24 Academic & Entrance Exams
Academic & Entrance Exams
Evaluates learning progress, grants academic degrees, or screens candidates for admission to schools and universities. Includes school-level qualifications, university & postgraduate entrance exams, language proficiency tests, and international olympiads.
SAT
The digital SAT — Reading & Writing + Math, adaptive testing, 400–1600 scoring, scholarships and US college admissions.
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ACT
The SAT's major alternative — English, Math, Reading, Science, and optional Writing; composite 1–36 scoring.
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LSAT
Law School Admission Test — logical reasoning, analytical reasoning, reading comprehension; gateway to US law schools.
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MCAT
Medical College Admission Test — Chem/Physics, CARS, Bio/Biochem, Psych/Soc; 7.5 hours, 472–528 score range.
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GMAT
Graduate Management Admission Test Focus Edition — Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Data Insights; MBA admissions worldwide.
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GRE
Graduate Record Examination — Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing; accepted by thousands of grad programs globally.
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JEE Main
Joint Entrance Examination Main — Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics; screening for NITs, IIITs, CFTIs and the gateway to JEE Advanced.
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JEE Advanced
The IIT entrance exam — two demanding papers, extreme difficulty, deep multi-concept reasoning; fewer than 17,000 seats for a billion-plus nation.
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NEET
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test — single national medical entrance for MBBS and BDS; 200 questions across Physics, Chemistry, Biology.
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GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering — 23 subject papers, gateway to IIT/IISc M.Tech and coveted public-sector jobs (PSUs) in India.
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CAT
Common Admission Test — VARC, DILR, QA; gateway to India's premier IIMs and hundreds of top business schools.
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Gaokao
China's national college entrance exam — 12+ million test-takers annually, three days, considered the world's most consequential single examination.
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Common Test (Japan)
Japan's Common Test for University Admissions (successor to the Centre Test) — national standardised exam for Japanese university entrance.
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Suneung (South Korea)
South Korea's College Scholastic Ability Test — one day that shapes lifetimes; intense preparation culture, national significance.
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International Baccalaureate (IB)
IB Diploma Programme — 6 subject groups, Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, CAS; universally respected by top universities worldwide.
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A-Levels
UK Advanced Level qualifications — 2-year specialised study across typically 3 subjects; recognised by universities on every continent.
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GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education — the UK's core secondary qualification, taken at age 16; graded 9 to 1; foundation for A-Levels.
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Advanced Placement (AP)
College Board AP exams — 38+ subjects, scored 1–5; earn college credit before graduation and strengthen US university applications.
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TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language — Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing; 0–120 score; required by 11,000+ institutions globally.
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IELTS
International English Language Testing System — Academic and General Training; band scores 0–9; for university admissions and immigration worldwide.
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IMO
International Mathematical Olympiad — 6 problems over 2 days, 110+ countries, the pinnacle of pre-university mathematics competition worldwide.
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IPhO
International Physics Olympiad — theoretical and experimental papers, national team selection, the global test of physics insight and lab skill.
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IOI
International Olympiad in Informatics — two days of competitive programming, 3 algorithmic problems per day; the world championship for young programmers.
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IChO
International Chemistry Olympiad — theoretical and practical laboratory exams; the global competition for the next generation of chemists.
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8 Professional & Licensing Exams
Professional & Licensing Exams
Verifies specialised industry expertise and grants a legal licence to practise a specific profession. Covers finance, accounting, law, networking, and cloud architecture certifications.
Imperial Examination (Historical)
The world's first merit-based civil service exam — 1300 years of operation, the Confucian classics, and its immense influence on global education systems.
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Bar Examination
The examination required to practise law — MBE, MEE, MPT components; Uniform Bar Exam accepted in 41 US jurisdictions.
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CFA Program
Chartered Financial Analyst — the gold standard in investment management; three demanding levels, ~4,000 hours of study, ~45% pass rate per level.
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CPA Exam
Certified Public Accountant — AUD, BAR, FAR, REG; 16 hours total; 150 credit-hour requirement; the US accounting licence.
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ACCA Qualification
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants — 13 exams across Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills, Strategic Professional; recognised in 180+ countries.
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CCIE
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert — the world's most respected networking certification; qualifying exam + gruelling 8-hour lab exam; less than 3% pass rate.
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AWS Solutions Architect
AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate level; designing resilient, high-performing, secure and cost-optimised AWS architectures.
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Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) — advanced cloud infrastructure design, security, data, and enterprise-scale architecture on Azure.
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Claude Certified Architect
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCA-F) — Anthropic's professional certification for solution architects building production apps with Claude, Agent SDK, and MCP.
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2 Competitive & Recruitment Exams
Competitive & Recruitment Exams
Ranks applicants to filter and select individuals for specific government positions. Includes civil service selections and diplomatic corps recruitment examinations.
UPSC Civil Services
India's toughest competitive recruitment exam — three stages (Prelims, Mains, Interview), gateway to IAS, IPS, IFS and 22 allied government services.
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Foreign Service Officer Test
The gateway to the US Foreign Service — written test, oral assessment, medical and security clearances; elite diplomatic recruitment.
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