IMAT study guide
IMAT · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The International Medical Admissions Test (IMAT) is the standardized entrance assessment used by a consortium of Italian universities for admission to English-language degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery, and in some cases Dentistry. It is aimed at final-year secondary students and graduates who hold, or expect to hold, a valid upper-secondary qualification and who want to compete for a limited number of places. The IMAT study guide has 5 sections and about 1,635 words.
01Logical reasoning and general knowledge
The logical reasoning and general knowledge domain checks whether you can reason from stated premises rather than from opinion. Logical items include syllogisms, conditional statements, ordering, numerical and pattern sequences, and data interpretation.
332 words, about 2 min02Reading comprehension and knowledge acquired in school
Reading comprehension and knowledge acquired in school checks whether you can extract meaning from a short passage and connect it to school-level cultural and scientific background. Questions ask for the main idea, explicit detail, inference, vocabulary in context, the author’s attitude, and the function of a sentence.
356 words, about 2 min03Biology
Biology is the largest science component of the IMAT. It rewards precise school-level knowledge of cell structure, biomolecules, enzymes, metabolism, genetics, molecular biology, evolution, human physiology, reproduction, and ecology.
320 words, about 2 min04Chemistry
Chemistry checks atomic structure, periodic trends, bonding and intermolecular forces, stoichiometry, solutions, acids and bases, redox, equilibrium, thermochemistry, and organic functional groups. Many IMAT items are quantitative; the chemistry is often simple once the mole relationship is set up.
313 words, about 2 min05Physics and Mathematics
Physics and mathematics checks mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, waves and optics, plus algebra, functions, geometry, trigonometry, probability, and data handling. The exam favours direct application; write the formula, substitute SI units, and sanity-check the size of the answer.
314 words, about 2 min