IMAT scoring

The IMAT score is a simple sum: 1.5 points for every correct answer, minus 0.4 for every wrong answer, nothing for a blank. Every question is worth the same, whatever its area, and the maximum is 90.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

A worked example

A candidate answers 40 questions correctly, gets 12 wrong and leaves 8 blank. The score is 40 × 1.5 = 60, minus 12 × 0.4 = 4.8, giving 55.2 points out of 90.

Guessing

With five options, a blind guess is worth very slightly less than a blank on average. Ruling out a single option is enough to make a guess worth more than a blank.Blind guess: 1.5 × 1/5 - 0.4 × 4/5 = -0.02 points. One option ruled out: 1.5 × 1/4 - 0.4 × 3/4 = +0.075 points.

An average is not a guarantee: several wrong guesses can cost more than one right guess earns. A sensible rule is to answer when you can eliminate at least one option and to leave the question blank when you cannot.

From points to a place

Places are allocated through national rankings drawn up from these points. The score that wins a place depends on how every candidate performed and on the places each university offers, so it differs between universities and from year to year. No practice test can predict it, and this site does not try.

What the practice test reports

Your raw points out of 90, the percentage of the maximum, and your correct, wrong and blank answers, followed by a review of every question with the worked solution and the reason the most tempting wrong option fails. Practice test.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources

• MUR: Ministerial Decree n. 1005 of 6 August 2026, Annex A (syllabus)
• MUR: admission tests for degree programmes with limited places, 2026
• Universitaly: the national portal for registration and results

AxoPrep is an independent preparation platform. It is not affiliated with the Italian Ministry of University and Research, Universitaly or any university. Last updated: 15 October 2026.