All Entrance Exams in India 2026

Himachal Pradesh NEET Counselling is not an entrance examination but the state-level admission process through which medical and dental seats in Himachal Pradesh are allotted to candidates on the basis of their NEET UG result. It is conducted by Atal Medical and Research University, Himachal Pradesh, which runs the online counselling for the state quota seats in government medical and dental colleges in the state as well as the seats in private institutions covered by the state process. Candidates who have qualified NEET UG and who meet the state's domicile and category conditions register on

The Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Engineering Entrance Examination (HITS EEE) is a pen-and-paper multiple-choice test taken by students seeking admission to undergraduate engineering programs at the Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science. The exam is conducted once a year in a single session.

The Horticulture Common Entrance Test, usually shortened to H-CET, is an entrance test used for admission to horticulture programmes at agricultural and horticultural universities in India. It is taken by students who want to study fruit science, vegetable science, floriculture, plantation crops, post-harvest technology and allied subjects, either at degree level after school or at postgraduate level after a bachelor degree in agriculture or horticulture. The test is conducted by the university or state authority that owns the seats, so its pattern, syllabus and calendar are set locally rather

The HP Board Class X Exam is the Class 10 board examination conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education for students in Himachal Pradesh. It is a pen-and-paper board exam that assesses students' knowledge and skills at the end of their secondary school education. Students who complete Class 9 in a recognized school under HPBOSE are eligible to appear for this exam, which serves as a gateway to higher secondary education.

The IGNOU Bachelor of Education Entrance Exam is a multiple-choice question-based test taken by candidates seeking admission to the Bachelor of Education programme at Indira Gandhi National Open University. The exam assesses knowledge in education, psychology, sociology, and language. It is conducted in offline mode, where candidates mark their answers on an OMR sheet.

The ICAR All India Entrance Examination for Admission was the national entrance test conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in agriculture and allied sciences at agricultural universities across India. It no longer runs as a separate examination. Admission to the ICAR seat quota in agricultural universities is now made through the Common University Entrance Test conducted by the National Testing Agency, with CUET-UG scores used for bachelor degree programmes and CUET-PG scores for master degree programmes. Students ai

The Indian Institute of Art and Design Entrance Exam is a pen-and-paper based test taken by students who wish to pursue undergraduate design programs at the Indian Institute of Art and Design. The exam consists of multiple-choice questions and creative tasks, divided into two sections: Section A and Section B.

The Indian Institute of Crafts and Design, based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, is a design institute, not an entrance examination. It is an autonomous body set up under the Government of Rajasthan that offers degree and diploma programmes in craft and design disciplines, and it also carries out research, documentation and outreach work with craft communities. Students who want to study there apply to the institute's own admission process rather than sitting a test called by this name. That admission process is generally built around a written design aptitude test followed by a studio test or portfolio

The IISER entrance exam is a multiple-choice question based national-level examination that students take for admission to five-year dual-degree undergraduate programs in sciences at the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research. The exam assesses a candidate's understanding and aptitude in science subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.

The Indian Statistical Institute Admission Test is the entrance examination conducted by the Indian Statistical Institute for admission to its own degree programmes. It is taken by students applying for undergraduate courses such as the Bachelor of Statistics and Bachelor of Mathematics, and by graduates applying for postgraduate courses such as the Master of Statistics, Master of Mathematics, the masters programme in quantitative economics, and courses in computer science, library and information science, and technology related fields. The test is known for depth rather than breadth: it rewar

INI-SS, the Institutes of National Importance Combined Entrance Test for Super-Speciality courses, is the common entrance examination for admission to super-speciality medical and surgical courses, that is DM and MCh programmes, at India's institutes of national importance. It is conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, on behalf of the participating institutes, which include the AIIMS institutions, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research at Chandigarh, JIPMER at Puducherry, NIMHANS at Bengaluru and the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute at Thiruvana

The Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test, known as INI-CET, is a national-level postgraduate medical entrance examination conducted by AIIMS New Delhi on behalf of a group of institutes of national importance. It is taken by doctors who already hold an MBBS degree and who want a postgraduate or super-speciality seat at these institutes, which include the AIIMS network, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru and SCTIMST Thiruvananthapuram. It is not an undergraduate medical test: school leavers seeking MBBS admission take NEET UG instead. INI-CET replaced the

The Undergraduate Entrance Examination of the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, usually written as IIIT Hyderabad UGEE, is the institute run admission test for its research oriented undergraduate and dual degree programmes. It is taken by school leaving science students who want to join courses that combine a bachelor degree with a research masters in areas such as computer science, electronics and communication, computational natural sciences, computational linguistics and building science. The test is separate from the national engineering entrance route, and IIIT

The ISC examination is the Indian School Certificate examination taken at the end of Class 12 by students of schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. It is a school board examination rather than an entrance test, and it certifies completion of senior secondary education. Students appear in it in the final year of school, and the certificate and marks obtained are used when applying to undergraduate courses in India and abroad, and when appearing for entrance examinations that require a Class 12 qualification. The examination is conducted once a year in

The JAC Board Secondary Exam is a class 12 board examination taken by students in Jharkhand. It is a multiple-choice question (MCQ) based exam conducted by the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC). The exam is divided into two parts: theory and practical, assessing students' understanding of subjects studied in class 12.

The Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is a multiple-choice question-based test taken by students who want to enter M.Sc. (Two Years), M.Sc.-Ph.D., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.S., and other postgraduate programs at select Indian institutes. It is a computer-based examination conducted for admission to programs offered by the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER Bhubaneswar), and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM).

The Jammu and Kashmir Common Entrance Test is conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations, usually shortened to BOPEE. It is the state-level entrance test through which candidates are admitted to undergraduate engineering degree programmes in government and private engineering colleges in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is written by class 12 science students who want a bachelor of technology or bachelor of engineering seat under the local admission quota. BOPEE also conducts separate entrance tests and counselling for several other professional

The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education, known as JKBOSE, is the school education board of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a board and not an entrance examination. Its role is to prescribe the syllabus for school classes, affiliate schools, conduct the Class 10 and Class 12 public examinations, evaluate answer scripts and issue mark sheets and certificates. Students in government and private schools in the region sit these board examinations at the end of the secondary and senior secondary stages. The Class 12 result is a qualifying record used later when applying