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ACET

ACET

Entry to the actuarial examination series

Conducted by Institute of Actuaries of India
Level Professional
Used for Admission National
Fields Commerce and Finance

AIAPGET

AIAPGET

MD/MS admission in Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani and Siddha

Conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission National
Fields AYUSH and Alternative Medicine

CA Foundation

CA-FOUNDATION

Entry to the Chartered Accountancy course

Conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Level Professional
Used for Admission National
Fields Commerce and Finance

CMA Foundation

CMA-FOUNDATION

Entry to the Cost and Management Accountancy course

Conducted by Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI)
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission National
Fields Commerce and Finance

CSEET

CSEET

Entry to the Company Secretary Executive programme

Conducted by Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
Level Professional
Used for Admission National
Fields Commerce and Finance

CUET PG

CUET-PG

Postgraduate admission at central and participating universities

Conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Social Sciences

GPAT

GPAT

M.Pharm admission and AICTE scholarship eligibility

Conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Pharmacy

IBPS PO

IBPS-PO

Probationary Officer recruitment across public sector banks

Conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Commerce and Finance

IBPS SO (AFO)

IBPS-SO-AFO

Agriculture Field Officer recruitment in public sector banks

Conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Agriculture

ICAR AIEEA PG

ICAR-AIEEA-PG

M.Sc Agriculture and allied postgraduate admission

Conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Agriculture

ICAR NET

ICAR-NET

Lecturer eligibility and Agricultural Research Service entry

Conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB)
Level MultiLevel
Used for FellowshipResearch National
Fields Agriculture

IMU CET

IMU-CET

B.Tech Marine Engineering, B.Sc Nautical Science and DNS admission

Conducted by Indian Maritime University
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Aviation and Maritime

JEECUP

JEECUP

Polytechnic diploma admission in Uttar Pradesh

Conducted by JEECUP
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission State
Fields Engineering & Technology

NCHMCT JEE

NCHMCT-JEE

B.Sc Hospitality and Hotel Administration admission at Institutes of Hotel Management

Conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission National
Fields Hospitality and Tourism

NEET MDS

NEET-MDS

MDS admission

Conducted by NBEMS
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Medicine and Dentistry

NIMCET

NIMCET

MCA admission at participating NITs

Conducted by NITs on rotation
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields IT & Computer Applications

NIPER JEE

NIPER-JEE

M.Pharm, M.Tech and MBA admission at NIPER campuses

Conducted by National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Pharmacy

NORCET

NORCET

Nursing Officer recruitment across AIIMS and other central institutions

Conducted by AIIMS New Delhi
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Nursing

RRB JE

RRB-JE

Junior Engineer posts in Indian Railways

Conducted by Railway Recruitment Boards
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Engineering & Technology

SBI PO

SBI-PO

Probationary Officer recruitment at SBI

Conducted by State Bank of India
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment State
Fields Commerce and Finance

SSC JE

SSC-JE

Junior Engineer posts in central government departments

Conducted by Staff Selection Commission
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Engineering & Technology

SSC Stenographer

SSC-STENOGRAPHER

Stenographer posts in central government

Conducted by Staff Selection Commission
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Social Sciences

State TET

STATE-TET

Each state runs its own Teacher Eligibility Test on its own portal, with its own notification, syllabus and schedule. There is no single national TET website.

Conducted by Respective state education boards
Level MultiLevel
Used for EligibilityCertification State
Fields Teaching and Languages

UPSC CGSE

UPSC-CGSE

Geologist and Scientist posts at GSI and Central Ground Water Board

Conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Environment and Earth Sciences

UPSC ESE / IES

UPSC-ESE-IES

Group A engineering officer posts in central government

Conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Level MultiLevel
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Engineering & Technology

Joint Entrance Examination Main

JEE-MAIN

National entrance examination used for admission to participating undergraduate engineering, architecture and planning programs.

Conducted by National Testing Agency
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Engineering & Technology

Joint Entrance Examination Advanced

JEE-ADV

Entrance examination used for admission to undergraduate programs at the IITs, subject to current qualification and admission rules.

Conducted by Joint Admission Board through the organising IIT
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Engineering & Technology

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test UG

NEET-UG

Common national entrance test for undergraduate medical education and specified AYUSH courses under current law and admission rules.

Conducted by National Testing Agency
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Medical & Healthcare

Common University Entrance Test UG

CUET-UG

Common entrance test used by Central and other participating universities for undergraduate admissions.

Conducted by National Testing Agency
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Arts and Humanities

Common Admission Test

CAT

Management entrance examination used by IIMs and other participating institutions for postgraduate management admissions.

Conducted by Indian Institutes of Management
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Management & Business

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

GATE

National examination used for admission and other opportunities in engineering, technology, science and related postgraduate pathways.

Conducted by Organising IIT/IISc on behalf of the GATE committee
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Engineering & Technology

Common Law Admission Test

CLAT

Entrance examination used for undergraduate and postgraduate admissions at participating National Law Universities.

Conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission National
Fields Law & Legal Studies

National Aptitude Test in Architecture

NATA

Architecture aptitude test used for B.Arch admission by institutions and authorities under applicable rules.

Conducted by Council of Architecture
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Civil Engineering

NIFT Entrance Examination

NIFT-EE

Entrance examination process for eligible undergraduate and postgraduate programs of NIFT.

Conducted by National Testing Agency for NIFT admissions
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission National
Fields Design & Creative Design and Fashion

Management Aptitude Test

MAT

Management aptitude examination accepted by participating business schools under their individual admission policies.

Conducted by All India Management Association
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Management & Business

IPU Common Entrance Test

IPU-CET

University admission tests and merit pathways for specified GGSIPU programs; the applicable route varies by course.

Conducted by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission University
Fields Arts and Humanities

BITS Admission Test

BITSAT

Institutional admission test for eligible integrated first-degree programs at BITS campuses.

Conducted by Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Engineering & Technology

VIT Engineering Entrance Examination

VITEEE

Entrance examination for eligible undergraduate engineering admissions at VIT campuses.

Conducted by Vellore Institute of Technology
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Engineering & Technology

SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination

SRMJEEE

Institutional entrance examination for eligible SRM engineering programs.

Conducted by SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Engineering & Technology

Amrita Entrance Examination Engineering

AEEE

Admission examination used for eligible undergraduate engineering programs at Amrita.

Conducted by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Engineering & Technology

Manipal Entrance Test

MET

Institutional entrance test used for specified MAHE programs; course eligibility differs.

Conducted by Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Engineering & Technology

KIIT Entrance Examination

KIITEE

Institutional entrance process for specified KIIT programs.

Conducted by KIIT Deemed to be University
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Engineering & Technology

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test

MHT-CET

State admission examination used for specified engineering, pharmacy and agriculture pathways in Maharashtra.

Conducted by State Common Entrance Test Cell Maharashtra
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission State
Fields Engineering & Technology

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination

WBJEE

State entrance examination for specified undergraduate engineering and related admissions in West Bengal.

Conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission State
Fields Engineering & Technology

Karnataka Common Entrance Test

KCET

Karnataka admission examination for specified professional undergraduate courses.

Conducted by Karnataka Examinations Authority
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission State
Fields Engineering & Technology

COMEDK Undergraduate Entrance Test

COMEDK-UGET

Entrance examination used by participating Karnataka member institutions for undergraduate engineering.

Conducted by COMEDK
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission State
Fields Engineering & Technology

Odisha Joint Entrance Examination

OJEE

Active Odisha entrance examination and counselling pathway for specified undergraduate, lateral-entry and postgraduate programs.

Conducted by Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission State
Fields Engineering & Technology

Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions

TNEA

Engineering admission and counselling pathway based on qualifying-examination merit; it is not a separate entrance examination.

Conducted by Directorate of Technical Education Tamil Nadu
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission State
Fields Engineering & Technology

Joint Admission Test for Masters

IIT-JAM

National admission test for specified postgraduate science and related programs at participating institutes.

Conducted by Organising IIT on behalf of the JAM committee
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Arts and Humanities

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test PG

NEET-PG

National entrance examination for eligible postgraduate medical admissions under current rules.

Conducted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Medicine and Dentistry

Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test

IPMAT

Institution-specific aptitude route for eligible integrated management admissions; participating IIM processes differ.

Conducted by Participating Indian Institutes of Management
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Management & Business

Xavier Aptitude Test

XAT

Management admission test accepted by XLRI and participating institutions under their policies.

Conducted by XLRI Xavier School of Management
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Management & Business

Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

SNAP

University admission test for specified postgraduate management programs of Symbiosis institutes.

Conducted by Symbiosis International University
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission University
Fields Management & Business

NMAT by GMAC

NMAT

Management admission examination accepted by participating institutions under individual rules.

Conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Management & Business

Common Management Admission Test

CMAT

National management admission test whose scores are accepted under participating institution policies.

Conducted by National Testing Agency
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Management & Business

AIMS Test for Management Admissions

ATMA

Management admission test accepted by participating institutions under their admission policies.

Conducted by Association of Indian Management Schools
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Management & Business

All India Law Entrance Test

AILET

Institutional entrance test for specified undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral law admissions at NLU Delhi.

Conducted by National Law University Delhi
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Law & Legal Studies

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test Law

MH-CET-LAW

Maharashtra admission examination for eligible three-year and five-year law programs.

Conducted by State Common Entrance Test Cell Maharashtra
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission State
Fields Law & Legal Studies

Symbiosis Law Admission Test

SLAT

University admission test for eligible undergraduate law programs at participating Symbiosis institutes.

Conducted by Symbiosis International University
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission University
Fields Law & Legal Studies

All India Bar Examination

AIBE

Post-degree professional certification examination; it is not an admission test for an LLB program.

Conducted by Bar Council of India
Level Professional
Used for ProfessionalLicensing National
Fields Law & Legal Studies

Common Entrance Examination for Design

CEED

National design examination used for specified postgraduate design admissions at participating institutes.

Conducted by IIT Bombay
Level Postgraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Design & Creative

IISER Aptitude Test

IAT

Admission test used for specified IISER undergraduate programs under the current admissions process.

Conducted by Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Arts and Humanities Sciences and Research

National Entrance Screening Test

NEST

National entrance examination for specified integrated science programs at NISER and CEBS.

Conducted by NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Arts and Humanities

UGC National Eligibility Test

UGC-NET

Eligibility examination for Assistant Professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship under current subject and qualification rules.

Conducted by National Testing Agency for University Grants Commission
Level Postgraduate
Used for EligibilityCertification National
Fields Teaching and Languages

Joint CSIR UGC National Eligibility Test

CSIR-NET

Eligibility and fellowship examination in specified science subjects under current rules.

Conducted by National Testing Agency for CSIR
Level Postgraduate
Used for EligibilityCertification National
Fields Arts and Humanities

Civil Services Examination

UPSC-CSE

UPSC competitive recruitment examination for IAS, IPS, IFS and other notified services.

Conducted by Union Public Service Commission
Level Professional
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Civil Services

Combined Defence Services Examination

CDS

UPSC recruitment examination for eligible graduate entries to notified defence academies.

Conducted by Union Public Service Commission
Level Professional
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Defence & Police

Air Force Common Admission Test

AFCAT

Indian Air Force selection examination for eligible notified branches and entries.

Conducted by Indian Air Force
Level Professional
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Defence & Police

SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination

SSC-CGL

SSC recruitment examination for notified graduate-level Group B and Group C posts.

Conducted by Staff Selection Commission
Level Professional
Used for Recruitment National
Fields SSC and Railways

Central Teacher Eligibility Test

CTET

Central teacher eligibility test under applicable NCTE and recruitment rules; passing does not itself create an appointment.

Conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education
Level Professional
Used for EligibilityCertification National
Fields Government Teaching

IBPS SO Agriculture Field Officer

bank officer scale · ₹8–12 LPA

Conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Level Professional
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Agriculture and Horticulture

SSC Junior Engineer (JE)

govt post on diploma alone

Conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Level Professional
Used for Recruitment National
Fields Engineering & Technology

ICAR AIEEA UG

ICAR-AIEEA-UG Discontinued 2022

ICAR withdrew the separate undergraduate entrance in 2023. Agriculture UG admission now runs through CUET (ICAR-UG), conducted by NTA.

Conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
Level Undergraduate
Used for Admission National
Fields Agriculture

LSAT India

LSAT-INDIA Discontinued 2024

LSAC discontinued LSAT—India from the 2025 admission cycle. Take CLAT, AILET or the university's own test instead.

Conducted by LSAC Global
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission National
Fields Law & Legal Studies

TISSNET

TISSNET Discontinued 2024

TISS stopped running its own national test from the 2025-26 cycle. Admission is now through CUET PG, and CAT for three management programmes.

Conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Level MultiLevel
Used for Admission Institutional
Fields Social Sciences

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