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National Medical Admission Test (NMAT)
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Questions240 multiple-choice items (four or five options each): 120 items in Part 1 and 120 items in Part 2, organized as eight subtests of 30 items
Testing timePart 1: 2 hours 15 minutes; 10-minute break; Part 2: 1 hour 30 minutes (3 hours 45 minutes of total test time, excluding reminders and end-test screens)
ScoringNo fixed passing score; each of the eight subtests yields a standard score, with composites APT (Part 1), SA (Part 2), and GPS (full composite) reported with a percentile rank; the CHED minimum cut-off is the 40th percentile and individual medical schools may require higher
Exam feePHP 1,900 total (PHP 500 registration fee + PHP 1,400 test fee); NMAT-International applicants pay USD 60.00 total (USD 15.00 registration + USD 45.00 test fee); payment via Dragonpay
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- Who runs it
- CEM
- Category
- Medical School Admissions
- Current version
- Online NMAT — online computer-based test (OCBT) format, in place since August 2020; current Bulletin of Information dated July 2025
- Where it applies
- PH — national
- Exam languages
- English
- Score scale
- Subtest standard scores on a scale with mean 500 and standard deviation 100 (range 200–800); GPS percentile rank 1- to 99+
- Testing provider
- Center for Educational Measurement, Inc. (self-delivered via the Online NMAT platform)
- Format
- Online computer-based test (OCBT) taken remotely with online proctoring (webcam and microphone required throughout)
- Availability
- Several administrations per year, usually scheduled October–November, January–February, and April–May (all schedules follow Philippine Standard Time)
- Results
- Electronic score copy available 20 CEM business days after the last testing date of the administration; printed Examinee Report Form mailed about 6 weeks after the last testing date (only within the Philippines)
- Score validity
- Scores valid for admission if the NMAT was taken not more than 2 years before admission to medical school
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
Two parts of four 30-item subtests each: Part 1 Mental Ability (Verbal, Inductive Reasoning, Quantitative, Perceptual Acuity) in 2 hours 15 minutes, then a 10-minute break, then Part 2 Academic Proficiency (Biology, Physics, Social Science, Chemistry) in 1 hour 30 minutes; all items multiple choice with four or five options
Where rules vary
The NMAT is required for admission to medical degree programs in the Philippines; a USD-priced NMAT-International administration exists for applicants outside the country, but the exam identity is Philippine national.
Eligibility
Required for those intending to enroll in a medical degree program in the Philippines; intended for college graduates, graduating college students, INTARMED/LEAPMed students, prior examinees below cut-off, and score improvers
Retake policy
Retakes permitted (prior examinees below cut-off and those improving scores are explicitly eligible); a retake or reschedule requires a request to the NMAT Secretariat within the registration period, and payment is valid only for the registered test date