Exam Guide
What each exam actually is: how the paper is built, how it is marked, what physics it covers, which institutes it leads to, what they teach, and roughly what rank got in last year. Written to be read before you commit a year to one of them.
Patterns and eligibility are set by the conducting bodies and change from year to year. Every page here points at the official brochure — check it before you act on anything.
The major exams
Full briefings, including every institute each one leads to and last year's closing ranks.
- JEE MainJoint Entrance Examination (Main)3 hours. Computer-based test.Read the briefing
- JEE AdvancedJoint Entrance Examination (Advanced)3 hours per paper. Two papers on the same day, both compulsory. Computer-based test.Read the briefing
- NEETNational Eligibility cum Entrance Test3 hours 20 minutes in the recent pattern. Pen-and-paper, OMR sheet.Read the briefing
- MHT CETMaharashtra Common Entrance Test3 hours (90 minutes per group of subjects in the recent pattern). Computer-based test.Read the briefing
State and institute entrance exams
Worth reading even if you are focused on JEE: the marking differs sharply — several have no negative marking at all, and two rank you half on your board marks.
- WBJEEWest Bengal Joint Entrance ExaminationTwo papers on the same day, 2 hours each. Pen-and-paper, OMR sheet. Responses cannot be edited once marked.Read the briefing
- KCETKarnataka Common Entrance Test80 minutes per subject. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are separate papers, over two days. Pen-and-paper, OMR sheet.Read the briefing
- COMEDK UGETConsortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka — UGETOne paper. The 2026 brochure does not state a duration; three hours is the widely reported figure. Computer-based test, conducted jointly with Uni-GAUGE E on one application.Read the briefing
- KEAMKerala Engineering Architecture Medical3 hours, one paper. Computer-based test, spread over several days.Read the briefing
- AP EAPCETAndhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture & Pharmacy Common Entrance Test3 hours, one paper, in two sessions a day. Computer-based test.Read the briefing
- TG EAPCETTelangana State Engineering, Agriculture & Pharmacy Common Entrance Test3 hours, one paper. Computer-based test, bilingual on screen — English with Telugu or Urdu.Read the briefing
- GUJCETGujarat Common Entrance Test3 hours, reported as Physics and Chemistry together followed by Mathematics or Biology. Pen-and-paper, OMR sheet, at district centres. Available in Gujarati, English and Hindi.Read the briefing
- OJEEOdisha Joint Entrance Examination1 to 2 hours depending on the course. B.Pharm is 2 hours. Computer-based test, in English only.Read the briefing
- IATIISER Aptitude Test180 minutes. Computer-based test, in English and Hindi.Read the briefing
- NESTNational Entrance Screening Test3 hours, single session. Computer-based test, in around 387 cities.Read the briefing
- BITSATBirla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test3 hours. Computer-based test, with an optional extra set of questions if you finish early.Read the briefing
- METManipal Entrance Test2 hours 30 minutes. Computer-based test.Read the briefing
- VITEEEVIT Engineering Entrance Examination2 hours 30 minutes. Computer-based test, taken remotely or at a centre depending on the year.Read the briefing