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