A Brief Overview

Examinations :
SCRA
NDA
NEST
JEE (Main and Advanced)
BITSAT
VITEEE
SRMEEE
AEEE
MUOET
KIITEE
NATA
UPESEAT
NMAT(UG)
TMISAT
IMUCET
CLAT

Apart from these also take a look at.

JSS
RPET
WBJEE
JCECE
BCECE
ICFAI-ATIT
Alliance Univ EEE
 IMPORTANT EXAMINATIONS
(I recommend you MUST Appear in all of these exams to keep your options open)

SCRA
(Special Class Railway Apprentice)

Exam Application Form Release Early October

Exam Application Form Submission by Early November

Exam Date Mid January

Exam Pattern
The entrance for Special Class Railway Apprentice Service comprises of a Written Exam and
an Interview.
The details follow: The written exam consist of three papers.
Written Examination :

Paper Subject Duration Marks

I General Ability Test (English, General Knowledge, and 2 hours 200
Psychological test )
II Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry) 2 hours 200
III Mathematics 2 hours 200
Total 600
Interview :
Interview for Personality test of selected candidates: 200marks

{Interview + Written = 800 Marks}

Application Fee :
NDA
(National Defense Academy)

Exam Application Form Release Mid June

Exam Application Form Submission by Mid July

Exam Date September

Exam Pattern

Paper Subject Duration Marks

I Mathematics 2.5 hours 300
II General Ability Test 2.5 hours 600
Total 900

Application Fee :
NEST
(National Entrance Screening Test)
http://nestexam.in/

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) is a compulsory test for students seeking admission
to National Institute of Science Education and Research(NISER), Bhubaneswar and University
of Mumbai - Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE
CBS), Mumbai. Both NISER and UM-DAE CBS were set up by Department of Atomic Energy,
Government of India in 2007. Their mandate is to train scientific manpower for carrying out
cutting edge scientific research and for providing input to scientific programmes of
Department of Atomic Energy and other applied science institutions in the country. The test is
conducted in 45 cities (70 venues) across India.
The total number of seats at NISER, CBS and ISERC is 100, 35 and 21 respectively.

Exam Application Form Release Early January

Exam Application Form Submission by Mid February/Early March

Exam Date End May

Exam Pattern

Part Subject Questions Marks

I General 40 40
II Biology 40 40
III Chemistry 40 40
IV Mathematics 40 40
V Physics 40 40
Total 200

(Required to Attempt only 3 Sections out of II,III,IV,V, for you Shivam, it will be, Physics, Chemistry,
Mathematics, hence combined : General, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics)

Application Fee : Rupees 700/-

JEE Main
(Joint Entrance Examination Main)

Examination is the qualifying for JEE Advanced. Two options are available : Online and Offline.

Exam Application Form Release Early October

Exam Application Form Submission by End November

Exam Date April

Exam Pattern (+4 , -1)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Mathematics 30 120
II Physics 30 120
III Chemistry 30 120
Total 360

Application Fee : Rs.1000

BITSAT
(Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Admission Test)

Exam Application Form Release Mid December

Exam Application Form Submission by Mid February

Exam Date End May

Exam Pattern (+3 , -1)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Mathematics 45 135
II Physics 40 120
III Chemistry 40 120
IV English 15 45
V Reasoning 10 30
Total 450

Application Fee : Rs.1985

VITEEE
(Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination)

Exam Application Form Release Early December

Exam Application Form Submission by End February

Exam Date Mid April

Exam Pattern (+1 , 0)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Mathematics 40 40
II Physics 40 40
III Chemistry 40 40
Total 120

Duration : 2.5 Hours

Application Fee : Rs.925
SRMEEE
(SRM Engineering Entrance Examination)

Exam Application Form Release November

Exam Application Form Submission by Mid March

Exam Date Mid April

Exam Pattern (+3 , -1)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Mathematics 35 105
II Physics 35 105
III Chemistry 35 105
Total 315

Duration : 2.5 Hours

Application Fee : Rs.750
AEEE
(Amrita University Engineering Entrance Examination)

Exam Application Form Release Mid December

Exam Application Form Submission by Mid March

Exam Date Mid April

Exam Pattern (+3 , -1)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Mathematics 50 150
II Physics 35 105
III Chemistry 35 105
Total 360

Duration : 3 Hours
Application Fee : Rs.1000
MUOET
(Manipal University Online Entrance Test)

Exam Application Form Release November

Exam Application Form Submission by Mid March

Exam Date Mid April

Exam Pattern (+1 , 0)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Mathematics 70 70
II Physics 50 50
III Chemistry 50 50
IV English and General Aptitude 30 30
Total 200

Duration : 2.5 Hours

Application Fee : Rs.1200
KIITEE
(Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Entrance Examination)

Exam Application Form Release Mid December

Exam Application Form Submission by Mid March

Exam Date End April

Exam Pattern (+3 , -1)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Mathematics 40 160
II Physics 40 160
III Chemistry 40 160
Total 480

Duration : 3 Hours
Application Fee : FREE
NATA
(National Aptitude Test in Architecture)

Exam Application Form Release Early March

Exam Application Form Submission by NA

Exam Date NA

Exam Pattern
There are two sections, on the basis of which a candidates aptitude is measured for NATA 2014
The Exam Pattern for NATA 2014 includes a paper based section for drawing and computer based
section for aesthetic sensitivity. The Drawing Test is for 2 hours and Aesthetic Sensitivity Test
comprises of 40 questions with 60 to 90 seconds given for each question.

Application Fee : Rs.1000

*Must Appear*
UPESEAT
(University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Engineering Admission Test)

Exam Application Form Release Early March

Exam Application Form Submission by End April

Exam Date Mid May

Exam Pattern

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Physics 50 50
II Mathematics 50 50
III Chemistry 50 50
IV English 30 30
V General Awareness 20 20
Total 200

Application Fee : Rupees 1850/-

NMAT (UG)
(Narsee Monjee Aptitude Test for Under-Graduates)

Exam Application Form Release Early March

Exam Application Form Submission by End April

Exam Date Early May

Exam Pattern (+1, -0.25)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I English 50 50
II Quantitative and Numerical Ability 50 50
III Reasoning and General Intelligence 50 50
Total 200

Test : 2hours
Application Fee : Rupees 1850/-
TMISAT
(Tolani Maritime Institute Science Aptitude Test)

Exam Application Form Release Mid January

Exam Application Form Submission by End May

Exam Date Early April and Mid June

Exam Pattern (+1, -0.25)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Physics 30 30
II Mathematics 30 30
III Chemistry 10 10
IV English 10 10
V Logical Reasoning 10 10
VI Analytical Reasoning 10 10
Total 100

After the written examination, an Interview is conducted. If candidate qualifies in both of these,
medical examination is conducted. In case of successful medical, he is provided with the admission
letter.

Test : 2hours
Application Fee : Rupees 1000/-
IMUCET
(Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test)

Exam Application Form Release Mid March

Exam Application Form Submission by Early May

Exam Date Mid June

Exam Pattern (+1, -0.25)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Physics 50 50
II Mathematics 50 50
III Chemistry 25 25
IV General Knowledge 25 25
V General Aptitude 25 25
VI English 25 25
Total 200

Test : 3hours
Application Fee : Rupees 1000/-
CLAT
(Common Law Admission Test)

Exam Application Form Release Early January

Exam Application Form Submission by End March

Exam Date Mid May

Exam Pattern (+1, -0.25)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I English 40 30
II General Knowledge/Current Affair 50 30
III Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability) 20 10
IV Legal Aptitude 50 10
V Logical Reasoning 40 10
Total 100

Duration : 2Hours
Application Fee : Rupees 4000/-
NCHMCT-JEE
(National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology Joint Entrance Examination)

Exam Application Form Release Early December

Exam Application Form Submission by End March

Exam Date End April

Exam Pattern (+1, -0.25)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Numerical Ability and Scientific Ability 40 40
II Reasoning and Logical Deductions 40 40
III General Knowledge and Current Affairs 40 40
IV English Language 40 40
V Aptitude for Service Sector 40 40
Total 200

Duration : 3Hours
Application Fee : Rupees 1000/-
GEEE
(Galgotias Engineering Entrance Examination)

Exam Application Form Release Early January

Exam Application Form Submission by Mid May

Exam Date Early June

Exam Pattern (+1, -0.25)

Part Subject Questions Marks

I Physics 30 30
II Chemistry 30 30
III Mathematics 30 30
Total 90

Duration : 1.5Hours
Application Fee : Rupees..
Applying Separately through JEE Main/Boards:
LNMIIT
IITRAM (Civil)
Nirma University
PDPU (If interested in Petroleum then only)
JIIT
Delhi University
Netaji Shubash Institute of Technology
Mahindra Ecole Centrale
ACPC (All Gujarat Colleges)
Thappar University
DA-IICT (Dirubhai Ambani)

For Admission into any of these institutes you need to fill the form
separately
Applying Separately through JEE Advanced:
1. IIST (Indian Institute of Space Science&Tech)
2. IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education&Research)
3. IISc (Indian Institute of Science)
4. RIPT (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology)

For Admission into any of these institutes you need to fill the form
separatelyI highly recommend IIST if interested in
Avionic/Aerodynamics/Fluid Mechanic/Physics.

Note : List was prepared in June 2014, so some exams may

have been added or removed, keep a tab on all of these,
2016 may see the introduction of some new examination or it
may even see the merging of some examinations.
Best of Luck for all the exams of 2016!