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in Slovakia.

Compare English General Medicine in Bratislava, Martin and Košice. The universities have different science-test formats, while school recognition, Slovak patient communication and professional registration need separate planning.

2 universities in this guide3 course profiles

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.

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General Medicine · 6 yearsExplore admission, training, fees and the route to registration.
Entrance selectionFaculty-specific Biology and Chemistry tests

Jessenius Biology and Chemistry admission exam · UPJŠ Biology and Chemistry written examination · Comenius Bratislava entrance examination

Tests, requirements & exceptions ↓
Quick admission FAQs ↓

ADMISSION / AT A GLANCE

Entrance tests in Slovakia.

Faculty-specific Biology and Chemistry tests

Bratislava, Jessenius in Martin and UPJŠ Košice set separate entrance assessments. There is no single shared national test for these English General Medicine routes.

Admission sources checked . Each requirement retains its programme and intake scope.

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.

Qualification and duration
MUDr. in General Medicine, an integrated six-year medical qualification. Six academic years for the programmes covered here.
Admission route
Apply to the individual faculty, satisfy secondary-education recognition and pass its Biology/Chemistry admission assessment.
Patient / clinical language
Slovak is important for patient contact and professional practice; English admission is not proof of Slovak clinical competence.
Tuition at the selected universities
Bratislava and Košice publish €13,000/year for 2026/27. Jessenius Martin’s current 2027 application page lists €11,500/year; confirm the entry-cohort contract.
Living budget
An official Bratislava university estimates €260–718/month for basic living expenses. The low end assumes inexpensive housing and excludes tuition, leisure and several arrival costs.
India-return planning

A six-year MUDr. programme is not by itself proof that the separate NMC internship and local-registration conditions are met. Read the Indian requirements →

Your application, step by step.

  1. Choose the faculty and city

    Compare Bratislava, Jessenius in Martin and UPJŠ in Košice separately. Their fee and test rules are not interchangeable.

    Compare Bratislava, Jessenius in Martin and UPJŠ in Košice separately. Their fee and test rules are not interchangeable.

  2. Register for the correct science test

    Use the faculty’s current test format and preparation materials. Check the application deadline attached to the particular exam sitting.

    Use the faculty’s current test format and preparation materials. Check the application deadline attached to the particular exam sitting.

  3. Complete the school and health file

    Gather passport, school completion records, required recognition and the faculty’s fitness-to-study evidence. Arrange authentication and translations before the final enrolment deadline.

    Gather passport, school completion records, required recognition and the faculty’s fitness-to-study evidence. Arrange authentication and translations before the final enrolment deadline.

  4. Check the offer and payment terms

    Confirm cohort tuition, deposits, repeat-year charges and refund terms. Plan housing and twelve months of ordinary expenditure.

    Confirm cohort tuition, deposits, repeat-year charges and refund terms. Plan housing and twelve months of ordinary expenditure.

  5. Plan residence through the correct mission

    Select the study route for your legal residence, prepare current admission and criminal-record evidence, and arrange the required in-person submission.

    Select the study route for your legal residence, prepare current admission and criminal-record evidence, and arrange the required in-person submission.

  6. Record clinical and licensing requirements

    Learn Slovak, preserve training records and map the post-graduation registration route. Resolve the India-return internship question before committing to the programme.

    Learn Slovak, preserve training records and map the post-graduation registration route. Resolve the India-return internship question before committing to the programme.

Three cities, separate faculties

General Medicine is a six-year integrated route to MUDr. Comenius University has a Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava and a separate Jessenius Faculty in Martin. UPJŠ is in Košice. Keep the faculty name on your application, invoice and comparison.

An English programme is not necessarily an English-only professional pathway. The clinical environment and regulator’s language expectations matter from the start.

Sources: Comenius Bratislava: admission process and 2026/27 tuition ↗Jessenius Martin: 2027 application process ↗UPJŠ Medicine entrance examination ↗Slovak Medical Chamber: foreign nationals and practice ↗

Do not use an old marking scheme

Bratislava’s current test page says its scoring has changed: incorrect answers no longer receive negative marks. Its practice book and current examination format are not identical.

Do not use an old marking scheme
FacultyPublished formatPreparation point
Bratislava100 Biology and 100 Chemistry questions; 180 minutes; one correct option among four.Use the current SCIO instructions, not older multiple-true/false scoring advice.
Jessenius, MartinBiology and Chemistry admission examination; online SCIO sittings.Use the Martin registration and faculty requirements, not Bratislava’s timetable.
UPJŠ, Košice100 Biology and 100 Chemistry questions; 150 minutes; questions may have zero to four correct answers.Different answer logic from Bratislava. The published €30 examination fee is separate from tuition.

Sources: Comenius Bratislava: current entrance examination ↗Jessenius Martin: 2027 application process ↗UPJŠ Medicine entrance examination ↗

Jessenius has published 2027 exam dates

Jessenius’s application platform is scheduled to open on 1 December 2026. It lists September 2027 as the semester start. Select an early sitting if you will need long-term residence permission.

Bratislava and Košice dates used in the supplied reference material were for 2026. Their complete 2027 exam calendars are not confirmed in this guide.

Jessenius has published 2027 exam dates
Jessenius online examinationApplication deadline
20 March 20276 March 2027
26 June 202712 June 2027
6 August 202723 July 2027

Sources: Jessenius Martin: 2027 application process ↗Comenius Bratislava: admission process and 2026/27 tuition ↗UPJŠ Medicine entrance examination ↗

Published tuition examples

The Jessenius application page has moved to 2027 dates while retaining links to earlier internal regulations. Treat its displayed fee as a current page figure and confirm the signed 2027 cohort terms.

Published tuition examples
Faculty / scopeAnnual tuitionExtra detail
Bratislava, 2026/27 cohort€13,000Faculty states the rate is fixed for the standard six-year duration of that cohort.
Jessenius Martin, current page with 2027 dates€11,500€70 application fee.
UPJŠ Košice, 2026/27 rector fee decision€13,000This is the English General Medicine charge, not a lower fee for exceeding standard study in another programme.

Sources: Comenius Bratislava: admission process and 2026/27 tuition ↗Jessenius Martin: 2027 application process ↗UPJŠ rector tuition decision for 2026/27 ↗

Living costs: use a real room quote

The Bratislava University of Economics and Business publishes a basic living range of €260–718/month, with accommodation making much of the difference. This is a city planning reference from another university, not a guaranteed medical-student dormitory rate.

Avoid building a six-year budget around the lowest figure unless you actually secure that housing. Add deposits, flights, study equipment, translations, residence costs and insurance to the ordinary monthly plan.

Sources: Bratislava University of Economics and Business: living costs ↗

School recognition and document timing

Jessenius asks for identification, payment evidence, completed school education and a fitness-to-study statement; some documents can follow the initial application. Conditional admission still requires completion of the outstanding conditions.

For residence documents, coordinate police certificates and translations close enough to filing to remain valid. The updated Slovak ministry study checklist specifies an admission/purpose document and relevant criminal records no older than 90 days.

Sources: Jessenius Martin: 2027 application process ↗Slovak ministry: current residence categories and study checklist ↗

Applying from India or Oman

For applicants in India, use the Slovak Embassy in New Delhi’s study and residence categories. For Oman, Slovakia’s country page identifies its embassy in Cairo as accredited; confirm acceptance and appointment arrangements with that mission before planning an in-person trip.

An accredited embassy, a short-stay visa centre and a student residence submission point are different things. Do not assume the nearest Schengen visa centre accepts the long-term application you need.

Sources: Slovak ministry: Oman and accredited representation ↗Slovak Embassy New Delhi: study and residence routes ↗

Study residence: use the current checklist

The Slovak ministry’s residence page, updated in August 2026, lists the study-purpose documents, including passport, admission and applicable criminal-record extracts. Its accommodation-proof requirement in that study section is for secondary-school pupils; do not automatically add it as a universal university-student requirement.

The separate foreign-student guide explains arrival and residence-card formalities. Keep those steps in your calendar after visa approval: entry permission does not complete every obligation on arrival.

Sources: Slovak ministry: current residence categories and study checklist ↗Slovak ministry: foreign students in Slovakia ↗

Patient communication is part of preparation

An English-taught degree provides the academic route; practising with Slovak patients requires suitable Slovak communication. The Slovak Medical Chamber’s foreign-national guidance describes language and registration conditions.

Ask the faculty how Slovak is taught before clinical work, how progress is assessed and what records you receive for each hospital rotation. Keep any external placement’s location and supervision explicit.

Sources: Slovak Medical Chamber: foreign nationals and practice ↗

Graduation and permission to practise

The professional route includes recognised qualifications, health and character conditions, language and registration. Rules for recognition of a foreign medical degree should not be applied indiscriminately to a foreign citizen holding a Slovak degree.

For an India-return route, ask for evidence of the required internship and local registration. Do not count a final clinical year twice or rely on a general statement that the degree is accepted in Europe.

Sources: Slovak Medical Chamber: foreign nationals and practice ↗NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 ↗NMC clarification of the FMGL Regulations ↗

Medical universities & course fees.

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 ↗

Slovakia · Public

Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine, Bratislava

6-year General Medicine / MUDr.

Bratislava · 6 years · School-leaver route

€13,000EUR 13,000/year≈ US$14,568Same period and fee conditions · reference rates 9–10 Oct 20262026/27

English academic route. Patient language: Slovak is important for patient contact and professional practice; English admission is not proof of Slovak clinical competence.

Slovakia · Public

Comenius University, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin

6-year General Medicine / MUDr.

Martin · 6 years · School-leaver route

€11,500EUR 11,500/year≈ US$12,887Same period and fee conditions · reference rates 9–10 Oct 2026Current page carrying 2027 admissions; reconfirm fee contract

English academic route. Patient language: Slovak is important for patient contact and professional practice; English admission is not proof of Slovak clinical competence.

A starting point for living costs.

€500–€800 per month · approximately OMR 215–OMR 344.

≈ US$560–US$896Same period and fee conditions · reference rates 9–10 Oct 2026

Via Glowbal planning allowance above official basic-cost inputs; Bratislava may cost more. Not visa minimum.. 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.

Tests & official preparation.

Bratislava entrance test

Current 200-question format and scoring; official preparation-material links.

Quick admission answers for Slovakia.

Are Bratislava and Martin the same application?

No. Both are Comenius University faculties, but their English Medicine admissions have separate tests, fees and calendars. Register with the faculty where you intend to study.

Sources: Comenius Bratislava admission process 2026/27 ↗Jessenius application and Biology/Chemistry requirement 2027/28 ↗

Which Jessenius dates are confirmed for 2027?

Its page lists online exams on 20 March, 26 June and 6 August 2027, with application deadlines of 6 March, 12 June and 23 July respectively. Applications open 1 December 2026. Visa timing and nationality still affect which session is practical.

Sources: Jessenius application and Biology/Chemistry requirement 2027/28 ↗

Official sources

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/slovakia · Edition 2026-10-08

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