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What is HPAT-Ireland?

The admissions test selected by the Irish Medical Schools is called HPAT-Ireland (Health Professions Admission Test-Ireland).  The test measures a candidate’s logical reasoning and problem solving skills as well as non-verbal reasoning and the ability to understand the thoughts, behaviour and/or intentions of people.

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Structure and Content

The HPAT-Ireland test is a 2½ hour paper-based test consisting of three sections.  Each Section is separately timed and there are no rest breaks between Sections.  All questions are in multiple choice format with 4 or 5 response alternatives from which candidates are asked to choose the most appropriate. Each question has only one correct response. 

Questions in Sections 1 and 2 are in written form (though some Section 1 questions may present information in visual or tabular format).  Section 3 questions are based entirely on visual material.

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Use of Personal Information

Information provided by you at the time of registration will be passed on, with your HPAT-Ireland results, via the CAO to the Universities applied to.

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Equity & Fairness

HPAT-Ireland has been developed to assist universities in ranking applicants in a way that is valid and fair.

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