MEDICINE / COUNTRY GUIDE
Italy offers six-year English-taught medicine at public and private universities. Public selection, a university’s preliminary checks, Universitaly pre-enrolment and the visa are separate steps. Plan Italian for patient care from the beginning, and examine the clinical and internship structure before choosing a return-to-India route.
The directory counts cover selected international medicine routes. Any wider national reference has its own year and applicant scope. Separate faculties and entry routes may have separate profiles; current intake availability is stated in each profile.
Medicine and Surgery · 6 yearsExplore admission, training, fees and the route to registration.IMAT / national English medicine admission test · HUMAT · Cattolica entrance exam
Tests, requirements & exceptions ↓ADMISSION / AT A GLANCE
Public English medicine uses the national IMAT selection route in the verified 2026/27 call. Private schools run separate tests. The 2027 IMAT call is still pending in this research.
Admission sources checked . Each requirement retains its programme and intake scope.
Required for the public English medicine route described in the 2026/27 call.
Applies to: Applicants to that public selection; ranking rules differ for EU/equivalent applicants and non-EU applicants living abroad.
Official requirements for IMAT / national English medicine admission test ↗Required for Humanitas Medicine and Surgery / MEDTEC selection.
Applies to: Humanitas applicants; this is not IMAT.
Official requirements for HUMAT ↗Required for the Rome Medicine and Surgery competition.
Applies to: Cattolica applicants; published 2027 test date is 17 March.
Official requirements for Cattolica entrance exam ↗An admission test, language requirement and medical licensing examination serve different purposes. For Indian citizens and OCI applicants, NEET eligibility is a separate India-return planning requirement; it does not automatically replace the destination university’s selection.
A six-year English degree is not, by itself, confirmation of Indian registration eligibility. Obtain evidence of the medical curriculum, actual internship duration and institutional relationship, training country and eligibility for Italian registration before paying a deposit. Read the Indian requirements →
Record the university, campus, English programme title and whether selection is public IMAT or a university’s own test. Treat medicine and dentistry as different courses.
Record the university, campus, English programme title and whether selection is public IMAT or a university’s own test. Treat medicine and dentistry as different courses.
Send final and predicted marks as permitted, qualification details and passport to the university. Establish whether it needs preliminary application, DoV, CIMEA or other recognition evidence before the test.
Send final and predicted marks as permitted, qualification details and passport to the university. Establish whether it needs preliminary application, DoV, CIMEA or other recognition evidence before the test.
Follow the university call, Universitaly pre-enrolment and exam registration in their required order. Each may have its own deadline; saving one application does not complete the others.
Follow the university call, Universitaly pre-enrolment and exam registration in their required order. Each may have its own deadline; saving one application does not complete the others.
Use the correct applicant category. A non-EU applicant living abroad should not copy the EU national preference-ranking procedure.
Use the correct applicant category. A non-EU applicant living abroad should not copy the EU national preference-ranking procedure.
Read deposit and refund terms; confirm current tuition, regional charges, clinical language and internship documents. Do not subtract a scholarship that has not been awarded.
Read deposit and refund terms; confirm current tuition, regional charges, clinical language and internship documents. Do not subtract a scholarship that has not been awarded.
Indian residents use the competent Italian mission’s current process; lawful Oman residents follow Muscat’s direct embassy study-visa process. Admission and pre-enrolment do not guarantee a visa.
Indian residents use the competent Italian mission’s current process; lawful Oman residents follow Muscat’s direct embassy study-visa process. Admission and pre-enrolment do not guarantee a visa.
Arrange residence-permit formalities and health cover after arrival, start Italian early and retain clinical records for local registration and any later overseas licensing application.
Arrange residence-permit formalities and health cover after arrival, start Italian early and retain clinical records for local registration and any later overseas licensing application.
Public English-taught medicine remained a test-based route in the verified 2026/27 Padua call. Do not apply the Italian-language medicine reform automatically to an English course. Private schools use their own admissions calls and may run tests much earlier.
The campus can also change the experience: Padua’s 2026/27 call distinguishes Medicine and Surgery in Venice from the MedTech route in Padua. Compare the exact course rather than the university name alone.
Sources: Padua, 2026/27 English medicine admission call ↗Cattolica, entrance examination ↗Humanitas, medical school applications/HUMAT ↗San Raffaele, international medicine admissions ↗
Cattolica’s published timetable lists the 2027 medicine application deadline as 17 February and its online test as 17 March, with an additional session possible. It lists EU and non-EU rankings on 7 and 17 April respectively. The call itself is scheduled for 14 October 2026, after this guide’s check date; this is not a claim that applications are already open.
No verified 2027 IMAT date is available in this research. Keep university eligibility checks and document preparation moving, but do not shift the 2026 timetable forward by one year.
| Route | Dated information | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Public English medicine | 2026 test: 29 September; registration: 26 August–9 September 2026 | Historical benchmark only; await the 2027 national and university calls. |
| Cattolica Rome | 2027 test: 17 March; application deadline: 17 February 2027 | Use the forthcoming call for eligibility, fee and technical requirements. |
| Other private universities | Individual calls and tests | Do not assume IMAT registration covers HUMAT or another university’s exam. |
Sources: Cattolica, 2027 medicine timeline ↗Padua, 2026/27 English medicine admission call ↗
The verified 2026 public test had 60 questions in 100 minutes: 4 reading/general knowledge, 5 logic, 23 biology, 15 chemistry and 13 mathematics/physics. Marking was +1.5 for a correct answer, −0.4 for a wrong answer and zero for a blank. These are the 2026 rules, not a published 2027 specification.
For the 2026 Padua call, non-EU applicants residing abroad competed in a local ranking for the university selected through pre-enrolment. Citizenship and residence must therefore be classified correctly before choosing a ranking strategy.
The school qualification and any entrance entitlement required in the country where it was awarded need a course-specific review. A qualifying entrance-test score does not erase a separate school-mark, subject or document condition.
The Italian Embassy in India’s 2026/27–2027/28 checklist requires competent State HRD/HED attestation followed by apostille for the specified Indian academic documents and does not accept SDM attestation for that purpose. DoV or CIMEA comparability/verification depends on the university’s requirement; students should not automatically purchase both.
For an Indian qualification held by an Oman resident, document recognition still concerns the issuing country, while visa jurisdiction concerns lawful residence. Keep these two decisions separate.
Sources: Cattolica, medicine entry requirements ↗Embassy of Italy in India, 2026/27–2027/28 study visa checklist ↗
Low public-university fee examples are category-specific. They are not a price promise to every Indian passport holder, overseas Indian or family with income abroad. Ask for the classification and required financial documents before relying on a low-fee bracket.
The table preserves the supplied fee evidence and its cycle. Later-year increases, changed classifications and additional costs can alter the six-year total. A current annual rate multiplied by six is only a planning calculation.
| Example | Annual amount and scope | Fee-year limit |
|---|---|---|
| Messina | €256 total for the cited India country-of-origin Group B; initial €156 is included | Schedule effective 2025/26; confirm the applicant’s category and new-cycle rate. |
| Pavia | €390 total for the Indian-citizenship science bracket | 2026/27; do not add a generic regional charge a second time. |
| Padua | €3,198: €2,990 contribution + €192 regional tax + €16 stamp | 2026/27; programme/campus and exemptions need confirmation. |
| Cattolica | €18,150 annual medicine benchmark | Current supplied fee schedule, not a confirmed 2027/28 offer. |
| Humanitas | €23,206 for the cited non-EU category | 2026/27; do not assume a competitive scholarship. |
Sources: Messina, fees and funding ↗Pavia, non-EU fees ↗Pavia, 2026/27 flat-rate country brackets ↗Padua, student fees ↗Padua, 2026/27 fee regulation ↗Cattolica, medicine tuition ↗Humanitas, medical school fees ↗
Pavia’s published indication is €600–1,000 a month. Rent type, transport and city matter more than a country-wide average. Request a housing quote covering the full period you will stay, including summer.
Set aside separate cash for a housing deposit, flights, visa/document charges, insurance and any test or application fee. Read the university’s deposit deadline and visa-refusal refund wording before paying. An immigration maintenance amount is evidence of living funds, not an extra university fee.
Sources: Pavia, town/living budget ↗Cattolica, application procedures ↗Humanitas, admissions and payment conditions ↗
The India checklist specifies €10,179.85 support funds in addition to tuition and other costs, six months of bank evidence, sponsor/funds-source evidence, at least 30 days of accommodation and one year of medical insurance. Prepare a traceable funding story instead of an unexplained last-minute deposit.
For lawful residents of Oman, Italy’s Muscat embassy states that study visas are handled directly by the embassy, with appointments requested through visti.mascate@esteri.it. This is not the same as India’s submission workflow. Follow the linked mission instructions for your category and fingerprint appointment.
Use the official checklist/form route below. Do not assume a general three-year bachelor’s visa deadline also governs a six-year medicine course, or that a university offer gives priority visa processing.
Sources: Embassy of Italy in India, 2026/27–2027/28 study visa checklist ↗Embassy of Italy in Muscat, visa jurisdiction/appointments/biometrics ↗
Clinical placements involve Italian-speaking patients, records and healthcare teams. Bologna and Pavia publish their own Italian-language pathways; the target and deadline should be read for the selected programme.
Begin clinical Italian while studying the early sciences. Ask the programme which language assessment unlocks patient-facing placements, whether language teaching is included and what happens if the required milestone is missed.
Sources: Bologna, Italian language requirements ↗Pavia, Italian language pathway ↗
Italian qualifying practical assessment, commonly called TPVES, is not interchangeable with a separate twelve-month internship. The supplied university guidance describes a three-month/15-credit qualifying component across medicine, surgery and general practice within the degree pathway.
Retain the complete clinical schedule, placement hospitals, supervision and assessment records. Graduation, entry in the relevant medical register and competitive specialty admission are distinct stages. Italian language remains important after the English degree.
Sources: Brescia, medical qualifying internships ↗Tor Vergata, TPVES guidelines ↗Florence Medical Order, foreign-national registration FAQ ↗Bologna, medical specialty admissions ↗
Ask the university for a written account of course months, clinical subjects, every internship or qualifying placement, the awarding institution, training countries and local registration entitlement. Have that exact route reviewed against the Indian rules that apply to you.
Do not describe a course as “NMC approved” merely because the university or qualification appears in a directory. For Italy, the main unresolved question is often how the actual clinical and qualifying-practice structure meets the required internship conditions, not whether the brochure says six years.
Sources: Brescia, medical qualifying internships ↗Tor Vergata, TPVES guidelines ↗Florence Medical Order, foreign-national registration FAQ ↗
Each profile keeps its own faculty, fee year and applicant category. INR and OMR are planning conversions from 7 October 2026, rounded for comparison. They are not live exchange rates or payment quotes.
USD estimates use ECB reference rates dated 9 October 2026 and Bank of Russia rates effective 10 October 2026. Rounded planning amounts for the same fee period; bank rates and transfer charges differ.
European Central Bank reference rates — 9 October 2026 ↗Bank of Russia official rates — effective 10 October 2026 ↗
Italy · Public
Medicine and Surgery, English
India Group B fee; includes the initial €156. NRI classification needs confirmation.
Italy · Public
Medicine and Surgery, Harvey, English
Indian-citizenship science fee bracket; other applicants can pay different amounts.
Italy · Public
Medicine and Surgery / Medicine and Surgery–MedTech, English
Italy · Private
Medicine and Surgery, English
Italy · Private
Medicine and Surgery, English
Italy · Private
International Medical Doctor Programme, English
Italy · Private
Medicine and Surgery / Medicine and Surgery–MedTech, English
Italy · Private
Medicine and Surgery, English
€600–€1,000 per month · approximately OMR 258–OMR 430.
≈ US$672–US$1,121Same period and fee conditions · reference rates 9–10 Oct 2026Pavia/smaller-city benchmark. This is separate from tuition and is not proof of the visa maintenance requirement.
Planning basis: the 8 October medicine research edition. INR and OMR are planning conversions from 7 October 2026, rounded for comparison. They are not live exchange rates or payment quotes.
The 2026 public specification is a useful preparation benchmark; 2027 rules and date remain pending in this research.
A separate university test with a published 17 March 2027 date; follow the 2027 call.
Humanitas publishes its own admissions process. Do not use a previous test format as a confirmed 2027 specification.
No. Humanitas uses HUMAT, while Cattolica has its own entrance examination. Register through the chosen university’s procedure as well as completing any required document checks.
Sources: Humanitas: HUMAT admissions ↗Cattolica: 2027/28 medicine timetable ↗
No. The verified 2026 Padua call places non-EU applicants living abroad in the local ranking of their pre-enrolment university. Confirm the 2027 category rules before choosing preferences.
Guide edition: 2026-10-08. Dated checks below identify sources reopened for this edition; other references are retained from the supplied medicine research. Each fee keeps its original academic year.
https://viaglowbal.com/medicine/italy · Edition 2026-10-08
