TMS (Test for Medical Studies)

The Test für Medizinische Studiengänge (TMS) is a voluntary aptitude test that lets applicants improve their chances in the selection procedures of German universities. The result is reported on a standard score scale from 70 to 130 with a mean of 100.

abbreviation of Test für Medizinische Studiengänge, the test for medical degree programmes

Medizinertest, medical school aptitude test

test for medical studies

The TMS does not test subject knowledge but concentration, spatial reasoning, reading comprehension and the handling of diagrams and number series. There are no negative marks.

Key facts

Entry fee €100, around 30 test centres
Standard score scale 70 to 130, mean 100
You may repeat it; the better result counts
The classic TMS is being phased out; from 2027 the TMSnat follows, merging the TMS and the HAM-Nat

Details in the guide TMS 2026: structure, scoring and the new TMSnat.

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