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The Complete IMAT 2026 Syllabus Breakdown

Reference: This blog post has been prepared based on the FMA 2025 IMAT Syllabus by Future Meds Academy. Minor changes may occur in 2026, but the core syllabus is expected to remain consistent. Website: futuremedsacademy.com | Email: info@futuremedsacademy.com

Introduction

The IMAT (International Medical Admissions Test) is your gateway to English-taught medicine programs at Italian public universities. The 2026 exam follows the same six-section structure established in recent years. The syllabus below — drawn from the FMA 2025 IMAT Syllabus — is the most reliable preparation roadmap available.

All questions are in English, making strong reading comprehension an essential skill across every section.

Question Count at a Glance

Section 1 — Reading Skills & General Knowledge

Skills tested:

• Comprehension of written English across scientific, literary, and current-affairs texts
• Understanding specialised or academic vocabulary in context
• Identifying textual cohesion and coherence
• Extracting and deducing key information from short passages
• Awareness of major national and international institutions
• Legal, economic, and civic-knowledge questions
• Locating historical and cultural phenomena in space and time

Questions are drawn from short texts covering scientific nonfiction, fiction, newspaper articles, and general or specialist magazines.

Section 2 — Logical Reasoning

Skills tested:

• Evaluating logical arguments from given statements (textual or symbolic)
• Abstract problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Pattern recognition and deductive reasoning

Section 3 — Biology (23 Questions)

Chemistry of Life

• Biological importance of weak interactions
• Organic molecules found in organisms and their functions
• Role of enzymes

The Cell

• Cell theory; prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells; animal and plant cells; viruses
• Cell membrane: structure, functions, and transport mechanisms
• Cellular structures and their specific functions
• Cell cycle: mitosis, meiosis, chromosome kit and chromosome maps

Genetics

• Mendelian genetics: Mendel's laws and their applications
• Classical genetics: chromosomal theory of inheritance and patterns of inheritance
• Molecular genetics: DNA structure and replication, genetic code, protein synthesis; prokaryotic DNA; eukaryotic chromosome structure; gene regulation
• Human genetics: mono- and polyfactorial character transmission; autosomal and X-linked inherited diseases

Evolution & Biotechnology

• Mutations, natural and artificial selection, evolutionary theories
• Genetic basis of evolution; heredity and environment
• Biotechnology: recombinant DNA technology and its applications

Anatomy, Physiology & Bioenergetics

• Animal tissues; anatomy and physiology of human systems and their interactions
• Homeostasis
• ATP as the energy currency of cells; oxidation-reduction reactions
• Energy processes: photosynthesis, glycolysis, aerobic respiration, and fermentation

Section 4 — Chemistry (15 Questions)

Matter & Atomic Structure

• States of aggregation; heterogeneous and homogeneous systems; compounds and elements
• Ideal gas laws
• Atomic structure: elementary particles, atomic and mass numbers, isotopes, electronic configuration

The Periodic Table

• Groups, periods, and transition elements
• Periodic properties: atomic radius, ionisation potential, electron affinity, metallic character
• Relationship between electronic structure, position in the table, and element properties

Chemical Bonding & Inorganic Chemistry

• Ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds; bond energy; polarity; electronegativity; intermolecular forces
• Nomenclature and properties of inorganic compounds: oxides, hydroxides, acids, salts

Stoichiometry & Reactions

• Atomic and molecular mass; Avogadro's number; mole concept
• Stoichiometric calculations; balancing equations; types of chemical reactions

Solutions & Equilibria

• Solvent properties of water; solubility; concentration expressions
• Equilibria in aqueous solution
• Chemical kinetics and catalysis

Redox & Acids/Bases

• Oxidation numbers; oxidising and reducing agents; balancing redox reactions
• Concept of acid and base; pH; acidity, neutrality, and basicity; hydrolysis; buffer solutions

Organic Chemistry

• Bonds between carbon atoms; structural and molecular formulas; isomerism
• Aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic hydrocarbons
• Functional groups: alcohols, ethers, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides
• Elements of nomenclature

Section 5 — Mathematics

Number Sets & Algebra

• Natural, integer, rational, and real numbers; scientific notation; proportions and percentages
• Powers (integer and rational exponents), radicals, logarithms (base 10 and base e)
• Combinatorial calculus basics; polynomials; algebraic fractions
• Equations and inequalities of 1st and 2nd degree; systems of equations

Functions

• Domain, codomain, sign, continuity, maxima/minima, increasing/decreasing behaviour
• Elementary functions: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric
• Compound and inverse functions; trigonometric equations and inequalities

Geometry

• Polygons, circumference, and circle; lengths, surfaces, and volumes
• Isometries, similarities, and equivalences in the plane
• Angle measurement in degrees and radians
• Sine, cosine, tangent and their notable values; trigonometric formulas; resolution of triangles
• Cartesian plane: distance, midpoint, equations of lines, parallelism, perpendicularity
• Equations of circumference, parabola, hyperbola, and ellipse
• Pythagorean theorem; Euclid's first and second theorems

Probability & Statistics

• Frequency distributions and graphical representations
• Random experiments and events; probability and frequency

Section 6 — Physics (13 Questions)

Measurements & Vectors

• Fundamental and derived physical quantities; SI units; scientific notation
• Scalar and vector quantities; operations on vectors

Kinematics

• Velocity, angular velocity, acceleration, centripetal acceleration
• Uniform rectilinear motion, uniformly accelerated motion, uniform circular motion, harmonic motion

Dynamics

• Newton's three laws; weight force, elastic force, friction
• Impulse and momentum; conservation of momentum
• Torque and angular momentum
• Work, kinetic energy, potential energy, conservation of mechanical energy, power

Fluid Mechanics

• Density and compressibility; gases and liquids
• Hydrostatics: pressure, Pascal's principle, Stevin's principle, Archimedes' principle
• Fluid dynamics: continuity equation, Bernoulli's equation, viscosity

Thermodynamics

• Temperature, thermometers, heat, calorimetry; modes of heat propagation
• Heat capacity, specific heat, changes of state, latent heats
• Laws of perfect gases
• First and second principles of thermodynamics

Electricity & Electromagnetism

• Electric charges; Coulomb's law; electric field and potential; equipotential surfaces
• Capacitance, capacitors (series and parallel); electrostatic energy
• Electric current; resistivity and resistance; Ohm's law; resistors (series and parallel)
• Kirchhoff's principles; work, power, Joule effect; direct and alternating current
• Magnetic field of an electric current; forces on currents in a magnetic field; electromagnetic induction

A Note on the 2026 Exam

The syllabus above reflects official guidelines and is expected to remain largely consistent in 2026. Minor updates are always possible — always cross-check with the official MUR portal (accessoprogrammato.mur.gov.it) as the exam date approaches.

References

• Future Meds Academy. IMAT Syllabus 2025. futuremedsacademy.com | info@futuremedsacademy.com | Instagram: @futuremedsacademy
• AcadIMAT. 2024 IMAT Exam — Detailed syllabus and score breakdown. acadimat.com
• Govoni, L. IMAT Home. accessoprogrammato.mur.gov.it

Prepared with reference to the FMA 2025 IMAT Syllabus by Future Meds Academy. Enroll today and master the IMAT.

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