University Entrance Exams in India - There are numerous entrance examinations in India, which offer admissions for various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes every year. Candidates applying for admissions in universities across India, should meet the minimum requirements to qualify for the admission process. Students should complete Class 12 to apply for admissions to UG programmes. Similarly, for PG admissions, students should complete their bachelor’s from any recognised institution. 

In India, there are several central, state, and private universities, which conduct entrance exams to measure the skills and knowledge of the candidates. The admission process in these universities is done based on the consideration of several factors such as entrance exam results, merit of previous qualifying exams and reservation criteria. 

Candidates who score higher marks in the entrance exams are eligible for admissions in top universities. Students can get better opportunities in terms of  employment, skills, knowledge, learning, etc by studying in the top universities of India. The top central universities in India are Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jadavpur University, Banaras Hindu University and more. Here, we discuss some of the top entrance exams required for top universities in India.

CUET UG -

Students applying for the undergraduate programmes are required to qualify in the Common University Entrance Test CUET) to apply for admissions in several top central, state and private universities across India. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the CUET UG exam every year to offer admissions for various programmes like BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BCA, and etc. 

The CUET exam offers admissions for students in some popular central universities such as Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Banaras Hindu University, Jamia Millia Islamia, and University of Hyderabad. The CUET participating universities conduct the counselling process on their official websites after the declaration of result.

CUET PG -

The NTA conducts the Common University Entrance Test (PG) to offer admissions for various PG programmes across India. Candidates applying for the CUET PG exam should meet the minimum requirements to be eligible for the entrance test. The CUET PG exam is held for admission to around 190 universities across India.

IIT JAM - 

M.Sc and joint Ph.D programmes’ aspirants are required to appear in the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc programmes conducted to offer admissions in 21 IITs across India.There are close to 3000 seats for candidates to get admitted in the IIT JAMparticipating universities.

ICAR AIEEA PG -

The NTA conducts the ICAR AIEEA exam to offer admissions for PG and research courses at 75 agricultural universities. Those who qualify in ICAR exam, are eligible for admission process in agricultural universities based on the marks obtained.

NEST - 

The NEST exam is held to provide admissions for National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER Bhubaneswar) and UM DAE CEBS, Mumbai for various integrated M.Sc programmes every year. 

IPU CET -

Guru Gobind SIngh Indraprastha University conducts the IPU CET exam to provide admissions for various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The university also conducts the counselling process to finalise the admissions. The IPU CET exam provides admissions for BA, B.Sc, B.Com, B.Ed, MA, M.Sc, M.Com, and other programmes.

KIITEE -

Candidates applying for UG and PG programmes in Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology should qualify in the KIITEE examination to qualify for admissions. The university conducts the KIITEE counselling based on the marks scored in the entrance examination.