Entrance Exams in India

Entrance examination is conducted in most of the Educational Institutions to admit eligible candidates in those institutions. Even the Primary grades conduct Entrance Exams but still the exams that are conducted to enroll students in colleges are considered to be the most important of all the Entrance Exams in India.

All India Engineering Entrance Examinations (AIEEE) is conducted to enroll students in the Engineering Institutions, which are affiliated to All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). State level Entrance examinations are conducted and 85% of the students get admitted in engineering colleges through this. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) conducts IIT-JEE to test the skills of students. Medical Council of India conducts All India Pre-Medical Test and this exam picks up eligible candidates to persue their career in Medicine. Also AIIMS, AFMC and many private medical colleges in India conduct separate entrance exams.

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and NAD art the Fashion and Technology Institutes that admits students based on their marks in the Entrance examination conducted by these Institutes. Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune is yet another field that admits candidates based on the entrance examination marks. The National Level Business schools also pick up students into their Management Institutes based on Common Admission Test (CAT) results. Law and Hotel Management also conducts, separate Entrance Exams to admit students.

Lakhs of students take up these exams but only few gets a seat in the respective colleges. So these are highly competitive and test the true skills of the students. However Indian college admission Procedures are quite complicated due to the reservation of seats based on the castes.