Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Cattolica International

Entrance exam

As per the current privacy regulations, the official rankings only feature anonymous codes, rather than displaying the names of the applicants. The codes in question represent unique identifiers that were issued for each candidate for checking the rankings safely and privately.

They are also completely separate from the PIN codes given during the test itself.
 
In order to learn which anonymous identifier has been assigned to your application, please refer to the instructions that will be shared via email by the International Admissions office.”

 
  1. EU Ranking
    The Entrance Exam will be held in person at suitable test centres in Italy and abroad in multisession mode on 18 March 2024 (and 19 March 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 14 March 2024.
     
  2. NON-EU Ranking
    The Entrance Exam will be administered remotely on 18 March 2024 with the use of a proctoring system, which allows 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 written test consists of 65 multiple choice questions as follows:
  • 18 questions on Biology
  • 12 questions on Chemistry
  • 8 questions on Physics and Math
  • 2 questions on General knowledge
  • 20 questions on psycho-attitudinal subjects (logic, visual space reasoning, problem solving)
  • 5 questions on religious and ethical culture.

 
Candidates have 65 minutes to complete the test.

The minimum score required to pass the test is 20 points out of 65. Evaluation follows the criteria indicated below:

  1. 1 point for each correct answer
  2. minus 0.25 point for each wrong answer
  3. no points for no answer

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 €200 Application Fee, 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.