Important Exams to look out for in 2024-2025

1. KERALA MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (KMAT) 2024

Conducting Body: KMAT Kerala Authority
Purpose: Admission to MBA and PGDM programs across various institutions in Kerala.
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Final-year students are also eligible to apply.
Exam Pattern: Includes sections on quantitative ability, verbal ability, logical reasoning, and general awareness.
Date: Typically held once a year; check the official website for exact dates.

2. LLOYD MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (LMAT) 2024

Conducting Body: Lloyd Business School
Purpose: Admission to MBA programs at Lloyd Business School and affiliated institutions.
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Final-year students may also apply.
Exam Pattern: Includes sections on quantitative aptitude, verbal ability, logical reasoning, and general awareness.
Date: Typically held once a year; check the official website for exact dates.

3. COMMON MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (CMAT) 2024

Conducting Body: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Purpose: Admission to MBA/PGDM programs across various institutions in India.
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Final-year students are eligible.
Exam Pattern: Sections include quantitative techniques, logical reasoning, language comprehension, and general awareness.
Date: Likely in January 2024. Specific dates to be announced by NTA.

4. MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (MAT) 2024

Conducting Body: All India Management Association (AIMA)
Purpose: Admission to MBA and other management programs across various institutions in India.
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized institution. Final-year students can also apply.
Exam Pattern: Includes sections on language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis and sufficiency, intelligence and critical reasoning, and Indian and global environment.
Date: Typically conducted four times a year (February, May, September, and December). Specific dates to be announced by AIMA.

5. NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST (NEET) UG 2024

Conducting Body: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Purpose: Admission to undergraduate medical and dental courses (MBBS, BDS).
Eligibility: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Exam Pattern: 180 questions in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Date: Likely in May 2024.

6. JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (JEE) MAIN 2024

Conducting Body: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Purpose: Admission to undergraduate engineering programs (B.Tech, B.E).
Eligibility: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Exam Pattern: Paper 1 (for B.Tech/B.E) and Paper 2 (for B.Arch/B.Planning).
Date: January and April 2024.

7. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2024

Conducting Body: UPSC
Purpose: Recruitment to civil services like IAS, IPS, IFS, etc.
Eligibility: Graduates from any recognized university.
Exam Pattern: Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, and Personality Test/Interview.
Date: Preliminary exam in June 2024, Main exam in September 2024.

8. GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST IN ENGINEERING (GATE) 2024

Conducting Body: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and IITs
Purpose: Admission to postgraduate programs (M.Tech, M.E) and PSU recruitment.
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in engineering/technology/architecture or relevant science subjects.
Exam Pattern: Subject-specific papers, 3 hours duration.
Date: February 2024.

9. KERALA ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE MEDICAL (KEAM) 2024

Conducting Body: Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala
Purpose: Admission to engineering, architecture, and medical courses in Kerala.
Eligibility: 10+2 with relevant subjects.
Exam Pattern: Paper 1 (Physics & Chemistry) and Paper 2 (Mathematics).
Date: Likely in April 2024.

10. COMMON ADMISSION TEST (CAT) 2024

Conducting Body: Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
Purpose: Admission to postgraduate management programs (MBA/PGDM).
Eligibility: Graduates from any recognized university.
Exam Pattern: Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Ability.
Date: November 2024.

11. KERALA TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (KTET) 2024

Conducting Body: Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan
Purpose: Recruitment of teachers for LP, UP, and High School classes.
Eligibility: Varies by category, usually a Diploma in Elementary Education or B.Ed.
Exam Pattern: Multiple categories with different syllabi.
Date: Likely in May and December 2024.

12. INSTITUTE OF BANKING PERSONNEL SELECTION (IBPS) EXAMS 2024

Conducting Body: IBPS
Purpose: Recruitment for posts like Probationary Officers (PO), Clerks, and Specialist Officers in public sector banks.
Eligibility: Graduates from any recognized university.
Exam Pattern: Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, and Interview.
Date: Throughout the year.

13. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (KPSC) EXAMS 2024

Conducting Body: Kerala PSC
Purpose: Recruitment to various posts under the Kerala Government.
Eligibility: Varies according to the post.
Exam Pattern: Varies based on the post.
Date: Multiple exams throughout the year.

14. INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR M.SC. (IIT JAM) 2024

Conducting Body: IITs
Purpose: Admission to M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. dual degree, and other PG science programs at IITs and IISc.
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in relevant science disciplines.
Exam Pattern: Seven subjects, 3 hours duration.
Date: February 2024.

15. COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST (CLAT) 2024

Conducting Body: Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs)
Purpose: Admission to undergraduate (LL.B.) and postgraduate (LL.M.) law programs.
Eligibility: 10+2 for LL.B., LL.B. degree for LL.M.
Exam Pattern: UG—English, Current Affairs, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Techniques; PG—Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, and other law subjects.
Date: December 2023.

16. XAVIER APTITUDE TEST (XAT) 2024

Conducting Body: XLRI, Jamshedpur
Purpose: Admission to management programs (MBA/PGDM).
Eligibility: Graduates from any recognized university.
Exam Pattern: Verbal & Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability, General Knowledge.
Date: January 2024.

17. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY (NIFT) ENTRANCE EXAM 2024

Conducting Body: NIFT
Purpose: Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programs in fashion design, technology, and management.
Eligibility: 10+2 for UG programs, Bachelor's degree for PG programs.
Exam Pattern: General Ability Test (GAT), Creative Ability Test (CAT), and Situation Test/Group Discussion/Interview.
Date: February 2024.

18. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL (SSC CGL) EXAM 2024

Conducting Body: SSC
Purpose: Recruitment to Group B and Group C posts in government ministries and organizations.
Eligibility: Graduates from any recognized university.
Exam Pattern: Four tiers—Tier 1 (General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English, Reasoning), Tier 2 (Multiple Papers), Tier 3 (Descriptive), Tier 4 (Skill Test/Data Entry Test).
Date: Tier 1 in April 2024; subsequent tiers throughout the year.