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JEE Main Joint Entrance Examination (Main) Admission to BE/BTech, BArch and BPlanning at NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded institutes and many state and private colleges through JoSAA and state counselling. It is also the qualifying test for JEE Advanced: the top 2.5 lakh candidates become eligible. Apps open: Late Oct to early Nov 2026 (about 4-week window)NTA JEE Advanced Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) The sole entrance test for BTech, BS, dual-degree and BArch programmes at the 23 IITs, with JoSAA counselling. Scores are also used by IISERs and IISc (BS) and by a few other institutes. Apps open: Dec 2026 to Jan 2027JAB BITSAT Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test Admission to integrated first-degree programmes (BE, BPharm, MSc) at BITS Pilani's Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses. BITSAT 2027 schedule a: Nov to Dec 2026BITS COMEDK UGET Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka Undergraduate Entrance Test Admission to BE/BTech seats in about 150 private and unaided engineering colleges in Karnataka (member colleges of the Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association, KUPECA), open to candidates from all over India. Notification: Jan 2027COMEDK VITEEE VIT Engineering Entrance Examination Admission to BTech programmes at VIT's Vellore, Chennai, AP (Amaravati) and Bhopal campuses. Rank decides campus and branch in online counselling. Apps open: Late Oct to Nov 2026VIT State Engineering CETs State Common Entrance Tests for Engineering – MHT-CET (Maharashtra), WBJEE (West Bengal), KCET (Karnataka), AP EAPCET and TG EAPCET (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) Admission to BE/BTech seats in government, aided and private engineering colleges of each state through state counselling. Most seats are reserved for domicile candidates, and some states admit out-of-state students to a limited share. Apps open: Oct to Dec 2026MHT-CET

NEET-UG National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) The single national entrance test for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BSMS, BHMS and BSc Nursing (in many institutes) across government, private and deemed medical colleges, including AIIMS and JIPMER. Scores feed MCC All India Quota (15%) counselling and state quota (85%) counselling. Apps open: Feb 2027 (expected)NTA NEET-PG National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) Entrance test for MD, MS, PG Diploma and post-MBBS DNB/DrNB courses in all Indian medical colleges, except institutes that admit through INI-CET (AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS, SCTIMST). Ranks feed MCC 50% All India Quota and state quota counselling. MCC NEET-PG 2026 couns: Oct-Dec 2026 (expected)NBEMS INI-CET Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test Common entrance for MD, MS, MCh (6-year), DM (6-year) and MDS seats at AIIMS (all campuses), JIPMER Puducherry, PGIMER Chandigarh, NIMHANS Bengaluru and SCTIMST Thiruvananthapuram. Apps open: 26 Oct 2026AIIMS FMGE Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (Screening Test) Mandatory screening test that Indian citizens and OCIs with a foreign medical degree must pass to get provisional/permanent registration with NMC or a State Medical Council, needed to do the internship and practise medicine in India. Graduates from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand meeting specified conditions are exempt. Admit card: 27 Oct 2026NBEMS AIAPGET All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test Single entrance test for MD/MS (Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha) and MD (Homoeopathy) seats in government, government-aided, private and deemed AYUSH colleges, and central institutes such as AIIA. Scores feed AACCC All India Quota and state counselling. AACCC AIAPGET 2026 cou: Oct-Dec 2026 (expected)NTA

CAT Common Admission Test Gateway to MBA/PGP programmes at the 21 IIMs and is also accepted by FMS Delhi, SPJIMR, MDI Gurgaon, IIT schools of management and several hundred other B-schools. Admit card: From early Nov 2026 (around 4 Nov) XAT Xavier Aptitude Test Admission to XLRI Jamshedpur and Delhi-NCR (BM, HRM and other PGDMs) and to 160+ XAMI member and associate institutes such as XIM Bhubaneswar, IMT, GIM Goa and TAPMI. Apps open: 15 Jul - 6 Dec 2026XAMI CMAT Common Management Admission Test National-level test accepted by over 1,000 AICTE-approved MBA/PGDM institutes, including JBIMS Mumbai, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, GLIM Chennai and Goa Institute of Management. Apps open: Late Oct - Nov 2026NTA NMAT NMAT by GMAC Admission to NMIMS Mumbai and its campuses, and to other B-schools including XIM University, K J Somaiya, SOIL, IFMR (Krea) and several international schools. Apps close: 22 Oct 2026GMAC SNAP Symbiosis National Aptitude Test Admission to MBA programmes at Symbiosis International University institutes, including SIBM Pune, SIBM Bengaluru, SCMHRD, SIIB and SIMS. Apps open: 21 Aug - 25 Nov 2026 MAT Management Aptitude Test Accepted by around 600 MBA/PGDM institutes across India, mostly tier-2 and tier-3 private B-schools and some university departments. Admit card: 17 Dec 2026AIMA

CLAT Common Law Admission Test (UG) Admission to five-year integrated LLB (Hons) programmes at 27 participating National Law Universities (NLUs) and many private law schools that accept CLAT scores. Apps close: 3 Aug - 31 Oct 2026 AILET All India Law Entrance Test (BA LLB) Admission to the five-year BA LLB (Hons) programme at National Law University Delhi, which does not take part in CLAT. Apps open: 7 Aug - 10 Nov 2026NLU CUET-UG Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate) Admission to UG programmes at all central universities (DU, BHU, JNU, AMU, Jamia and others) and many state, deemed and private universities that accept CUET scores. Apps open: Feb 2027NTA NATA National Aptitude Test in Architecture Qualifying aptitude test for admission to the five-year B.Arch programme at architecture colleges across India (except IIT/NIT B.Arch seats, which use JEE Main Paper 2). NATA 2027 brochure rel: Feb - Mar 2027CoA NID DAT National Institute of Design - Design Aptitude Test (B.Des) Admission to the four-year B.Des programme (and the 5.5-year integrated M.Des) at NID Ahmedabad and the NIDs in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Assam. Apps open: 10 Sep - 30 Nov 2026NID NIFT Entrance NIFT Entrance Examination (NIFTEE) - B.Des / B.FTech Admission to the B.Des and B.FTech programmes at the National Institutes of Fashion Technology (NIFT) campuses across India. Apps open: Till 16 Nov 2026NTA UCEED Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design Admission to the B.Des programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur and other participating institutes. Many other design schools also accept UCEED scores. Apps open: 1 - 31 Oct 2026 NCHM JEE National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination Admission to the BSc Hospitality and Hotel Administration programme at central, state, public sector and private Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs) affiliated to NCHMCT. Apps open: Dec 2026 - Jan 2027NTA

GATE Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Gateway to M.Tech/ME/MS and direct PhD admissions at IITs, IISc, NITs and other institutes (with MoE scholarship), and to recruitment in many PSUs such as NTPC, IOCL, BHEL and PGCIL. Apps open: 14-31 Oct 2026 IIT JAM Joint Admission Test for Masters Admission to M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-PhD, M.Sc.-PhD dual degree and related programmes at IITs and IISc, and (via CCMN) at NITs, IISERs and other centrally funded institutes. Apps close: 19 Oct 2026 (extended from 12 Oct) CUET-PG Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate) Admission to MA, M.Sc., M.Com, MCA, MBA, M.Tech and other PG programmes at central universities (DU, JNU, BHU, Hyderabad, etc.) and many state, deemed and private universities. Apps open: Mid-Dec 2026 to mid-Jan 2027NTA GPAT Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test Admission to M.Pharm programmes across PCI/AICTE-approved institutes (with AICTE PG scholarship for qualifiers); scores are also used by some government and industry recruiters. Apps open: Dec 2026NBEMS CEED Common Entrance Examination for Design Admission to M.Des programmes at IISc and IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Roorkee and others) and PhD in design at some institutes; scores also used by several other design schools. Apps open: 1-31 Oct 2026

UPSC CSE Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination Recruits officers to the IAS, IPS, IFS and other Group A and Group B central services through one three-stage exam. Result: Nov-Dec 2026 (expected)UPSC UPSC CAPF AC UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination Recruits Group A Assistant Commandants (gazetted officers) to the BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP and SSB. Apps open: 17 Feb 2027 (per UPSC 2027 calendar)UPSC UPSC EPFO UPSC EPFO Recruitment Test - Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) and Enforcement Officer / Accounts Officer (EO/AO) Recruits Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners (Group A) and, in some cycles, Enforcement Officers / Accounts Officers (Group B) for the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Exam: 20 Dec 2026 (Sunday)UPSC State PSC Exams State Public Service Commission Combined / Civil Services Examinations (UPPSC PCS, BPSC CCE, MPSC Rajyaseva, RPSC RAS, MPPSC SSE and others) Recruits state civil service officers (SDM / Deputy Collector, DSP, Block Development Officer, Commercial Tax Officer and similar posts) through each state's combined competitive exam. Exam: 24 Oct 2026 (tentative; check mpsc.gov.in)

SSC CGL Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Examination Recruitment to Group B and Group C posts in central ministries, departments and organisations, such as Assistant Section Officer, Income Tax Inspector, Central GST/Customs Inspector, CBI Sub-Inspector, Auditor, Accountant and Junior Statistical Officer. CGL 2026 Tier 1 (CBE),: 30 Sep – 30 Oct 2026SSC SSC CHSL Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination Recruitment as Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Data Entry Operator (DEO) and DEO Grade 'A' in central ministries, departments and offices. Admit card: Late Nov 2026 (expected)SSC SSC MTS Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination Recruitment to Group C non-technical Multi-Tasking Staff posts in central government offices, and Havaldar posts in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN). Notification: Oct – Dec 2026 (expected)SSC SSC JE Staff Selection Commission Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and other disciplines) Examination Recruitment as Group B (Non-Gazetted) Junior Engineer in central bodies such as CPWD, MES, BRO, CWC and the Farakka Barrage. From 2026 it also covers JE (Telecom) and the IMD Scientific Assistant post. Admit card: Late Oct 2026 (expected)SSC SSC Stenographer Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade 'C' and 'D' Examination Recruitment as Stenographer Grade 'C' (Group B) and Grade 'D' (Group C) in central ministries, departments and attached offices. CBE provisional answer: Oct – Nov 2026 (expected)SSC SSC GD Constable Staff Selection Commission Constable (General Duty) in CAPFs, SSF, Assam Rifles Rifleman (GD) and NCB Sepoy Examination Recruitment as Constable (GD) in the Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB), the Secretariat Security Force (SSF), Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles, and Sepoy in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Notification: Late Oct – Nov 2026 (expected)SSC

IBPS PO Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – Common Recruitment Process for Probationary Officers/Management Trainees (CRP PO/MT) Recruits Probationary Officers (entry-level Scale I officers) for the participating public sector banks such as Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank and Union Bank of India. Result: Late Oct–Nov 2026 (expected)IBPS IBPS Clerk Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – Common Recruitment Process for Customer Service Associates (CRP CSA) Recruits Customer Service Associates (clerical cadre) for the participating public sector banks; allotment is state-wise. CRP CSA-XVI Mains: 27 Dec 2026 (per IBPS tentative calendar)IBPS SBI PO State Bank of India Probationary Officers Recruitment Recruits Probationary Officers (Junior Management Grade Scale I) for the State Bank of India, India's largest bank. Result: Oct–Nov 2026 (expected) SBI Clerk State Bank of India Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Recruitment Recruits Junior Associates (clerical cadre) for SBI branches, with state-wise vacancies. SBI Clerk 2026 Mains: 23 Nov 2026 (tentative, per SBI timeline) IBPS RRB (PO + Clerk) Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks (Officer Scale I/II/III and Office Assistant) Recruits Officers (Scale I – often called RRB PO, plus Scale II and III) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose, often called RRB Clerk) for Regional Rural Banks across India. Apps close: 21–22 Nov 2026IBPS RBI Grade B Reserve Bank of India Officers in Grade B (General, DEPR and DSIM) Recruitment Recruits Grade B officers (Assistant Managers) for the Reserve Bank of India in the General stream, the Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR) and the Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM). Result: Oct–Nov 2026 (expected) RBI Assistant Reserve Bank of India Assistant Recruitment Recruits Assistants (clerical cadre) for the Reserve Bank of India's regional offices, with office-wise vacancies. Result: Oct–Dec 2026 (expected) NABARD Grade A National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development – Assistant Manager (Grade A) Recruitment Recruits Assistant Managers (Grade A officers) in Rural Development Banking Service, Legal, Protocol & Security and specialist disciplines for NABARD, India's apex development bank for agriculture and rural credit. Apps open: Oct–Dec 2026 (expected; not released as of 19 October 2026)NABARD LIC AAO Life Insurance Corporation of India – Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist and Specialist) Recruitment Recruits Assistant Administrative Officers (Class I officers) in generalist and specialist cadres (such as CA, Actuarial, IT, Legal) for the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Notification: Not announced; not released as of mid-October 2026LIC

RRB NTPC Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories (Graduate and Undergraduate Level) Recruits for non-technical Indian Railways posts at Pay Levels 2-6. The 2026 Graduate CEN covers Goods Train Manager, Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, Senior Clerk cum Typist and Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist. The 2026 Undergraduate CEN covers Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist and Trains Clerk. Earlier cycles also included Station Master and Traffic Assistant. Apps open: 8 Oct - 6 Nov 2026 (fee payment till 8 Nov)RRBs RRB Group D Railway Recruitment Board Level 1 Posts (Group D) under 7th CPC Pay Matrix Recruits for Level 1 posts in Indian Railways such as Track Maintainer Grade IV, Pointsman, Assistant (Workshop, Bridge, Track Machine, Signal and Telecom, Loco Shed, Carriage and Wagon) and similar posts at a basic pay of ₹18,000. Result: Late Oct - Dec 2026RRBs RRB ALP Railway Recruitment Board Assistant Loco Pilot Recruits Assistant Loco Pilots (Pay Level 2, ₹19,900 basic) who assist in running trains and progress to Loco Pilot posts in Indian Railways. Exam: About 10 days before exam (around 24 Oct 2026)RRBs RRB JE Railway Recruitment Board Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant Recruits Junior Engineers (civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics, IT and allied), Depot Material Superintendents and Chemical and Metallurgical Assistants at Pay Level 6 (₹35,400 basic) in Indian Railways. Admit card: 4 days before each candidate's exam date (from about 23 Oct 2026); city intimation slip already released around 17 OctRRBs

NDA National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (NDA & NA) Selects unmarried 16.5–19.5-year-olds for the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme of the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, leading to a permanent commission and a degree. Notification: 2 Dec 2026UPSC CDS Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) Recruits graduates as officer cadets for the Indian Military Academy (Dehradun), Indian Naval Academy (Ezhimala) and Air Force Academy (Dundigal), all permanent commission, and the Officers' Training Academy (Chennai), which gives a Short Service Commission and is open to men and women. Notification: 2 Dec 2026UPSC AFCAT Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) Recruits graduates as commissioned officers in the Indian Air Force's Flying Branch (Short Service Commission) and Ground Duty Technical and Non-Technical branches. The same notification also covers the NCC Special Entry and Meteorology entries. Notification: Early–mid Nov 2026 Agniveer (Army / Navy / Air Force) Agnipath Scheme Recruitment: Army Agniveer, Navy Agniveer (SSR/MR) and Agniveervayu (Air Force) Four-year enrolment as an Agniveer (non-officer rank) in the Army, Navy or Air Force under the Agnipath scheme. Up to 25% of each batch is retained as regular soldiers, sailors or airmen; the rest leave with the Seva Nidhi package. Apps open: Jan 2027 Indian Coast Guard Navik Indian Coast Guard Enrolled Personnel Test (CGEPT): Navik (General Duty / Domestic Branch) and Yantrik Enrols sailors (Navik) and technical ratings (Yantrik) in the Indian Coast Guard, a central armed force under the Ministry of Defence. Navik GD starts at Pay Level 3 (₹21,700) and Yantrik at Pay Level 5 (₹29,200). Apps open: 6–21 Oct 2026 (closes 5:30 pm)SSC

CTET Central Teacher Eligibility Test Eligibility certificate needed to teach Classes 1–8 in central government schools (KVS, NVS, Army and central Union Territory schools). Many private schools and several states also accept it. It is a qualifying test, not a recruitment exam. Exam: Late Nov 2026 (around 27 Nov)CBSE UGC-NET University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test Qualifies candidates for Assistant Professor posts in Indian universities and colleges, for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), and for PhD admission, in 87 humanities, social science, commerce and allied subjects. Apps open: 8 – 28 Oct 2026 (fee by 28 Oct, 11:50 pm)NTA CSIR-NET Joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test Qualifies candidates for the CSIR/UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), for Assistant Professor posts and for PhD admission in science subjects. JRF is the standard route into funded PhDs at IISc, IITs, IISERs, CSIR labs and universities. Apps open: 7 Oct – 5 Nov 2026NTA KVS/NVS Teacher Recruitment Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan & Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Teacher Recruitment (PRT/TGT/PGT) Direct recruitment of Primary Teachers (PRT), Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) and Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) to Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, which are Central Government jobs on Level 6–8 pay. Non-teaching posts are recruited alongside. Result: Oct – Dec 2026 Punjab Master Cadre Punjab Master Cadre Teacher Recruitment (Education Recruitment Directorate) Recruitment of Master/Mistress (TGT-level) teachers for Classes 6–10 in Punjab government schools, in subjects such as Mathematics, Science, English, Social Studies, Punjabi and Hindi. Apps open: Feb – Mar 2027ERD State TETs State Teacher Eligibility Tests (UPTET, REET, HTET, PSTET, MAHA TET and others) State-run eligibility tests required to be appointed as a teacher for Classes 1–8 (and in some states up to Class 12) in that state's government and aided schools. They are held under National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) norms and are qualifying, not recruitment, exams. Special UPTET 2026 for: 11 Nov 2026

GRE Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test Required or accepted for admission to master's and PhD programmes in the USA, Canada, Europe and elsewhere. Many business and law schools accept it too, and some schools give funding based on it. Exam: By late Nov 2026 (official scores take 8-10 days)ETS GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) The standard admission test for MBA, Master in Management and other graduate business programmes worldwide, including ISB, IIM PGPX/one-year MBAs and top US and European business schools. Exam: By mid-Nov 2026GMAC IELTS International English Language Testing System (IELTS) The English-proficiency test used for study admissions (Academic), and for work and migration visas (General Training), in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the USA and elsewhere. IELTS for UKVI is required for some UK visa routes. Exam: Up to 4 Saturdays/Thursdays a month, Nov-Dec 2026 TOEFL iBT Test of English as a Foreign Language – Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) An academic English-proficiency test accepted by 13,000+ universities, especially in the USA and Canada, and also in Australia, the UK, Europe and Asia. Exam: By end Nov 2026ETS SAT SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) – Digital SAT Used for undergraduate admission and merit scholarships at US universities. It is also accepted by many universities in Canada, the UK, Australia and Singapore, and by several Indian private universities. Apps close: 23 Oct 2026College Board Duolingo English Test Duolingo English Test (DET) An online, at-home English-proficiency test accepted for admission by 5,000+ institutions, including many universities in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland and Australia. Check visa acceptance separately. Exam: By early Dec 2026 (allows one retake)Duolingo, Inc.