Competitive Exams in India

Explore our comprehensive directory of competitive exams in India. Find detailed information, preparation resources, and expert guidance for each exam.

Engineering Entrance Exams

Competitive exams for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programs in India.

JEE Main

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Joint Entrance Examination Main

JEE Main is a national level entrance examination conducted for admission to undergraduate engineering programs at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and institutions/universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments.

Exam Date:January and April sessions annually
Application Date:September-October for January session, February-March for April session

JEE Advanced

engineering

Joint Entrance Examination Advanced

JEE Advanced is the second stage of the Joint Entrance Examination for admission to the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Only the top 2,50,000 rank holders in JEE Main are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced.

Exam Date:May-June annually
Application Date:After JEE Main results

GATE

engineering

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

GATE is a national examination conducted for admission to postgraduate programs (ME, M.Tech, MS, direct PhD) in IITs, NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs. It's also used for recruitment by several PSUs.

Exam Date:February annually
Application Date:September-October annually

BITSAT

engineering

Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test

BITSAT is an online entrance examination for admission to integrated first-degree programs of BITS Pilani campuses in Pilani, Goa, and Hyderabad.

Exam Date:May-June annually
Application Date:January-March annually

Medical Entrance Exams

Competitive exams for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental programs in India.

NEET UG

medical

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)

NEET UG is the single entrance examination for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in all medical and dental colleges across India, including AIIMS and JIPMER.

Exam Date:May annually
Application Date:December-January annually

NEET PG

medical

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate)

NEET PG is the single entrance examination for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma courses in all medical colleges across India.

Exam Date:January-February annually
Application Date:October-November annually

Civil Services Exams

Competitive exams for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India.

UPSC CSE

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Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination

UPSC CSE is conducted for recruitment to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and other Central Services.

Exam Date:May-June (Prelims), September-October (Mains) annually
Application Date:February-March annually

Management Entrance Exams

Competitive exams for admission to postgraduate management programs in India.

CAT

management

Common Admission Test

CAT is a computer-based test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for admission to their management programs and other top B-schools in India.

Exam Date:November-December annually
Application Date:August-September annually

XAT

management

Xavier Aptitude Test

XAT is conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur for admission to their management programs and several other management institutes across India.

Exam Date:January annually
Application Date:August-December annually

IPMAT

management

Integrated Program in Management Aptitude Test

IPMAT is conducted by IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak for admission to their five-year Integrated Program in Management (IPM). It's designed for students who want to pursue management education right after class 12.

Exam Date:May annually
Application Date:March-April annually

JIPMAT

management

Joint Integrated Programme in Management Admission Test

JIPMAT is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to the five-year Integrated Programme in Management at IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya.

Exam Date:July annually
Application Date:April-May annually

SNAP

management

Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

SNAP is conducted by Symbiosis International University for admission to its MBA and other postgraduate management programs across 16 institutes under the Symbiosis umbrella.

Exam Date:December annually (multiple sessions)
Application Date:August-November annually

NMAT

management

NMIMS Management Aptitude Test

NMAT is conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) for admission to MBA programs at NMIMS University and other participating institutes across India.

Exam Date:October-December annually (75-day testing window)
Application Date:July-November annually

CMAT

management

Common Management Admission Test

CMAT is a national level entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBA and PGDM programs in over 1000 B-schools across India.

Exam Date:January-February annually
Application Date:November-December annually

Law Entrance Exams

Competitive exams for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programs in India.

CLAT

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Common Law Admission Test

CLAT is a centralized test for admission to 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) in India for undergraduate and postgraduate law programs.

Exam Date:December annually
Application Date:January-March annually