All Entrance Exams in India 2026

The BITS HD admission test, short for the Birla Institute of Technology and Science Higher Degree test, is the entrance examination used for admission to selected postgraduate programmes at BITS Pilani. It is taken by engineering and pharmacy graduates who want a seat in master of engineering and master of pharmacy programmes offered at the campuses of the institute. The test is conducted in computer-based mode and is one of the routes to admission, since the institute also considers valid scores from the national graduate aptitude tests for engineering and pharmacy for some programmes. Candid

The Centralized Counselling for MSc Admission (Engineering) is a computer-based entrance test for candidates seeking admission to Master of Science programs in engineering disciplines. It is taken by graduates who wish to pursue MSc courses in participating institutes. The exam consists of multiple-choice questions and is divided into two parts: Part A and Part B.

The Common Engineering Entrance Test and Admissions Post Graduate (CEET) is a computer-based national-level exam for students who have completed a bachelor's degree in engineering or technology and wish to pursue postgraduate engineering programs in India. The test consists of multiple-choice questions and numerical answer types, divided into three sections: Section A (Mathematics), Section B (Physics and Chemistry), and Section C (Engineering Aptitude and Communication Skills).

GCSET, the Global Computer Science Entrance Test, is an entrance examination used for admission to computing and information technology programmes at the institutions that accept it. It is taken by students seeking places on undergraduate courses such as BCA, B.Sc in computer science or information technology and computer-related engineering degrees, and by graduates applying to postgraduate courses such as MCA or M.Tech, depending on the level a candidate registers for. The test is conducted in online mode and is intended to give participating colleges a common measure of a candidate's aptitu

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Biotechnology (GATE Biotechnology) is an entrance exam for students who have completed or are pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology or related fields. It is a multiple-choice question-based exam taken by candidates seeking admission to postgraduate programs such as M.E., M.Tech., and Ph.D. in Biotechnology and allied disciplines. The exam consists of 65 questions, including 10 General Aptitude (GA) questions and 55 subject-specific questions.

The Gujarat Post Graduate Common Entrance Test is a state-level entrance test used for admission to postgraduate professional programmes at institutions in Gujarat. It is taken mainly by graduates of engineering, technology, pharmacy and allied streams who want a master's seat in a Gujarat institute and who are not entering through a national score such as GATE. The test is part of the centralised admission machinery run by the state's admission authorities, so a candidate who clears it then goes through registration, merit listing and online counselling rather than approaching colleges indivi

The Haryana State Technical Education Society, known as HSTES, is not an entrance examination but the state body that conducts centralised online counselling and admission for technical courses in Haryana. It handles registration, choice filling, merit list preparation and seat allotment for programmes such as engineering and technology degrees, architecture, pharmacy and diploma courses in government, government-aided and private self-financing institutes across the state. Students apply to HSTES after taking whichever qualifying or entrance examination applies to the course they want, becaus

ICAR AIEEA PG is a national computer-based entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to Master’s degree (M.Sc.) programmes in agriculture and allied sciences. Indian citizens who hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply for this exam.

The Post Graduate Entrance Examination of the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, commonly called PGEE, is the institute level admission test for its postgraduate research and taught programmes. It is taken by engineering, science and computing graduates who want to join master of science by research and doctoral programmes at IIIT Hyderabad in areas such as computer science, electronics and communication, computational natural sciences, building science, and related interdisciplinary fields. Unlike a national common test, it is conducted by the institute itself and it

JNU CEEB is the name still widely used for the entrance examination through which candidates enter postgraduate biotechnology programmes at participating universities in India, now conducted by the National Testing Agency as the Graduate Aptitude Test in Biotechnology and the Biotechnology Eligibility Test on behalf of the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, an institution under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. The aptitude test is taken by graduates seeking admission to master's level biotechnology programmes supported by the Department of Biotechnology at universities and

The Joint Entrance Examination for Lateral Entry (JEE-LE) is a 3-hour national-level exam for students who have completed a diploma or a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering. The exam consists of three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. It is conducted in English and Hindi languages.

MHT CET master of technology counselling is not an entrance examination, and the name itself is misleading. Maharashtra runs a centralised admission process for master of technology and master of engineering seats, conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell under the state technical education department, and that process allots seats on the basis of the score in the national graduate aptitude test in engineering. The state common entrance test known as MHT CET is an undergraduate test taken after class 12 for engineering, pharmacy and agriculture degree admission, and it is not used for

The Panjab University Lateral Engineering Entrance Test (LEET) is a pen-and-paper based exam for students who have completed a diploma or B.Sc. degree and wish to pursue a B.E./B.Tech. degree. The test consists of multiple-choice questions divided into two parts: Part A and Part B.

Rajasthan Technical University's centralised admission for MTech and MArch is an admission and counselling process rather than an entrance examination in its own right. It is run by Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, to fill postgraduate engineering and architecture seats at the university and at its affiliated institutions in the state. Candidates are considered mainly on the strength of a valid national score in the relevant discipline, such as the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, and where seats remain vacant after those candidates are placed, non-scoring candidates are admitted on

The Rama University Entrance Test (RUET) is a university-level examination for students seeking admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Rama University. It is taken by candidates aiming to enroll in courses across various fields such as Medical Science, Dental Sciences, Nursing, Engineering & Technology, Juridical Sciences (Law), and Faculty of Sciences.

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Graduate School is the academic wing of TIFR, a national centre for fundamental research funded by the Department of Atomic Energy, and entry to it is through the TIFR Graduate School Admissions test, commonly called the GS test. It is taken by science, mathematics and engineering graduates who want to move into full-time research rather than into a taught professional degree. Contrary to a widely copied description, the Graduate School does not run taught master of engineering programmes in branches such as mechanical or electrical engineering. It ad

The Telangana State Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test (TS PGECET) is a state-level entrance exam for admission into postgraduate programs such as M.Tech, M.Pharm, M.Arch, M.Des, and M.Sc at universities and affiliated colleges in Telangana. Candidates who have completed their qualifying degree or are in the final year of their qualifying degree are eligible to apply for this exam.

The VIT Masters Entrance Examination (Engineering) is a national-level competitive exam taken by students seeking admission to Master's programs in Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). It assesses candidates' knowledge and skills in engineering subjects and is conducted in offline mode. Results are declared on the official VIT website.