noun
graduate school entrance examination
Formal term for the exam taken to enter a graduate school (master's or doctoral program). Often abbreviated as 院試 (いんし).
See also: 院試
彼は大学院入学試験に合格した。
He passed the graduate school entrance examination.
大学院入学試験の準備は大変だ。
Preparing for the graduate school entrance exam is tough.
Common abbreviation for 大学院入学試験. Used in casual and academic contexts.
Compound of 大学院 (graduate school) + 入学 (entrance) + 試験 (examination).