Chemistry Reviewer for NMAT

Can you tell me if I can apply for National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) being a Chemistry student as I want to pursue it? Provide me its syllabus too?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

The National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) is an instrument designed to upgrade the selection of applicants seeking admission to Philippine medical schools.

It intends to improve the quality of medical education in the country and envisions elevating the medical profession to a level of competence through a careful evaluation of student potentials for future medical studies.


Requirements
1. One must be a Graduate or Graduating Student of any baccalaureate degree at the time of the testing. Those currently enrolled in the UP College of Medicine Integrated Liberal Arts and Medicine (INTARMED) program may take the NMAT on the second year in the program.
2. College graduate of local or foreign institutions are required to present a photocopy of the Transcript of Records (TOR) at the time of testing. Graduating student or one in the second year of the UP INTARMED program are required to have the NMAT Identification Form signed by the School Head.
3. A valid e-mail account which is used for online application.
4. One recent digital photo 2”x 2” or at least 300x300 pixels, with white background.
5. Passport, only for foreign applicants or those taking the NMAT in foreign test centers.

Syllabus


The NMAT is a two-part test: Part I consists of tests of mental ability and Part II tests, of academic proficiency.

The four subtests that compose Part I measure aptitudes that were found to have significant correlations with academic performance of medical students,

The four subtests that compose Part II measure subject proficiency in areas which are part of the academic background required of applicants to the medical course.


Verbal
This subtest consists of two types of test items, namely, word analogies and reading comprehension, which measure verbal ability in English.
Items in reading comprehension are based on the content of portions of published materials covering a wide range of topics, e.g., social, scientific, medical, philosophical, literary.

Inductive Reasoning
This subtest consists of number, letter, and figural series and figure grouping items. These items are known to measure induction which is the ability to form and test a hypothesis directed at finding a principle with which to identify an element fitting a given relationship.

Quantitative
This subtest consists of three types of items, namely, fundamental operations, problem solving, and data interpretation.
These items are intended to measure general reasoning which is defined as the ability to organize and apply knowledge of basic mathematics and reasoning to find solutions for them.

Perceptual Acuity
This subtest consists of three types of items, namely, hidden figure, mirror image, and identical information. Solutions to these items involve accuracy in visual perception, an ability linked to extensiveness of scanning, a cognitive style associated with meticulousness, concern with detail, and sharp, yet wide-ranging focus of attention.