NEET, CAT and more - 10 most-popular entrance exams in India

· JEE Main & JEE Advanced – Purpose: Admission to undergraduate  engineering programs at IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other technical  institutions. – Conducted By: National Testing Agency   (NTA) for JEE Main; IITs for JEE Advanced . – Frequency: JEE Main twice a year; JEE      Advanced once a year . – Eligibility: Completion of Class 12th with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

· NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) – Purpose: Admission to MBBS, BDS, and      other undergraduate medical courses in India. – Conducted By: National Testing Agency      (NTA). – Frequency: Once a year. – Eligibility: Completion of Class 12th      with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English.

· CAT (Common Admission Test) – Purpose: Admission to postgraduate   management programs (MBA) in IIMs and other business schools. – Conducted By: One of the IIMs on a      rotational basis. – Frequency: Once a year. – Eligibility: Bachelor's degree with      minimum percentage criteria (typically 50% for general category).

· GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) – Purpose: Admission to postgraduate      engineering programs and recruitment in public sector companies. – Conducted By: IITs and IISc Bangalore. – Frequency: Once a year. – Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in      engineering/technology/architecture or master's degree in science/computer  applications/statistics/mathematics.

· CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) – Purpose: Admission to undergraduate      (LLB) and postgraduate (LLM) law programs in National Law Universities      (NLUs). – Conducted By: Consortium of NLUs. – Frequency: Once a year . – Eligibility: Completion of Class 12th      for undergraduate programs; LLB degree for postgraduate programs.

· XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) – Purpose: Admission to management      programs in XLRI and other associated institutes. – Conducted By: XLRI, Jamshedpur. – Frequency: Once a year – Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in any      discipline.

· MAT (Management Aptitude Test) – Purpose: Admission to MBA      (International Business) program. – Conducted By: National Testing Agency      (NTA) . – Frequency: Once a year . – Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in any   discipline.

· SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test) – Purpose: Admission to MBA programs      at Symbiosis International (Deemed University). – Conducted By: Symbio sis International      University. – Frequency: Once a year. – Eligibility: Bachelor's degree with      minimum percentage criteria (usually 50% for general category).

· NID Entrance Exam – Purpose: Admission to undergraduate      and postgraduate design programs at National Institute of Design (NID). – Conducted By: National Institute of      Design. – Frequency: Once a year. – Eligibility: Completion of Class 12th      for undergraduate programs; Bachelor's degree in any discipline for postgraduate programs.