Competitive Exams In India - A Complete List (A-Z)

There is competition everywhere in India for employment, schools, and higher education. However, competition in the education sector is high. The majority of students are aiming for a government job and preparing hard for competitive exams.The reason for this is that there are more professional choices available, which can lead to a better, more stable living.

List of all competitive exams in India for government jobs and higher education after 10th, 12th, and graduation, with short and full forms.

The list of exam might help you in discovering new competitive exams .

A

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	AIEED	All India Entrance Examination for Design
2	ATMA	AIMS Test for Management Admissions
3	APPSC	Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
4	APPSC	Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
5	APSC	Assam Public Service Commission
6	APICET	Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test
7	AJEE	AISECT Joint Entrance Exam
8	AIIMS PG	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Postgraduate Exam
9	AKNUCET	Adikavi Nannaya University Common Entrance Test
10	AP PGECET	Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test
11	AP ECET	Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test
12	ACEE	Assam Combined Entrance Examination
13	APAT	Assam Polytechnic Admission Test
14	AAEEE	Avinashilingam University Engineering Entrance Exam
15	AMUEEE	Aligarh Muslim University Entrance Exam
16	AUEET	Andhra University Engineering Entrance Test
17	AP POLYCET	Andhra Pradesh Polytechnic Common Entrance Test
18	AUCET	Andhra University Common Entrance Test
19	AIEED	All India Entrance Examination for Design
20	AUAT	Aliah University Admission Test
21	AP EAMCET	Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test
22	AEEE	Amrita Engineering Entrance Examination
23	AP EAMCET	Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test
24	AILET	All India Law Entrance Test
25	AMIETE	Associate Member of Institutions Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
26	AFCAT	Air Force Common Admission Test
27	AIMA UGAT	All India Management Association Under Graduate Aptitude Test

B

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	BPSC	Bihar Public Service Commission
2	BITSAT	Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test
3	BCECE	Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination
4	BITICAT	Bihar Industrial Training Institute Competitive Admission Test
5	BHU PET	Banaras Hindu University Postgraduate Entrance Test

C

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	CSE	Civil Services Exam
2	CEED	Common Entrance Examination for Design
3	CDS	Combined Defence Services Examination
4	CMSE	Combined Medical Services Examination
5	CLAT	Common Law Admission Test
6	CAT	Common Admission Test
7	CMAT	Common Management Admission Test
8	CGPSC	Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission
9	CTET	Central Teacher Eligibility Test
10	CUEE	Centurion University Entrance Examination
11	COMEDK UGET	Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka Under Graduate Entrance Test
12	CMSE	Combined Medical Services Examination
13	CEE AMPAI	Common Entrance Examination Association of Minority Professional Academic Institutes
14	CUCET	Central Universities Common Entrance Test
15	CSIR UGC NET	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test

D

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	DRDO CEPTAM	Defense Research and Development Organization Centre for Personnel Talent Management Exam
2	DCET	Delhi Common Entrance Test
3	DPU AIBTCET	DY Patil Vidyapeeth All India Biotechnology Common Entrance Test
4	DUET	Delhi University Entrance Test

E

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	ESIC	Employees State Insurance Corporation Exam
2	ESE	Engineering Services Exam

F

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	FDDI AIST	Footwear Design & Development Institute All India Selection Test

G

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	GATE	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
2	GMAT	Graduate Management Admission Test
3	GPSC	Goa Public Service Commission
4	GPSC	Gujarat Public Service Commission
5	GVSAT	Suresh Gyan Vihar University
6	GCET	Goa Common Entrance Test
7	GRE	Graduate Record Examinations

H

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	HPSC	Haryana Public Service Commission
2	HPPSC	Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
3	HTET	Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test
4	HLEET	Haryana Lateral Entry Entrance Test
5	HPCET	Himachal Pradesh Common Entrance Test
6	HSEE	Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination
7	HITSEEE	Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Engineering Entrance Examination

I

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	IES	Indian Engineering Services Examination
2	ISS	Indian Statistical Service Exam
3	IFS	Indian Forest Service Exam
4	IIT JAM	Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for M.Sc
5	IBPS PO	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers Exam
6	IBPS SO	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officer Exam
7	IBPS C	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk Exam
8	IIFT	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Exam
9	IBSAT	ICFAI Business Studies Aptitude Test
10	IPU CET	Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test
11	IEMJEE	Institute of Engineering and Management Joint Entrance Exam
12	ISI	Indian Statistical Institute Admission Test
13	IES	Indian Economic Service
14	IUET	Integral University Entrance Test
15	IMU CET	Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test
16	ICAI	Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
17	IIITH PGEE	International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad Postgraduate Entrance Examination
18	IIFT	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
19	ICAR AIEEA	Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination for Admission UG, PG, Ph
20	ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation
21	IITJAM	IIT Joint Admission Test for M.Sc

J

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	JEE	Joint Entrance Examination
2	JEE Main	Joint Entrance Examination Main
3	JEE Adv	Joint Entrance Examination Advanced
4	JPSC	Jharkhand Public Service Commission
5	JEECUP	Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examination (Polytechnic)
6	JEECE	Jharkhand Engineering Entrance Competitive Examination
7	JELET	West Bengal Joint Entrance for Lateral Entry
8	JKCET	Jammu & Kashmir Common Entrance Test
9	JUEE	Jagannath University Entrance Examination
10	JNUEE	Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination
11	JIPMER MD/MS	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Post Graduate Entrance Exam
12	JCECE	Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination
13	JNU CEEB	Jawaharlal Nehru University Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology

K

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	KPSC	Karnataka Public Service Commission
2	KPSC	Kerala Public Service Commission
3	KIITEE	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Entrance Examination
4	KCET	Karnataka Common Entrance Test
5	KEAM	Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical Entrance Exam
6	KVPY	Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

L

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	LIC AAO	Life Insurance Corporation of India Assistant Administrative Officer
2	LPUNEST	LPU National Entrance and Scholarship Test
3	LSAT	Law School Admission Test

M

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	MAT	Management Aptitude Test
2	MPPSC	Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission
3	MPSC	Maharashtra Public Service Commission
4	MPSC	Manipur Public Service Commission
5	MPSC	Meghalaya Public Service Commission
6	MPSC	Mizoram Public Service Commission
7	MAH-CET	Maharashtra Common Entrance Test
8	MHT-CET	Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test
9	MET	Manipal Entrance Test
10	MZUEEE	Mizoram University Engineering Entrance Examination
11	MP PPT	Madhya Pradesh Pre-Polytechnic Test
12	MUJEE	Mangalayatan University Joint Entrance Examination

N

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	NIFT	National Institute of Fashion Technology
2	NDA	National Defence Academy
3	NET	National Eligibility Test (A.K.A UGC NET)
4	NEET	National Eligibility and Entrance Test
5	NATA	National Aptitude Test in Architecture
6	NABARD	National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
7	NCHM JEE	National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination
8	NIPER	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Exam
9	NPSC	Nagaland Public Service Commission
10	NPAT UG	National Test for Programs After Twelfth, Undergraduate
11	NEST	National Entrance Screening Test
12	NIDAT	National Institute of Design Aptitude Test
13	NERIST NEE	North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology Entrance Exam
14	NCHM JEE	National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination
15	NMAT	(Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies) Management Aptitude Test

O

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	OPSC	Odisha Public Service Commission
2	OJEE	Odisha Joint Entrance Examination
3	OSSTET	Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test
4	OUAT	Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology

P

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	PPSC	Punjab Public Service Commission
2	PSCWB	West Bengal Public Service Commission
3	PSTET	Punjab State Teachers Eligibility Test
4	PULEET	Panjab University Lateral Engineering Entrance Test
5	PU CET	Panjab University Undergraduate Common Entrance Test
6	PABT	Pilot Aptitude Battery Test

R

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	RPSC	Rajasthan Public Service Commission
2	RBI A	Reserve Bank of India Assistant Examination
3	RBI G	Reserve Bank of India Grade B Examination
4	RRB NTPC	Railway Recruitment Boards Non Technical Popular Categories Exam
5	RRB ALP	Railway Recruitment Boards Assistant Loco Pilot and Technicians Exam
6	RRB SSE	Railway Recruitment Boards for Senior Section Engineer
7	RRB JE	Railway Recruitment Boards for Junior Engineer
8	RRB GD	Railway Recruitment Boards Group D Exam
9	REET	Rajasthan Eligibility Exam for Teachers
10	REAP	Rajasthan Engineering Admission Process
11	RPE	Rajasthan Polytechnic Exam
12	RLEEP	Rajasthan Lateral Entry in Engineering Program
13	RTU CAM	Rajasthan Technical University Admission Centralized Admission for M.Tech/M.Arch
14	RPET	Rajasthan Pre-Engineering Test

S

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	SSC	Staff Selection Commission
2	SAT	Scholastic Aptitude Test
3	SET	Symbiosis Entrance Test
4	SPSC	Sikkim Public Service Commission
5	SBI PO	State Bank of India Probationary Officer Examination
6	SBI SO	State Bank of India Specialist Officer Examination
7	SBI C	State Bank of India Clerk Examination
8	SSC S	Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Exam
9	SSC SI	Staff Selection Commission Sub Inspector Exam
10	SSC CGL	Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Examination
11	SSC GD	Staff Selection Commission General Duty Constable Exam
12	SSC CPO	Staff Selection Commission Central Police Organization
13	SSC CHSL	Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level
14	SSC JE	Staff Selection Commission Junior Engineers Exam
15	SSC JHT	Staff Selection Commission Junior Hindi Translator Exam
16	SSC MTS	Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
17	SSC SA	Staff Selection Commission Scientific Assistant
18	SLIET SET	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology Entrance Exam
19	SUAT	Sharda University Online Admission Test
20	SRMJEE	SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Exam
21	SLET	State Level Eligibility Test

T

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	TANCET	Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test
2	TPSC	Tripura Public Service Commission
3	TNPSC	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
4	TSPSC	Telangana State Public Service Commission
5	TISSNET	Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test
6	TSICET	Telangana State Integrated Common Entrance Test
7	TJEE	Tripura Joint Entrance Examination
8	TUEE	Tezpur University Entrance Exam
9	TS PGECET	Telangana State Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test
10	TS POLYCET	Telangana State Polytechnic Common Entrance Test
11	TISS BAT	Tata Institute of Social Science Bachelors Admission Test
12	TANCET	Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test
13	TNEA	Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions
14	TES	Indian Army Technical Entry Scheme
15	TS EAMCET	Telangana State Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test

U

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	UPSC	Union Public Service Commission
2	UID	United World Institute of Design Entrance Exam
3	UPPSC	Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
4	UKPSC	Uttarakhand Public Service Commission
5	JEECUP	Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examination (Polytechnic)
6	UPTET	Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test
7	UTET	Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test
8	UPSEE	Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination
9	UP CATET	Uttar Pradesh Combined Agriculture And Technology Entrance Test
10	UKSEE	Uttarakhand State Entrance Examination
11	UPES DAT	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Design Aptitude Test
12	UUEE	Uttaranchal University Entrance Examination
13	UPES DAT	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Design Aptitude Test

V

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	VITMEE	Vellore Institute of Technology Masters Entrance Examination
2	VITEEE	Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam

W

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	WBJEE	West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam
2	PSCWB	West Bengal Public Service Commission
3	WBUT PGET	West Bengal University of Technology Post Graduate Entrance Test

X

No.	Exam	Full Form
1	XAT	Xavier Aptitude Test

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