| An Entrance Examination is an Examination which is | | | | AIIMS - All-India Institute of Medical Sciences |
| conducted by various Educational Institutions to | | | | Entrance Examination. |
| select students for admission in various College or | | | | AICEE - All India Common Entrance Examination, by |
| Universities. These Examinations can be administered | | | | Veterinary Council of India. |
| at any level of education, though these are | | | | State Medical Entrance Exams - PTU CET, RPET etc. |
| conducted at higher level of education. Entrance | | | | Science / Computer Entrance Exams: |
| Examinations are the Testing Grounds for any | | | | CST - Competence in Software Technology |
| Student to evaluate one's abilities and capabilities in | | | | Examination. |
| relation to the Admission into an Institution he/she | | | | GSA - Graduate School Admission Test. |
| has chosen and in relation to one's chosen Academic | | | | JAM - Joint Admission Test to M.Sc. |
| Stream. Most of the Entrance Examination are | | | | JEST - Joint Entrance Screening Test for Ph.D. |
| conducted by Elite Institutes. These Institutes are | | | | Admission. |
| known for their Superior Result oriented, cream of | | | | Management Entrance Exams: |
| Faculty and Candidates and as such have gained a lot | | | | ATMA - AIMS Test For Management Admission. |
| of Reputation. Most of the Popular Entrance | | | | CEMAT - Commonwealth Executive MBA & MPA |
| Examinations in India are AIEEE, JEE, CLAT, MBBS, | | | | Programmes Admission Test. |
| BDS to name a few. Indian Entrance Examinations | | | | CAT - Common Admission Test. |
| are widespread with just about most of the | | | | IBSAT - ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test. |
| Institutes conducting their own separate Entrance | | | | IIFT - Indian Institute of Foreign Trade MBA |
| Examinations on the same basis as of National | | | | Admission Test. |
| Entrance Examinations. Some of the Entrance | | | | ICET - Integrated Common Entrance Test. |
| Examinations like the IIT-JEE, CAT and AIPMT are | | | | JMET - Joint Management Entrance Test. |
| considered among the toughest in the world, with | | | | K-MAT - Karnataka Management Aptitude Test. |
| JEE having a success rate of around 1 in 45. Over the | | | | MAT - Management Aptitude Test. |
| year these Examinations have gained high | | | | NAT - National Aptitude Test. |
| importance, have become very topical, important and | | | | NCHMCT - National Council for Hotel Management and |
| in the process has garnered controversies which | | | | Catering Technology - Joint Entrance Examination |
| have affected students, parents and the | | | | (JEE). |
| administrators. | | | | NMAT - National Management Aptitude Test. |
| History of Indian Entrance Examinations | | | | OPENMAT - Open Management Admission Test - |
| Entrance Examinations emerged with establishment | | | | Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). |
| of the University of Calcutta in 1857. The University | | | | RMAT - Rajasthan Management Admission Test. |
| introduced the Entrance Examination, primarily to | | | | SET - Symbiosis Entrance Test for Symbiosis |
| decide as to who was eligible for admission to the | | | | Undergraduate Institutes of SIEC Deemed University. |
| University. The Examination attained the Status of a | | | | SNAP - Symbiosis National Aptitude Test. |
| School Leaving Examination. Subsequently, the name | | | | TANCET - Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test. |
| was changed to Matriculation. After independence of | | | | WAT - Written Admission Test - Army Welfare |
| India in 1947, the Examination System was further | | | | Education Society (AWES). |
| revised: the Secondary Examination after class X was | | | | XAT - Xavier Admission Test. |
| called the Secondary School Leaving Certificate | | | | Law Entrance Exams: |
| (SSLC) exam and the examination after class XII | | | | CLAT - Common Law Admission Test. |
| was called Higher Secondary Examination (HSC). | | | | Kerala Law Entrance Examination. |
| However the Modern Entrance Examinations of | | | | Nalsar Entrance Test. |
| Today owe their existence to the various IIT's | | | | NLSIU - National Law School of India University |
| (Indian Institute of Technology) set up during the | | | | Entrance Test. |
| 1950's. It was the IITs which introduced the All-India | | | | LSAT - Law School Admission Test, India by LSAC. |
| Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE) for their admissions. | | | | Fashion & Technology Entrance Exams: |
| The logic behind introducing these as formal | | | | CEED - Common Entrance Examination for Design. |
| procedure was that varied marks of different school | | | | NID Entrance Exam. |
| boards could not be used to create a common merit | | | | NIFT Entrance Exam. |
| list. Since the inception of JEE, various Indian States | | | | Pearl Academy of Fashion Entrance Exam. |
| followed the pattern and started Entrance Tests for | | | | Film & Television Entrance Exams: |
| admission in respective states. Soon the Central | | | | Film and Television Institute of India Entrance |
| Board of Secondary Education started PMT (Pre | | | | Examination. |
| Medical Test) for select medical colleges in the | | | | National School of Drama (NSD) Screening Test. |
| country and the All India Engineering Entrance | | | | Advantages of Entrance and Eligibility Examinations |
| Examination (AIEEE) for admission to National | | | | - It develops a self high esteem especially for those |
| Institutes of Technology (NITs) and also for any | | | | who suffer from low morale. If someone feels or |
| engineering institution which may opt for it. | | | | actually has given just satisfactory Board |
| Features of Indian Entrance Examinations | | | | Examinations, he / she can make up with Entrance |
| - Most of the Government and Private Educational | | | | Examinations. Success in these raises their self |
| Institutes conduct Entrance Examinations for various | | | | esteem. |
| professional courses. These Entrance Examinations | | | | - Such Entrance Examinations ensure that only the |
| are basically Multiple Choice Question Papers or more | | | | best minds get the best opportunities. |
| popularly known as MCQ's in the Academic Lingo. This | | | | - Potential students turn into able minded |
| Pattern was introduced as it was considered that | | | | Professionals who in turn help in the development of |
| scores obtained by school students are based on | | | | the country. |
| conventional, long-answer papers which might not | | | | - A better performer inspires others to do well owing |
| represent the actual potential of a student. The | | | | to the competitive spirit created by the Competitive |
| reason being given that these scores can represent a | | | | Scenario. |
| Human Examiner's Errors and as such these would be | | | | Disadvantages of Entrance and Eligibility Examinations |
| unacceptable in a closely competitive environment | | | | - Current trends show that the quality of students |
| where even a mark or two could affect a student's | | | | taking admissions in IITs is decreasing rapidly since |
| career. This subjectivity was eliminated with the | | | | 2005. |
| introduction of a Special Examiner. It is known as | | | | - These Examinations have enabled the mushrooming |
| OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) reading Laser which | | | | of Coaching Institutes, most of which are more |
| was introduced in 2006. | | | | interested in cashing in on the opportunity rather than |
| - Usually Engineering Institutes in India admit 15% of | | | | guiding the students. |
| their students through the national-level AIEEE and | | | | - The Coaching Centres are not only making |
| the remaining 85% based on their scores in the | | | | Education a business but they also teach short cuts |
| entrance exam conducted by the state in which the | | | | which do enable a student to pass the Examination |
| college is located. | | | | but are short of the proper knowledge associated |
| - Government Medical Institutes follow the same | | | | with purpose of Entrance Examinations. In the end |
| procedure, basing admissions on the candidate's rank | | | | aspirants maybe good students but not good |
| at the All India Pre-Medical Test. | | | | professionals because they don't know the basics of |
| - Indian Institutes of Management conducts a | | | | their job-at-hand. |
| Common Admission Test for the candidates. | | | | - These Examinations become an extra source of |
| - Indian Institutes of Technology conducts IIT-JEE. | | | | pressure for the students who are already dealing |
| Various Entrance and Eligibility Examinations in India | | | | with the competitive environment in all spheres. This |
| Engineering Entrance Exams: | | | | pressure can lead to total loss or lack of interest in |
| AIEEE - All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance | | | | studies. However some succumb to pressure and |
| Examination. | | | | seek upon taking their lives or abusing themselves. |
| JEE - Joint Entrance Examination. | | | | - Cases of Psychological illness over the years has |
| GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. | | | | increased amongst the youth of today. They have |
| NATA - National Aptitude Test in Architecture. | | | | to deal with so much these days like going to school, |
| SLIET - Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering | | | | doing homework, preparing for weekly or monthly |
| & Technology Entrance Test. | | | | tests, going for extra Coaching for weak subjects |
| State Engineering Entrance Exams - PTU CET, RPET | | | | and so on. In such an environment there is no scope |
| etc. | | | | for sports, health activities or simply fun based |
| Medical Entrance Exams: | | | | activities. As such the physical health also suffers in |
| AIPMT - All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance | | | | the form of various ailments. |
| Examination. | | | | |