Iranian University Entrance Exam

The Iranian University Entrance Exam, simply known as Konkour (Persian: کنکور; from the French Concours), is a standardized test used as one of the means to gain admission to higher education in Iran. In order to receive a PhD in non-medical majors, there are three exams, all of them called Konkour.

By 2023, 80% of top 3000 students were from private schools, while only 20 percent from public schools.

Iran had 2183 universities in 2022 and started a program to merge them and reduce the number down to 400 universities.

In September 2023, the Iranian government rolled back changes to the Exam to before 2020 and delayed changes until 14-06-2026, making the Exam a more important factor than high schools grades and finals.

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