Top 10 Competitive Exams in India

1. UPSC Civil Service Exam :

(i) Held by Union Public Service Commision 

(ii) SCAT- Civil Service Aptitude Test - Main Test - Personal Interview

(iii) Its takes a year for completion of the entire exam

2. IIT-JEE :

(i) Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Exam initially known as CEE - Common Entrance

     Exam

(ii) Considered as one of the toughest exams in the world

(iii) The exam is conducted in 2 regional languages - Hindi and English

3. GATE :

(i) Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

(ii) Conducted jointly by  Indian Institute of Science and 7 Institutes of Technology

(iii) The score are used for admission on Post Graduation courses ( M E, M.Tech, Doctor of 

        Philosophy) and for employment in government owned companies.

(iv) The score are valid for 3 years

4. GRE :

(i) Graduate Record Examnination is an entrance test conduced to pursue higher education in the

     United States.

(ii) Administered by ETS - Educational Testing Service 

(iii) It is a 3 hours and 45 minutes computerized examination of 6 section

5. CFA :

(i) Chartered Financial Ananlyst Exam

(ii) Its a 3 level exam.

(iii) One needs  4 years of work experience to appear for this exam

(iv) Considered as one of the toughest exams in the world

6. IES :

(i) Indian Engineering Services exam is a prestigious  post for every engineer in India

(ii) 4 stage competitive exam which comprises of 6 tests 

(iii) 12 hours of written test followed by a  personality test. 

7. NEET :

(i) National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is a medical entrance examination 

(ii) It is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India

(iii) Qualifying exam to study any graduate medical course (MBBS) , dental course (BDS) and
       post graduate courses (MD, MS)

8. AIIMS :

(i) All India Institute of Medical Science is a Medical Entrance Exam

9. CAT :

(i) Common Admission Test conducted by IIM - Indian Institute of Management

(ii) Multiple choice computer based examination for 2 hour 15 minutes

10. GMAT :

(i) Graduate Management Test is a computer adaptive standardized test.

(ii) The score is valid for 5 years

(iii) Entrance exam to pursue post graduation outside India