Palacký University Medicine Entrance Exam 2027: Complete Preparation Guide

The sixteen numbered topics of the official topics PDF, which is a genuine syllabus rather than a literature list. Topic 08 is headed 'Respiratory system' but its body also covers the digestive tract, and the two are kept together as the official text has them.

• Cell structure: the chemical constitution of a cell and the importance of chemical compounds in cells, the structure and function of the biopolymers (nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides), phospholipids, the hierarchy of organisms according to their complexity, viruses as non-cellular organisms and virus structure, the structure of the prokaryotic cell, the structure of the eukaryotic cell, and the structure and number of chromosomes
• Cell function: cell metabolism, enzymes and enzymatic catalysis, the regulation of enzymatic reactions, membrane transport including diffusion, endocytosis, exocytosis and osmotic processes, heterotrophy, autotrophy and mixotrophy, photosynthesis, anaerobic glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, ATP metabolism, the synthesis of nucleic acids and of polysaccharides, the course and regulation of proteosynthesis in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the cell cycle and its regulation, cell division, mitosis and meiosis
• Genetics: the basic genetic terms and genes, the molecular basis of heredity, genetic information and the genetic code, gene expression, Mendelian genetics and Mendel's laws, X-linked inheritance in humans, gene arrangement in chromosomes, the genetics of the prokaryotic cell including the prokaryotic chromosome and plasmids, the genetics of the eukaryotic cell including the nuclear genome and karyotype, diploid and haploid chromosome number, segregation and combination, sex determination, extranuclear DNA molecules, genetic variability, mutations and their classification, mutagenic factors and the importance of mutations, human aneuploidies, sexual and asexual reproduction, genetic crossing, the heredity of quantitative traits, inherited and non-inherited variability and heritability, the inheritance of the human blood group system, population genetics, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and the genetic structure of a population, the breeding of microorganisms, plants and animals, and the medical importance and ethical and social aspects of genetics
• Genetics problem solving: worked examples on Mendelian inheritance in humans, examples on blood groups, calculations using the Hardy-Weinberg law for allele and genotype frequencies, and reading inheritance patterns from a pedigree
• Genetic engineering: genetic manipulation in medicine, the basic methods of gene engineering, DNA cloning, genetically modified organisms, animal cloning and gene therapy
• Locomotor system: the locomotor system, the skeleton of the human body, the structure and function of bones, the axial skeleton, the appendicular skeleton, the structure and function of skeletal muscles, smooth muscles and connective tissue
• Circulatory system, blood and immunity: body fluids, blood and blood cells, haemostasis, blood groups and blood transfusion, the circulatory system, the function of the heart, cardiac muscle and the cardiac cycle, blood pressure and pulse, capillaries and tissue fluid, blood circulation and its regulation, vascular diseases, lymph and lymphatic circulation, and immunity
• Respiratory and digestive systems: the respiratory system, the respiration mechanism and lung ventilation, the exchange of respiratory gases in the lungs and in the tissues, the regulation of respiratory movements, defensive respiratory reflexes, diseases of the respiratory tract, the digestive system, the function of the oral cavity and oesophagus, and the function of the stomach and of the small and large intestines
• Energy metabolism and homeostasis: energy metabolism, the metabolism of individual nutrients, the importance of the liver for metabolism, homeostasis, the importance of nutrition and the composition of food, vitamins, hypoalimentation and undernutrition, and body temperature with its maintenance and regulation
• Excretion, skin and sensory organs: excretion, the structure and function of the kidney, the urinary tract, the structure and function of the skin, receptors, and the structure and function of the sense organs
• Hormonal system and metabolic regulation: the regulation of human metabolism, the endocrine glands, human hormones with their functions and sites of production, insulin, the adrenal hormones, the thyroid gland hormones, the parathyroids, the pituitary hormones and the sex hormones
• Nervous system and reflexes: the structure of the human nervous system, the functions of the nervous system, the function of the spinal cord, hindbrain, midbrain, reticular formation, diencephalon and cortex, reflexes, the regulated function of internal organs, sleep and vigilance, higher nervous activity, and conditioned and unconditioned reflexes
• Reproduction and ontogenesis: the reproductive system of woman and man, the development of an individual, human embryogenesis, intrauterine development, the uterus and placenta, pregnancy and the mother's body, the care of pregnant women and mothers, and the phases of human life
• Stem cells: the features and differentiation of stem cells, the types of stem cells, the sources of stem cells and their potential therapeutic use
• Human diseases and healthy lifestyle: human health, infectious diseases, the civilization diseases including obesity and diabetes mellitus, healthy nutrition, the work and rest regime, drug dependence, hereditary diseases and genetic predispositions, genetic counselling, and human parasitology with the main human parasites: protozoa, worms, mites and insects
• Ecology: the basic ecological terms, the relationship between organism and environment, the abiotic components of the environment (sun, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, paedosphere), the biotic components, populations and the interrelations between them, communities, ecosystems and their changes, the biosphere, man and environment, the human population and present environmental problems, air, water and soil pollution, chemicals in the environment, increased radioactivity, noise, increased amounts of waste, and environmental protection

The five official areas of the topics PDF (General Chemistry, Basic Calculations in Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry), with the long General and Organic paragraphs split along the semicolon-separated clusters the official text itself uses.

• Atomic structure and the periodic table: the structure of the atom, elements, atoms and the periodic table, elementary particles, atomic number and mass number, isotopes and ions, electron configuration and valence electrons, and the periodic trends in atomic and ionic radius, electronegativity, ionization energy and metallic character
• Chemical bonding and molecular structure: bonds in chemistry, the structure and properties of ionic and covalent compounds, coordinate covalent and metallic bonding, polar and nonpolar bonds and molecules, and the intermolecular forces including hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole and dispersion forces
• States of matter: gases, liquids and solids at particle level, the ideal gas law, Avogadro's and Dalton's laws, and the pressure, volume and temperature relationships
• Stoichiometry and chemical calculations: the fundamental laws of chemistry, composition, the chemical equation and stoichiometry, the mole and molar mass, balancing equations, calculations based on chemical equations, stoichiometry involving gases, concentration in mol per cubic decimetre and in percentage by mass, dilution, mass fractions, empirical formulae, pH and pOH with the concentrations of hydrogen and hydroxide ions of strong acids and bases, and the balancing of oxidation-reduction reactions
• Thermochemistry, rates and equilibrium: the energy of chemical and biochemical processes, thermochemistry, exothermic and endothermic reactions, activation energy and catalysis, reaction rates and the factors that affect them, dynamic equilibrium and the equilibrium constant, and Le Chatelier's principle
• Solutions, acids and bases: solutions, solute and solvent, electrolytes, acids and bases, Brönsted-Lowry theory, conjugate acid-base pairs, strong and weak acids and bases, the autoionization of water, hydrolysis and buffers
• Oxidation and reduction: oxidation and reduction, oxidation numbers, oxidising and reducing agents, half-reactions and electron transfer, and balancing redox equations in acidic and basic medium
• Inorganic chemistry: the nomenclature of inorganic compounds, the trends across the periodic table, hydrogen and water, the s-block metals and their compounds, the p-block elements and their compounds, and the transition metals and their compounds
• Organic foundations and isomerism: isomerism, functional groups, the basic reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry, organic nomenclature, carbon bonding and homologous series, structural and skeletal formulae, and chain, position, functional-group and optical isomerism
• Hydrocarbons and halogen derivatives: the nomenclature, properties and reactivity of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatic hydrocarbons, and of halogenoalkanes and halogenoarenes
• Oxygen and nitrogen functional groups: alcohols, phenols and ethers, aldehydes and ketones, amines, carboxylic acids and their derivatives including halogenoacids, aminoacids and hydroxyacids, acid halogenides, esters, amides, anhydrides, and the carbonic acid derivatives
• Polymers and heterocycles: polymers, addition and condensation polymerization, monomers and repeat units, and the simple five-membered and six-membered heterocycles
• Biomolecules: saccharides including linear and cyclic formulae, monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides with their importance in biochemistry, lipids and their classification, composition, properties and biochemical importance, proteins including the basic amino acids and their formulae, peptide bonds, the composition and function of proteins, and nucleic acids including nucleosides, nucleotides, base pairing, structure and function
• Enzymes and metabolism: enzymes with their characteristics and classification, the digestive enzymes, the basic metabolic pathways of saccharides, triacylglycerols and proteins, and energy production

The eight official areas of the topics PDF, with Mechanics split into kinematics, dynamics and fluids and Electricity and Magnetism split into its three listed clusters. The official 'General Requirements' block (simple numerical calculation, basic mathematical functions, basic geometrical formulas and basic physical constants) is a competence bar that applies across every topic rather than a topic of its own.

• Physical quantities and units: the SI basic, complementary and derived units, the formation of parts and multiples, conversions of units, the determination of unit dimensions, conversion of angles, percentage work, and the basic physical constants
• Kinematics: the types of motion and their classification, uniformly rectilinear motion, uniformly accelerated and decelerated motion, uniform circular motion, displacement, distance, speed, velocity and acceleration, and motion graphs
• Dynamics, work and energy: Newton's laws of motion, the mass and weight of a body, the quantity of motion of a body, the effect of force including work, the impulse of force, the moment of force with regard to the axis, pressure and mechanical stress, energy and work, power and efficiency, and the gravitational field with Newton's gravitational law
• Mechanics of fluids: the mechanics of liquids and the term ideal liquid, pressure in a liquid induced by external force, Pascal's law and its application, hydrostatic pressure, Archimedes' law, the flow of liquids, the equation of continuity and Bernoulli's equation
• Molecular physics and thermodynamics: the quantity of compounds, interactions inside molecules and intermolecular interactions, heat and temperature with their measurement, the molecular properties of gases and events in gases, the equation of state of an ideal gas, Dalton's and Avogadro's laws, the molecular properties of liquids, surface tension and its biological importance, diffusion, osmosis, the viscosity of liquids and its importance, the molecular properties of solids, and changes of state
• Wave motion and acoustics: harmonic motion, the types of wave motion and their properties, the properties of sound with regard to sound source and propagation, sound pitch, timbre and intensity, the ear as a biological detector of sound, the sound field, and the intensity level and loudness level of sound
• Electric field and capacitance: electric charge and the electric field, the classification of the atmosphere from the electrical point of view, the potential of an electric field, voltage, capacity, the capacitor and arrangements of capacitors
• Electric current and circuits: metal conductivity, electric current and the simple circuit, the operation and output of electric current, electric resistance, Ohm's law, the branched electric circuit, Kirchhoff's laws, the assembly of resistors, semiconductors and their application, electric current in electrolytes and Faraday's law, and electric current conduction in gases and in vacuum
• Magnetism and alternating current: the magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, the induction coil, alternating current, transformers and the electric oscillating circuit
• Optics: the electromagnetic spectrum and its properties, light as electromagnetic wave motion, the wave properties of light, interference, light polarization, the quantum properties of light and the photoelectric phenomenon, geometric optics and Fermat's principle, reflection and refraction, picture formation by mirrors and lenses, optical instruments including the magnifying glass and microscope, the eye as an optical system and as a biological detector of light, eye defects, the photometric quantities and their units, and X-ray radiation with its biological importance
• Atomic and nuclear physics: the structure of the atom and its characteristics, the electron shell, the atomic nucleus, natural and artificial radioactivity, and nuclear reactions with their power utilization
• Physical measurement methods: balances and weighing, density and its measurement, temperature and thermometers, the measurement of electrical quantities including current, voltage and resistance, and optical measurement including refractometry, polarimetry and photocolorimetry

Derived, not official. The university's topics PDF lists no Mathematics syllabus at all: one recommended text and a line stating that general knowledge such as basic mathematical operations and unit conversions is required. The areas below come from analysis of the official ten-question sample test, which is short competitive-style reasoning with little or no long calculus.

• Arithmetic and number theory: integer, fraction and decimal operations, negative numbers, order of operations, scientific notation, divisibility rules, prime factorization, greatest common divisor and least common multiple, parity, unit-digit cycles and unit conversions
• Ratios, proportions and percentages: direct and combined ratios, converting separate ratios into common terms, proportional scaling, rates, percentages, percentage increase and decrease, and successive percentage change
• Algebraic expressions and equations: linear equations, rational equations and restrictions on the denominator, quadratic equations and the sum and product of their solutions, systems of equations, rearranging formulas, consecutive-integer problems, substitution and the simplification of algebraic expressions
• Powers, roots and sequences: the laws of exponents, powers of sums and products, roots and radicals, the cyclicity of powers, simplifying long power expressions, and arithmetic and geometric sequences
• Functions, logarithms and trigonometry: linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic and goniometric functions with their graphs, the logarithm rules including base 10 for pH work, sine, cosine and tangent with their notable values, and the physical applications of these functions
• Geometry: triangles, quadrilaterals and regular polygons, angle sums, the Pythagorean theorem, similar figures and scale factor, the perimeter and area ratios of similar figures, area and volume formulas, the circle and basic coordinate geometry
• Combinatorics and counting: the fundamental counting principle, permutations without repetition, simple combinations, forming integers under digit restrictions, odd and even conditions, and counting outcomes

Included for completeness, not as an exam paper. Non-native English speakers must provide accepted proof of English or sit the faculty's English test, unless they are exempt through English-medium secondary or tertiary education. The official 50-question sample is a general academic grammar, vocabulary, collocation and phrasal-verb paper at roughly B2 accuracy (not a medical English paper), and it is uniformly four-option.

• Verb tenses: present simple and continuous, present perfect simple and continuous, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, the future forms and future continuous, time clauses and tense consistency
• Conditionals and unreal forms: zero, first, second, third and mixed conditionals, 'if' plus past perfect with would/could/should have, 'it's time' plus past simple, 'I'd rather you' plus past simple, and 'wish' with 'would' for present and future annoyance
• Modal verbs: 'needn't have' against 'didn't need to', 'should have' and 'could have', 'mustn't' and 'can't', 'have to' and 'need to', and obligation, deduction and criticism
• Gerund and infinitive patterns: 'would mind' plus -ing, 'can't help' plus -ing, 'remember' and 'try' with -ing or the to-infinitive, 'need' plus to-infinitive, and 'would rather' with the bare infinitive or with object plus past
• Connectors and prepositions: despite and in spite of, although, however, due to, as a result of, provided that, unless, in case, on behalf of, and 'point in' plus -ing
• Vocabulary in context: common academic and general vocabulary chosen to fit a sentence, discrimination between near synonyms, and word choice in context
• Phrasal verbs and collocations: common phrasal verbs such as work out, get over, carry out, take after and get along with, and fixed collocations such as take precautions, join forces and carry out tests
• Question formation and word order: indirect questions, subject and object questions, auxiliary placement, and reported speech with tell, say, explain and suggest

It's the written entrance test Palacký University's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry uses to select candidates for its English-taught programmes in Olomouc. It consists of written papers in Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics: the two sciences are compulsory and the third paper is a choice between the two tracks. It may be taken only once per academic year, and the Faculty's 2026-2027 admissions notice follows it with an interview with the Board of Admissions.

None of those. There is no national Czech medical entrance test, and Palacký is a separate university from both Charles and Masaryk with its own topic lists and sample papers. Masaryk runs three equal 40-question tests with a published 60% pass mark; Charles University's Hradec Králové faculty runs one 60-point paper with published 25/25/10 weights; its Pilsen faculty runs three compulsory sciences partly in open-response form. Palacký publishes none of those numbers, which makes its own official sample tests the most informative material available.

Mostly online: the Faculty's admissions page says the entrance exam is done online, and independent applicants may join any online date. The 2026 list also had sittings in person in Olomouc and, through a partner agency, in Tel Aviv; the 2027 dates and venues are to be posted by the end of 2026. No page says whether a calculator is permitted, so prepare on the assumption that none is available: that is the conservative reading and it costs nothing if you are wrong.

No marking scheme is published anywhere. IvyTest models the papers as +1 for a correct answer and 0 for everything else, because that is the neutral assumption. On that model a blind guess is worth +0.25 marks on a four-option item, +0.20 on a five-option item and about +0.167 on a six-option item, while a blank is worth 0 in every case, so no single-answer item is worth leaving empty. The multi-select Physics items are the exception: with six options and a set to match, a blind guess has roughly a 1-in-63 chance and is worth almost nothing.

Neither is published for the live paper. The official sample tests run 25 questions in Biology, 42 in Chemistry, 35 in Physics and 10 in Mathematics, and those are sample-paper lengths rather than a stated blueprint. A 90-question total and a 90-minute duration both circulate online; neither is traceable to a university source, and the 90-question figure appears to be an even split across five subjects, one of which, English, is not part of the written entrance examination at all.

No pass mark or minimum score is published in any source checked: not the official topics PDF, not the sample tests, not the admissions pages or the notice board. The Faculty says only that the written examination must be successful, at a level corresponding to the British A-levels, and that the interview with the Board of Admissions must be too. There are also no per-subject floors; the Czech system has no counterpart to the per-subject 'additional learning requirement' thresholds used by some Italian medical schools.

On content confidence, measured rather than remembered: there is no published weighting that would let you compare them on marks. What the sample papers show is that the two are shaped very differently: the Mathematics sample is ten four-option items of short competitive-style reasoning with little or no long calculus, while the Physics sample is 35 items across three formats, including a five-item block headed 'Select one or more' with six options where partial knowledge stops paying. Sit both official samples before committing.

No. Non-native English speakers must provide accepted proof of English or sit the faculty's separate English test, unless they are exempt through English-medium secondary or tertiary education. An official 50-question English sample test exists and is a general academic grammar, vocabulary, collocation and phrasal-verb paper at roughly B2 level, but it sits alongside the entrance examination as a proficiency requirement, not inside it.

The Faculty's General Medicine page gives an estimated 80 admissions (20 for Dentistry); its 2026-2027 admissions notice gave 65 for General Medicine. It publishes no applicant numbers, so there is no official acceptance rate and any figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate. What is distinctive about Palacký's process is its shape rather than its size: a deadline tied to your chosen exam date, one attempt per academic year, and the lowest tuition of the seven Czech faculties in IvyTest's catalogue.

Within the EU, yes: automatically, as a standard Czech medical degree. There's no separate national licensing exam afterwards: the Czech state exam (státní rigorózní zkouška) is built into the MUDr degree itself, and registration with the Czech Medical Chamber (ČLK) is compulsory to practise in the country. Outside the EU recognition isn't automatic as a rule, but the UK is an exception. Under the Medical Act 1983 (section 21B, as in force on 12 October 2026), a Czech medical degree (MUDr.) is a 'relevant European qualification', so a graduate who applies to the GMC with one, whatever their nationality, is not asked to show the knowledge and skills other international graduates prove through PLAB/UKMLA; evidence of English is still required, and the rule is UK policy that can change. US-bound graduates need ECFMG certification via USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK, the same requirement every international medical graduate faces.

Yes. The IvyTest simulator runs Palacký-format practice at the official sample lengths, in the real per-paper option structures, across Biology, Chemistry and your chosen elective, in timed, tutor and review modes, with a free diagnostic available without payment. Because the Physics sample contains genuine multi-select items that a single-correct-answer simulator cannot fully reproduce, work those directly from the university's own sample paper alongside the simulator.

Palacký publishes no past papers, but its General Medicine page links five free sample tests as PDFs, each with its correct answers listed at the end: Biology (25 questions), Chemistry (42), Physics (35), Mathematics (10) and English (50). The same page links the Topics for the Entrance Examination and Recommended Literature PDF, the official syllabus with a reading list for each subject. The practice questions in this guide are IvyTest's own.

Applications for September 2027 enrolment are open from 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027, through the Faculty's online application form. Your own deadline is earlier: the complete application, documents uploaded and the €80 fee paid, is due two weeks before the exam date you choose. The Faculty will post the 2027 dates and venues by the end of 2026; in 2026 sittings ran from 6 January to 28 August. Non-EU applicants should pick a date no later than May.

Completed A-levels in three subjects, or an equivalent secondary school leaving qualification, with no grade requirement; you may apply before finishing them. Then a successful written exam in Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics and, under the 2026-2027 notice, an interview. Non-native speakers need English at B2 (FCE, IELTS 6, TOEFL 87, PTE Academic 59 or the psychometric test) or the faculty's English test, unless taught in English. Non-EU students then apply for a long-term visa.

Tuition is €12,500 a year for General Medicine and €14,000 for Dentistry, agreed in a contract you sign with the Faculty before registration. Applying costs an €80 administrative fee per application, paid online and non-refundable, with no further exam fee. For living costs the university quotes dormitory rooms from about €95 a month and a canteen meal at about €3, and the Faculty guarantees international students a place in its halls of residence.

Six years in English, leading to the MUDr., with the same curriculum Czech students follow. Semesters 1 to 4 are mostly theoretical (anatomy, biology, biochemistry, biophysics, histology, physiology), 5 to 7 add pathology, microbiology and pharmacology, and clinical subjects follow. The sixth year is bedside training, and the degree ends with state exams in Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Epidemiology, Law and Social Medicine. Czech classes are compulsory in years 1 to 3.

As Palacký reports its places: 601-650 for Medicine in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, and university-wide 668th in the QS World University Rankings 2026, 1001-1200 in THE's World University Rankings 2027 and 801-900 in ShanghaiRanking's ARWU 2026. IvyTest has not checked the tables itself. The Faculty states that its General Medicine programme has AMSE accreditation, that the Faculty is accredited by a WFME-recognised authority and that its graduates are eligible for the USMLE pathway.

In Olomouc, Czech Republic, at Hněvotínská 3, where the Theoretical Institutes stand on the same campus as the teaching hospital, University Hospital Olomouc. The Faculty calls Olomouc a student city where every fifth person is a student, and Prague, Vienna, Kraków and Bratislava are a train or bus ride away. Its Open Days for applicants are on 27 November 2026 and 23 January 2027.