After Class 10
After Class 12
- Agniveer (Agnipath)Each service separately: Indian Army (online Common Entrance Exam via joinindianarmy.nic.in), Indian Navy (INET for Agniveer SSR/MR), Indian Air Force (Agniveervayu)Army CEE usually in April–June (t…
- AILETNational Law University Delhi (NLU Delhi)Usually on a Sunday in December, …
- BITSATBITS Pilani (deemed-to-be university)Two sessions: usually mid-April a…
- CA FoundationThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)Three sittings a year, in January…
- CLAT (UG)Consortium of National Law UniversitiesUsually on a Sunday in early Dece…
- CMA FoundationThe Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI)Twice a year, in June and Decembe…
- CSEETThe Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)Three sessions a year, held in th…
- CUET-UGNational Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of EducationUsually in May, spread over two t…
- IISER IATThe Joint Admissions Committee of the IISERs, organised by one IISER each year (IISER Berhampur for 2026)Applications around March–May; th…
- IMU-CETIndian Maritime University (IMU), a central university under an Act of ParliamentApplications usually around March…
- IPMAT (IIM Indore)Indian Institute of Management IndoreApplications usually open in Febr…
- ISI Admission TestIndian Statistical Institute (ISI)Usually on a Sunday in early-to-m…
- JEE AdvancedOne of the IITs, by rotation, under the Joint Admission Board (IIT Roorkee organised the 2026 exam)Usually in May, about a month aft…
- JEE MainNational Testing Agency (NTA)Two sessions a year: Session 1 in…
- NATACouncil of Architecture (CoA)Phase 1 runs on several dates fro…
- NCETNational Testing Agency (NTA), on behalf of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)Applications usually in February–…
- NCHM JEENational Testing Agency (NTA), on behalf of the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), Ministry of TourismApplications usually open around …
- NDA & NA ExamUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC); interviews by the Services Selection Boards (SSB)Twice a year: NDA (I) usually in …
- NEET-UGNational Testing Agency (NTA), under rules of the National Medical Commission (NMC) and Dental Council of IndiaUsually on a Sunday in early May;…
- NESTNISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai (both set up by the Department of Atomic Energy)Applications usually from January…
- NID DATNational Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad, common for all NIDsApplications usually close around…
- NIFT Entrance (NIFTEE)National Testing Agency (NTA) for NIFT; seat allocation by NIFT through e-counsellingApplications from about November …
- RRB NTPCRailway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), Ministry of Railways; one common notification (CEN) run through all 21 RRBsIrregular; recent cycles were not…
- SSC CHSLStaff Selection Commission (SSC), Government of IndiaNotification around April–May; Ti…
- State CETs (engineering, pharmacy, agriculture)Each state's entrance authority, for example Maharashtra State CET Cell (MHT-CET), Karnataka Examinations Authority (KCET/UGCET), West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEE), JNTU Hyderabad for the Telangana Council of Higher Education (TG EAPCET), the AP State Council of Higher Education (AP EAPCET), and Kerala's Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (KEAM).Mostly April–May, after Class 12 …
- UCEEDIIT Bombay (UCEED-CEED office), on behalf of the participating institutesUsually a Sunday in mid-to-late J…
After graduation
- ACETInstitute of Actuaries of India (IAI)Held more than once a year; the l…
- AFCATIndian Air ForceTwice a year: AFCAT 01 (notificat…
- CATThe Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), with one IIM convening each year by rotationNotification in late July; regist…
- CDS ExamUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC); interviews by the Services Selection Boards (SSB)Twice a year: CDS (I) usually in …
- CEEDIIT Bombay (UCEED-CEED office)Usually a Sunday in mid-to-late J…
- CLAT (PG)Consortium of National Law UniversitiesHeld on the same December day as …
- CMATNational Testing Agency (NTA), on behalf of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE); NTA has run it since 2019Applications usually around Octob…
- CTETCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), on behalf of the Ministry of Education, under NCTE guidelinesUsually twice a year; recent edit…
- CUET-PGNational Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of EducationApplications in December–January;…
- GATEIISc Bengaluru and the IITs, one of them organising each year by rotation (IIT Guwahati for 2026), on behalf of the National Coordination Board, Ministry of EducationRegistration from about late Augu…
- GPATPharmacy Council of India (PCI), through the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) under an MoU. It was run by AICTE until 2018 and NTA from 2019 to 2023.Usually in February–March (the 20…
- IBPS POInstitute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)Notification around June–July; Pr…
- IIT JAMThe IITs and IISc, organised by one IIT each year (IIT Bombay for 2026)Registration September–October; e…
- NEET-MDSNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)Usually in spring (the 2026 exam …
- NEET-PGNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), under the Ministry of Health and Family WelfareHas moved between March, June and…
- NIMCETOne of the NITs each year on behalf of the participating NITs (NIT Tiruchirappalli for 2026)Applications around March–April; …
- SBI POState Bank of India (Central Recruitment & Promotion Department)The 2026 advertisement came out i…
- SSC CGLStaff Selection Commission (SSC), Government of IndiaNotification around March–May; Ti…
- State PSC examsEach state's Public Service Commission, for example UPPSC (Uttar Pradesh: Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services, 'PCS'), BPSC (Bihar: Integrated Combined Competitive Examination, CCE), MPSC (Maharashtra State Services), RPSC (Rajasthan: RAS/RTS), TNPSC (Tamil Nadu: Combined Civil Services Group I, II and IV), KPSC (Karnataka), WBPSC (West Bengal Civil Service) and others.Irregular and state-specific; man…
- UPSC Civil Services ExamUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC)Notification around January–Febru…
- XATXLRI Jamshedpur, on behalf of the Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI)Usually the first Sunday of Janua…
After a master's
- CSIR-UGC NETNational Testing Agency (NTA), on behalf of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Twice a year, in June and Decembe…
- NEET-SSNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)Recent cycles have been held in l…
- UGC NETNational Testing Agency (NTA), on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC)Twice a year, June and December c…