List of Entrance Exams in India After Class 12

Cyril Titus Zachariah

Updated On: March 18, 2024 06:47 pm IST

Here are some of the entrance examinations that you can attempt after completing your class 12th examinations. You will be able to find an entrance examination that is relevant to the course and discipline that you wish to pursue as your higher education degree.

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It has been a tradition in India, where students, right after completing their class 12 board examinations, begin to pursue different paths for higher education. However, since India has a population of over 1.3 billion people, with over 70% of the population being the youth of the country, there are just too many students for the limited amount of educational institutions. Hence, to combat this, educational institutions offer admissions to most of the graduate courses in India on the basis of common entrance exams.

Here is a list of Entrance Examinations after class 12 in India, that you can attempt in different disciplines along with the tentative exam dates. Anchor

Engineering Entrance Exams in India

If you are one of the aspirants who wish to pursue an engineering course, then you will most likely be required to have appeared for an entrance test either at the National, State, or University-level. Many students apply for and attempt the JEE Mains examinations, which is the most popular engineering entrance exam in India. However, here are some of the Engineering exams in India, that you can attempt after class 12th.

Discipline

Entrance Examination

Exam Dates 2024

Engineering, Technology, and Architecture

JEE Main

  • Phase 1: January 24 to February 1, 2024
  • Phase 2: April 4 to 15, 2024

JEE Advanced

May 26, 2024

SRMJEEE

  • Session 1 - April 19 to 21, 2024
  • Session 2 - June 21 to 23, 2024

WBJEE

April 28, 2024

TS EAMCET

May 9 to 11, 2024

AEEE

  • Session 1 - January 16 to 22, 2024
  • Session 2 - May 2 to 12, 2024

BITSAT

  • Session 1 - May 21 to 26, 2024
  • Session 2 - June 22 to 26, 2024

MHT CET

April 16 to 30, 2024

KEAM

May 2024

AP EAMCET

May 13 to 19, 2024
GUJCETMarch 31, 2024
Assam CEEJune 2, 2024
COMEDK UGETMay 12, 2024
KCETApril 18 & 19, 2024
MU OETPhase 1 - April 16 & 17, 2024
KLUEEE
  • Phase 1 - December 15 to 18, 2023
  • Phase 2 - February 2 to 5, 2024
  • Phase 3 - March 20 to 24, 2024
Tripura JEEApril 24, 2024
NATAFrom April 6 to July 2024

List of Medical Entrance Exams in India

The stream of medicine is one of the most popular streams in India after engineering. If you are interested in pursuing a medical course, i.e. MBBS and BDS in India, then you will need to have a valid score in the following entrance exam. All medical colleges in India take admissions to the MBBS and BDS courses based on the scores obtained in the entrance exam. Here is a list of Medical entrance exams in India that you can attempt after completing class 12.

Course

Entrance Exam

2024 Exam Date

MBBS and BDS

NEET-UG

May 5, 2024

List of Law Entrance Exams in India

The professional field of Law has attracted lakhs of students across the nation, however, many institutes take admissions based on the scores obtained in the different entrance exams, like the medical and engineering streams in India. Candidates will need to appear for a law entrance test either at National, state or University-level, in order to pursue the 5-year integrated law programme. Here is a list of Law entrance exams in India that you can attempt after class 12.

Course

Entrance Exam

2024 Exam Date

Law

Integrated 5-year LLB

CLAT

December 3, 2023

LSAT

May 16 to 19, 2024

AILET

December 10, 2023

AP LAWCET

June 9, 2024

TS LAWCET

June 3, 2024

ULSAT

April 27- 29, 2024

MH CET Law

3 year LLB: March 12 - 13, 2024
5 year LLB: May 3, 2024

SLAT

May 5 and 11, 2024

List of Management (BBA & BMS) and Commerce (B.Com) Entrance Exams in India

Management and commerce courses have been garnering many takers in recent years, however, there are no national or state-level entrance exams for management and commerce courses conducted in India. Those who are interested in pursuing undergraduate management or commerce courses, i.e. BBA, BMS or B.Com courses, will need to sit for entrance tests that are conducted at University-level. Here is a list of Management (BBA & BMS) and Commerce (B.Com) entrance exams conducted in India.

Courses

Entrance Exam

2024 Exam Date

BBA, BMS, and B.Com

NPAT

January 1-May 25, 2024

LPUNEST

Phase II - February 15 to February 29, 2024

IPMAT IIM Indore

May 23, 2024

IPMAT IIM Rohtak

May 18, 2024
JIPMATMay 2024

SET

SET I - May 5, 2024
SET II - May 11, 2024

CUET UGMay 15 to May 31, 2024

AIMA UGAT

June 16, 2024

List of Science (B.Sc) Entrance Exams in India

The number of admissions that take place in B.Sc courses is quite high. If you aspire to take admission in one of the B.Sc courses you can appear in one of the science entrance exams that are conducted at different levels. However, many institutes and universities that offer a B.Sc either conduct their own B.Sc entrance test or take admission based on the merit of the students, depending on their previous academic qualifications. Here is a list of Science (b.Sc) entrance exams in India.

Courses

Entrance Exam

2024 Exam Date

Science

BITSAT

May 21-26, 2024
CUET May 15 to May 31, 2024

IIT JAM

February 11, 2024

NEST

June 30, 2024

IISER Aptitude Test

June 09, 2024

List of Arts and Humanities Entrance Exams in India

Like engineering and medical courses, Arts and Humanities courses in India have a large following as well. However, unlike engineering and medical entrance examinations, you will not be able to find any arts and humanities entrance exams that are conducted at the National or State-level. Most of the entrance exams will be conducted at a university level, even though some of the entrance tests may be conducted at exam centres across cities in India. These entrance exam scores will only be applicable in colleges affiliated to the University that conducts the entrance exam. Here is a list of Arts and Humanities entrance exams in India that you can attempt after class 12.

Courses

Entrance Exam

2024 Exam Date

Arts and Humanities

CUET

May 15 to May 31, 2024

SUAT

May 2025

List of Design Entrance Exams in India

In India, many new design institutes are gaining popularity each year. Design as an industry is flourishing and so is the demand for design courses among students. In the past decades, we have witnessed a sharp rise in students opting for design courses in India after they have completed class 12. To facilitate the admission processes to these courses, there is a list of Design entrance exams in India, the entrance scores of which are used by Design colleges across India for admissions. Check out the list of design entrance exams in India that you can attempt after class 12.

Courses

Entrance Exam

2024 Exam Date

Design

NIFT

February 5, 2024 (Over)

UCEED

January 21, 2024 (Over)

AIEED

February 1-April 10, 2024

SEED January 14, 2024 (Over)
NID DATB.Des Prelims: Dec 24, 2023 (Over)
B.Des Mains: April 27-28, 2024
FDDI AISTMay 12, 2024
IIAD Entrance ExamApril 2024 (Dates TBA)
PAF Entrance ExamApril 20-21, 2024 (April Session)
UPES DATApril 6-7, 2024
AP ADCETJune 3, 2024
AIFD WATApril 14, 2024
PESSATApril 21-May 12, 2024

List of Paramedical and Pharmacy Entrance Exams in India

Over the years, with the rise in competition in the stream of medicine, students have been opting for paramedical and pharmacy courses in India. To pursue the courses in the Paramedical and Pharmacy Colleges in India, some of the institutes consider the scores that are conducted at the State or University-level. Some of the institutes or universities that offer the B.Des or designing courses will conduct their entrance tests, which will be applicable to those specific colleges/institutions/universities alone. Here is a list of Paramedical and Pharmacy Entrance Exams in India.

Courses

Entrance Exam

2024 Exam Date

Paramedical and Pharmacy

CUET UG

May 15 to May 31, 2024

AIIMS BSc Paramedical

July 6, 2024

Odisha JEE

May 6 to May 10, 2024

Karnataka CET

April 18 & April 19, 2024

AP EAPCET

May 17 to May 19, 2024

TS EAMCET

May 11 to May 12, 2024

MHT CET

April 16 to April 23, 2024

BITSAT

  • Session I- May 19 to May 24, 2024
  • Session II- June 22 to June 26, 2024

Gujarat CET

March 31, 2024

WBJEE

April 28, 2024

KEAM

May 2024 (Tentative)

List of Agriculture Entrance Exams in India

In the past couple of years, various changes and upgrades in the stream of agriculture have allowed many students to pursue a programme in the field. Agricultural colleges across India take admissions based on the scores and marks obtained in the different entrance exams either at the state or university-level, like pharmacy and paramedical entrance exams. Here is a list of Agriculture entrance exams in India that you can attempt after class 12.

Courses

Entrance Exams

2024 Exam Date

Agriculture

TS EAMCET
May 11 &12, 2024

AP EAMCET

May 13-19
OUAT
May 13 & 14, 2024

BCECE

May 2024

JCECE

May 2024
UPCATETJune 06 & 07, 2024

Rajasthan JET
June 02, 2024

CG PAT
June 16, 2024
PAU CETJuly 2024
GBPUAT
July 2024

MP PAT

July 2024

The entrance tests that have been mentioned above are some of the examinations that are conducted for various programmes in different disciplines. Some of the tests that have been mentioned above are conducted for a university or institution, however, the exam is conducted at the national or state level.

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It is important to note, that all the institutes will either accept one of the many state-level or national-level entrance examinations or will be conducting their own entrance tests for the admissions to the various programmes. The entrance examination scores or ranks will be an essential part of the admission process. The shortlisting or selection processes will depend on the performance of the candidates in the entrance tests.

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