Entry test - Bachelor's and Single-cycle Master's degree programmes

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Academic year 2025-2026

To access bachelor's or single-cycle master's degree programs, students must always take an admission test. This test is used to draw up the admission rankings (possibly in combination with other criteria) for limited-access degree programmes, or to determine eligibility for enrollment in unlimited-access degree programmes.

Minimum score thresholds may apply to the tests, or to specific sections of each test. Those who achieve a score below these thresholds are assigned an Additional Learning Obligation (OFA), an additional exam to verify that they have acquired the knowledge required for the program.

Detailed information on the admission tests, how the selection process works, any rankings, and the assignment of OFAs are published in the Call for Admissions.

Below is information on the admission tests and links to the Call for Admissions for the programs that use them.

Please note that students applying with an entry title obtained abroad need to refer to procedures and deadlines listed here: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

TOLC

  TOLC – General information

The TOLC is the test used to access most of the University's degree programs; it is an individual computer-based test administered by the CISIA consortium.

TOLCs are administered in "TOLC@HOME" (online) or "TOLC@UNI" (in a physical classroom at the University). Both methods are considered valid for admission to the degree programs offered by the University of Padua. You can take the test at any member university listed on the CISIA list and use it to access the University of Padua's courses.

Please note: simply taking the TOLC is not sufficient for admission to the degree programmes. You must carefully read the Call for admission for the degree programme you are interested in to understand the type of TOLC required, the procedures, and the deadlines for all mandatory procedures. For those applying using an entry title obtained abroad, information on procedures and deadlines is available at https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

  Registering for the TOLC and Acquisition of TOLC results

Registering for the TOLC

The calendar containing the dates and locations available for the "TOLC@UNI" and "TOLC@HOME" tests can be found on the dedicated page of the CISIA portal.

TOLC tests are considered valid for admission to courses at the University of Padua, even if taken at other CISIA member universities, whether in the "TOLC@HOME" (online) mode or the "TOLC@UNI" (in a physical classroom at the University).

TOLC registration is completed on the CISIA website and requires the payment of a €35.00 fee. 

The test must be booked, subject to availability, at least 7-10 days in advance of the test date. It is therefore recommended to book well in advance to meet the deadlines set out in the relevant Call for admissions, or, for those applying with a foreign qualification, at https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

More information is available on the CISIA FAQ page: https://www.cisiaonline.it/faq-cisia-archivio-tolc/

For assistance booking the TOLC, please contact CISIA at https://helpdesk.cisiaonline.it/.

Acquiring the TOLC result

The TOLC result is acquired by the University via your Italian tax code (codice fiscale), which must be entered during registration on the CISIA portal (the portal from which you take the TOLC) and on the Uniweb portal (the portal from which you complete the enrollment procedures for the University of Padua).
Acquisition requires a minimum of 3 working days from the date of taking the TOLC and the date of pre-enrollment in the desired course.
The TOLC cannot be acquired without first completing the pre-enrollment process.

Any reports of failure to acquire the TOLC should be sent to immatricolazioni.studenti@unipd.it.

Please note: for those applying with an entry title obtained abroad, different methods for acquiring the TOLC may apply. The necessary information is available at https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply.

  TOLC-AV

Information on the contents and the structure of the test is available in CISIA's dedicated webpage. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the tests. For further information, please consult the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso

The TOLC-AV test is delivered in Italian, and it is required to access the following degree programmes of the University of Padua:

Unlimited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  • Pianificazione e gestione del territorio e del verde; Scienze e cultura della gastronomia; Scienze e tecnologie agrarie; Scienze e tecnologie alimentari; Scienze e tecnologie viticole ed enologiche; Sicurezza alimentare; Tecnologie forestali e ambientali: Call for admissions 

Students applying for unlimited access degree programmes, holding an entry title obtained abroad must refer to the procedures and deadlines available in the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  TOLC-E

Information on the contents and the structure of the test is available in CISIA's dedicated webpage. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the tests. For further information, please consult the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso

The TOLC-E test is delivered in Italian, and it is required to access the following degree programmes of the University of Padua:

Unlimited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

Students applying for unlimited access degree programmes, holding an entry title obtained abroad must refer to the procedures and deadlines available in the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  TOLC-F

Information on the contents and the structure of the test is available in CISIA's dedicated webpage. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the tests. For further information, please consult the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso

The TOLC-F test is delivered in Italian, and it is required to access the following degree programmes of the University of Padua:

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

Unlimited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

Students applying for unlimited access degree programmes, holding an entry title obtained abroad must refer to the procedures and deadlines available in the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

Students applying for unlimited access degree programmes, holding an entry title obtained abroad must refer to the procedures and deadlines available in the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

 

  TOLC-I

Information on the contents and the structure of the test is available in CISIA's dedicated webpage. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the tests. For further information, please consult the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso

The TOLC-I test is delivered in Italian, and it is required to access the following degree programmes of the University of Padua:

Unlimited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  • Ingegneria chimica e dei materiali; Ingegneria civile; Ingegneria dell'automazione e dei sistemi; Ingegneria dell'energia; Ingegneria dell'innovazione del prodotto; Ingegneria delle telecomunicazioni, internet e multimedia; Ingegneria elettronica; Ingegneria gestionale; Ingegneria meccanica; Ingegneria meccatronica; Ingegneria per l'ambiente e il territorio: Call for admissions
  • Matematica; Ottica e optometria; Scienza dei materiali; Scienze geologiche; Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente; Statistica per l'economia e l'impresa; Statistica per le tecnologie e le scienze: Call for admissions

Students applying for unlimited access degree programmes, holding an entry title obtained abroad must refer to the procedures and deadlines available in the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  • Ingegneria aerospaziale; Ingegneria biomedica; Ingegneria informatica: Call for admissions
  • Tecnologie digitali per l'edilizia e il territorio: Call for admissions
  • Astronomia; Biologia; Biologia molecolare; Biotecnologie; Chimica; Chimica industriale; Fisica; Informatica; Scienze naturali e ambientali: Call for admissions

  TOLC-PSI

Information on the contents and the structure of the test is available in CISIA's dedicated webpage. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the tests. For further information, please consult the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso

The TOLC-PSI test is delivered in Italian, and it is required to access the following degree programmes of the University of Padua:

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  • Scienze e tecniche psicologiche; Scienze psicologiche cognitive e psicobiologiche; Scienze psicologiche dello sviluppo; della personalità e delle relazioni interpersonali; Scienze psicologiche sociali e del lavoro: Call for admissions

Information on the contents and the structure of the test is available in CISIA’s dedicated webpage.

The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the tests. For further information, please consult the following webpage: 

 

The TOLC-PSI test is delivered in Italian, and it is required to access the following degree programmes of the University of Padua:

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  • Scienze e tecniche psicologiche; Scienze psicologiche cognitive e psicobiologiche; Scienze psicologiche dello sviluppo; della personalità e delle relazioni interpersonali; Scienze psicologiche sociali e del lavoro: Call for admissionswww.unipd.it/ammissioni-psi-triennali-programmato

  TOLC-SPS

Information on the contents and the structure of the test is available in CISIA's dedicated webpage. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the tests. For further information, please consult the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso

The TOLC-SPS test is delivered in Italian, and it is required to access the following degree programmes of the University of Padua:

Unlimited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian
- Scienze politiche; Diritto dell'Economia, Scienze politiche, relazioni internazionali, diritti umani: Call for admissions 

Students applying for unlimited access degree programmes, holding an entry title obtained abroad must refer to the procedures and deadlines available in the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

  TOLC-SU

Information on the contents and the structure of the test is available in CISIA's dedicated webpage. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the tests. For further information, please consult the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso

The TOLC-SU test is delivered in Italian, and it is required to access the following degree programmes of the University of Padua:

Unlimited access Degree programmes – delivered in English

Unlimited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  • Scienze politiche; Diritto dell'Economia, Scienze politiche, relazioni internazionali, diritti umani: Call for admissions
  • Consulente del lavoro; Diritto e tecnologia; Giurisprudenza (sede di Padova); Giurisprudenza (sede di Treviso); Giurista del terzo settore: Call for admissions
  • Archeologia; Discipline delle arti, della musica e dello spettacolo; Filosofia; Lettere; Lingue, letterature e mediazione culturale; Progettazione e gestione del turismo culturale; Storia; Storia e tutela dei beni artistici e musicali: Call for admissions

Students applying for unlimited access degree programmes, holding an entry title obtained abroad must refer to the procedures and deadlines available in the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

CEnT-S

  General information and degree programmes using CEnT-S test

The CEnT-S is an English-language test administered online by CISIA; information on the test structure, required knowledge, and how to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page. 

The CEnT-S allows access to the following English-language degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in English

Unlimited access Degree programmes – delivered in English

Students applying for unlimited access degree programmes holding an entry title obtained abroad must refer to the procedures and deadlines available in the following webpage: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

Other admission tests

  Admission tests issued by the University of Padua

Entrance exams are held in person on a single date for the following programs. Information regarding participation and the subjects covered by each exam, as well as how the selection process works, is available in the relevant Call for admissions:

Limited access Degree programmes – delivered in Italian

  Degree programmes selections based on ministry decree (Decreto ministeriale)

For the following degree programmes, the admission procedures, including the administration of an admission test, are defined at the ministerial level through specific ministerial decrees (decreti ministeriali). Please note that students applying with an entry title obtained abroad need to refer to procedures and deadlines listed here: https://www.unipd.it/en/how-apply

Information, when available, is published on the following pages:

Degree programmes delivered in English:

  • Medicine and Surgery: information on admission to the degree programme. If the admission procedures are confirmed by the Ministry compared to previous years, the admission test is expected to be held during the third week of September. However, please wait for the publication of the decree for official information for the 2026/27 academic year.

Degree programmes delivered in Italian:

  • Scienze della formazione primaria: information on admission to the degree programme. If the admission procedures are confirmed by the ministry compared to previous years, the admission test is expected to be administered during the second week of September. However, please wait for the publication of the decree for official information for the 2026/27 academic year.
  • Ingegneria edile-architettura: information on admission to the programme. If the admission procedures are confirmed by the ministry compared to previous years, the admission test is expected to be administered on [to be updated]. However, please wait for the publication of the decree for official information for the 2026/27 academic year.
  • Corsi di laurea delle professioni sanitarie: information on admission to the degree programmes. If the admission procedures are confirmed by the Ministry compared to previous years, the admission test is expected to be held during the second week of September. However, please wait for the publication of the decree for official information for the 2026/27 academic year.
  • Medicina e chirurgia; Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria: information on admission to the degree programmes. If the open semester admission method for the 2025/26 academic year (semestre aperto) is confirmed, there will be no admission test, but instead students will be required to take exams to qualify for the national ranking. Information for the 2025/26 academic year is available at https://www.unipd.it/semestre-aperto. However, students are advised to wait for the publication of the decree for official information for the 2026/27 academic year.
  • Medicina veterinaria: information on admission to the degree programme. If the open semester admission method for the 2025/26 academic year (semestre aperto) is confirmed, there will be no admission test, but instead students will be required to take exams to qualify for the national ranking. Information for the 2025/26 academic year is available at https://www.unipd.it/semestre-aperto. However, students are advised to wait for the publication of the decree for official information for the 2026/27 academic year.