The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) is used by universities around the world to help select applicants for medical, dental, biomedical and veterinary degree programmes. 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. BMAT gives you the opportunity to stand out from the crowd and show universities what you can do.
When can I take BMAT?
There are several BMAT sessions throughout the year and different universities accept different sessions, depending on their admissions cycle. It is important to know which one(s) you can take as part of your application.
Section 1: Thinking Skills
This section tests your ability to solve problems and think critically. No subject knowledge is needed and each question contains all the information required to answer it. Please note, from the 2020 test onwards, the format of this section has changed slightly. Section 1 no longer contains data analysis and inference questions, in which a longer text was followed by a set of related questions. For further details, see
Section 2: Scientific Knowledge and Applications
This section tests your ability to solve problems by applying the knowledge typically covered in non-specialist school Science and Mathematics subjects by the age of 16 (for example, GCSE in the UK and IGCSE internationally).