UMAT

UMAT: The essentials

UMAT or The Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test is the entrance test you will have to sit for before applying to the undergraduate medical and health science courses in most institutions in Australia and New Zealand. It is held by ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research) on behalf of the joint consortium of Universities.

UMAT differs from the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test), an entrance test for application to the graduate medical programs, for students who have already completed a degree.

Who is eligible to sit for UMAT?

To be eligible for the UMAT, you must have completed at least your higher secondary level of education (‘year 12’ in Australia & ‘year 13’ in New Zealand). You may be from any stream.

International students please read: Some universities do not require you to sit for UMAT at all or may have separate tests for you. Refer to the individual university website you may be interested in for further details.

The UMAT Test:

ACER states that UMAT is an ‘aptitude test’ to check a student’s propensity for the medical profession. This means there are no specific subjects to ‘learn’. The UMAT test has three sections dealing with questions on problem-solving skills, interpersonal skills, and non verbal reasoning. So prepare accordingly.

A list of Universities that use UMAT scores to allow students to apply to their undergraduate medical courses:

Universities in Australia:

Universities in New Zealand: