On this page you will find indications and documents relating to the state examination for registration as a member of the bar and for qualification to practise as a professional: Biologist, Junior Biologist. Qualified candidates, Session I 2026Selection Panel 2026Notice regarding the 2026 State Examinations Information on the State Examination – Second Session 2026 Applications to sit the first session of the 2026 state examination must be submitted by 12:00 on 21 October 2026 . Please read the instructions set out in Notice D.D.G. No. 2379/2026 carefully.The qualifying examinations for the professions of Biologist and Junior Biologist, first and second sessions of 2026, will consist of the tests set out in Presidential Decree No. 328/2001.The state examinations for the professions of Biologist (second session 2026) will begin on 16 November 2026; the state examinations for the profession of Junior Biologist (2nd session 2026) will begin on 20 November 2026.The schedule for further examination days will be determined in November 2026 by the Examination Board and will be published on the website: https://distav.unige.it/bandiEach candidate is assigned a registration number; this number may be used for certain stages of the selection process and/or the publication of examination results.For further information regarding teaching and guidance on preparing for the State Examination, please contact directly:Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences: teaching.distav@unige.itPiedmont-Liguria-Aosta Valley Regional Association of Biologists: segreteria@ordinebiologiplv.it Online registration Instructions for submitting an application for admission to the professional qualification examinationCandidates and candidates already in possession of UniGePass credentials may submit an application using the link https://servizionline.unige.en/web-esterni2/en/#/esamedistato and clicking on "Access the application page"Candidates and candidates who have never held UniGePass credentials before using the procedure at the above link must create a user by using the link https://servizionline.unige.it/web-esterni2/it/#/registrazioneutente and clicking on "Proceed" Previous sessions Biology I 26 exam questionsBiologist II exam papers 25Biologist II (Junior) exam papers 25Biologist I exam papers 25Junior Biologist exam papers 25Biology I 24 exam papersBiologist II 24 exam questionsJunior Biologist II exam papers 24Biologist I exam papers 19Junior Biology I exam questions 17 Regulations Law No. 1378 of 8 December 1956 "State examinations for professional qualification"Ministerial Decree of 9 September 1957 "Regulations on the state examinations for professional qualification"Presidential Decree No. 980 of 28 October 1982 Approval of the regulations governing the state examinations for qualification to practise as a biologist, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 387 of 26 May 1984 (Official Gazette No. 207 of 28 July 1984)Presidential Decree No. 328 of 5 June 2001 "Amendments and additions to the regulations governing the requirements for admission to the state examination and the related tests for the practice of certain professions, as well as to the regulations governing the relevant professional bodies"Ministerial Order on State Examinations 2026