CEnT-S in Italy: booking, scores and university applications

Scope and current status

CEnT-S is used by some English-taught science, engineering and economics programmes. It is a different admission route from IMAT. The booking and fee information here was checked on 8 October 2026 and applies to the November 2025–October 2026 cycle.

The Milan example below is a historical 2026/27 call checked on 22 September. Later test availability does not reopen that university application.

Start with the course call

Before booking, write down four things: the accepted test and format; the permitted test dates; the university application deadline; and its score/ranking requirements. A university can host a test without still accepting applications to your course.

For example, Milan’s Economics: Behavior, Data and Policy call for 2026/27 accepted CEnT-S taken only between 1 November 2025 and 30 June 2026, with applications closing 6 July 2026. An available October test cannot satisfy that call. See the course call below.

Dated booking snapshot: 8 October 2026

The official available-dates calendar showed 15 October 2026 tests with bookings closing on 9 October 2026. At this check, all six displayed remote sessions were full and some in-person sessions had places. This is a dated snapshot, not live availability or a seat reservation.

Open the live calendar before making arrangements. Confirm the format, venue and closing time there and in your own booking. After 9 October, treat this snapshot as historical: it does not show a current opportunity to book. A scheduled test date and an available booking are different things.

Keep test booking and university applications separate

Keep both records: the CISIA test booking and the separate university application. Neither replaces the other.

• 1. Check your course call. Confirm accepted test dates and @HOME or @UNI format before choosing a session.
• 2. Register in the CISIA Student Area with your own details and email, then activate the account using the email link.
• 3. Choose the format, host and date. Supply the required identification and pay the official fee.
• 4. Check Manage Bookings for your Payment and Enrolment Receipt. Payment alone is not booking confirmation. For @HOME, finish the required photo and test-app setup.
• 5. Follow the appointment and equipment instructions. Complete your university’s application and any score-submission step within its own deadline.

Know what the result means

There are 55 questions in 110 minutes, divided into five timed sections. Mathematics and reasoning each have 15 questions/30 minutes; biology and chemistry each have 10/20; physics has five/10. You cannot return to a completed section or carry its unused time forward.

Raw scoring gives +1 for a correct answer, −0.25 for an incorrect answer and zero for a blank. The official final score is normalised after the macro-period, so a practice raw percentage is not a predicted official result. CISIA format and scoring.

The official fee is €55 for tests in November 2025–October 2026. Only one attempt is allowed per macro-period: 17 September and 15 October belong to the same period, with normalised scores scheduled by 30 October 2026. The next cycle’s fee and dates are not confirmed in this guide.

Official sources

Check the current programme call before submitting. The links below were used to prepare this guide; a prior-cycle call does not confirm the deadline for your intended intake.

1. Official course call ↗apps.unimi.it
2. live CEnT-S calendar ↗testcisia.it
3. CISIA booking guide ↗guide.cisiaonline.it
4. CISIA format and scoring ↗www.cisiaonline.it
5. CISIA rules ↗www.cisiaonline.it
6. CISIA Student Area: registration, activation and receipts ↗guide.cisiaonline.it
7. CISIA: which courses use CEnT ↗guide.cisiaonline.it

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