Eligibility, dates, selection process, fees and official application links, for exams from Class 5 to after Class 12.
Free residential schooling from Class 6 to 12 for talented children, mostly from rural areas.
⏰ Exam: 28 Nov 2026. 2027 applications closed.Details →🎖️Sainik School Entrance (AISSEE) for Class 6 and 9Entry to Sainik Schools in Class 6 and Class 9, with a path towards NDA and the armed forces.
⏰ Form expected Oct 2026. Exam expected Jan 2027.Details →🪖RIMC Dehradun Entrance (Class 8)A military college in Dehradun that admits boys after Class 7 for Class 8.
⏰ Notice usually Feb to Mar. Exam usually June.Details →🎓NMMSS Scholarship (National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship)Rs 12,000 a year for bright Class 8 students from low-income families, from Class 9 to 12.
⏰ State test dates vary. NSP window closed for 2026-27.Details →🧠NTSE (National Talent Search Examination)A national scholarship test for Class 10 students. Check the current status before you prepare.
⏰ Not announced when checked. Confirm before you prepare.Details →🔬Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik Competition (Class 6 and 9)A three-stage science competition for Class 6 and Class 9 students, popular in Maharashtra.
⏰ Registration usually July to August.Details →🏅SOF Olympiads (IMO, IEO, ISO and more)School-based Olympiads in Maths, Science, English, Computers and GK for Classes 1 to 12.
⏰ ISO Level 1: 30 Oct, 19 Nov, 3 Dec 2026.Details →➗IOQM, RMO and INMO (Maths Olympiad)India's path to the International Mathematical Olympiad for students of Classes 8 to 12.
⏰ RMO 15 Nov 2026. INMO 17 Jan 2027.Details →🛠️Bihar DCECE Polytechnic Entrance (after Class 10)Entrance for diploma (polytechnic) and paramedical courses in Bihar after Class 10 or Class 12.
⏰ 2026 exam done. Next notice around March 2027.Details →✈️NDA and NA Exam (UPSC) after Class 12Entry to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and the Naval Academy, held twice a year.
⏰ Twice a year. Check the UPSC notice.Details →⚙️JEE Main and JEE Advanced (Engineering)The entrance for NITs, IIITs and, through JEE Advanced, the IITs.
⏰ Session 1 usually January. Session 2 usually April.Details →🩺NEET UG (Medical, Dental, AYUSH)The single national entrance for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS and allied courses.
⏰ Application usually Feb to Mar. Exam in May.Details →🏛️CUET UG (Central Universities)One test for BA, BSc, BCom and other UG courses in central and many state and private universities.
⏰ Application usually Feb to Mar.Details →⚖️CLAT UG (Law Entrance)Entrance for 5-year integrated law programmes at 24 National Law Universities and others.
⏰ Exam usually in December.Details →📊IPMAT (IIM Indore and IIM Rohtak)Five-year integrated management programme at IIM Indore after Class 12.
⏰ Application usually Mar to Apr.Details →🎯JIPMAT (IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu)Integrated management programme at IIM Bodh Gaya (Bihar) and IIM Jammu.
⏰ Application usually Mar to Apr.Details →🧾CA Foundation (ICAI)The first step to becoming a Chartered Accountant. You can register after Class 10.
⏰ Exam windows around Jan, May, Sep.Details →📑CSEET (Company Secretary Entry Test)Entry test for the Company Secretary course after Class 12.
⏰ Several windows a year.Details →💹CMA Foundation (ICMAI)Cost and Management Accountancy course. Registration can start after Class 10.
⏰ Usually June and December.Details →📐NATA (Architecture Aptitude Test)Aptitude test for the 5-year B.Arch course.
⏰ Sessions Apr to Jul.Details →🎨UCEED and NID DAT (Design Entrance)Entrance for B.Des at the IITs and NID.
⏰ Check Oct to Jan.Details →💡BITSAT (BITS Pilani)Entrance for BITS Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses.
⏰ Application usually Jan to Apr.Details →🧪IISER Aptitude Test (IAT)Entrance to the BS-MS programme at IISERs for science students.
⏰ Usually Mar to Jun.Details →