Entrance Exams 2026

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Colleges accepting

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2026 calendar

Exam calendar at a glance

Sorted the way an admission year actually runs — registration first, results last.

Exam	Level	Application	Exam date	Result	Colleges
JEE Main 2026Joint Entrance Examination (Main)	National	01 Nov – 30 Nov 2025	22 Jan – 31 Jan 2026	12 Feb 2026	1,642
JEE Advanced 2026Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)	National	28 Apr – 07 May 2026	24 May 2026	09 Jun 2026	23
NEET UG 2026National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG)	National	05 Feb – 07 Mar 2026	03 May 2026	14 Jun 2026	1,128
CAT 2026Common Admission Test	National	01 Aug – 20 Sep 2026	29 Nov 2026	21 Dec 2026	1,240
CLAT 2026Common Law Admission Test	National	15 Jul – 31 Oct 2025	07 Dec 2025	20 Dec 2025	24
CUET UG 2026Common University Entrance Test (UG)	National	01 Mar – 31 Mar 2026	15 May – 31 May 2026	30 Jun 2026	284
GATE 2026Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering	National	28 Aug – 26 Sep 2025	07 Feb – 15 Feb 2026	19 Mar 2026	1,100
BITSAT 2026BITS Admission Test	University	15 Jan – 10 Apr 2026	20 May – 30 May 2026	05 Jun 2026	4
UCEED 2026Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design	National	03 Oct – 07 Nov 2025	18 Jan 2026	10 Mar 2026	6

Dates are as announced by the conducting bodies and may be revised — always check the official notification.

Popular entrance exams

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JEE

JEE Main 2026

National · Online

Application: 01 Nov – 30 Nov 2025
Exam date: 22 Jan – 31 Jan 2026
Result: 12 Feb 2026

1.6K collegesDetails

JEE

JEE Advanced 2026

National · Online

Application: 28 Apr – 07 May 2026
Exam date: 24 May 2026
Result: 09 Jun 2026

23 collegesDetails

NEET

NEET UG 2026

National · Offline

Application: 05 Feb – 07 Mar 2026
Exam date: 03 May 2026
Result: 14 Jun 2026

1.1K collegesDetails

CAT

CAT 2026

National · Online

Application: 01 Aug – 20 Sep 2026
Exam date: 29 Nov 2026
Result: 21 Dec 2026

1.2K collegesDetails

CLAT

CLAT 2026

National · Offline

Application: 15 Jul – 31 Oct 2025
Exam date: 07 Dec 2025
Result: 20 Dec 2025

24 collegesDetails

CUET

CUET UG 2026

National · Online

Application: 01 Mar – 31 Mar 2026
Exam date: 15 May – 31 May 2026
Result: 30 Jun 2026

284 collegesDetails

GATE

GATE 2026

National · Online

Application: 28 Aug – 26 Sep 2025
Exam date: 07 Feb – 15 Feb 2026
Result: 19 Mar 2026

1.1K collegesDetails

BITSA

BITSAT 2026

University · Online

Application: 15 Jan – 10 Apr 2026
Exam date: 20 May – 30 May 2026
Result: 05 Jun 2026

4 collegesDetails

UCEED

UCEED 2026

National · Online

Application: 03 Oct – 07 Nov 2025
Exam date: 18 Jan 2026
Result: 10 Mar 2026

6 collegesDetails

JEE Main 2026

Conducted by NTA in two sessions for admission to B.E/B.Tech, B.Arch and B.Planning programmes at NITs, IIITs and other centrally funded institutions.

Online1.6K colleges

Colleges accepting JEE Main

JEE Advanced 2026

The gateway to all 23 IITs, open to the top 2.5 lakh JEE Main qualifiers across categories.

Online23 colleges

Colleges accepting JEE Advanced

NEET UG 2026

Single entrance test for MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and veterinary programmes across all medical colleges in India.

Offline1.1K colleges

Colleges accepting NEET UG

CAT 2026

Administered by the IIMs for admission to MBA and PGDM programmes at the IIMs and 1,200+ other B-schools.

Online1.2K colleges

Colleges accepting CAT