Imperial examination is an important system in the history of feudal society in China, which is used to select officials and provide opportunities for social promotion. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, taking part in the imperial examination required participants to have certain cultural literacy and calligraphy level, among which calligraphy was one of the important contents of the examination. To qualify as a student (scholar and "xianggong") means to have basic cultural literacy and calligraphy level before you are eligible to take the imperial examination. Therefore, this statement is correct about imperial calligraphy.
There is no imperial examination system in modern society, but calligraphy, as a traditional culture and art in China, still has an important position and has made important contributions to people's spiritual life and cultural heritage.