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For the next three years, he studied for hours a day for the exam that would whittle down the applicants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Since the protests, authorities have attempted to appease the nation's youth, with the parliament hiking penalties for leaking exam papers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Led by a youth movement called the Cockroach Janta Party, the protesters forced India’s education minister to resign following a scandal surrounding a medical school entrance exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some exam boards, like AQA, external, have their old grade boundaries for previous years' exams published on their website.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
I take a seat on the exam room table.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Today, the rush for government jobs means that competitive exams now occupy an all-consuming place in the lives of many young Indians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday his government would provide free online coaching lessons for competitive exams, weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The vast majority of A-level and AS-level qualifications are taken through the Northern Ireland exams board CCEA, though some students will also receive grades from English and Welsh exam boards.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Some exam boards, like AQA, external, have their old grade boundaries for previous years' exams published on their website.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Barack and I went in for exams, and when we later sat down with the doctor, he told us there was no discernible issue with either of us.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Education and Academics, List 2
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Unit 18, Lesson 4
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