The Locomotive IMAT blog: verified analyses, official ministry updates, and strategy breakdowns — curated for the IMAT 2027 cycle.
Breakdown of the IMAT 2024 paper: difficulty by section and the traps that cost students points.
Preparation strategy and study plan for IMAT 2025 after the MUR took over the exam.
News: Padua's English Medicine course relocating to Venice from 2025/26 and what it means for applicants.
Overview of Tor Vergata's 5-year English Pharmacy degree and its 2025/26 admission.
How to complete Messina's pre-registration for IMAT 2025.
Announcement of Bologna's (Rimini campus) English Pharmacy program and how to apply.
Step-by-step pre-enrollment on Universitaly for non-EU applicants.
IMAT 2025 syllabus and the 60-question exam format.
Clears up rumours: the Italian-language reform (filter semester) vs. the IMAT, which continues.
IMAT 2024 results and the cut-off scores by university, EU and non-EU.
IMAT 2023 exam dates, results and university cut-offs.
IMAT 2022 EU and non-EU thresholds by university.
Full list of IMAT 2021 cut-offs per university.
IMAT 2020 admission scores and thresholds.
Five-year comparison of IMAT cut-offs with charts, 2020–2024.
Official IMAT 2025 exam date and the full timeline.
Student testimonial on life and Medicine studies at Parma.
Official guide to IMAT 2025 registration: dates, fees and exam details.
Summary of the official IMAT 2025 call: dates, format and syllabus.
Seat numbers per university for Medicine, Dentistry and Vet in 2025, compared with previous years.
MUR rules on extra time and aids for candidates with disabilities or SLD, per university.
What to bring and the rules to follow on IMAT exam day.
Section-by-section analysis of the IMAT 2025 paper.
Dates and how to read the IMAT 2025 anonymous results.
How the EU ranking list and scrolling rounds work on Universitaly.
Non-EU thresholds, seats and competitiveness, 2023–2025.
Analysis of the 2025 filter-semester exams (Italian-language Medicine) for IMAT candidates.
Starter Pack: what the IMAT is and how admission works, end to end.
Starter Pack: where you can sit the IMAT in Italy and abroad, and logistics.
Starter Pack: full IMAT 2026 syllabus, topic by topic.
Starter Pack: sections, question counts, timing and scoring.
Starter Pack: reasons to study Medicine in Italy (cost, English programs, recognition).
Starter Pack: eligibility rules for EU and non-EU applicants.
Starter Pack: private universities and open-access routes that don't need the IMAT.
Starter Pack: pre-enrollment on Universitaly for international students.
Starter Pack: every public university offering English Medicine via IMAT.
Guide to the CEnT-S (English TOLC) exam used for Pharmacy and other courses.
Starter Pack: how to prepare the IMAT physics section.
Review of the delayed 2025 cycle and lessons for 2026.
The three ISEE types and which one students need for scholarships.
Overview of regional (DSU) and university scholarships for medical students.
Starter Pack: math strategy and syllabus for the IMAT.
Tuition fees and living costs by city for medical students.
How +1.5/-0.4 scoring works and when to guess.
When and how to use past papers in your prep schedule.
Step-by-step plan for students starting without a science background.
Full IMAT 2026 timeline: prep, Universitaly, visa and enrollment.
Which physics topics appeared most in IMAT 2023–2025.
Whether to retake the IMAT and how to improve the second time.
How to order your university preferences correctly on Universitaly.
New Padua MedTech degree combining Medicine and Engineering (pending approval).
Tor Vergata English Pharmacy 2026/27 admission via CEnT-S.
Bologna-Rimini English Pharmacy 2026/27 admission guide.
Messina's 2026 pre-evaluation procedure and deadlines. (Duplicate of the 2026-03-11 post.)
Difference between university pre-evaluation and Universitaly pre-enrollment.
Visa, Universitaly and document requirements for 2026 international students.
What the CIMEA statement is and how to get it.
The three scholarship types in Italy: regional DSU, merit and MAECI.
Non-cash scholarship benefits: canteen, housing and fee waivers.
Who qualifies for Italian scholarships and the ISEE limits.
How the ISEE-U Parificato income test is calculated for foreign students.
Mindset and exam psychology: why students fail mentally, not academically.
How to run realistic full mock exams at home.
What score you need, based on 2025 cut-offs, and how to set a target.
Comparing regions of Italy on cost, cut-offs and student life.
Lazio (Rome) regional scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Emilia-Romagna (Bologna, Parma) scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Federico II's English Veterinary Medicine program and admission.
Universities with the lowest cut-offs, 2023–2025.
Catania regional scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Three-year cut-off trends by university.
Universities with the highest cut-offs, 2023–2025.
Official IMAT 2026 date (29 Sept 2026, corrected by MUR errata).
Messina regional scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Pavia scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Milano-Bicocca scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Puglia (Bari) scholarship and housing 2026/27 guide.
Month-by-month scholarship timeline for medical students.
How to legalize, apostille and translate scholarship documents.
Credit (CFU) requirements to keep the scholarship and when you must pay it back.
Checklist of documents needed for the ISEE Parificato.
Marche (Ancona) scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Cagliari scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Milano Statale scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Which non-EU citizens can apply as EU-equivalent.
Most frequent IMAT topics across all sections, last 3 years.
Padova scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Campania (Naples) scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Tuscany (Florence, Siena) scholarship 2026/27 guide.
Piedmont (Turin) scholarship 2026/27 guide.
2026/27 seats per public university, compared with 2025/26.
Summary of the official IMAT 2026/27 admission rules (MUR decree).
Sapienza Medicine & Dentistry 2026 admission guide.
Turin Medicine 2026/27 admission guide.
Milano Statale (IMS) Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Bari Medicine 2026 admission guide and deadlines.
Catania Medicine 2026 admission guide and deadlines.
Federico II Medicine and Vet 2026 admission guide.
Tor Vergata Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Vanvitelli (Naples) Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Screenshot walkthrough of IMAT 2026 registration on Universitaly.
Siena English Dentistry 2026 admission guide.
Padova Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Cagliari Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Pavia Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Parma (Piacenza campus) Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Florence Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Milano-Bicocca (Bergamo campus) Medicine 2026 admission guide.
Bologna Medicine & Vet 2026 admission guide.
Messina Medicine 2026 admission guide.
All IMAT 2026 test centres in Italy and abroad, with exam times.
Analysis of the IMAT 2026 paper: topics and difficulty per section.
When and how IMAT 2026 anonymous results are published and how to read them.
Search tool: find your IMAT 2026 score and rank by answer-sheet bar code.
Full statistics of all 18,368 IMAT 2026 results, compared with 2024 and 2025.