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School & University Entrance

30 exams
ACT

ACT Inc.

$68-$93·N/A (score-based) pass
MediumScores used for admissions

Science section tests reasoning, not science knowledge

GED (General Educational Development)

GED Testing Service

$30-$40 per subject·~80% pass
MediumLifetime

Four subjects: Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts

AP Exams (Advanced Placement)

College Board

$98 per exam·~60% score 3+ pass
HardLifetime

Score of 3+ typically earns college credit

JEE Main

NTA (National Testing Agency)

~$10 (INR 650-750)·~25% qualify for Advanced pass
Very HardAnnual exam

Computer-based test (CBT) format

NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test)

NTA

~$20 (INR 1600)·~50% qualify pass
Very HardAnnual exam

Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany + Zoology)

CAT (Common Admission Test)

IIMs

~$25 (INR 2300)·~1% get IIM calls pass
Very HardAnnual exam

Computer-based test with 3 sections

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)

IITs/IISc

~$20 (INR 1700)·~17% pass
Very Hard3 years

Computer-based test, paper-specific

UKCAT/UCAT

UCAT Consortium

£75-£115·N/A (score-based) pass
Hard1 year

5 sections: VR, DM, QR, AR, SJT

BMAT

Cambridge Assessment

£75-£130·N/A (score-based) pass
Hard1 year

3 sections: Aptitude, Scientific Knowledge, Essay

ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Medio)

INEP

R$85 (~$17)·N/A (score-based) pass
HardAnnual exam

Digital version (ENEM Digital) available

EmSAT

UAE Ministry of Education

Free for UAE students·Varies by subject pass
Medium2 years

Computer-based standardized test

Gaokao (Digital Subjects)

Ministry of Education

~¥100 (~$14)·~80% enter some university pass
Very HardAnnual exam

Some provinces now have digital components

CSAT (Suneung)

KICE

Free·N/A (score-based) pass
Very HardAnnual exam

Digital components being introduced

ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank)

State Education Authorities

Included in school fees·N/A (ranking) pass
HardLifetime

Based on Year 12 results

Singapore A-Levels

SEAB/Cambridge

~S$120·~93% pass pass
Very HardLifetime

Some components now computer-based

PSAT/NMSQT

College Board

$18-$20·N/A (score-based) pass
Medium1 year

Digital format matching new SAT

SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test)

EMA

$160-$300·N/A (percentile-based) pass
Hard1 year

Digital and paper options available

ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam)

ERB

$130-$205·N/A (stanine scores) pass
Hard1 year

Computer-based at Prometric centers

IB Diploma Exams

International Baccalaureate

$800-$1200 total·~80% diploma pass pass
Very HardLifetime

Six subject exams + Extended Essay + TOK

Cambridge IGCSE

Cambridge Assessment

$50-$150 per subject·~90% A*-G grades pass
HardLifetime

Computer-based options expanding

Cambridge A-Levels

Cambridge Assessment

$100-$200 per subject·~97% A*-E grades pass
HardLifetime

AS and A2 components

GCSE

AQA/Edexcel/OCR

~£50 per subject·~97% grade 1+ pass
MediumLifetime

Taken at age 15-16 in Year 11

11+ Exam

GL/CEM/School-specific

Free-£150·~20-25% pass pass
Hard1 year

Taken at age 10-11

Common Entrance (CE)

ISEB

~£200·~95% pass
Hard1 year

Entry to independent schools at 11+ or 13+

JAMB UTME

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board

₦4,700 (~$6)·~70% pass
Hard1 year

Fully computer-based since 2013

WAEC (WASSCE)

West African Examinations Council

$30-$50·~65% 5+ credits pass
HardLifetime

Computer-based and paper options

SNMPTN/UTBK

LTMPT

Rp 200,000 (~$13)·~15-20% pass
Very Hard1 year

UTBK: Computer-based aptitude test

Saber 11

ICFES

~$30·N/A (score-based) pass
HardLifetime

Computer-based national exam

COMIPEMS

Metropolitan Commission

~$20·~85% pass
Medium1 year

Computer-based exam

Zhongkao

Provincial Education Bureaus

~¥50·~85% pass
Hard1 year

Digital components in some provinces