Applicants who would like to apply for the Faculty of Medicine UPJS for the academic year 2023/2024 should attend the entrance examination. There is a written test – a multiple-choice version with 4 possible answers. The test will take place on-site, the online form of admission is not possible. You may buy a booklet with 600 questions from biology with 8 options and 600 questions from chemistry with 8 options- exactly the same questions will appear at the entrance test (just with 4 options, so it is better not to memorize the answers).
Place of the entrance exam: Faculty of Medicine, Trieda SNP 1, 040 11 Košice, The Slovak Republic
Dates of entrance exams: 21st of June 2023 and 16th of August 2023 (deadline for application is 2 weeks before entrance exam)
Note: if there are enough applicants, it is possible to organize the entrance exam also abroad (we organize the exams in Krakow and Warsaw in Poland on regular basis)
Fee for entrance examination: 30€ (can be paid also online, nonrefundable)
Deadlines: Applicants must deliver their documents to the Study Department of the Faculty of medicine two weeks before the entrance examination. Hard copies (=originals) are not required.
Questions: The entrance examination consists of 100 questions from biology and chemistry. There is a database with questions issued by Faculty. We would gladly provide you with the database. Please note that questions in 2023 are the same as in 2019. You may score a maximum of 800 points, while 570 points are necessary for acceptance to the University. There were 520 points required for admission in 2020/21 and 2021/22 and 530 needed for admission in 2022/23.
Please contact us at medhead@medhead.eu for more details.
The number of admitted students in 2023/2024: 210 students for General medicine and 35 students for Dental medicine. Successful students must pay the tuition fees in September 2023 before enrollment, not immediately after receiving the admission letter.
Necessary documents for registration
1. a signed application form – original
2. attachment to application form – original – you can download the attachment form here
3. Medical confirmation of physical and mental ability to university studies (not older than 3 months) – in English or Slovak language
4. Confirmation of application and entrance exam fee payment
5. copy of the passport of ID card
6. copies of school leaving certificates