How To Apply For MBBS In Italy?

Italy is a beautiful land of cultures, traditions, and entertainment. It is situated in Southern Europe and is an important country in Europe. It is a hub of world’s top ranked universities. Italy is surrounded by top beautiful European nations like Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and of course France. Italy has a very long coastline with the Mediterranean Sea. Applications open in March each year for MBBS admissions.

Language of teaching in Italy is English. There are a lot of opportunities for MBBS graduates later on. They can start job in Italy or in any European country. After USMLE they have chance to start medicinal practice in USA. Students also have option to start medicinal practice in Pakistan, after MBBS in Italy they have to complete 1 year internship in Pakistan and clear NLE test to practice in Pakistan. 

Facts 

How To Get Admission

Applications open in March each year for MBBS admissions.

Eligibility Criteria For MBBS Admission

To take admission in Italian medical universities, students have to fulfill the following eligibility criteria

• Must have minimum 60% marks in intermediate
• Minimum age must be 17 and maximum eligible age is 25 years
• Must be HIV negative
• Have a valid passport
• IELTS (does not require at time of application but compulsory when applying for visa with minimum 6 bands)
• IMAT (International Medical Admission Test)

Documents Required For Application

Students have to submit the online application through university portal and submit all the required documents including

• Educational transcripts (10^th and 12^th grades)
• 2 recommendation letters from previously studied institute
• CV
• Passport (validity 3-4 years)
• Motivation letter (with information, why select this university, why want to pursue MBBS from Italy
• Bank statement
• Application fee receipt (vary from 10-50 Euro)
• Birth certificate
• Passport size photographs

Application Process

There are 2 steps students have to follow for admission

Step-I: Apply to the University of Interest  

• Go to the university portal
• Pay the application fee (10- 50 Euro)
• Upload all the required documents
• Submit online application

Step II: International Medical Admission Test (IMAT)

• It is a MCQs based test which contains 60 MCQs and carry 90 total marks
• Registration starts: June/ July
• Taken by:  British council Islamabad, Pakistan
• Registration Fee: 130 Euro
• Time: 100 minutes
• Negative Marking: Deduction of 0.4 marks for each wrong answer
• Passing Marks: 50
• Syllabus: Test has four sections including
• General knowledge: 22 MCQs
• Biology: 18 MCQs
• Chemistry: 12 MCQs
• Physics & Mathematics: 08 MCQs
• After IMAT test go for visa process.

Intakes For MBBS

Intakes start in September and proper classes start from October. Applications are open from March to June for students who want to pursue MBBS in Italy. IMAT test taken in July and its registration starts from June. Till then student have to apply for admission letter.