Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Cattolica International

Entrance exam

Medicine and Surgery - Bolzano


The following information refers to Academic Year 2024-2025 and can be taken as a reference for Academic Year 2025-2026. Updates will be posted starting from January 2025. 

In line with current privacy regulations, the official rankings will only show anonymous codes instead of applicants' names. These codes are unique identifiers given to each candidate to allow safe and private access to the rankings.


These codes are different from the PIN codes used during the test.

To find out which anonymous code has been assigned to your application, please follow the instructions that will be sent to you via email by the International Admissions office.
 

PLEASE NOTE


The admission information for the 2025-26 academic year is not final yet and is waiting for official approval by the competent bodies.

The Entrance Exam will take place online on 14 May 2025. Candidates will use a proctoring system called Proctor Exam, which lets them take the exam from home while being monitored. This system will be active from the moment the candidate is identified until the exam is completed.

The entrance exam consists of a written exam administered in computer-based mode entirely delivered in English and made up of sixty-five (65) multiple-choice questions with five answer options.

Candidates must choose one answer only.

The topics of the multiple-choice questions are as follows:

  • 2 questions on general knowledge;
  • 20 questions on logical reasoning;
  • 18 questions on Biology;
  • 12 questions on Chemistry;
  • 8 questions on Physics and Mathematics;
  • 5 questions on ethics and religious culture.

Candidates have 65 minutes to complete the test.

There is a maximum score of 65 (sixty-five) points for the exam, assigned as follows:

  • 1 point for each correct answer;
  • 0.25 point is taken off for each incorrect answer;
  • 0 points for any answer mot given.

The minimum score required to be eligible for the degree programme is no less than 20 points out of 65.

The rules of the Entrance Exam forbid the use of mobile phones, calculators, tablets, online-enabled devices and the consultation of printed books and/or manuscripts and notes. 

Preparation materials
Here you can find some useful links which can help you prepare for the Admission test:

 
Online simulator
Upon payment of the non-refundable application fee of €200, you will receive the link to an online simulator to prepare for the Entrance Exam. The online simulator consists of approximately 3,000 questions included as examples. The questions used in the exam will not be taken from the simulator database.

Selexi, long term institutional partner of Università Cattolica, has created online preparatory courses for students interested in applying for our Medicine and Surgery Entrance Exam.

Read further information about the courses.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact Selexi via email at formazione@selexi.it.

This is an extra opportunity for our candidates to gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed. It should not be considered as a substitute for the official test preparation materials provided on this site and offered through our online test simulator.