An examination board (or exam board) is an organization that sets

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, is responsible for marking them, and distributes the results. Some are run by governmental entities; some are run as

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List of national examination boards

Malaysia * Examinations in Malaysia are set b
Examination Syndicate (Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia)
under the supervision of Malaysia'
Ministry of Education
* The Examination Syndicate providing Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination locally for all the states in Malaysia. * SPM certificate will be taken by all Malaysian students at the age of 17 and in Form 5 except those are studying in some international schools * SPM is equivalent to Cambridge O-Level Certificate. * Th
Malaysian Examination Council (MPM)
is providing Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examination to all Form 6 students in Malaysia. * STPM certificate is equivalent to Cambridge A-Level Certificate. * Malaysian Examination Council (MPM) also providing Malaysian English University Test (MUET) for all the Malaysian students to maintain the students' English proficiency level. * All Malaysian students must take MUET examination and their achievement level is one of the main criteria for them to pursue their studies in any degree program under government and private universities in Malaysia.

Australia

* Examinations in Australia are set by individual state authorities. * In Victoria, examinations are set by the

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) is a statutory authority of the Victoria State Government The Victoria State Government, also referred to as the Victorian Government, is the executive government of the Australia ...

. * In

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

, examinations are set by the SACE Board of SA, which also administers the South Australian Matriculation in certain schools in Malaysia and China. * In New South Wales, examinations are set by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority.

China

The National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA; Chinese: 教育部教育考试院) under the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

is mainly responsible for major education examinations, including overseas examination and ''

gaokao The Nationwide Unified Examination for Admissions to General Universities and Colleges (), commonly abbreviated as the Gaokao (), is the annual nationally coordinated undergraduate admission exam in mainland China, held in early June. Despite the ...

'' in Mainland China.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), previously known as the Hong Kong Examinations Authority (HKEA) before 2002, is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Government responsible for the administration of public examinatio ...

is responsible for the

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) is an examination organised by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA). The HKDSE examination is Hong Kong's university entrance examination, administer ...

Examination.

Philippines

* The Professional Regulation Commission sets exams in the Philippines.

Poland

There is one state run central system of examination boards in

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called "Centralna Komisja Egzaminacyjna" ("Central Examination Board") established within the new legislation on education issued by Polish

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in 1998. The central board has eight regional branches called "Okręgowa Komisja Egzaminacyjna" (OKE) – "Regional Examination Board". All primary and secondary schools and other education institutions in a region are served by the regional OKE. Universities are not part of that system. It is allowed by law to sit an exam in other regional board than the home one, but practically it does not happen. Each OKE is responsible for the content and administration of the entrance tests to

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s, Gymnasiums and

secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

s in accordance to the

annual guidelines. Final secondary school examination called

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(analogous to A Levels) is prepared each year by the Ministry of Education and administered by regional examiners, who are recruited, trained and paid by regional OKE boards. Each regional OKE has an authority to issue an official certificate of an examination.

United Kingdom

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

The members of this list all provide

A-Level The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational ...

and

GCSE The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988. State schools ...

qualification Qualification may refer to: Processes * Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress * Process qualification, ensures that manufacturing and production processes can ...

s: *

AQA AQA Education, trading as AQA (formerly the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance), is an awarding body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It compiles specifications and holds Test (assessment), examinations in various subjects at Genera ...

* CCEA *

Edexcel Edexcel (also known since 2013 as Pearson Edexcel) is a British multinational education and examination body formed in 1996 and wholly owned by Pearson plc since 2005. It is the only privately owned examination board in the United Kingdom. It ...

* OCR * WJEC * CIE Traditionally, schools were restricted to one of a large number of regional examination boards, but now they can use any (though few outside Northern Ireland choose to use the

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-based CCEA). Furthermore, a number of boards have merged making a much lower number overall.

Scotland

* SQA (including

Advanced Higher The Advanced Higher (Scottish Gaelic: ''Sàr Àrd Ìre'') is an optional qualification which forms part of the Scottish secondary education system brought in to replace the Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS). The first certification of Advan ...

s, Highers and Nationals)

Singapore

Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education of the Government of Singapore. SEAB was established on 1 April 2004 as a statutory board overseeing national-based examinations in Sing ...

, which is a statutory board under the

(MOE) of

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

United States

Primary and secondary school tests are generally administered by the state boards of education – or in the case of private schools, private organizations whose affiliations align with those of the school. Tertiary school entrance qualifications and vocational qualifications are provided by other organizations. *

College Board The College Board, styled as CollegeBoard, is an American not-for-profit organization that was formed in December 1899 as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) to expand access to higher education. While the College Board is not an asso ...

– administers the SAT Reasoning Test,

SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Tests were a set of multiple-choice standardized tests given by The College Board on individual topics, typically taken to improve a student's credentials for college admissions in the United States. For most of their existence, from ...

, PSAT/NMSQT, Advanced Placement exams, and

College Level Examination Program The College Level Examination Program is a group of standardized tests created and administered by the College Board. These tests assess college-level knowledge in thirty-six subject areas and provide a mechanism for earning college credits w ...

, developed by the

Educational Testing Service Educational Testing Service (ETS), founded in 1947, is the world's largest private educational testing and assessment organization. It is headquartered in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Lawrence Township, New Jersey, but has a P ...

ACT, Inc The ACT (; originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) Name changed in 1996. is a standardized test used for University and college admissions, college admissions in the Education in the United States, United States. It is adminis ...

– administers the American College Test *

– administers the

Graduate Record Examination The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is part of the admissions process for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada and a few other countries. The GRE is owned and administered by Educational Testing ...

and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) * Law School Admission Council – administers the

Law School Admission Test The Law School Admission Test (LSAT ) is a standardized test administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) for prospective law school candidates. It is designed to assess reading comprehension and logical reasoning. The test is ...

Association of American Medical Colleges Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry * Voluntary associati ...

– administers the

Medical College Admission Test The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT; ) is a Computer-based testing, computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Offshore medical school, Caribbean Islands. It is ...

* National Association of State Boards of Accountancy – administers the

Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination The Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (CPA Exam) is the examination administered to people who wish to become Certified Public Accountants in The United States of America. The CPA Exam is used by the regulatory bodies of all fifty ...

, developed and maintained by the

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the national professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States, with more than 428,000 members in 130 countries. Founded in 1887 as the Americ ...

Caribbean

Caribbean Examinations Council The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is an examination board in the Caribbean. It was established in 1972 under agreement by the participating governments in the Caribbean Community to conduct such examinations as it may think appropriate a ...

(administers various examinations across the Anglophone Caribbean)

Africa

West Africa

=Anglophone countries in West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia

= * West African Examinations Council (administers the WASSCE)

=Cameroon

= * Cameroon GCE Board (administers the GCE O and A Levels)

=Zambia

= * Examinations Council of Zambia – sets and conduct examinations and, award certificates to successful candidates.

=Zimbabwe

= * Zimbabwe School Examinations Council – administers the ZIMSEC GCE Ordinary Level and ZIMSEC GCE Advanced Level Examinations.

Bangladesh

*9 general education Boards organize 4 board examinations PEC (class 5), JSC (class 8), SSC (secondary) & HSC (higher secondary) under the control of

all over the country. There are two more alternative education boards in

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

, namely the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board and the

Bangladesh Technical Education Board The Bangladesh Technical Education Board is a state regulatory board responsible for monitoring and developing technical and vocational education in the secondary level ( SSC), 2-year higher secondary level (HSC/Vocational), 4-year Diploma in Agr ...

. *Students are admitted in colleges based on the result of SSC. *After HSC students get admitted into universities by qualifying admission tests. *

Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International Education (abbreviated CIE, informally known as Cambridge International or simply Cambridge and formerly known as CAIE, Cambridge Assessment International Education and CIE, Cambridge International Examinations) is a pro ...

* British Council Bangladesh *

* Internationall Baccalaureate

India

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

, Th
COBSE
is an Association of All the National, State/ regional and International Education Board which recognises and Regulations of Education Board in India under

and the Following are major Education Board in India recognised by COBSE and Ministry of Education:

National-Level Boards

Central Board of Secondary Education The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national-level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...

(CBSE) 2. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) 3. Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) 4 . National Testing Agency conducts various National entrance exam and national level college or university level exam

State-Level Boards

Andhra Pradesh

1. Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh 2. Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh 3. A.P. Open School Society

Assam

Assam Higher Secondary Education Council The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) was a state education regulatory board under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Education, Government of Assam that is responsible to regulate, supervise and develop the system of Higher Seconda ...

2. Board of Secondary Education, Assam 3. Assam Sanskrit Board 4. Assam State Open School (ASOS)

Bihar

1. Bihar School Examination Board 2. Bihar Board of Open Schooling & Examination (BBOSE) 3. Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board 4. Bihar State Madrasa Education Board

Haryana

1. Board of School Education Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

1. Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education

Jharkhand

1. Jharkhand Academic Council

Karnataka

1. Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board 2. Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka 3. Karnataka Open School

Kerala

1. Kerala Board of Public Examinations 2. Kerala State Open School

Madhya Pradesh

1. Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education 2. Madhya Pradesh State Open School Education Board

Maharashtra

1. Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education 2. Maharashtra State Open School

Manipur

1
Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur
2
Board of Secondary Education, Manipur

Meghalaya

1. Meghalaya Board of School Education

Mizoram

1. Mizoram Board of School Education

Nagaland

1. Nagaland Board of School Education

Odisha

1. Board of Secondary Education, Odisha 2. Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha

Punjab

1. Punjab School Education Board

Rajasthan

1. Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education 2. Rajasthan State Open School

Sikkim

1
Sikkim Board of Open Schooling and Examination

Tamil Nadu

1. Tamil Nadu State Board of School Examination 2. Tamil Nadu Open School Society

Telangana

1. Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education 2. Board of Secondary Education, Telangana 3. Telangana Open School Society

Tripura

1. Tripura Board of Secondary Education

Uttar Pradesh

1 Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh .2 Uttar Pradesh State Open School Board

Uttarakhand

1 Uttarakhand Board of School Education

West Bengal

1 West Bengal Board of Secondary Education 2 West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

International Boards

International Baccalaureate The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the I ...

(IB) 2. Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE)- International General certificate of Secondary Education( IGCSE) 3 .Edexcel

Other Recognized Boards

1. Banasthali Vidyapith 2. Bhartiya Shiksha Board, Haridwar 3. Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Telangana 4. Sanskrit Education Boards 5. Madarasa Boards like Aligarh Muslim University Secondary Education Board

Ireland

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

, exams are run through one main examination board called the State Examinations Commission (SEC). This exam board provides examinations for secondary school level students, including

Junior Certificate The Junior Cycle () is the first stage of the education programme for post-primary education within the Republic of Ireland. It is overseen by the Department of Education (Ireland), Department of Education and the National Council for Curriculu ...

Junior Cycle The Junior Cycle () is the first stage of the education programme for post-primary education within the Republic of Ireland. It is overseen by the Department of Education (Ireland), Department of Education and the National Council for Curriculu ...

for students aged 14-16 and

Leaving Certificate A secondary school leaving qualification is a document signifying that the holder has fulfilled any secondary education requirements of their locality, often including the passage of a final qualification examination. For each leaving certificate ...

/Leaving Cert Applied (LCA) examinations for students aged 17-19. Examinations from the SEC are available in both the Irish and English languages. The Irish SEC Leaving Certificate is also examined at The International School of the Martyrs (ISM) in Tripoli,

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

. The examination in Libya is available to students in Arabic.

References

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