board exam
nounUK /ˈbɔːd ɪɡˌzæm/
US /ˈbɔːrd ɪɡˌzæm/
A big test that students take at the end of a school year or course.
She studied hard for her board exam in science.
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2. An official test set by an education board rather than by the student's own school.
The board exam is marked by teachers from outside our school.
3. A licensing test that someone must pass to work in a profession.
He passed the medical board exam and became a doctor.
4. A formal test taken at the end of secondary school in some countries.
Students take their board exams in March.