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
He passed the graduate school entrance examination.
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).