The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)

About BMAT

The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) gives you the chance to stand out from the crowd and show your potential to succeed on medical and health-related courses. It tests your ability to apply scientific and mathematical knowledge, as well as problem solving, critical thinking and written communication skills that are essential to university-level study.

On this website you’ll find everything you need to feel informed, supported and prepared to take the test.

Find out more about each test session

BMAT – February

BMAT – August

BMAT – October

BMAT Netherlands

BMAT Malaysia

Which test session does my university accept?

Universities in the United Kingdom

University	Course	BMAT session accepted
Brighton and Sussex Medical School	A100 Medicine	August or October
Imperial College London	A100 Medicine A109 Graduate Medicine	August or October
Lancaster University	A100 Medicine & Surgery A900 Foundation Year for Medicine & Surgery	August or October. May (UCAS Extra applicants, UK and EU only).
University College London	A100 Medicine	August or October
University of Cambridge	A100 Medicine	August or October
University of Manchester Medical School (international applicants)	A106 MBChB Medicine and A104 MBChB Medicine (with foundation year)	August or October
University of Leeds	A100 Medicine A200 Dentistry	August or October
University of Oxford	A100 Medicine BC98 Biomedical Sciences	October only
University of Oxford	A101 Graduate Medicine	August or October
Keele University Keele requires only ‘overseas for fees’ applicants to take BMAT.	A100 Medicine	August or October

Universities in the rest of Europe

University	Course	BMAT session accepted
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Netherlands	Medicine Biomedical Sciences	Netherlands
University of Twente, Netherlands	Technical Medicine	Netherlands
Wageningen University, Netherlands	Nutrition and Health	Netherlands
Universidad de Navarra, Spain	Medicine	February, August and October
CEU Cardenal Herrera University, Spain	Medicine	February
University of Pécs, Hungary	Medicine Dentistry	February, August, October
University of Rijeka, Croatia	Medicine	February, August, October
University of Zagreb, Croatia	Doctor of Medicine (in English)	February, August, October
Medical University of Warsaw, Poland	MD program in English for High School graduates Dentistry	February
Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland	6-year MD English Program	February
Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad, Romania	Medicine in English	February
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia	General Medicine Biology	October

Universities in Asia

University	Course	BMAT session accepted
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore	Medicine	October only
Chiang Mai University, Thailand	Doctor of Medicine	August or October
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand	Doctor of Medicine	August or October
Khon Kaen University, Thailand	MD02 Medicine (Northeast Thailand applicants) MDX Medicine (other applicants)	August or October
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand Faculty of Medicine	Medicine	August or October
Mahidol University, Thailand Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol International Dental School	Medicine Dentistry	August or October
Navamindradhiraj University, Thailand	MD Doctor of Medicine	August or October
Nazarbayev University School of Medicine	MD (postgraduate Medicine)	October
Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand	A10S Doctor of Medicine	August or October
Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand	Doctor of Medicine	August or October
Thammasat University: CICM and Dentistry, Thailand	642901 Doctor of Medicine (English language) 642902 Doctor of Dental Surgery (bilingual English/Thai)	August or October
University of Malaya, Malaysia	Doctor of Medicine	BMAT Malaysia, August or October

Please always check the website of your chosen institution(s) to confirm which BMAT test session(s) they accept. Note that BMAT must only be taken once in an admissions cycle.