Different types of exams are held in India every year. Some of them are entrance exams and some are competitive exams. Entrance exams like JEE, GATE, CAT, MAT, and NAT, & competitive exams like SSC, PSC, UPSC, etc.
Basically an entrance exam for those who want to pursue higher education and a competitive exam for those who want to get a job. And if you are a student then you must remember all exam names as it will be very helpful for your future.
Below is the list of entrance and competitive exams in India.
- UPSC – Union Public Service Commission
- GATE – Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
- IAS – Indian Administrative Service
- PCS – Provincial Civil Service
- IPS – Indian Police Service
- NAT – National Aptitude Test
- MAT – Management Aptitude Test
- NEET – National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
- IES – Indian Engineering Services
- MES – Military Engineering Service
- CMAT – Common Management Admission Test
- AICET – All India Common Entrance Test
- IEST – Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology
- MCAT – Medical College Admission Test
- SSC – Staff Selection Commission
- CET – Common Entrance Test
- CLAT – Common Law Admission Test
- ISS – Indian Statistical Service
- IFS – Indian Forest Service
- CSE – Civil Services Examination
- JEE – Joint Entrance Exam
- UGAT – Under Graduate Aptitude Test
- PSC – Public Service Commission
- JEST – Joint Entrance Screening Test
- IIFT – Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
- AIPVT – All India Pre-Veterinary Test
- NEST – National Entrance Screening Test
- RMAT – Rajasthan Management Aptitude Test
- KMAT – Karnataka Management Aptitude Test
- RPET – Rajasthan Pre-Engineering Test
- ICAS – Indian Civil Accounts Service
- ICLS – Indian Corporate Law Service
- MICAT – MICA Common Aptitude Test
- IESE – Indian Economic Service Examination
- RPMT – Rajasthan Pre-Medical Test
- IIS – Indian Information Service
- TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language
- IRPS – Indian Railway Personnel Service
- WBCS – West Bengal Civil Service
- TET – Teacher Eligibility Test
- GRE – Graduate Record Examinations
- NDANAE – National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination
- BMAT – Bio-Medical Admissions Test
- UPSEE – Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination
- GPAT – Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test
- GAMSAT – Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test
- AFCAT – Air Force Common Admission Test
- AICEE – All India Common Entrance Examination
- AIIMS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- AFMC – Armed Forces Medical College Exam
- APPSC – Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
- AAFT – Asian Academy of Film & Television
- APSC – Assam Public Service Commission
- BHU – Banaras Hindu University (Entrance Examination)
- BHUEE – Banaras Hindu University Entrance Exam
- BPSC – Bihar Public Service Commission
- BITSAT – Birla Institute of Technology & Science Admission Test
- CPO – Central Police Officer Examination
- CTET – Central Teacher Eligibility Test
- CGPSC – Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission
- CDS – Combined Defence Services Examination
- CHSL – Combined Higher Secondary Level
- COMEDK – Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka
- DUMET – Delhi University Medical-Dental Entrance Test
- DANICS – Delhi-Andaman Nicobar Islands Civil Services
- DPSA – Department of Public Service and Administration
- ESE – Engineering Services Examination
- EAMCET – Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test
- ELAT – English Literature Admissions Test
- GAA – Geography Admissions Assessment
- GPSC – Goa Public Service Commission
- GPSC – Gujarat Public Service Commission
- HP CMAT – Himachal Pradesh Combined Management Aptitude Test
- IBSAT – ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test
- IFS – Indian Foreign Service
- IIBF – Indian Institute of Banking & Finance
- IRMA – Institute of Rural Management Anand
- IELTS – International English Language Testing System
- JPSC – Jharkhand Public Service Commission
- KIITEE – Kalinga Institute of Information Technology Entrance Exam
- KPSC – Karnataka Public Service Commission
- KEAM – Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Entrance Exam
- KPSC – Kerala Public Service Commission
- LNAT – Law National Aptitude Test
- LSAT-I – Law School Admission Test-India
- MP DMAT – Madhya Pradesh All India Dental & Medical Admission Test
- MPPSC – Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission
- MAH MBA CET – Maharashtra MBA Common Entrance Test
- MGMCRI – Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
- MPSC – Manipur Public Service Commission
- NPSC – Nagaland Public Service Commission
- NSTSE – National-level Science Talent Search Examination
- OET – Occupational English Test
- OPSC – Odisha Public Service Commission
- OLAT – Oriental Languages Admissions Test
- RPSC – Rajasthan Public Service Commission
- SSC – School Service Commission
- SPSC – Sikkim Public Service Commission
- SCRA – Special Class Railway Apprentices
- SRMEEE – SRM University Engineering Entrance Exam
- TNPSC – Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
- TPSC – Tripura Public Service Commission
- UKCAT – United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test
- UPPSC – Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
- UPSSSC – Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission
- UKPSC – Uttarakhand Public Service Commission
- WBPSC – West Bengal Public Service Commission
This is all about the list of entrance and competitive exams in India.
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