Six-Year Medical Track
Bar-Ilan UniversityDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2027/28 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Minimum registration requirements – six-year track (M.D. after bagrut)(our wording)
- A valid psychometric score of 680 or higher. The latest valid exam session for registration is the March/April session of that year. SAT, ACT, MCAT, or any other exam besides the Israeli psychometric exam will not be recognized.
- Israeli bagrut certificate with a weighted average of 101 or higher.
- One of the following: Mathematics at 4 units with a grade of 85 or higher (excluding bonus points). Mathematics at 5 units with a grade of 80 or higher (excluding bonus points). Only winter exam sessions are relevant. The May 2027 bagrut is not relevant for admission for the 2027/28 academic year.
- A score of 120 or higher in the English section of the psychometric exam or the Amir exam/Amiram exam.
Through a preparatory program
Admission based on a dedicated mechina for engineering and exact sciences(our wording)
- A mechina average of 101 or higher.
- A grade of 80 or higher in mathematics at 5 units.
- A valid psychometric score of 680 or higher. The latest valid exam session for registration is the March/April session of that year. SAT, ACT, MCAT, or any other exam besides the Israeli psychometric exam will not be recognized.
- A score of 120 or higher in the English section of the psychometric exam or the Amir exam/Amiram exam.
- Admission is possible on the basis of an engineering and exact sciences mechina at one of the following institutions: Bar-Ilan University Technion Ben-Gurion University Hebrew University* Ariel University*
- Mechinot marked with an asterisk (*) will be recognized only subject to passing a threshold exam in mathematics at the 5+ units level. The exam is held at Bar-Ilan University's pre-academic mechina.
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.
For every track
- Applicants who studied at a high school where the language of instruction is not Hebrew or took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew must have: a score of 120 or higher on the Yael or Yael-Net exam.
- Israeli citizenship or permanent residency.
- Applicants who studied medicine or dentistry and whose studies were discontinued for academic or disciplinary reasons may not apply to the program.
- Starting with the 2027/28 application cycle (February 2027), admission and selection for bachelor's degree programs and medicine at Bar-Ilan University will be based on the two-section psychometric score, which includes verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning only. English level will be determined based on the Amirnet exam and used for placement in English study levels. For applicants whose records include both a three-section psychometric score and a two-section score, the higher of the two scores will be taken into account for admission.
The Hebrew terms
bagrutבגרותpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותunitsיח"לbonus pointsבונוסיםacademic yearשנת הלימודיםAmir examאמי"רAmiram examאמיר"םmechinaמכינה
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- Source:The institution's sitemedicine.biu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2027/28
What you study
The first 3 years of medical studies, at the end of which students receive a bachelor's degree, include preclinical studies and take place mostly at the medical school. The next stage is based on clinical studies, both theoretical and practical, in hospitals and other health services. The bachelor's degree studies include foundational courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics and Computer Science, as well as introductory courses in the life and medical sciences: Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Immunology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, and more.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Specialist Medicinemost commonDiagnosing, treating and preventing diseases, injuries, and physical and mental disabilities using professional, surgical and psychiatric methods. Applying principles and procedures from modern medicine. Specializing in certain types of diseases, patients and treatment methods, and sometimes also teaching and conducting research in the area of specialization and managing hospital departments.
- Medical ResidencyThose who have received a Doctor of Medicine degree, completed the required year of internship and obtained a license to practice general medicine. After completing 4–7 years of residency, they can practice as specialists.
- General MedicineDiagnosing diseases, injuries, and physical and mental disabilities, treating them, and preventing them. Applying principles and procedures from modern medicine. Providing continuous, comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities.
- Management of Other Professional ServicesPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the provision of professional and technical services.
Which industries they work in
- Health services44%
- Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance34%
- Local government9%
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Money
How the institution is funded
Budgeted institutions
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026
Medicine: track and selection
Six-year programAfter high school
- 6 years(our wording)Admission requirements – 6-year program
- Starting in 2027/28: two-part psychometric exam(our wording)Starting with the 2027/28 application cycle (February 2027), selection and admission to undergraduate studies and medicine at Bar-Ilan University will be based on the two-domain psychometric score, which includes only verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning. English level will be determined based on
The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.
- Source:The institution's sitemedicine.biu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
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