100+ Free KYSATS Medical Equivalence Examination Practice Questions

The KYSATS Medical Equivalence Examination (Εξετάσεις για σκοπούς αναγνώρισης ισοτιμίας και αντιστοιχίας των τίτλων σπουδών Ιατρικής) is the official academic assessment organized by the Cyprus Council of Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications (ΚΥ.Σ.Α.Τ.Σ.) in partnership with the Medical School of the University of Cyprus. It evaluates whether a medical qualification obtained outside the European Union corresponds academically to the medical degree awarded in Cyprus, fulfilling the statutory requirement under Cap. 250 art. 7(1)(γ) for eventual medical licensure.

Graduates of medical schools in non-EU/EEA third countries whose medical curricula do not automatically qualify for direct recognition under EU Directive 2005/36/EC are referred to these examinations. KYSATS compares the applicant's programme of study against a model programme of study (πρότυπο πρόγραμμα σπουδών) and, where the degree falls short, specifies make-up subjects; if it falls short by more than 10 courses, correspondence cannot be recognised at all. KYSATS then issues a formal referral letter (παραπεμπτική επιστολή) specifying which of the three subject papers the candidate must pass.

The assessment covers three separate subject papers: Internal Medicine (Παθολογία), Surgery (Χειρουργική), and Paediatrics (Παιδιατρική). To pass, candidates must score at least 50% in each assigned subject paper independently. There is no aggregate score; failing a single subject paper requires retaking that specific paper.

Examinations are held twice per year, typically in March (spring session) and October (autumn session). The papers are administered electronically at the University of Cyprus testing facilities under the supervision of the UCY Lifelong Learning & Personnel Selection Examinations Centre (formerly KEPEAA, now KEDIVIM).

The official examination is conducted exclusively in Greek ('μόνο στην Ελληνική Γλώσσα') and historically includes both multiple-choice and short-answer spot test questions. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation created to assist international medical graduates in revising core medical knowledge; it is an independent study tool, not an official translation or format simulation.

The Cyprus Medical Council (Ιατρικό Συμβούλιο Κύπρου - ΙΣΚ) is the statutory regulatory and licensing authority under The Medical Registration Law (Cap. 250). The Medical Council itself administers no written knowledge examinations. Instead, under Cap. 250 art. 7(1)(γ), the Council requires that non-EU medical qualifications be formally recognized by KYSATS before an applicant can be entered into the Medical Register (Μητρώο Ιατρών).

KYSATS publishes three fees, all of which relate to the recognition application rather than to the written papers: €85.43 to examine an application for recognition of each qualification, €170.86 to re-examine each qualification, and €34.17 to issue the certificate of recognition. Fees are payable at the KYSATS offices in Nicosia or online through JCCsmart. KYSATS and the University of Cyprus do not publish a sitting fee for the examinations themselves; registered candidates are informed directly by the University of Cyprus examinations centre.

Beyond KYSATS academic equivalence recognition, candidates must apply to the Cyprus Medical Council, provide primary-source credential verification via ECFMG/EPIC (required for non-EU degrees since 1 June 2021), demonstrate Greek language proficiency at Level C1, and provide a clean criminal record certificate issued within the previous 3 months. Cap. 250 art. 7(1)(δ) also requires at least 12 months of post-graduation hospital service including 6 months in pathology and 6 months in surgery; the proviso waives this for a person the Council accepts as holding a specialty under art. 23, or who has served at least 30 months as a doctor in a hospital approved by the Council. The Council must issue a reasoned decision within 3 months of a complete file.