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Passed out (of college)

Passed out

Indian English: finished your studies and graduated.

Meera passed out of a college in Chennai in 2022.

Graduated

Works everywhere: completed a degree or course.

Meera graduated from a college in Chennai in 2022.

Remember: Clear to Indian listeners; outside India, 'passed out' usually means fainted! Say 'graduated' so everyone follows.

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