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National examination used for admission and other opportunities in engineering, technology, science and related postgraduate pathways.
Understand the exam
Who can appear
Eligibility to appear is broad, but each postgraduate program sets its own paper, degree and specialization requirements.
Eligibility to appear is not the same as eligibility to be admitted. Individual institutions add their own criteria on top of the exam's rules.
Overview
Subjects
PreparationPlan
AdmissionProcess
Who can appear. Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, science or architecture.
How often. Once a year.
Format. Computer-based.
Conducted by. IITs and IISc on rotation.
Dates, eligibility and the paper pattern change from year to year. Check the current official notification before you plan around any of this.
Where the score is used
Common questions
National examination used for admission and other opportunities in engineering, technology, science and related postgraduate pathways.
Eligibility to appear is broad, but each postgraduate program sets its own paper, degree and specialization requirements.
No. Admission also depends on the target course and institution eligibility, score or rank, counselling, documents, category rules and seat availability for the current cycle.
M.Tech admission, PSU recruitment (IOCL, NTPC, BHEL, ONGC etc.) and some research posts.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, science or architecture. Confirm this against the current official notification, because eligibility rules are revised between sessions.
Once a year. Computer-based.
IITs and IISc on rotation.
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