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Admission routes in India

We describe the mechanism, not the calendar. Any date you read elsewhere should be confirmed against the official notification.

Routes are described by their official mechanism. Dates and cut-offs are published only after official notification.
RouteTypical regulator or bodyHow admission runsStatus of dates
National entrance testNational Testing AgencySingle national test, then centralised counselling for participating institutions On request
Institute-level testThe institution itselfInstitution conducts its own test and merit list On request
University merit / CUETCentral and state universitiesCUET score plus a university counselling and preference step On request
State-level counsellingState admission authoritiesState test or board marks, then state counselling rounds On request
Management / institutional quotaIndividual institutionsInstitution-defined criteria and its own application window On request

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Entrance exams

National

JEE Main

Undergraduate engineering, architecture and planning admissions

National Testing Agency (NTA)
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National

JEE Advanced

Undergraduate admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology

Joint Admission Board, coordinated by an IIT on rotation
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National

NEET UG

Undergraduate medical, dental and allied health admissions

National Testing Agency (NTA)
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National

CUET UG

Undergraduate admission to participating central and other universities

National Testing Agency (NTA)
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National

CAT

Postgraduate management admissions

Indian Institutes of Management, on a rotating convener basis
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National

GATE

Postgraduate engineering admissions and public-sector recruitment

IITs and IISc, organised on a rotating basis
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National

CLAT

Integrated law admissions at participating national law universities

Consortium of National Law Universities
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Institution-level

BITSAT

Undergraduate engineering and science admissions at BITS campuses

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
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