List of popular entrance exams in India after 12th

After completing 12th standard, students can appear for various entrance exams to pursue undergraduate courses in a wide range of fields. Here’s a categorized list of popular entrance exams in India after 12th:

1. Engineering Entrance Exams:

• JEE Main (Joint Entrance Examination Main)
  For admission to NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs; also a qualifying exam for JEE Advanced.
• JEE Advanced
  For admission to IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology).
• BITSAT (Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test)
  For admission to BITS Pilani and its campuses.
• VITEEE (Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam)
  For admission to VIT Vellore and other campuses.
• SRMJEEE (SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Exam)
  For admission to SRM University campuses.
• COMEDK UGET (Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka)
  For admission to private engineering colleges in Karnataka.
• MHT-CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test)
  For admission to engineering, pharmacy, and other courses in Maharashtra.
• WBJEE (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination)
  For admission to engineering colleges in West Bengal.

2. Medical & Allied Courses Entrance Exams:

• NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test)
  For admission to MBBS, BDS, and other medical courses across India.
• AIIMS MBBS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)
  For admission to AIIMS across India (conducted through NEET now).
• JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research)
  For MBBS (conducted through NEET now).
• NEST (National Entrance Screening Test)
  For admission to integrated M.Sc. programs at NISER and UM-DAE CEBS.
• ICAR AIEEA (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
  For admission to B.Sc. Agriculture, Horticulture, and Veterinary courses.

3. Law Entrance Exams:

• CLAT (Common Law Admission Test)
  For admission to National Law Universities (NLUs) across India for BA LLB, BBA LLB, etc.
• AILET (All India Law Entrance Test)
  For admission to National Law University (NLU), Delhi.
• LSAT India (Law School Admission Test)
  For admission to law schools in India offering BA LLB, BBA LLB.
• SLAT (Symbiosis Law Admission Test)
  For admission to law programs at Symbiosis International University.

4. Commerce & Management Entrance Exams:

• DU JAT (Delhi University Joint Admission Test)
  For admission to BMS, BBA, and BBE programs at Delhi University.
• IPMAT (Integrated Program in Management Aptitude Test)
  For admission to the integrated MBA program at IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak.
• NPAT (NMIMS Programs After Twelfth)
  For admission to BBA, B.Com, B.Sc. Finance, and other courses at NMIMS.
• SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test)
  For admission to BBA, BA LLB, and other courses at Symbiosis International University.

5. Design Entrance Exams:

• NID DAT (National Institute of Design - Design Aptitude Test)
  For admission to undergraduate design programs at NID.
• UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design)
  For admission to B.Des. programs at IITs and other design institutes.
• NIFT Entrance Exam (National Institute of Fashion Technology)
  For admission to fashion and design programs at NIFT.

6. Architecture Entrance Exams:

• NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture)
  For admission to B.Arch. programs in various architecture colleges in India.
• JEE Main Paper 2
  For admission to B.Arch. and B.Planning programs at NITs, SPAs, and other institutes.

7. Agriculture Entrance Exams:

• ICAR AIEEA (Indian Council of Agricultural Research - All India Entrance Examination for Admission)
  For admission to B.Sc. Agriculture and other agricultural programs.
• BHU UET (Banaras Hindu University Undergraduate Entrance Test)
  For admission to B.Sc. Agriculture and other courses at BHU.

8. Pharmacy Entrance Exams:

• GPAT (Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test)
  For admission to B.Pharm and M.Pharm programs.
• MHT-CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test)
  For admission to pharmacy courses in Maharashtra.

9. Hotel Management Entrance Exams:

• NCHM JEE (National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination)
  For admission to B.Sc. Hospitality and Hotel Administration.
• IIHM eCHAT (International Institute of Hotel Management Entrance Exam)
  For admission to IIHM institutes across India.

10. Armed Forces Entrance Exams:

• NDA (National Defence Academy Exam)
  For admission to Army, Navy, and Air Force wings of NDA after 12th.
• Indian Navy B.Tech Entry Scheme
  For admission to the Indian Navy’s engineering courses.

11. Humanities & Social Sciences Entrance Exams:

• CUET (Common University Entrance Test)
  For admission to undergraduate programs in central universities like DU, BHU, and others.
• TISS BAT (Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Bachelor’s Admission Test)
  For admission to BA programs in social sciences.
• JNU Entrance Exam (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
  For admission to undergraduate and integrated programs.

12. Other Courses and Universities Entrance Exams:

• Manipal Entrance Test (MET)
  For admission to Manipal University’s undergraduate programs.
• AMU Entrance Exam (Aligarh Muslim University)
  For admission to various undergraduate courses at AMU.

These exams cover a wide range of fields and offer diverse career paths based on the interests of students, from engineering, medicine, and law to management, design, and more. Each of these exams has its own eligibility criteria, exam pattern, and admission process.