Exams that gate Indian admissions

Gateway exam for B.Tech admissions to NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, and most state engineering colleges. Also the qualifier for JEE Advanced.

Gateway exam for MBA / PGP admissions at the IIMs and most top B-schools (FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IIT-DoMS, etc.).

Gateway for MD/MS and PG Diploma admissions across all medical colleges in India.

Common entrance for UG admissions across all central universities and an opt-in route for many state, private, and deemed universities.

Centralized entrance for the 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) — 5-year integrated LL.B. and 1-year LL.M.

Entrance for M.Tech / M.S. admissions at IITs, IISc, NITs + qualifier for PSU recruitment (BHEL, ONGC, IOCL, etc.).

Sole entrance to B.E. programs at BITS Pilani, BITS Goa, BITS Hyderabad, and BITS Dubai.

PG admissions counterpart to CUET-UG, used by central universities and several state + private universities.

Gateway for the National Defence Academy (Khadakwasla) — trains future officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Karnataka-state engineering, agriculture, veterinary, B.Pharm admissions.

Statewide entrance for B.E./B.Tech, B.Pharm, and B.Sc Agriculture admissions in Maharashtra colleges.

Entrance for B.Des / M.Des / B.FTech / M.FM admissions across all NIFT campuses.

Shared engineering + agriculture + pharmacy entrance for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Tamil Nadu government engineering admissions — based on Class 12 marks (no separate exam) plus counselling.