All Entrance Exams in India 2026

The Institute of Engineering and Management Joint Entrance Exam is an institute-level admission test conducted by the Institute of Engineering and Management, a private institution in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is taken by candidates seeking a seat in the institute's own programmes, and its score is not accepted as a general national qualification by other universities. Depending on the cycle it has been used for undergraduate and postgraduate courses across engineering, management and allied areas, alongside the state joint entrance route and national scores that the institute also accepts. Bec

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 Integral University Entrance Test, abbreviated IUET, is a university-level admission test conducted by Integral University, a private university located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is used by the university to select candidates for its own undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes, and the score is not accepted elsewhere. Applicants include school leavers seeking admission to engineering, pharmacy, science, management, computer application, architecture and allied health courses, and graduates applying to master's programmes in those fields. A separate paper is set for each pro

The Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test, known as IPMAT, is a management aptitude test taken by school leavers, not by graduates. It is the entry route to the five year integrated management programme, which combines an undergraduate degree with an MBA level qualification at the end. Candidates typically appear for it in the year they finish class 12 or shortly after. The best known versions are conducted by the Indian Institute of Management Indore and the Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, and other institutes run comparable tests of their own for similar integrated programm

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

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 ITM National Entrance and Scholarship Test is an institute-level admission and scholarship test conducted by the ITM Group of Institutions for candidates seeking admission to its management and other professional programmes across its campuses. It serves two purposes at once: it acts as an entrance route for applicants who do not hold a score from a national management test, and it decides scholarship or fee-waiver awards for candidates who perform well. It is taken mainly by graduates applying to postgraduate management programmes at ITM, and in some cycles by candidates for other program

The JAC Board Class X Exam is a state-level examination conducted by the Jharkhand Academic Council for students in the 10th standard in Jharkhand. It assesses students' knowledge and skills across core subjects such as Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and languages like Hindi and English. The exam serves as a key academic milestone, determining progression to higher secondary education based on performance in these subjects.

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 Jagannath University Entrance Exam is an institution level admission test conducted by Jagannath University for admission to its own programmes. In its management form it is taken by graduates who want to join the university's postgraduate business administration courses. It is not a state or national level test, so the score is not transferable to other universities, and it exists mainly to screen and rank applicants to the university's own seats. Selection usually combines the written test with a personal interview and a review of the candidate's academic record. Applicants who hold vali

The Jain Entrance Test, referred to as JET, is a university level entrance test conducted by Jain, a deemed to be university based in Bengaluru, for admission to its own programmes. In its management form it is taken by graduates applying for postgraduate management courses at the university's schools of business and commerce. The test screens candidates on general aptitude rather than on any specialist syllabus, and it is followed by a further selection stage that usually involves a group discussion or written exercise and a personal interview. Because it is an institution specific test, the

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

The Jammu University Entrance Test is the university-level admission test conducted by the University of Jammu for entry into programmes taught in its own departments and at its affiliated or off-campus centres. It is taken by candidates applying to postgraduate and certain integrated or professional courses across streams such as commerce, management, science, humanities, education and law, with a separate paper set for each subject or programme. The test is used only for admission to the University of Jammu, so the score is not transferable to other universities. It gives the university a co

The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, known as JIPMER, is a medical institution of national importance with campuses at Puducherry and Karaikal, not an entrance examination. It once conducted its own separate entrance tests for admission, but those have been discontinued. Undergraduate MBBS admission at JIPMER is now made through NEET UG, the single national medical entrance test, with seats allotted through the counselling conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee. Postgraduate admission to its MD, MS and allied courses is made through INI-CET, the comm

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