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Academic Year 2026/27

To access bachelor's degree programmes or single-cycle master's degree programmes, it is always necessary to take an admission test, which is used to draw up the admission rankings (possibly also in combination with other criteria) for programmes with limited enrolment, or to assess eligibility for enrolment for open-admission programmes.

Minimum score thresholds may be applied to the tests, or to specific sections of each test: anyone who obtains a score below these thresholds is assigned an additional learning requirement (OFA), that is, an additional exam to verify that they have made up the knowledge required by the programme.

Detailed information on the admission tests, the selection procedures, any rankings, and the assignment of OFA is published in the admission notices or calls for applications.

Below you will find information on the admission tests and links to the Admission Notices/Calls for Applications for the programmes that use them.

For applicants applying with a qualification obtained abroad: information on procedures and deadlines

TOLC

TOLC is the test used to access most of the degree programmes offered by the University; it is an individual test to be taken on a computer, administered by the CISIA consortium.

TOLCs are administered in "TOLC @CASA" mode (online) or in "TOLC@UNI" mode (in a physical classroom at the University). Both modes are considered valid for admission to the degree programmes offered by the University of Padua. It is possible to take the test at any member university included in the list of CISIA venues and use it to access the programmes of the University of Padua.

Attention: simply taking the TOLC is not sufficient to access the programmes. You must carefully read the admission notice/call for applications for the programme of interest to find out which type of TOLC is required, as well as the procedures and deadlines for all the mandatory steps required.

For those applying with a qualification obtained abroad, information on procedures and deadlines is available at https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali 

Registration for the TOLC

The calendar containing the dates and venues available for taking the "TOLC@UNI" and "TOLC @CASA" tests can be consulted on the dedicated page of the CISIA portal.

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

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

The test must be booked, subject to availability of places, at least 7-10 days in advance of the test date. It is therefore recommended to book well in advance, in order to meet the deadlines set in your admission notice/call for applications, or, for those applying with a foreign entry qualification, on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali 

More information is available on the CISIA FAQ page: https://www.cisiaonline.it/faq-cisia-archivio-tolc/ 
For assistance with booking the TOLC, please refer to the CISIA contacts available on the page https://helpdesk.cisiaonline.it/ 

In urgent cases where the TOLC must be taken within the deadlines set by the admission notice/call for applications, and no dates are available on the CISIA portal, you may contact immatricolazioni.studenti@unipd.it for assistance

Acquisition of the TOLC result

The acquisition of the TOLC takes place through the Tax identification number, which must be entered during registration on the CISIA portal (the portal through which the TOLC is taken) and on the Uniweb portal (the portal through which enrollment procedures for the University of Padua are carried out).
Acquisition requires a minimum of 3 working days starting from the date the TOLC is taken and the date of pre-enrollment in the course of interest
The TOLC cannot be acquired until pre-enrollment has been completed.

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

Please note: for those applying with a foreign entry qualification, different procedures for acquiring the TOLC may apply. The necessary information is available on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali.  

Information on the test content and the knowledge required to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to help students prepare for the admission tests. For more information, please see the page https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso.   
The TOLC-AV test grants access to the following degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Italian-taught open-admission degree programmes

  • Planning and management of land and green areas; Food science and culture; Agricultural sciences and technologies; Food sciences and technologies; Viticultural and oenological sciences and technologies; Food safety; Forest and environmental technologies: Call for admission

Applicants accessing open-admission degree programmes with a foreign qualification must take the TOLC and enrol by following the procedures set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali 

Italian-taught restricted-admission degree programmes

  • Animal sciences and technologies; Veterinary nursing sciences and techniques: Call for admission

Information on the test contents and the required knowledge to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to help students prepare for the entrance tests. For more information, please see the page https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso.   

The TOLC-E test allows access to the following degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Open-admission programmes taught in Italian

Applicants accessing the above-mentioned programmes using a foreign entry qualification must refer to the procedures indicated on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali 

Limited-admission programme taught in Italian

Information on the test contents and the required knowledge to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to help students prepare for the admission tests. For more information, please see the page https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso 
The TOLC-F test grants access to the following degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Italian-taught programmes with limited enrolment

Italian-taught programmes with open enrolment

Applicants to the above-mentioned programme holding a foreign qualification must refer to the procedures described on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali

Information on the test contents and the required knowledge to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to help students prepare for the entrance tests. For more information, please refer to the page https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso 
The TOLC-I test grants access to the following degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Open-admission programmes taught in Italian

  • Chemical and Materials Engineering; Civil Engineering; Automation and Systems Engineering; Energy Engineering; Product Innovation Engineering; Telecommunications, Internet and Multimedia Engineering; Electronic Engineering; Management Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Mechatronics Engineering; Environmental and Land Engineering: Call for admission
  • Mathematics; Optics and Optometry; Materials Science; Geological Sciences; Environmental Science and Technology; Statistics for Economics and Business; Statistics for Technology and Science: Call for admission

Applicants who access open-admission programmes using a foreign entry qualification must refer to the procedures set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali 

Programmes with limited admission taught in Italian

  • Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering; Computer Engineering: Call for admission
  • Digital Technologies for Construction and Territory: Call for admission
  • Astronomy; Biology; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology; Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry; Physics; Computer Science; Natural and Environmental Sciences: Call for admission

Information on the test content and the required knowledge to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to help students prepare for the entrance tests. For more information, you can consult the page https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso 

The TOLC-PSI test allows access to the following degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Italian-taught programmes with restricted admission

  • Psychological Science and Techniques; Cognitive and Psychobiological Psychological Sciences; Developmental, Personality and Interpersonal Relations Psychological Sciences; Social and Work Psychological Sciences: Admission call

Information on the test contents and the knowledge required to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to prepare for the entrance tests. For more information, please see the page https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso 
The TOLC-SPS test grants access to the following degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Open-entry programmes taught in Italian

  • Political Science; Law and Economics, Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights: Call for admission

Candidates applying to open-entry programmes with a foreign entry qualification must refer to the procedures set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali 

Information on the test contents and the required knowledge to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page.
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to help students prepare for the entrance tests. For more information, please see the page https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso
The TOLC-I test grants access to the following degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Open-admission programmes taught in Italian

  • Mathematics; Optics and Optometry; Materials Science; Geological Sciences; Environmental Science and Technology; Statistics for Economics and Business; Statistics for Technology and the Sciences: Call for admission

Applicants who seek admission to open-admission programmes using a foreign entry qualification must refer to the procedures described on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali

Information on the test contents and the knowledge required to take it is available on the dedicated CISIA page. 
The University of Padua provides materials and initiatives to help candidates prepare for admission tests. For more information, please see the page https://www.unipd.it/prepararsi-prove-dingresso 
The TOLC-SU test grants access to the following degree programmes at the University of Padua:

Open-admission degree programmes taught in Italian

  • Political Science; Law and Economics, Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights: Call for admission
  • Labour Consultant; Law and Technology; Law (Padua campus); Law (Treviso campus); Third Sector Jurist: Call for admission
  • Archaeology; Arts, Music and Performing Arts; Philosophy; Literature; Languages, Literatures and Cultural Mediation; Planning and Management of Cultural Tourism; History; History and Conservation of Artistic and Musical Heritage: Call for admission

Candidates applying to open-admission degree programmes, in Italian or English, with a foreign entry qualification must refer to the procedures set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali 

Limited-admission degree programmes taught in Italian

 

CEnT-S

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

In case of urgency to take the CEnT-S within the deadlines established by the call for admission/admission notice, and if no dates are available on the CISIA portal, you can contact immatricolazioni.studenti@unipd.it for assistance.

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

Programmes with limited enrolment

Programmes with open access


Anyone applying to the above-mentioned programmes with a foreign qualification for admission must refer to the procedures described on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali 

Other admission tests

For the following degree programmes, admission tests are arranged and held in person on a single date. Information on participation and on the subjects covered by the test, as well as on how the selection process works, is available in the relevant admission notices:

Italian-taught degree programmes with limited enrolment

For the following degree programmes, the admission procedures, including the administration of an entrance test, are defined at ministerial level through specific ministerial decrees.
Information, when available, is published on the following pages:

Schedule of the tests for nationally regulated limited-enrollment degree courses 2026/27
The Mur notice
July 23, 2026

Building Engineering-Architecture (single-cycle degree)

September 11, 2026

Primary Teacher Education (single-cycle degree)

September 16, 2026

Health professions (degree courses)

30 September 2026

Single-cycle master's degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery and Medicine and Surgery MedTech