NMAT

NMAT Online Registration System Requirements 1. Applic Applicant ant must must be be a gradua graduate te of any any bacca baccalau laurea reate te degree or graduating at the time of the testing. 2. College College gradua graduates tes of of local local or foreign foreign institution institutionss are are required to present a photocopy of their Transcript of  Records (TOR) at the time of testing. Graduating students are required to have t heir NMAT Identification Form signed by their schoolhead. 3. One copy copy of of recent recent 2”x 2”x 2” colo colored red pict picture ure with with white white background. Scanned picture will not be accepted. Application 1. Accomp Accomplis lish h the applic applicati ation on form form online. online. Fill Fill up the the required fields in the form. Please make sure that all information entered is true and correct. 2. Procee Proceed d with accom accompli plishi shing ng the Studen Studentt Informa Informatio tion n Questionnaire (SIQ). 3. Choose Choose your your pref preferr erred ed mode mode of paym payment ent -- eithe eitherr by credit card or by bank payment. 4. Check Check your your emai emaill accoun accountt -- inbox inbox and and spam spam mailbox mailbox -for the confirmation of your application and for your NMAT Identification Form. Download and print a copy of  your NMAT Identification Form. 5. Make Make sure that that all all informa informatio tion n given given in the form form is true true and correct before you proceed to accomplishing your NMAT Identification Form. If you need to change some or all the information given in the NMAT Identification Form, follow the instructions below. Editing of application form 1. If you choose to pay by credit card, you must email [email protected] or contact the NMAT Secretariat at (02) 813-3694 or 95 local 108 for any changes in your NMAT Identification Form. 2. If you you choose choose to pay by by bank bank deposi depositt and need need to make make changes in your NMAT Identification Form, click the Edit Registration link under the Online Options of this website and proceed accordingly (This option is automatically disabled once your bank payment is confirmed.) 3. If chang changes es have have been been made made succe successf ssfull ully, y, you you will will receive a new NMAT Identification Form which you will accomplish and bring with you on the day of testing. Discard immediately the old NMAT Identification Form. Payment 1. If you you choose choose to pay pay by credit card, you will be directed directed to the website of YESpayment System and will be instructed accordingly until payment is successful. 2. If you you choose choose to pay by by bank bank deposi deposit, t, you you must go go to the nearest Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) branch and accomplish a Deposit/Payment Slip using the bank reference number and CEM BPI account number given on your NMAT Identification Form. NOTICE : Review centers are NOT authorized to collect or accept in behalf of CEM any NMAT registration and test fees from NMAT applicants. Any untoward incident arising from your your dealings with a review center, or any such entity, is solely your responsibility. Confirmation of payment 1. Credit Credit card card payment paymentss are automa automatic ticall ally y confirm confirmed ed by email once payment is successful. Check your email account, both your inbox and spam mailbox, for the payment confirmation email and the attached NMAT Identification Form. 2. If you you pay thro through ugh BPI, BPI, you you shall shall recei receive ve a payme payment nt confirmation email in your inbox (or spam mailbox) after two (2) banking days. 3. All applic applicants ants shall shall get their their CEM official official receipt receipt (OR) (OR) together with their official NMAT Examinee Report Form (ERF). Notice of Admission

To know your test site and room assignment two (2) weeks before the test date, click on the link for Room Assignment. Download your Notice of Admission (NOA). If your NMAT application number is not included in the list, call the NMAT Secretariat at (02) 813-3686 or 813-3694 to 95 loc 108 immediately. On the day of the exam 1. Report Report to the Test Test Site Site befo before re 7:00 7:00 AM. 2. Applicant must bring the following documents and materials : NMAT Identification Form (signed by the schoolhead if  • the applicant is a graduating student or attached with a photocopy of transcript of records if the applicant is already a college graduate) • One (1) valid ID (e.g. School ID, Passport, Driver’s License, PRC ID, etc.) • Pencils (no. 2 or HB) Eraser • Applicant is also advised to wear appropriate attire for airconditioned testing rooms. NMAT Results Your NMAT scores will appear on the masterlist of test scores that will be sent to all Philippine medical schools, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Higher Education Regional Offices (HERO), and the office of the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC). Examinees can view online (and/or download) the electronic copy of their test results after five (5) working days at this website (click on the link for Test Results). The electronic copy is NOT valid for admission purposes. For December NMAT result, the official NMAT Examinee • Report Form (ERF) will be mailed (at the m ailing address indicated in the NMAT Application Form) or ready for pick up (at the testing center based on the option chosen during the test) six (6) weeks after the test date. For April NMAT result, the NMAT ERF will be mailed (at • the mailing address indicated in the NMAT Application Form) or ready for pick up (at the CEM Main Office) four (4) weeks after the test date. You may request for a duplicate copy of your official NMAT ERF if  you have not received your original ERF one (1) week after the official mailing date. REQUIREMENTS & PROCEDURES FOR ADMISSION TO PHILIPPINE MEDICAL SCHOOLS

The requirements and procedures for admission to Philippine medical schools discussed below are applicable to both Filipino and foreign nationals aspiring to pursue medical education in any of the schools. Updates on the requirements are based on the “Updated Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Medical Education”, CHED Memorandum Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 10, s. 2006. Prerequisite 1: Bachelor’s Degree. Students seeking admission to the medical education program must be a holder of any baccalaureate degree. Prerequisite Prerequisite 2: National Medical Admission Test (NMAT). Applicants to medical schools in the Philippines are required to take the NMAT. The test is developed and administered by the Center for Educational Measurement, Inc. (CEM) as authorized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) per Memorandum of Agreement (1985) between the former Board of Medical Education, now Technical Committee for Medical Education, and CEM. The testing dates, local and abroad, are decided and announced by the CHED and CEM. An NMAT applicant must be a graduate or a graduating student of  any college degree course at the time of testing. Foreign students and graduates of foreign schools may be required to present on the day of the test, a copy of their Transcript of  Records together with their NMAT Identification Form.

The NMAT scores obtained by a medical school applicant at any given examination year are deemed sufficient and valid as basis for evaluating applicants for admission to a college of medicine. The applicant is encouraged to do well in the test and obtain his/her best scores in the NMAT to increase his/her chances of  being accepted in the best medical schools in the Philippines. Prerequisite 3: Certificate of Eligibility for Admission to a Medical Course (CEMed). The CEMed application form may be obtained from the regional offices of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Foreign students may apply at CHED Office of  Student Services (OSS) located at the National Engineering Center Building, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. The requirements in securing t he CEMed are as follows: 1. Fully accomplished CEMed application form 2. Transcript of Records 3. Copy of Diploma or Certificate of Graduation authenticated by the Registrar of t he school where he/she graduated (for graduates of government school) 4. NMAT results (original or duplicate copy of Examinee Report Form) issued by CEM 5. Birth Certificate 6. Certificate of good moral character Prerequisite 4: Applicant’s Acceptance in Medical School. The CEMed does not automatically assure the applicant of a slot in any of the medical schools in the country. A student who has been issued a CEMed is given full acceptance only upon meeting the other requirements of the admitting school, such as passing the interviews. It may be advisable, therefore, to seek preliminary acceptance from the medical school chosen by the applicant before obtaining the CEMed. INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DAY OF THE TEST

1. Only applicants who are properly registered with the CEM will be admitted at the test site. 2. Bring the following when you report at the test site: Important documents: NMAT Identification Form • Valid ID (e.g., Official School ID, Driver’s License, • Passport, etc.) Other materials: • Pencils (No. 2 or HB) Erasers • Watch (optional) • Pens, pencils with colored or l iquid lead, books, dictionaries, calculators, slide rules, photographic devices, cellular   phones/beepers, transmitters and notes are not allowed in the testing room. 3. On the day of the test, you will read a set of general instructions before you begin the examination. Each section of  the test also has specific directions, including sample questions. You should become familiar with the specific directions before you take the test. This will make it possible for you to spend less time reading instructions and more time answering questions on the actual test. 4. Each part of the test has a time limit. The examiner will tell you when to start and when to stop. Try to work fast but observe care and accuracy. 5. Some of the questions in the test are harder than the others, but try to answer all of them. Begin with the easy questions and go to the more difficult ones later. Your score will be based on the number of correct answers made. There is no deduction for a wrong response. You are, therefore, encouraged to answer all the test questions. 6. You should not use note papers or write anything on your test booklet. Do not make unnecessary marks on your answer sheet. You will receive credit only for correct answers marked in the proper places on the sheet. 7. In case the NMAT cannot be administered on the date announced because of a major weather disturbance or some unavoidable circumstance, a postponement will be necessary and

the test will be given a week later at the same time and place designated. 8. Cheating in any form, will automatically invalidate the test result. An examinee found cheating will be dismissed from the testing room. His/her answer sheet will not be processed and the test fee will be totally forfeited. He/She is disqualified to take another NMAT. 9. An examinee who is found to be in possession of illegally obtained NMAT booklet will be dealt with accordingly. He/She is likewise disqualified to take another NMAT. 10. NMAT consists of two parts – Part I is given in the morning and Part II in the afternoon. An examinee must sit for both parts of the test. If an examinee will not or cannot sit for Part II in the afternoon, he/she must inform the examiner in his/her room and accomplish a waiver wherein he/she waives the reporting and release of his/her NMAT scores. His/her answer sheet will not be processed and no official NMAT results will be released or received by the examinee. BPI PAYMENT PROCEDURE

The NMAT Registration and Testing Fee is One Thousand Nine Hundred Pesos (PhP1,900.00). You can pay online using a credit card or go through an overthe-counter transaction at the bank. Payment should be made on or before the deadline for registration. Please note that you are not completely registered or fully qualified to take the NMAT if you have not paid the NMAT fees even if you have already downloaded, printed and accomplished your NMAT Identification Form. Credit card payment Major credit cards are accepted and processed by Yes Payment System. As soon as credit card payment is completed online, the applicant will immediately receive his/her payment confirmation email together with his/her NMAT Application Form. The applicant can then view his/her application status and download the NMAT Practice Set (Part I and Part II) and the Supplementary Handout. All foreign applicants or those applying from abroad and taking the test here in the Philippines are strongly advised to pay by credit card. Bank payment Bank payments can be made in all Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) branches nationwide.Only cash and full payment of  PhP1,900.00 is accepted. If you clicked and chose to pay through BPI, you will immediately receive an email that shows your assigned NMAT Application Number and Bank Reference Number. Attached to this email is your NMAT Identification (ID) Form. Download, print, and accomplish the NMAT ID Form. Bring this form with you to the nearest BPI branch and fill out a deposit/payment slip. Account Name/Merchant's Name is Center for Educational Measurement, Inc. (CEM) and CEM's BPI account number is 1881-0450-24 . Copy, exactly as written in your NMAT ID, the Bank Reference Number and your full name (as Policy/Plan/Reference No. and Policy/Planholder's Name, respectively) into the BPI deposit/payment slip. Present the deposit/payment slip to the bank teller together with your payment. Keep the Client's Copy of the deposit/payment slip for reference or verification purposes. You shall receive your payment confirmation email within two (2) banking days. You may then view your application status and download the NMAT Practice Set and Supplementary Handout as soon as payment is confirmed. A paid applicant shall receive his/her CEM Official Receipt (OR) of payment when he/she receives or picks up his/her official NMAT Examinee Report Form (ERF). A paid applicant should also visit the NMAT Online website two (2) weeks before the test date to view his/her room assignment and download his/her NMAT Notice of Admission.