FAQ

Italy’s degree is called Medicine and Surgery (LM-41). It is a six-year single-cycle degree, and graduates are doctors. In India it is commonly called MBBS. Whether it leads to a licence in India is a separate question. See Practising in India.

Italy does not ask for NEET. India’s NMC requires NEET-UG qualification if you want to practise in India later. We strongly advise qualifying NEET before you go.

Yes. All IMAT courses are taught in English. Daily life, hospital patients and part-time work use Italian, so learning Italian from year one helps a lot.

The IMAT is held once a year, in September. There is no resit that year. You can sit it again the next year.

As a non-EU applicant living abroad, you compete only for the one university you chose at Universitaly pre-enrolment. Choose carefully.

It depends on the university and the year. In 2026 the reported last-admitted non-EU scores at most universities in Italy were between about 61 and 81 out of 90. See the IMAT page.

Tuition at public universities depends on family income or citizenship. For example, Pavia’s 2026/27 flat rate for Indian citizens was €390 a year. Living costs are the bigger expense. See Fees & Scholarships.

Non-EU students can apply for the regional DSU scholarship if their family income and assets are under the limit. You need legalised income documents from India, and you must apply by the region’s deadline. The regional agency decides. Nobody can promise it in advance.

Italian rules allow students with a study residence permit to work part-time within set limits. With a demanding medical course, plan your finances so that you do not depend on work.

No. Seats are given only by IMAT rank, by the university. Anyone who promises a guaranteed seat at an Italian public university is not telling you the truth.