The IMAT 2026 exam date has been corrected. In an Avviso signed on 4 July 2026, the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) — via the Direzione generale del diritto allo studio — published the dates of the national admission tests for nationally-programmed degree courses for the academic year 2026/2027, setting the IMAT for 30 September 2026. MUR subsequently issued a signed Errata Corrige, dated 29 July 2026, moving that date to Tuesday, 29 September 2026 for single-cycle master's degrees in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, and Veterinary Medicine delivered in English — the exam commonly known as IMAT.
This post walks through exactly what MUR confirmed, what changed with the correction, what is still outstanding, and what it means for how you plan the months ahead.
Only the exam date has been set (and now corrected). The test's format and content will be defined by a separate decree that MUR has not yet released.
The Official IMAT 2026 Exam Date (English-Taught Medicine)
For single-cycle master's degree courses in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, and Veterinary Medicine delivered in English, MUR has set the national admission test for:
IMAT · A.A. 2026/2027 · Corrected Date
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Medicine and Surgery · Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics · Veterinary Medicine — English-taught
Previously announced: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
This is the single most important date on the calendar for anyone applying to English-taught medicine, dentistry, or veterinary programmes at Italian public universities for the 2026/2027 intake.
The Errata Corrige: What Changed
On 29 July 2026, MUR's Direzione generale del diritto allo studio issued a signed Errata Corrige referencing its original 4 July 2026 avviso. The corrigendum makes a single, precise change: it moves the IMAT admission test date one day earlier, from Wednesday 30 September 2026 to Tuesday 29 September 2026. Nothing else in the original avviso — the courses covered, the other test dates, or the note that the format decree is still pending — is affected by this correction.
Errata Corrige — Avviso
"Si comunica che la predetta prova di ammissione si terrà in data 29 settembre 2026."
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca · Segretariato Generale · Direzione generale del diritto allo studio · Roma, 29 luglio 2026
If you've already built a study plan around 30 September, the practical impact is minor — shift your final review and travel/arrival logistics back by one day. If you're just starting to plan, use 29 September 2026 as the date going forward.
IMAT 2026/2027 Full National Admission Test Schedule
MUR published dates for five groups of nationally-programmed degree courses in the original avviso, with the IMAT date subsequently corrected by the errata corrige above. Here's the complete, up-to-date picture, in the order the ministry itself lists them:
| Course | Test Date |
|---|---|
| Primary education science (single-cycle master's) | Thursday, 11 September 2026 |
| Healthcare professions (bachelor's degree) | Italian: Wed, 16 Sept 2026 English: Thu, 17 Sept 2026 |
| Medicine, Dentistry & Veterinary Medicine — English-taught (IMAT) | Tuesday, 29 September 2026 was Wed, 30 Sept 2026 |
| Architecture (single-cycle degrees) | By 30 September 2026 (set individually by each university) |
| Healthcare professions (master's degree) | Italian: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 English: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 |
Note: the corrected IMAT date (Tue 29 Sept) still falls comfortably before the English-language healthcare professions master's test (Wed 7 Oct) — the two remain separate exams roughly a week and a half apart, not the same date. The architecture deadline ("by 30 September") is set per-university and is unrelated to the IMAT correction.
IMAT 2026 Exam Date: What's Confirmed vs. Still Pending
It's important to be precise about what these two documents actually lock in, because MUR is explicit that not everything is settled yet.
Confirmed
- ›The IMAT exam date: 29 September 2026, per the Errata Corrige of 29 July 2026
- ›Format and content for Architecture, via Decreto Ministeriale n. 706 of 4 June 2026
- ›Format and content for Primary education science, via Decreto Ministeriale n. 931 of 3 July 2026
Still Pending
- ›Test format and content for Medicine, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine in English
- ›Format and content for all healthcare professions courses, Italian and English
- ›MUR's own wording: these "saranno definite con successivi decreti" — will be defined by upcoming decrees
In Practice
You now have a fixed (and corrected) date to build your study calendar around, but the official IMAT syllabus, question count, subject weighting, and scoring rules for 2026/2027 have not yet been published. LOCOMOTIVE will not publish assumptions as fact — this page will be updated the moment the relevant decree is released, or if MUR issues any further correction.
What This Means for Your IMAT Preparation
With the IMAT 2026 exam date — corrected to 29 September 2026 — now fixed, here's how to think about the months ahead:
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Key Takeaways
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Roughly 12 weeks out from today to test day — enough time for a structured full syllabus review if you start now, tight if you're beginning biology or chemistry fundamentals from zero. The one-day correction doesn't meaningfully change this window.
University-specific bandi (application calls) will follow this MUR avviso — registration windows, required documents, and application portals typically open in the weeks after the ministerial date is confirmed. If you already registered anything around the old 30 September date, double-check it still lines up.
Don't wait for the syllabus decree to start studying. Logic, biology, chemistry, physics, and maths fundamentals carry over year to year — the core content rarely shifts dramatically even when question counts or weighting are adjusted.
Watch the two published decrees — DM 706/2026 (Architettura) and DM 931/2026 (Scienze della formazione primaria) — as templates for how the Medicine/IMAT format decree will likely be structured when it lands.
Source Documents
This information comes directly from two official documents issued by:
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca — Segretariato Generale, Direzione generale del diritto allo studio
Errata Corrige — Corrected Exam Date
Corrects the IMAT date to 29 September 2026.
Roma, 29 luglio 2026
Original Avviso — Full National Schedule
Sets out all admission test dates for 2026/2027.
Signed by: Dott.ssa Luisa A. De Paola, Direttore Generale · Roma, 4 luglio 2026
IMAT 2026 Exam Date: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the IMAT 2026 exam date? expand_more
The IMAT 2026 exam date is Tuesday, 29 September 2026. MUR originally confirmed 30 September 2026 in its avviso signed 4 July 2026, then corrected the date to 29 September 2026 via an Errata Corrige signed 29 July 2026, for English-taught Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine.
Has the IMAT 2026 exam date changed since the original announcement? expand_more
Yes. MUR issued a signed Errata Corrige, dated 29 July 2026, correcting the admission test date from Wednesday 30 September 2026 to Tuesday 29 September 2026. Nothing else in the original avviso changed.
Has MUR published the IMAT syllabus and test format yet? expand_more
No. Only the date is confirmed (and corrected) so far. The format and content will be defined in a separate decree, which MUR has not yet released.
Does this apply to Medicine taught in Italian too? expand_more
No. This avviso covers English-taught single-cycle courses in Medicine, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine, plus separate dates for healthcare professions, primary education science, and architecture. It does not cover Medicine and Surgery taught in Italian.
What other admission dates were announced? expand_more
11 September (primary education science), 16/17 September (healthcare professions bachelor's, Italian/English), by 30 September (architecture, per-university), and 5/7 October (healthcare professions master's, Italian/English). Only the IMAT date was subsequently corrected, from 30 to 29 September.
Where can I read the official documents? expand_more
Both documents are issued by MUR's Direzione generale del diritto allo studio. LOCOMOTIVE hosts the original PDFs for you — use the "Errata Corrige PDF" and "Original Avviso PDF" buttons above, or the download buttons in the Source Documents section.
12 Weeks to September 29. Let's Use Them Well.
LOCOMOTIVE's IMAT prep programmes cover the full syllabus with structured schedules built around exactly this kind of official timeline. We'll update this page the moment MUR releases the format decree — or issues any further correction.