bank (7,160 questions) €100 instead of €138, and both together, all 12,340, €180 instead of €258. One payment, VAT included, no subscription, with access until your exam day. Start with 60 free questions and full solutions, no card needed.
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