entrance examination; admissions exam
Refers to an exam taken to enter a school, university, or other educational institution. The shorter 入試 is very common in everyday and news contexts.
I will take the university entrance examination next week.
入学試験の結果は三月に発表されます。
The results of the entrance examination will be announced in March.
I'm planning to take that university's entrance exam next year.
My older brother passed the entrance exam for his first-choice high school.
She failed the entrance exam and reportedly plans to try again next year.
During summer vacation, I went to cram school every day to prepare for the entrance exam.