The phrase "a rigorous exam" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an examination that is thorough, demanding, and challenging, often requiring a high level of knowledge or skill.
Example: "The students prepared extensively for a rigorous exam that would test their understanding of the entire course material."
Alternatives: "a challenging exam" or "a demanding exam".
Entry to the profession is by a rigorous exam.
As we make progress we will require a rigorous exam before graduation.
Those are minimal requirements, however; a higher standard is board certification, which means the doctor has passed a rigorous exam in a specialty like internal or family medicine.
Doctors with that certification — there are about 3,500 in this country — have passed a rigorous exam and have a thorough knowledge of sleep medicine.
His mother said he was given a rigorous exam by his doctor, who administered a wide variety of tests for drugs and disease.
All teachers in California must pass a rigorous exam in the subject they plan to teach or complete a subject matter program of study, approved by the state, that provides depth and breadth in the subject and aligns with California's K-12 Academic Content Standards.
"In the longer term, we need to ask ourselves some searching questions as a society about whether the perceived benefits of a more rigorous exam system are outweighed by the toll on the mental health of our young people," he said.
It has 1,200 pupils aged 11 to 18. 1.24pm BST Lunchtime summary Labour has firmed up its opposition to Michael Gove's plans to replace GCSEs in England with a more rigorous exam.
But it is understood that there are two broad elements to the reforms: the national curriculum, which sets out what secondary school pupils should be taught, will be scrapped; and a more rigorous exam system will be introduced.
In 2014, the state test will switch to a new, more rigorous exam that aligns with the Common Core, a set of curriculum standards adopted by states across the country to better prepare students for college.
Many teachers believe that if 70 to 80percentt of those students could have easily passed a Regents competency test, the less rigorous exam given previously as an option, and earned a local diploma, only 40 to 50percentt would pass the new Global History Regents with a score of 55 -- and perhaps only 20 to 30percentt would pass with a 65.
