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With the advent of entrance exams round the corner, the entire student community has indulged themselves in exam preparation. Due to the increasing competition and the increasing number of colleges that are mushrooming day by day, admission tests are only solution available to the universities to admit the students. This is the system that many institutes have adopted to admit students to their colleges.

Entrance exams are considered to be the passport to enter the corridors of elite institutions to get an admission, they do not function like the regular exams they act as filters, and they try to filter and best of talent. Rigorous training, systematic planning and hard work are the keys to face the entrance exams. Entrance exams are an integral part of admission procedures. It is followed by group discussions and personal interviews.

Entrance exams mainly gauge qualities like subject matter, numerical ability, logical reasoning, aptitude, intelligent quotient etc. Entrance exams in India are more common to professional courses; institutes and universities have their own entrance exams. For instance like CAT Exam for IIM’s and selected few other institutes.

Below is the list of Entrance exams conducted by various universities for courses like Engineering, management medicine and law.

Engineering Entrance Exams

Engineering is a most popular professional course, which has a wider range of specializations than any other professional courses. All over the Country a number of Engineering Institutions are there which are usually run by State Government, Central Government and privately funded Management Bodies.

In India all engineering universities and colleges/institutes are affiliated to All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Admission to the various Engineering courses in the different Institutes in India is done through an Entrance tests.

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Medical Entrance Exams

All medical colleges and universities are affiliated to the Medical Council of India (MCI).To obtain medical seat candidates should appear for various entrance tests in All India level.

The announcement for All India Pre-medical Examination comes every year in the usually in the month of January and tests are conducted in March or April. National level institute examinations are announced usually in January- March and test conducted in May-June.

At present in India, 15% of the total seats in all medical and dental colleges run by the Union of India, state governments, municipal, or other local authorities in India.

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Management Entrance Exams

Management entrance exams are very popular in India. To get admission into one of the top/reputed management colleges in the country candidate has to gone through the national level management entrance exams organized by various management institutes in India.

Management test papers are set with the aim to find out the standard of knowledge, the aptitude of the candidate and his/her ability to take admission in a management program.Here is a list of some of the management entrance exams of best B-Schools in India.

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Law Entrance Exams

Law Entrance examinations have become the popular mode of admitting students to most of the law courses in India. Different law Universities and colleges conduct different law entrance exams to admit students to their courses like 3 year Bachelor of law or LL.B which aims at providing the student legal education.

There are various law schools in India which offers 3 years or 5 years integrated programs like B.A LL.B. (Honours), B.B.A LL.B. (Honours), B.Sc LL.B. (Honours)

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Science and Computer Entrance Exams

Admissions to various M.Sc., post B.Sc. & PhD programs in IITs is made on the basis of All India merit rank in entrance exams such as CST, ICAR etc.

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Statewise Engineering/Medical Exams

Due to the huge demand for engineering and medical courses have in India, it is made as a rule by the government to have separate state wise entrance exams for these courses. This gives an opportunity for students of the respective states to secure admissions to the colleges in the state. Given below is the list of state level entrance exams for engineering and medical courses.

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Fashion & Technology Entrance Exams

Now a day there is a tremendous popularity and career option for fashion and technology. In India various universities provide education for these courses. To pursue this course, every one has to write the entrance exam for Fashion Technology and Fashion Design.

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Competitive Exams in India

Competitive examinations in India are held for recruiting the suitable candidates in most of the public sector organization. In order to get a job in Indian Defense forces such as Navy, Indian Army, Indian Air force, civil services and various other organizations, candidates would have to clear the needed competitive examinations. However merit is not the only criteria employed in the selection process. These competitive examinations can be held at various stages and at different time of the year. The eligibility criteria for the competitive examinations are differing from one exam to other.

List of UPSC Examinations: (Union Public Service Commission Examinations):

Recruitment to services & posts under the Union is done through various UPSC competitive examinations;

Advising on the suitability of officers for appointment on promotion as well as transfer-on-deputation; Advising the Government on all matters relating to methods of Recruitment to various services and posts; Disciplinary cases relating to different civil services; and Miscellaneous matters relating to grant of extra ordinary pensions, reimbursement of legal expenses etc.

List of SSC Competitive Examination

Clearing competitive exams is certainly a step closer to your dream job. There is always a rush for Government jobs in the country. Staff Selection Committee (SSC) conducts various competitive exams for the recruitment of personnel for the positions in the lower categories in the various government offices all over India. Given below is the list of exams conducted in India.

L.I.C/ G. I.C Competitive Exams

Government organizations like LIC and GIC conducts competitive exams to recruit people for their organizations. People throng in for these exams as the job offers are in great demand. These exams are highly competitive, given below is the list of LIC and GIC competitive exams.

G.I.C. Assistants Examination
G.I.C. Officers Examination

G.I.C. Assistants Examination
G.I.C. Officers Examination

U.G.C Competitive Exams

University Grants Commission (UGC) is one of the popular exams in the country. With the demand for Government teachers and lecturers increasing rapidly, this exam is certainly competitive. There are thousands of candidates who take up this exam yearly.

National Eligibility Test (NET)

Research Competitive Exams

These are the exams that are taken up in order to get funded by the Government to pursue Doctoral studies. These are one of the most popular research exams.

ARS NET (Agricultural Research Service and National Eligibility Test) Examination

Defence Competitive Exams

Serving the country through jobs in defense is one of the most after jobs in the country. The Indian Defense forces conduct various competitive exams to recruit candidates for its large base. Given below is the list of various defense competitive exams that are conducted in India.

School Board Exams

There are various school board exams in the country, some are state level and few others all India level exams. Given below is the list of all the popular board exams that are conducted in the country. They give you a comprehensive coverage of the board exams.