Medicine and Surgery

Notes:

• For ease of reference, the correct answer for all questions is option A (highlighted in green).
• While taking the test, the order of the questions and the answer options for each question was different for each candidate.

The link to the online form is now active. Candidates for the test on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, can find out which classroom they will be taking the test in by entering their tax code.

E' attivo il link al modulo online attraverso il quale le candidate e i candidati al test di martedì 29 settembre 2026, possono conoscere l'aula in cui svolgeranno la prova, digitando il proprio codice fiscale.

Applicants are summoned at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, to go through the individual recognition and test procedures, at “Biotechnology Building” entrance in Via Volturno 39, Parma.

Please remember to have with you the following documents:

• ID card or equivalent identification document with photograph (valid);
• proof of payment of the admission fee.
• Annex C for non-EU candidates, required to determine the candidate's quota.

Please note: Applicants whose admission fee payment has not been received and those who show up after the end time of the recognition procedures (1:00 p.m.) will not be allowed entry to the test venue.

For the 2026-2027 academic year, the Ministry has provided for an entry test with identical content in all locations (Ministerial Decree No.1005 dated August 6, 2026). 

The test consists of 60 (sixty) questions with 5 (five) answer options, from which the candidate must select only one, discarding any incorrect, arbitrary or less probable conclusions, on the following subjects: reading comprehension and knowledge acquired during studies; logical reasoning and problem-solving; biology; chemistry; physics and mathematics. 

On the basis of the syllabuses in Annex A, which constitutes an integral part of Ministerial Decree No.1005/2026, the following questions shall be prepared:

• four (4) questions on reading comprehension and knowledge acquired during studies;
• five (5) on logical reasoning and problem-solving;
• twenty-three (23) on biology;
• fifteen (15) on chemistry;
• thirteen (13) on physics and mathematics.

The admission test will be held on September 29, 2026 at the Italian universities as well as at the foreign venues indicated in Table A annexed to Ministerial Decree No.1005/2026, which constitutes an integral part thereof. 

The number of available seats, for admission to the single-cycle master's degree program in Medicine and Surgery for A.Y. 2026/2027 is 80 for Italian citizens, citizens of the European Union and non-EU citizens treated as such and 50 for non-EU citizens living abroad.
The quotas are established by Table B annexed to Ministerial Decree No.1005/2026.

A single national ranking will be drawn up for the contingent of Italian citizens, EU citizens and Non-EU citizens treated as such under article 26 of Law no. 189/2002, according to the procedures in Annex 2. For Non-EU candidates living abroad, the ranking list is drawn up by the University at local level. 

Information about the Medicine and Surgery course (regulations, admission requirements, teaching plan, educational objectives, information and contacts, etc.) is available on the course website (https://corsi.unipr.it/en/cdlm-ms)

Candidates holding an invalidity certificate or certification under Law No.104/1992, or a diagnosis of specific learning disorders under Law No.170/2010, may request specific assistance and compensatory measures, as well as additional time. Applications must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set out in this Article.

The request must be submitted to the University of Parma at protocollo@unipr.it by 3:00 p.m. on 9 September, using the application form for admission to Degree Programmes available at: https://www.unipr.it/cai/inclusione

More information in Call for Applications - Art.6 - Candidates with invalidity, disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs), page 6 

Venue of the admission test, for A.Y.2026-2027, will be the classrooms at the “Biotechnology Building” in Via Volturno 39, Parma » directions via Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/C2L2ev9uTVSKYw6z5

The test is scheduled on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at the Italian universities as well as at the foreign venues indicated in Table A annexed to Ministerial Decree No.1005/2026, which constitutes an integral part thereof, and will start at 1:30 p.m. (Italian time) with adjustment of the aforementioned time to time zones in foreign countries where the admission test is held, as per Table A annexed to the Ministerial Decree No.1005/2026. 100 minutes are allotted for running the test.