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matriculation exam

matriculation exam is the colloquial form of matriculation examination.

Meaning of matriculation examination

Noun

matriculation examination (plural matriculation examinations)

  1. An examination which to pass is required for candidates to enter a country’s academic education system or kinds of career courses therein, nowadays (since the later 20th-century in developing countries) a school leaving certificate concluding secondary education en masse.
    • Outline of Proposed Regulations—Matriculation Examination.—All pupils intending to be candidates for degrees or diplomas in arts and science, law, civil engineering, or medicine and surgery, shall pass a matriculation examination, of which the standard shall be the present junior scholarship...1846, “Report of the Council of Education: Proposed Plan of the University of Calcutta”, in General Report on Public Instruction in the Lower Provicnes of the Bengal Presidency, for 1845–1846...
    Synonyms:
    higher education entrance qualification, entry qualification into higher education

Forms of matriculation exam

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Questions about matriculation exam

What is matriculation exam the colloquial form of?
Matriculation exam is the colloquial form of matriculation examination.

Words near matriculation exam in the dictionary

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