This is a list of standardized tests that students may need to take for admissions to various colleges or universities. Tests of language proficiency are excluded here.
Only tests not included within a certain secondary schooling curriculum are listed. Therefore, those tests initially focused on secondary–school–leaving, e.g., GCE A–Levels in the UK, Abitur in Germany or French Baccalaureate, are not listed here, although they function as the de facto admission tests in those countries (see list of secondary school leaving certificates).
Undergraduate
Albania Matura Shtetërore – Required for entry to some Albanian universities.
Australia ATAR – Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, indicative rank for school leavers, replacing UAI, ENTE and TER and OP. Different states and territories have different external standardised tests. New South Wales: Higher School Certificate (HSC) Victoria: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Queensland: Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA) South Australia: South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Western Australia: Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Tasmania: Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) ACT: No external standardised exams Northern Territory: Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET) STAT – Special Tertiary Admissions Test, aptitude test for non–school leavers. UCAT – University Clinical Aptitude Test, required for undergraduate entry to many Australian and New Zealand undergraduate-entry medical and dental schools. GAMSAT – Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test, required for graduate entry to many Australian graduate–entry medical and dental schools. International Student Admissions Test
Bangladesh Admission processes vary depending on universities. From 2020-2021 onward, most public universities offer central admission tests. However, some public universities including University of Dhaka, University of Rajshahi, University of Chittagong, Jahangirnagar University, Jagannath University, Khulna University, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Comilla University, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University present their own individual admission tests from 2024-2025 onward. All private universities in the country offer their own individual admission tests.
There are also three central admissions exams:
GST Admission System or Guccha – The central and combined undergraduate program admission test for 19 public general, science and technological universities. There are 08 general universities and 11 science and technology universities from 2025 GST admission test. ACAS – The combined admission test for 8 agricultural universities along with the Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and Patuakhali Science and Technology University's Faculty of Agriculture's undergraduate program. Admission Test for 1st Year MBBS or Medical College's Admission Test – The undergraduate level medical admission test for MBBS program that includes all state owned and private medical colleges.
Belize Caribbean Examinations Council.
Brazil Vestibular – Single University entrance exam in Brazil, each University may have its own vestibular. Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio
Burma University Entrance Examination
Canada GED – High School Diploma Equivalent CAEL – Canadian Academic English Language Assessment Diploma Exams — Only taken in Alberta
Chile Prueba de Acceso a la Educación Superior (PAES) from 2022 (formerly PDT and PSU)
China Gaokao – Standard means of entry to Chinese universities.
Colombia SABER 11 Exam – Test for all undergraduate students that want to apply to a university in Colombian territory.
Cuba Prueba de Ingreso a la Universidad – Set of exams in different subject matters for all students who want to enter any university in Cuba.
France Baccalauréat (or Bac) – Test for all undergraduate students who are looking to enter a university in France.
Germany TMS – Test for Medical Studies, used by most medical colleges in Germany. PhaST – Pharmaceutical Studies Aptitude Test, used for most pharmaceutical study programmes. HAM-Nat – Hamburg test for natural sciences, used by two universities for medical studies and pharmaceutical studies. BaPsy-DGPs - Studieneignungstest Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, test for study programmes in psychology. ITB-Business – Test for business administration and social sciences, used by some universities for business administration studies. ITB-Science – Test for STEM studies, used by some universities in Germany, Switzerland and Austria for admission procedures. ITB-Technology – Test for engineering, mathematics and computer science.
Greece Panhellenic Examinations – Subject tests for Greek students and adults who want to enter High Education Institutions (HEIs).
Ghana CDSU-IALE: INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EXAM (Level: 1, 2, 3, And 4) Consular & Diplomatic Service University (CDSU) CDSU - IALE (International Licensure Examinations for Ambassadors and Career Diplomats)
Hong Kong Admission processes differ in institutes. For secondary school students applying for degree–level programmes provided by the University Grants Committee (UGC)–funded institutes, they can only apply through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS), which uses Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) and Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) as benchmark agency until academic year 2011/12, and Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) since 2011/12.
JUPAS is not used in most non-UGC/non–degree level programmes, even these institutes still use the examination results that JUPAS uses as benchmark agency.
Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (Last year of exam in 2011, as EAS Subsystem of JUPAS until 2011). Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (Last year of exam in 2013, as JUPAS benchmark until 2012 admission). Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (The new qualification to replace the two qualifications above, starts since 2011/12).
Hungary Érettségi (Matura)is the national school leaving exam, where school leavers take exams in 5 or more subjects, among which Hungarian Grammar and Literature, Maths, History and one foreign language is compulsory and at least 1 other subject has to be chosen.
Érettségi is divided into 2 levels. Most universities require at least one subject to be taken at Higher Level. From 2020 onward, students wishing to enter into higher education were required to have 1 subject taken at Higher Level.
India Admission procedures and entry tests vary widely across states and universities/institutes. Usually, admission to a university in a state is based upon the performance of the candidates in the statewide Higher Secondary Examinations. These are usually given after completion of the twelfth standard/grade, for example, the HSC examinations of Maharashtra. Admission into federally established institutes like the Indian Institutes of Technology and the National Institutes of Technology is usually based on a combination of performance in nationwide exams such as the Joint Entrance Examination and the state–level Higher Secondary examinations. Admission to the National Law Universities is based on a national level entrance examination conducted annually by the CLAT.
National level
Professional courses entrance examinations
Joint Entrance Examination – Main – For entry in National Institutes of Technology, Government Funded Technical Institutes, Indian Institutes of Information Technology & Indian Institutes of Engineering Science and Technology to pursue various undergraduate engineering, technical and architecture courses. Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced – For entry in Indian Institutes of Technology to pursue various undergraduate engineering, technical and architecture courses. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) – Standard means of entry to the National Law Universities across India. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET (UG)) – For entry in to undergraduate medical education (MBBS), dental (BDS) and AYUSH courses. The test is conducted at all-India level. Common University Entrance Test (CUET) – For entry into the 45 Central Universities of India. CA Foundation Course – Entrance level test for the chartered accountancy course offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) – Entrance test for undergraduate admissions at the IISERs.
Indonesia State-level: SNBT – (Seleksi Nasional Berdasarkan Tes) – A competitive test for undergraduate admissions in public universities in Indonesia. SNBP – (Seleksi Nasional Berdasarkan Prestasi)
Conducted jointly by some universities: UMB – (Ujian Masuk Bersama) – Test for undergraduate admissions in some state and private colleges. SBM–PTAIN – Test for entering public Islamic universities in Indonesia. SBMPTMU – Test for entering Muhammadiyah universities. Conducted by individual universities: SIMAK UI – University of Indonesia entrance exam. UTUL UGM – Gadjah Mada University entrance exam.
Israel Psychometric Entrance Test (colloquially "The Psychometry") – Required for undergraduate entry to most universities in Israel.
Iran Iranian University Entrance Exam (Konkoor/Concours) – Standard means of entry to universities in Iran.
Ireland Health Professions Admissions Test (HPAT) – Undergraduate Medical Admissions Test, required for undergraduate entry to Irish Medical Schools.
Japan National Center Test for University Admissions Examination for Japanese University Admission (EJU) – Required for entry by foreigners into many Japanese universities. Japan University Examination (JPUE) – An alternative to EJU.
Malaysia Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, also known as Malaysia Certificate of Education. Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia, also known as Malaysia Higher School Certificate.
Mexico Each University in Mexico has its own admission procedure. Some of them might use the EXANI–I from Centro Nacional de Evaluación para la Educación Superior "CENEVAL" (National Center for Higher Education Assessment). Many also use the Prueba de Aptitud Académica offered by the College Board Puerto Rico y America Latina. However, due to the autonomous nature of most universities in Mexico, many universities use admissions tests that they develop themselves.
"Examen de admisión al Nivel Superior del Instituto Politécnico Nacional" (Admission Exam to the Higher Level of the National Polytechnic Institute). "Examen Nacional de Ingreso a la Educación Media Superior" (National Entrance Exam to the Upper–Intermediate Education) also known as EXANI–I. "Acuerdo 286 Bachillerato" (286 Baccalaureate Agreement), also known as ACREDITA–BACH. High School Diploma Equivalent. "Examen General de Egreso de la Licenciatura" (General Egress Exam of the bachelor's degree). also known as EGEL. "Examen para Profesionales Técnicos en Enfermería" (Exam for Nursing Technical Professionals), also known as EGEPT–ENFER. "Examen General de Conocimientos y Habilidades para la Acreditación de la Licenciatura en Enseñanza del Inglés" (General Knowledge and Skills Test for the Accreditation of the English Teaching bachelor's degree), also known as EGAL–EIN.
Myanmar
University Entrance Examination (တက္ကသိုလ်ဝင်တန်း စာမေးပွဲ)
Nepal Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) – a standardized test taken by colleges to take admissions for BBA and BBM.
Medical Education Common Entrance Examination (MECEE) – a common entrance examination conducted in Nepal for providing admission in Medical UG and PG courses.
Netherlands