BMAT – February

About BMAT – February

The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) is an admissions test for applicants to Medicine, Biomedical Science and Dentistry courses at certain universities.

BMAT is a 2-hour pen-and-paper test, which consists of three sections and is taken in English. Sections 1 and 2 are multiple-choice, and Section 3 is a writing task. You can find out more about the format of the test below.

BMAT 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.

Test format

Section 1: Thinking Skills

What does it test?	Questions	Timing
Generic skills in problem solving and critical thinking.	32 multiple-choice questions	60 minutes

Please note: Section 1 has been updated and will no longer include questions that test data analysis and inference.

Section 2: Scientific Knowledge and Applications

What does it test?	Questions	Timing
The ability to apply scientific knowledge typically covered in school Science and Mathematics by the age of 16 (for example, GCSE in the UK and IGCSE internationally).	27 multiple-choice questions	30 minutes

Section 3: Writing Task

What does it test?	Questions	Timing
The ability to select, develop and organise ideas, and to communicate them in writing, concisely and effectively.	One writing task from a choice of three questions	30 minutes

For more detailed information about the format of BMAT, see the BMAT test specification.

Who accepts BMAT – February?

The courses below accept results from the February session.

Please always check the website of your chosen institution(s) to confirm which BMAT test session(s) they accept.

Institutions	Courses
Universidad de Navarra, Spain	Medicine
CEU Cardenal Herrera University, Spain	Medicine
University of Pécs, Hungary	Medicine Dentistry
University of Rijeka, Croatia	Medicine
University of Zagreb, Croatia	Doctor of Medicine (in English)
Medical University of Warsaw, Poland	DM Doctor of Medicine DMD Doctor of Dental Medicine
Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland	6-year MD English Program DMD – Doctor of Dental Medicine
Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad, Romania	Medicine in English
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM), Italy	MD Program in Medicine and Surgery (for Non-European Citizens not resident in Italy)

Please check with your chosen institution(s) for more information about the application process and how BMAT is used.

Applicants to universities in the Netherlands should visit the BMAT Netherlands page.
Applicants to the University of Malaya should visit the BMAT Malaysia page.
Applicants to any other institution which uses BMAT should visit the BMAT – September and BMAT – November pages.