International graduate applicants register on Bocconi's external webtesting platform, purchase a test attempt and book an available date. For the 2027–28 cycle, the official page lists purchases from 14 July 2026 to 26 April 2027 and tests from 16 July 2026 to 28 April 2027. Each attempt costs €60 and is remotely proctored.
At Zulassungscoach, our recommendation for this topic — Bocconi Graduate Test Registration, Booking and Proctoring — is to track booking, payment and identity requirements separately. Keep the official confirmation for each completed step rather than assuming that one portal action completes the application.
Key point: Treat the university's current admissions pages, the rules for your applicant category and the requirements of your chosen programme as the controlling sources. Preparation can improve familiarity and execution, but it cannot guarantee admission and it does not replace a complete application.
The decision behind the test
These overall windows do not replace round-specific deadlines. Bocconi closes access around application cut-offs and says applicants are responsible for having a valid score in time. Popular dates can fill. The platform also has scheduled closure periods, so booking the final possible day creates unnecessary risk.
Applicants often combine several questions that need separate answers: whether the test is required or can be replaced, what the assessment contains, when it must be completed, and how its result enters the admissions review. Start by identifying the exact programme and applicant category. A test with a similar name may serve a different degree level or selection route. Save the page that applies to you and record the date on which you checked it.
Current official position
Candidates may take the graduate test up to three times per academic year and cannot test twice on the same or consecutive days. The platform records the session through proctoring. Bocconi publishes a current Instructions and Rules of Conduct document covering technical requirements, allowed devices and startup procedure. Technical incidents must be reported through the designated support form within 24 hours.
Dates, fees, accepted alternatives and platform requirements can change between admissions cycles. Build your plan from the live official page rather than an undated checklist. A useful deadline sheet has separate rows for the application, payment, test booking, test completion, score availability and enrolment. This prevents the common mistake of treating the test window as if it were also the application deadline.
Our recommended next steps
Create the account with the correct applicant category and degree level. Confirm the displayed test name before paying. Choose a date with enough time for the score report and potential retry. Read the conduct rules, test the device and room, and book at least as early as the platform requires. Keep support details available and document a real incident immediately.
Leave a buffer before the relevant application round closes. A remote test may still require account activation, identity checks, technical preparation, a quiet room and a specific booking lead time. If you need an accommodation, contact admissions through the official route early and keep the supporting documents requested for your case. Save confirmation emails and screenshots of completed steps without relying on them as substitutes for the official portal status.
How we recommend preparing
We recommend starting with the university's own examples, simulator, instructions or explanatory videos. Their main value is format recognition: you learn how prompts are worded, how information is displayed and what the interface expects. Then run a diagnostic set and classify every miss. A content gap needs review; a reading error needs a checking routine; a time problem needs pacing practice; and an interface error needs familiarity with the official instructions.
Our advice is to build accuracy without time pressure before moving to timed mixed practice. For each question type, write a short repeatable method before you increase speed. Review is part of the exercise: note why the correct option follows from the evidence, why the alternatives fail and whether you spent more time than the question justified. Full simulations are most useful near the end of preparation, when they can test stamina, transitions between topics and the decisions you make under pressure.
Mistakes we recommend avoiding
The broad April closing date can mislead applicants whose selected round ends months earlier. Another serious error is purchasing the wrong Bocconi test after selecting an incorrect profile. Do not assume a refund or correction will be available; verify first.
Another frequent error is copying figures from an older admissions cycle. Even when the broad assessment stays stable, booking windows, fees, accepted tests, software and programme-specific rules may change. Recheck operational details shortly before booking and again before test day. Use only the current official rules for identification, equipment and permitted materials.
What happens after the test?
Approximately 48 hours after a successful session, download the score report and copy its reference number into the application. If a technical problem affected the test, use only the official support route and meet the 24-hour reporting deadline. Decide on a later attempt only after reviewing the report and the remaining application calendar.
Plan this stage before sitting the test. Know whether the score is sent directly, downloaded as a report, entered through a reference number or simply reviewed internally. Confirm what remains in the wider application: academic records, supporting documents, online assessments, interviews, programme preferences or enrolment steps. A strong test performance is one input in an admissions process, not a promise of an offer.
Keep an evidence and decision record
Maintain one working document for the entire admissions route. Separate confirmed facts from assumptions. Each confirmed item should include the official link, the date checked and its scope, such as “2027–28 cycle,” “international graduate applicant” or “this programme only.” Give every unresolved question an owner and a date by which you will ask admissions. This prevents an old screenshot, a forum comment or a rule from another degree from quietly becoming part of your plan.
Review the document weekly and at three formal checkpoints: before paying for a test, one week before the session and before submitting the application. Check more than deadlines. Confirm that you selected the correct assessment, language, programme and applicant category. Match your identity details to your passport. Verify how the result enters the application and whether any file, reference number or direct score transmission is required.
Use a similarly compact record for preparation. For each task type, track accuracy, average time, confidence and the most common cause of error. Progress means that the method becomes reliable and specific mistakes decline; it is not simply a larger number of completed questions. End each study week with three decisions: the two weaknesses to address next, one administrative task to complete, and one time-sensitive official fact to recheck. This keeps test practice connected to the application it is meant to support.
Our independent perspective
We publish this guide to help you make informed preparation decisions. We are not the institution or test provider and cannot determine eligibility or admission. For this procedure, we do not link a specifically verified matching product. Use the official sources below for binding requirements.
Checklist
- Have I identified the correct programme, degree level and applicant category?
- Is the test required, optional or replaceable for my route?
- Have I recorded the application and test deadlines separately?
- Do my name and identity details match across all portals?
- Have I read the current technical and conduct rules?
- Have I used the official examples or simulator first?
- Do I know how the result enters my application?
- Have I planned the assessment, interview or enrolment steps that follow?
Sources and further information
Institutional details refer to the linked sources and the stated review date. The official information for your application cycle remains authoritative.
- Online Bocconi test – International Graduate applicants · checked 17 September 2026
- Instructions and Rules of Conduct – Graduate · checked 17 September 2026
This independent guide is provided by Zulassungscoach. No specifically verified matching product is linked for this process. The institution's or test provider's official information remains authoritative.



