Preliminary examination

Preliminary examination may refer to:

• 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

• 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

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