UPJS Admission 2027: Košice Entrance Exam, Dates, Fees

UPJS admission is one written entrance exam in Košice: 200 biology and chemistry questions in two and a half hours, after you post a printed application and pay a 30 euro fee. For the 2027/2028 intake the exam days are 16 June 2027 (apply by 2 June) and 24 August 2027 (apply by 10 August).

That's the short answer. UPJS is Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, a public university in eastern Slovakia, and its Faculty of Medicine teaches a six year General Medicine programme in English that ends in the MUDr. degree, the European medical degree Indian students know as MBBS. Every fact below comes from the faculty's own pages, read on 11 November 2026, a week after the faculty posted its 2027 dates.

Key Takeaways

• The programme: six year General Medicine in English (12 terms) at the UPJS Faculty of Medicine in Košice, ending in the MUDr. title, with 210 admitted applicants listed.
• The exam: 100 biology and 100 chemistry questions in one 2.5 hour test, up to 4 points each, a maximum of 800 points and no minus marks.
• The 2027 dates: exams on 16 June and 24 August 2027 in Košice; applications must be posted by 2 June or 10 August 2027.
• The costs: a 30 euro exam fee and tuition of 13,000 euros a year for 2026/2027 starters, about 13.7 lakh rupees.
• The preparation: UPJS sells its own bank of 600 biology and 600 chemistry questions, and the exam draws 100 from each.

What is the UPJS admission process?

UPJS admission has four stages: you register online and print a signed application, post it with your documents and proof of the 30 euro fee to the faculty, sit the entrance exam in Košice, and, once admitted, enrol in September with your nostrification decision. The Dean decides on admission from the exam results and the number of applicants.

The faculty's entrance examination page, last edited on 4 November 2026, sets out the rules for the programme it calls VL-GM. Two of them matter right away. You may sit the exam only once per admission year for the same programme. And the postmark date on your envelope counts, so late applications are not accepted.

One small trap on the form: pick "VL - GM" for General Medicine in English, not the Slovak "VL" code. The faculty spells this out because people get it wrong.

When are the UPJS entrance exams in 2027?

UPJS holds two entrance exam days for the 2027/2028 intake, both at the Faculty of Medicine in Košice: 16 June 2027 and 24 August 2027. If you apply on your own, your envelope must be postmarked by 2 June 2027 for the June exam or by 10 August 2027 for the August exam.

Which one should an Indian student pick? June, if you can. A June result leaves July and August for nostrification, the residence permit and flights. August works too, but it leaves only a few weeks before teaching starts. You also can't take both: the rule is one attempt per admission year.

Results are posted on the faculty's entrance examination results page. Bookmark it before exam day.

What is on the UPJS entrance exam?

The UPJS entrance exam is one written multiple choice test of 200 questions, 100 in biology and 100 in chemistry, with 2.5 hours to finish. Each question has four options, and anywhere from none to all four can be correct. A question is worth 0 to 4 points, so the maximum is 800, and there are no negative points.

You don't need a periodic table or a calculator, and neither is allowed. Answer sheets are scanned and marked anonymously through an identification code, so nobody marking your paper knows who you are. The page says the pass mark for acceptance is usually 75 percent, which works out to about 600 of the 800 points.

For a NEET student this is familiar ground. It's Class 11 and 12 biology and chemistry, no physics, and no interview listed on the page. The difference from NEET is the format: several options can be right at once, so half-knowledge costs you less, but guessing the single best answer doesn't help either. You need to judge every option on its own.

UPJS publishes free syllabi for biology and chemistry. For how this test compares with other partner universities, read our guide to the MBBS entrance exam in Europe.

How the UPJS question bank helps you prepare

Here's the big advantage at UPJS: the exam questions come from a published bank. The faculty's entrance exam questions page sells a set of 600 biology and 600 chemistry questions, and the exam uses 100 from each subject.

So the test isn't a mystery. If you work through all 1,200 questions with care, you have seen the material the 200 exam questions are drawn from. You can order the set as an electronic copy through a form on that page, then pay by bank transfer, or buy the printed booklets from the university's bookshop.

A simple plan works well:

1. Order the electronic set as soon as you decide on UPJS.
2. Go through every question once, marking each of the four options true or false on its own.
3. Do a second pass only on the options you got wrong, and check them against the syllabus.
4. In the last month, time yourself: 200 questions in 150 minutes is 45 seconds a question.

NEETsheet's NEET 2027 biology preparation strategy and NEET 2027 chemistry preparation strategy help you cover the same chapters for both exams at once. If you'd rather prepare in a classroom, the faculty also lists a preparatory course in Košice, run in person for six hours a day, which opens when at least 10 applicants register.

Which documents does UPJS ask for?

UPJS asks for six items, all sent by post to the Study Department of the Faculty of Medicine, Trieda SNP 1, 040 11 Košice: the signed application form, the attachment to the form, a medical fitness confirmation, a passport copy, proof of the fee payment and your school leaving certificate in a certified form.

1. Application form: filled in on the e-application site, printed and signed, with your name exactly as in your passport.
2. Attachment to the application form: the 2027/2028 template is linked on the exam page.
3. Medical confirmation: an original note from a doctor that you are physically and mentally fit for university study, signed, stamped and dated, no older than 3 months, in English or Slovak.
4. Passport copy.
5. Proof of the 30 euro fee payment.
6. School leaving certificate: a notary-authorised copy of your apostilled certificate, with a notary-authorised Slovak translation by a sworn translator. The faculty says the notary copy and the translation must be done in Slovakia.

That last point is the one Indian families miss. You get the apostille in India first. Then the copy and the Slovak translation are made in Slovakia, which a representative or a sworn translator there can arrange. Our guide to the apostille for MBBS in Europe explains the Indian side of it.

Does UPJS want IELTS? The exam page lists no English test among the documents. It only says you should have a good command of English, since all teaching is in English. Our post on MBBS in Europe without IELTS compares this with other universities.

Why Indian students choose UPJS in Košice

UPJS has taught medicine in English since 1992. The faculty's about page dates medical teaching in Košice to September 1948, counts more than 15,000 doctors educated since then and says students from about fifty countries study there now. It also reports the top category "A" in a complex accreditation, with 3.95 out of 4.0.

What does that mean for you?

• A big teaching hospital next door. Most practical training happens at the L. Pasteur University Hospital, close to the faculty building.
• A European degree. Six years and 12 terms of General Medicine lead to the MUDr. title, the equivalent of an M.D.
• A predictable exam. The question bank is published, there are no minus marks and partial knowledge still earns points.
• Two exam days. June and August give you a second plan if your board results come late.
• A low entry cost. The exam fee is 30 euros, well under the 85 euros Comenius University in Bratislava charges.

The UPJS General Medicine programme page describes the course and the clinical training in hospitals in the final years. Our UPJS profile has more on the faculty, and the Slovakia country page puts it next to Comenius University and Jessenius in Martin.

How do you apply to UPJS, step by step?

You apply to UPJS in eight steps, from checking your NEET eligibility to enrolling in Košice. For the June 2027 exam, steps two to five must be done in time for a postmark no later than 2 June 2027.

1. Check your NEET position. To practise in India later, you need to qualify NEET UG. Our post on whether NEET is required for MBBS abroad explains why, and NEETsheet's NEET qualifying marks guide shows what qualifying means.
2. Order the UPJS question bank and start working through it.
3. Register on e-prihlaska.upjs.sk, choose "VL - GM", complete every field and print the signed form.
4. Pay the 30 euro exam fee by bank transfer, using the non-EU bank details on the exam page, variable symbol 1024 and your name as the payment purpose.
5. Post your documents to the Study Department in Košice, with the apostilled school certificate copied and translated in Slovakia.
6. Sit the exam in Košice on 16 June 2027 (or 24 August 2027).
7. Check your result on the faculty's results page, start nostrification and apply for the residence permit.
8. Enrol in September 2027 with your nostrification decision and your tuition paid.

Plan your first trip with care. Because the exam is in person, a June candidate travels to Košice in mid-June, so sort out the travel documents for that short trip early. Our guide to the student visa for MBBS in Europe covers the paperwork side.

What does UPJS cost in rupees?

UPJS charges 13,000 euros a year for General Medicine in English to students admitted in 2026/2027, about 13.7 lakh rupees. At that rate, six years of tuition come to 78,000 euros, about 82.2 lakh rupees. The exam fee is 30 euros, about 3,160 rupees, and it is not refunded.

The fee comes from Rector's Decision No. 3/2026 on fees for 2026/2027. The 2027/2028 decision isn't out yet, so treat 13,000 euros as the latest official figure. The decision also says the tuition for the whole course is set in a study contract you sign, so read that contract before you pay. Rupee figures use the European Central Bank's reference rate for the Indian rupee of 105.3315 on 10 November 2026.

One rule in that decision is worth knowing. The Rector may, on a student's written request, reduce or waive tuition or postpone the due date, taking into account study results, social and health situation or other facts worth special consideration. The request goes to the study department within 8 days of receiving the fee decision.

For how UPJS compares with Bratislava and Martin, read our guide to Slovakia MBBS fees. For paying from India, see our post on education remittance for MBBS in Europe.

Nostrification in Košice: recognising your school certificate

Nostrification is the Slovak recognition of a foreign school leaving certificate. For UPJS students it is handled by the Regional School Administration Office in Košice, and you hand the decision to the faculty's study department once you have it.

The faculty's nostrification page lists what the office wants: the request form, a passport copy, a notary-certified copy of the school certificate with a sworn Slovak translation, and, for countries without a recognition agreement with Slovakia, a certified copy of the subjects and exams from every year, also translated. India isn't on the page's list of 7 euro countries, so the fee for an Indian certificate is 40 euros, paid with a KOLOK stamp bought at a Slovak post office.

Two tips save time. The office keeps the documents you hand in, so ask the notary for extra certified copies. And collect your Class 11 and Class 12 marksheets early, since the subject list covers every year.

What do you need for the Slovak residence permit?

An Indian student at UPJS needs a temporary residence permit for study. The EU Immigration Portal page for students in Slovakia says you usually apply in person at the Slovak embassy in your home country, with documents no older than 90 days.

The list includes the official form in Slovak, your passport and two colour photos, the admission confirmation, a criminal record statement and proof of financial means. University students don't have to prove accommodation. Foreign documents need a certified Slovak translation and an apostille.

After you arrive, three deadlines follow. Report to the Foreign Police within three working days, arrange health insurance within three working days of collecting the residence document, and hand in a medical report within 30 days. The first permit can cover up to six years of study. Plan the winter too: our guide to winter in Europe for Indian MBBS students helps with the first one.

Does a UPJS degree fit India's FMGL rules?

India's Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 ask for a course of at least 54 months, a 12 month internship in the same foreign institution, English as the medium, eligibility for a licence in the country of study, then a 12 month supervised internship in India and the licensing exam.

The UPJS programme is six years in English, so the length and the language fit. How the final clinical year counts toward the 12 month internship condition is the question to settle in writing with the study department before you enrol. Our guides on how to check NMC and WDOMS recognition and on FMG internship and registration walk you through the Indian side.

Planning your UPJS application with us

The June 2027 exam is seven months away, which is enough time to work through the full UPJS question bank if you start in January. If you'd like help choosing between UPJS and the other Slovak faculties, getting the posted documents right, or planning nostrification and the residence permit, we can walk you through it.

Sources

• Faculty of Medicine, UPJS Košice, General Medicine (VL-GM) Entrance Examination (210 admitted applicants, exam dates 16 June and 24 August 2027, deadlines 2 June and 10 August 2027, format, scoring, pass mark, 30 euro fee, bank details, documents, results), last edited 4 November 2026, read on 11 November 2026: upjs.sk
• Faculty of Medicine, UPJS Košice, Entrance exam questions (600 biology and 600 chemistry questions, electronic and printed sets, syllabi), last edited 15 July 2026, read on 11 November 2026: upjs.sk
• Faculty of Medicine, UPJS Košice, Preparatory courses (in person in Košice, 6 hours a day, minimum 10 applicants), last edited 22 May 2026, read on 11 November 2026: upjs.sk
• Faculty of Medicine, UPJS Košice, Briefly about the Faculty of Medicine (teaching since 1948, English since 1992, more than 15,000 graduates, about fifty countries, L. Pasteur University Hospital, accreditation category A), read on 11 November 2026: upjs.sk
• Faculty of Medicine, UPJS Košice, Study programmes in English (General Medicine, 6 years, 12 terms, MUDr.), last edited 25 March 2026, read on 11 November 2026: upjs.sk
• Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Rector's Decision No. 3/2026 on tuition fees and fees for the academic year 2026/2027 (13,000 euros a year for General Medicine in English, study contract, reduction or waiver on request), read on 11 November 2026: upjs.sk
• Faculty of Medicine, UPJS Košice, Nostrification (Regional School Administration Office in Košice, documents, 40 euro KOLOK fee), last edited 14 July 2026, read on 11 November 2026: upjs.sk
• European Commission, EU Immigration Portal, Student in Slovakia (temporary residence for study, documents, deadlines after arrival, validity), last updated 1 April 2025, read on 11 November 2026: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu
• National Medical Commission, Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021, read on 11 November 2026: nmc.org.in
• European Central Bank, euro reference rate for the Indian rupee (105.3315), 10 November 2026: ecb.europa.eu