Preliminary examination
# Preliminary examination

Preliminary examination may refer to:

## In education

* Prelim, an examination that qualifies a student to continue higher level studies and/or allows a student to see how prepared they are for the looming examinations
* Comprehensive examination, a required examination that a student must pass to continue a course of study
* The Preliminary College Scholastic Ability Test in South Korea
* PSAT/NMSQT, a national standardized test taken by high school students in the United States

## Legal processes

* An examination performed by an International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
* Preliminary hearing, a court appearance to determine if there is enough evidence to bind the accused for trial

## India Civil Services

* A component in several examinations in the Indian Civil Services:
* Civil Services Examination of India
* Bangladesh Civil Service Examination
* Karnataka Administrative Service examination
