TMSnat: structure, dates and changes from the TMS
The TMSnat is meant to replace the TMS and the HAM-Nat. This page summarises what is established so far according to the official sources we have checked, and what is still open. Page last updated: 1 October 2026.
The key points
- One shared test: The TMSnat combines task groups from the TMS and the HAM-Nat and is meant to be usable for the state medical degree programmes at all locations.
- Start: expected from spring 2027, planned each spring and autumn.
- First planned date: 8/9 May 2027. Registration is expected to open in February 2027.
- Duration: about five hours of test time (net 298 minutes according to the planning status).
- Cost: according to tms-info.org, the test fee stays at €100.
- Retaking: The test may be repeated as often as you like.
- The old TMS and the HAM-Nat are expected to no longer be offered from 2027. According to tms-info.org, the autumn round of 2026 is the last TMS in its previous form.
Planned structure of the TMSnat
According to the planning status of 26 June 2026, the TMSnat consists of eight multiple-choice task groups with 176 tasks in total. The German names are given in brackets because the test is in German.
| No. | Task group | Tasks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge of natural sciences (Naturwissenschaftliche Kenntnisse) | 40 | 60 min |
| 2 | Basic understanding of medicine and natural sciences (Medizinisch-naturwissenschaftliches Grundverständnis) | 20 | 50 min |
| 3 | Quantitative and formal problems (Quantitative und formale Probleme) | 20 | 50 min |
| – | Break (Pause) | – | 60 min |
| 4 | Memorising facts, learning phase (Fakten lernen, Einprägephase) | 20 | 6 min |
| 5 | Reading comprehension (Textverständnis) | 20 | 50 min |
| 6 | Memorising facts, recall phase (Fakten lernen, Reproduktionsphase) | 20 | 7 min |
| 7 | Charts and tables (Diagramme und Tabellen) | 20 | 50 min |
| 8 | Arithmetic problem solving (Arithmetisches Problemlösen) | 16 | 25 min |
| Total (net test time, without break) | 176 | 298 min | |
Source: tms-info.org, document “Geplante Zusammensetzung des TMSnat” (planned composition of the TMSnat), status 26 June 2026.
What is still open?
- Weighting in the selection procedure: Each university decides for itself in what quota and weighting the TMSnat is taken into account. The sources point out that final decisions (statutes) are still pending.
- Transition period: How long a previous TMS result is recognised is decided by each university individually. Ask the universities you are applying to.
- Further dates: In the sources we checked, only the first planned date in May 2027 is given so far. We did not find any dates after that.
- Scoring of results: We found no information on the evaluation or result scales of the TMSnat in the sources we checked.
Practising for the TMSnat
You will find official information and materials from the test providers on tms-info.org. In addition, you can practise with our own questions for the groups Arithmetisches Problemlösen and Quantitative und formale Probleme: go to the practice questions. These are our own practice questions and not an original test.
Sources
- tms-info.org, announcement of 26 June 2026 on the further development of the student selection tests (start, dates, fee, repeatability).
- “Geplante Zusammensetzung des TMSnat” (PDF, status 26 June 2026).
- Announcement of the Auswahltestzentrale on the 2027 selection procedure (PDF, German).
Checked on 1 October 2026. In case of any discrepancy, the information in the sources always applies. This English page is a translation of the German original; the German page is authoritative.