JEE Main is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in coordination with the IITs. JEE Main (Joint Engineering Exam) exam enables students to secure admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at 30 NITs, 5 IIITs, 3 BITs and 265+ Maharashtra state govt. and private colleges. JEE Main also acts as a qualifying exam for students who want to appear for the JEE Advanced exam to secure admissions in IITs, NIITs and IIITs.

The Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.) of JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs

The States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these states, which were earlier admitting based on their State Level Examination, now have to appear for JEE Main

Admission to NITs will be based on 40% weightage for total marks obtained in Class 12 board exam/equivalent exam and 60% weightage to performance in JEE Main. A combined All India Rank is decided accordingly. Admission to State Engineering colleges, affiliated to State Universities has a separate merit list, based on 50% weightage for total marks obtained in Class 12 board exam/equivalent exam and 50% weightage to performance in JEE Main.

JEE Advanced examination, has earned a reputation of being amongst the toughest examinations in the world. Each year more than 1,50,000 students, qualifying from JEE Main, appear for this exam and only 10,000 students secure admissions in the prestigious Indian Institute of technology (IIT). The exam is conducted by the seven zonal Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) under the guidance of the Joint Admission Board (JAB). The performance of a candidate in this examination will form the basis for admission to the Bachelor's, Integrated Master's and Dual Degree programs (entry at the 10+2 level) in the sixteen IITs and the Indian School of Mines (ISM). The examination consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, each of 3 hour duration

Other institutes which use JEE Advanced ranks

• Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc)
• Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) located in Bhopal, Mohali, Kolkata, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram
• Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Tiruvananthapuram (IIST)
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli (RGIPT)

The All-India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT) has replaced the National Eligibility Entrance Test for Undergraduate Courses (NEET-UG).

All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT) is a medical entrance exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education. The AIPMT is one entrance exam which enables students of class XII get admission to almost all medical colleges in India, including private medical colleges.

15% seats in government medical colleges are filled through the counseling conducted by Directorate General of Health Services and are all India quota seats. Seats filled through the counseling conducted by the State Counseling Authorities and Management Quota seats of private medical colleges are under State Quota seats.

The Government of Maharashtra conducts the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test for Health Sciences degree courses (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BPTh, BOTh, BASLP, BP&O and BSc. Nursing, B.V.Sc. & AH courses) at all Government/Municipal Corporation, Government Aided Health Science Institutes and private Medical Health Science colleges. The test is usually held in the month of May.

All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) is one of the most prestigious institutions in India. AIIMS MBBS exam is a national level undergraduate medical entrance exam conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi) for admission to 672 seats in MBBS programmes in 7 AIIMS institutions located at New Delhi, Bhopal, Patna, Jodhpur, Rishikesh, Raipur and Bhubaneswar. Among 672 MBBS seats in AIIMS, 72 are in AIIMS Delhi and the rest are in 6 new AIIMS. Each new AIIMS has 100 seats for MBBS programmes. AIIMS is an online exam conducted in 154 cities in India.