0 a test of a student's knowledge or skill in a particular subject :
1 a test of a student’s knowledge or skill in a particular subject:
2 a formal test that you must pass in order to earn a particular qualification or be allowed to do a particular job:
take/pass/fail an exam Candidates for supervisory jobs must take a written exam.
I finished my exams yesterday, but I won't get the results until August.
People clustered around the noticeboard to read the exam results.
The rest of the exam involved free translation and composition, based on set texts decided upon by the university.
Officials considered the value of possible alterations to the gaze in the exam in light of both the effectiveness and overarching intent of the exam.
Mean time for one-way travel was 18.7 minutes; waiting room time was 16.9 minutes; and exam time was 50.8 minutes.