The new session for the class 12th board exam students began recently. These students need to navigate and handle their class 12 board exam preparation along with the various national, state or university-level entrance exams.
These entrance exams act as gateways to prestigious universities and competitive fields like engineering, medicine, and law.
By strategically navigating the entrance exam landscape in advance the candidates can unlock the doors to their dream educational paths and familiarise themselves with the entrance exam landscape relevant to their chosen field of study.
Therefore we have gotten you a list of courses and entrance exams you need to crack to be enrolled into various graduation courses.
JEE Main 2025
The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains exam is conducted nationwide for admission into various BTech, BE (bachelor of engineering), BArch and BPlanning courses. Clearing JEE Mains allows candidates to be enrolled in prestigious IITs, NITs, IIITs and other participating Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) or excepting colleges.
The JEE Mains exam is conducted twice a year by NTA in Computer Based Mode (CBT), candidates have the liberty to appear in both session 1 and session 2 exams.
The JEE Main exam is divided into two exams, i.e. paper 1 for BE and BTech courses and paper 2 for BArch and B.Planning
JEE Main 2025 Expected Dates —
Event | Dates(Tentative) | |
| Session 1 | Session 2 | |
| Registration start | November 2024 | February |
| Registration end | December 2024 | March |
| Admit card release | 3 days before the exam | |
| Exam dates | Last weeks of January – First week of February | April (first or second week) |
| Answer key release | February | April |
| Results Declared | February | April |
A candidate is generally advised to have physics, chemistry, and mathematics in their higher education to appear for the JEE exam.
The candidates should visit the official website of NTA and their desired institution, and check the eligibility criteria – jeemain.nta.ac.in
JEE Advanced 2025
The Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced) is a highly competitive entrance exam in India, which serves as the gateway to programmes like BTech, BS, BArch, dual degree BTech and MTech, integrated MTech and integrated MSc at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other premier institutions.
To be eligible for JEE Advanced 2025, students must first qualify for the JEE Main 2025 exam.
The JEE Advanced exam is held in Computer Based Test mode (CBT) consisting of two papers, each three hours long, focusing on Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
JEE Advanced 2025 Expected Dates —
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Registration start | April 2025 third week |
| Registration end | April 2025 last week |
| Admit card release | May 2025 |
| Exam dates | May 2025 |
| Answer key release | June 2025 first week |
| Results Declared | June 2025 first week |
| JoSSA 2025 | June 2025 |
| AAT Exam 2025 | June 2025 |
| AAT 2025 results | June 2025 |
In 2025, analysing the previous year’s trend it is expected that the JEE advanced exam will be conducted by IIT Kanpur.
IIT aspirants can visit the official website of JEE Advanced for further information – jeeadv.ac.in.
CUET UG 2025
The Common University Entrance Exam (CUET) 2025 is an all-India entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission into various undergraduate programmes such as BA, BCA, BCom, BSc, mass communication, and many more into various Central Universities (CUs) and other participating universities and colleges.
Additionally, they even offer entrance into BTech courses; among the universities participating in CUET, Delhi University offers BTech programs in Information Technology and Mathematical Innovation. Banaras Hindu University seeks candidates for BTech programmes in Dairy Technology, and Food Technology through CUET scores.
Important dates —
| Events | Dates 2025 (Tentative) |
| Registration start | February last week |
| Registration end | April first week |
| City Intimation Slip | April last week |
| Admit card release | May second week |
| Exam dates | May |
| Results Declared | June |
The CUET exam pattern for BTech programs will include sections on physics, chemistry, and mathematics. The specific format may vary slightly depending on the university, but these core subjects will be tested.
After appearing for CUET, universities will shortlist candidates based on their CUET scores. This may be followed by counselling rounds and, in some cases, interviews.
Aspirants should check the list of participating universities on the official CUET website — exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG
CLAT 2025 –
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities for students who wish to secure admission to a 5-year undergraduate BA LLB course. Candidates must have completed 10+2 education from a recognized or accredited state or central board. For those in the General, OBC, PWD, NRI, PIO, or OCI categories, a minimum of 45% marks or an equivalent grade is required in 12th grade. Candidates belonging to the ST/SC categories must have at least 40% marks or an equivalent grade.
Important Dates –
| Particulars | Dates |
| CLAT Release of Application Form | July 2024 |
| CLAT Last Date to Register | November 2024 |
| Form Correction Period | November 2024 |
| CLAT 2024 Exam Date | December 1, 2024 ( 2pm till 4 pm) |
NEET 2025 –
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is an exam for students aspiring to gain admission to MBBS and BDS programs in India. Candidates must be at least 17 years old to be eligible for NEET. Additionally, they should have completed their 10+2 education with individual passes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English. General category candidates are required to have achieved a minimum score of 50% in the qualifying examination.
Important Dates
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| NEET Registration 2025 Starts | February 2025 |
| NEET Registration 2025 Ends | February 2025 |
| NEET UG Exam 2025 | May 2025 |
| NEET UG Result 2025 | June 2025 |
NATA 2025 –
The National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is a nationwide entrance exam for undergraduate architecture programs. Admission authorities at various architecture schools use NATA scores to determine eligibility for their Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree programs. Aspiring candidates can check the tentative dates for the NATA 2025 exam below:
Important Dates –
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| NATA Registration 2025 Starts | March 2025 |
| NATA Registration 2025 Ends | March 2025 |
| NATA UG Exam 2025 | April – June 2025 |
| NATA UG Result 2025 | June 2025 |
UCEED 2025
IIT Bombay is expected to conduct the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED) in January 2025. The official notification for UCEED 2025 will be released on their website, uceed.iitb.ac.in. Based on previous years, the application form for UCEED 2025 will likely be available from the first week of October 2025. Aspiring candidates aiming to pursue a B.Des course at top IITs should complete the UCEED 2025 application form before the specified deadline. Those interested in B.Des admission at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur, and other participating institutions can take the UCEED.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| UCEED Registration 2025 Starts | October 2024 |
| UCEED Registration 2025 Ends | November 2024 |
| UCEED Exam 2025 | January 2025 |
| UCEED Result 2025 | March 2025 |
State-level UG Entrance Exams
Many states in India conduct their entrance exams for admission to BTech programs alongside national exams. These state-level exams determine eligibility for engineering colleges within that particular state.
Some well-known examples include MHT CET for Maharashtra, WBJEE for West Bengal, and KCET for Karnataka and many others.
MHT CET 2025
The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test ( MHT CET ) is conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Mumbai seeking admission into various BTech, BE, and BPlanning programmes.
MHT CET consists of two papers i.e. PCM group granting access into engineering, technology and B.planning degree and PCB group paper allowing admission into pharmacy courses.
After appearing in MHT CET candidates are eligible to take admission into ICT Mumbai, Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, College of Engineering Pune, and many others.
MHT CET 2025 Expected Dates
| Events | Dates 2025 (Tentative) |
| Registration begins | January |
| Registration end | February |
| City Intimation Slip | March |
| Admit card release | April |
| Exam dates PCM group | April last week |
| Exam dates pcb group | May |
| Results Declared | June |
Candidates must have a domicile of Maharastra to appear for MHT CET, otherwise, they should check other candidature types and eligibility criteria at the official website — cetcell.mahacet.org
AP EAMCET 2025
The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK) conducts the Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (AP EAMCET).
The exam is conducted for aspirants seeking admission into undergraduate courses in engineering, agriculture and pharmacy streams offered by universities and colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
In 2024, a total of 3,62,851 students registered for AP EAMCET 2024 out of which 2,74,213 candidates were registered for the engineering stream.
AP EAMCET 2025 Expected Dates –
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Registration Start | Feb/March 2025 |
| Registration end | April 2025 |
| Admit card release | May 2025 |
| Exam dates | May 2025 |
| Results Declared | June 2025 |
| Counselling | July 2025 |
Candidates after appearing in the exam, should enrol themselves in AP EAMCET Counselling to obtain admission.
WBJEE 2025
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) conducts the WBJEE exam for admission to undergraduate engineering, technology, pharmacy, and architecture courses in universities, government colleges, and self-financing institutes in West Bengal.
The state-level entrance exam allows candidates admission into various BTech programmes such as Civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, computer, and aerospace engineering, among others.
The exam is divided into two papers, paper one for mathematics and paper two for physics and chemistry. For engineering, candidates need to appear in both papers to obtain their WBJEE 2025 general merit rank.
WBJEE 2025 Expected Dates —
| Events | Dates |
| Registration Start | December 2025 |
| Registration end | January 2025 |
| Admit card release | April 2025 |
| Exam dates | April 2025 |
| Results Declared | June 2025 |
In 2024, more than one lakh candidates appeared for the WBJEE 2025, interested applicants must visit the official website for more information — wbjeeb.nic.in.
COMEDK UGET 2025
The Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) conducts the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) for admission in BTech and BE courses.
The candidates must take that exam will be conducted only in English medium.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Registration Start | February 2025 |
| Registration end | March 2025 |
| Admit card release | May 2025 |
| Exam dates | May 2025 |
| Results Declared | June 2025 |
To be eligible for COMEDK UGET 2025, candidates must have passed the class 12 exam, with English as one of the language subjects along with physics and mathematics as compulsory subjects with the combination of either chemistry, bio technology, biology, electronic or computer science.
The official brochure and detailed information will be released by COMEDK 2025 on their website in the coming months at —
University-level Entrance Exams in India
These exams are created and administered by a particular university for admission into their various course at different levels.
These exams are used to assess a student’s suitability for admission to that university, and they may cover a variety of topics, including the student’s academic record, standardised test scores, and personal interview.
Some well-known university or college-level entrance exams for BTech admission in 2025 are BITSAT, VITEEE, SRMJEEE, IPUCET and many more.
BITSAT 2025
The Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT) is a university level entrance exam conducted by Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani for admission to its various undergraduate programmes, including Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
The BITSAT 2025 will be conducted in two sessions, interested students must familiarise themself with the university exam pattern.
BITSAT 2025 Expected Dates –
Events | Dates (Tentative) | Dates (Tentative) |
| Session 1 | Session 2 | |
| Registration Start | January 2025 | May 2025 |
| Registration end | April 2025 | June 2025 |
| Admit card release | May 2025 | June 2025 |
| Exam dates | May 2025 | June 2025 |
Candidates must note that the Board exam topper is even granted admission into BITS, Pilani, and other campuses directly without appearing for the entrance exam.
The candidates must have passed or should be appearing for their class 12th examination from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) or Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) are eligible to take entrance.
VITEEE 2025
The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) conduct the Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) for admission into various undergraduate BTech programmes offered in their various campus –Vellore, Chennai, Amaravati, and Bhopal.
VIT was in 11 position in the National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 ranking for the engineering category.
VITEEE 2025 Expected Dates –
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Registration Start | November 2025 |
| Registration end | April 2025 |
| Admit card release | April 2025 |
| Exam dates | April 2025 |
| Counselling Dates | May 2025 |
The candidates must take note that VITEEE 2025 will conducted only in English medium and open-category students must have an aggregate score of 60 per cent from the PCB, PCM or PCMB stream.
SRMJEEE 2025 –
The SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Exam (SRMJEEE) is the entrance exam for admission to undergraduate engineering programs offered by SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) and SRM University.
SRMJEEE 2025 Expected dates –
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Registration Start | November 2025 |
| Registration end | To be announced |
| Admit card release for Phase 1 | April 2025 |
| Exam dates Phase 1 | April 2025 |
| Admit card release for Phase 2 | June 2025 |
| Exam dates Phase 2 | June 2025 |
| Exam dates Phase 3 | To be announced |
| Results Declaration | To be announced |
Interested candidates must check the SRMJEEE eligibility criteria, before appearing for the exam. They will be allotted seats on the basis of All India Rank.
