Medical specialisations, Council of State ruling overturns the rankings

An order from the Council of State arrives which risks upsetting the rankings for medical specializations.

With precautionary order no. 4685/2026, the Council of State accepted the appeal presented by 27 candidates in the national competition for Medical Specialization Schools which took place in July 2026, and saw the participation of over 17 thousand people, overturning the decision of the Lazio Regional Administrative Court which had rejected their requests in the first instance. The candidates, assisted by the lawyer Antonio De Angelis, contested the correction of multiple choice question number 34 of the test.

"The ordinance can be executed immediately - the lawyer Antonio dei Angelis explains to ANSA - the Ministry of University and Research will have to overturn the ranking, which may also mean intervening in an important way on the lives of these people even if the lessons started in early November".

As a result of the ordinance, the ministry will in fact have to award the 27 applicants full points for the correct answer and cancel the related penalty, with a consequent advancement in the ranking.