All Types of Entrance Exams in India

🧾 All Types of Entrance Exams in India – Complete Guide

India is home to numerous prestigious institutions offering professional education. To get into these institutions, students have to clear competitive entrance exams. Here is a complete list of major entrance exams across all fields including engineering, medicine, law, management, and more.

📘 Table of Contents

• Engineering Entrance Exams
• Medical Entrance Exams
• Law Entrance Exams
• Management Entrance Exams
• Civil Services & Government Exams
• Defense Entrance Exams
• Design Entrance Exams
• Teaching Entrance Exams
• Agricultural Entrance Exams
• Hotel Management Entrance Exams
• Study Abroad Entrance Exams
• Other Competitive Exams

1. ⚙️ Engineering Entrance Exams

Exam Name	Conducted By	Eligibility	Purpose	Official Website
JEE Main	NTA	12th Pass (PCM)	Admission to NITs, IIITs, CFIs	jeemain.nta.nic.in
JEE Advanced	IITs	Top JEE Main Qualifiers	Admission to IITs	jeeadv.ac.in
BITSAT	BITS Pilani	12th with PCM	Admission to BITS Campuses	bitsadmission.com
VITEEE	VIT University	12th with PCM	Admission to VIT	viteee.vit.ac.in

2. 🏥 Medical Entrance Exams

Exam Name	Conducted By	Eligibility	Purpose	Official Website
NEET UG	NTA	12th with PCB	MBBS, BDS, AYUSH	neet.nta.nic.in
NEET PG	NBE	MBBS	Postgraduate Medical Courses	nbe.edu.in
INI CET	AIIMS	MBBS	PG at AIIMS, JIPMER, etc.	aiimsexams.ac.in

3. ⚖️ Law Entrance Exams

Exam Name	Conducted By	Eligibility	Purpose	Official Website
CLAT	Consortium of NLUs	12th / LLB	Law at NLUs	consortiumofnlus.ac.in
AILET	NLU Delhi	12th / LLB	Law at NLU Delhi	nludelhi.ac.in
LSAT India	Pearson VUE	12th / LLB	Law at Private Colleges	lsatindia.in

4. 💼 Management Entrance Exams

Exam Name	Conducted By	Eligibility	Purpose	Website
CAT	IIMs	Graduate	MBA at IIMs	iimcat.ac.in
XAT	XLRI	Graduate	MBA at XLRI	xatonline.in
CMAT	NTA	Graduate	All India MBA Admissions	cmat.nta.nic.in

5. 🏛️ Civil Services & Government Exams

• UPSC CSE: For IAS, IPS, IFS – upsc.gov.in
• SSC CGL: Central government jobs – ssc.nic.in
• RRB Exams: Railways recruitment – rrbcdg.gov.in
• IBPS PO/Clerk: Banking sector – ibps.in

6. 🪖 Defense Entrance Exams

• NDA: Entry to Indian Armed Forces after 12th – upsc.gov.in
• CDS: Entry to Defense after Graduation
• AFCAT: For Indian Air Force – afcat.cdac.in

7. 🎨 Design Entrance Exams

• NID DAT: Design at NID – admissions.nid.edu
• UCEED: B.Des at IITs – uceed.iitb.ac.in
• NIFT: Fashion Design – nift.ac.in

8. 👩‍🏫 Teaching Entrance Exams

• CTET: Central school teacher – ctet.nic.in
• TET: State-level teachers
• UGC NET: Lecturer/Research – ugcnet.nta.nic.in

9. 🌾 Agriculture Entrance Exams

• ICAR AIEEA: UG/PG agriculture – icar.nta.nic.in

10. 🏨 Hotel Management Entrance Exams

• NCHM JEE: Hotel Management – nchmjee.nta.nic.in

11. 🌍 Study Abroad Entrance Exams

• IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, SAT – For study abroad admissions

12. 📝 Other Exams

• CUET – Central University admissions
• GATE – PG Engineering/PSU jobs
• ISRO/DRDO, BARC – Research Scientist exams

🔚 Conclusion

India’s education system offers multiple entrance exams in different domains. Choosing the right path and preparing well with dedication can help you secure a bright future.