Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Cattolica International

Entrance exam

 
  1. EU Ranking
    The Entrance Exam will be held in person at suitable test centres in Italy and abroad in multisession mode on 18 May 2024 (and 19 May 2024, if number of candidates requires an additional test date). While filling the specific application form, candidates will be required to choose the city where they want to sit for the Entrance Exam. The exact venue and time of the exam will be communicated via email to each eligible candidate no earlier than two weeks before the Entrance Exam. The general list of exam invitations will also be published online at https://roma.unicatt.it and https://international.unicatt.it on 10 May 2024.
     
  2. NON-EU Ranking
    The Entrance Exam will be administered remotely on 18 May 2024 with the use of a proctoring system, which allows for candidates to take the exam from home with the support of a control platform called Proctor Exam, which is activated from the moment of identification of the candidate until the end of the exam. The exam time will be e-mailed to each candidate by 10 May 2024 together with the instructions onhow to take the exam using the modality described above.
The entrance exam consists of a written exam administered in computer-based mode entirely delivered inEnglish 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-refundale 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.