GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

GATE is an entrance exam conducted annually for admissions to various

science and technology post-graduate programs in India like IITs, NITs,
IIITs and various other government and private Institutions and Universities.

There are many subjects in which GATE Exam is conducted :Electronics and Communication Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Instrumentation Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mathematics
Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Physics
Chemistry

Eligibility Criteria for taking the GATE Exam :

Bachelor degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture i.e
B.E./B.Tech/B.Arch.

Master degree holders in any branch of

Science/Mathematics/Computer Applications i.e. M.Sc/M.A./MCA.

ISEET - Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test

ISEET is the gateway to India's top engineering colleges including the IITs
and NITs. It is the Future aspect of India Science Engineering Eligibility Test
which has replaced current JEE, AIEEE and state level Exams for
engineering in India.
List of Institutes accepting the score of ISEET

All IITs including :

IIT Guwahati
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Bombay
IIT Roorkee
IIT Madras
IIT Delhi
IIT Kanpur and more IITs
All NITs including :National Institute of Technology, Shillong
National Institute of Technology, Calicut
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
National Institute of Technology, Patna
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal and more
NITs and IIITs
Mainly ISEET was proposed by Ministry of Human Resource Development,
India to reduce the stress on students who are willing to attend for various
entrance examinations like RPET, MH-CET, Karnataka CET, MP PET
including IIT-JEE and AIEEE.

NEET - National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test

Through National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), class 12th qualified
students can get admission in almost all medical colleges in India, including
private medical colleges. NEET is conducted separately for Under
Graduate and Post Graduate Courses.
For admission to Under Graduate Courses the examination is called NEETUG
while, for Post Graduate Courses the examination is called NEET-PG

Eligibility

Criteria

NEET-UG

FOR ALL INDIA QUOTA SEATS

Age of 17 years and has qualified the SSC Exam at the time of
admission to the 1st year MBBS/BDS course.

The upper age limit is 25 years for General Quota. It can be relaxed
by a period of 5 years for the candidates of SC/ST/OBC.
FOR STATE QUOTA SEATS

Age of 17 years and has qualified the SSC Exam at the time of
admission to the 1st year MBBS/BDS course

Rest Depends on the State.

XAT - Xavier Aptitude Test

Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur conducts an

entrance test on all-India level for admission to post graduate management
programs

in

various

institutes

across

India.

List of Institutes Accepting XAT Score :XLRI Jamshedpur School of Business & Human Resources
Jamshedpur, India
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, India
Xavier Institute of Management & Research Mumbai, India
Training & Advance Studies in Management & Communication Ltd
(TASMAC)
Asia Pacific Institute of Management Studies Delhi, India
Goa Institute of Management Ribandar, India
Loyola Institute of Business Administration Chennai, India
Alliance Business Academy Bangalore, India and many more
XAT evaluates students on Aptitude, English Knowledge and Essay Writing.
The eligibility criteria for XAT is that the candidate should hold a bachelors

degree under the 10+2+3 system from a recognized university. There are
many universities in India that accepts its score card apart from Xavier's
group.

MAT

Management

Aptitude

Test

All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS), New Delhi

conducts a Management Aptitude Test. Institutes offering recognized PG
programmes in management can participate in MAT.
The minimum qualification for appearing in MAT is graduation in any
discipline from any recognized University or equivalent recognized degree.
A final year student in any undergraduate can also appear provisionally.
In

terms

of

taxation, MAT

Minimum

Alternate

Tax

It is a tax that has to be paid by the companies that are enjoying tax
benefits or tax exemption under various schemes. MAT is mostly targeted
to the R & D companies and Export oriented units.

CAT - Common Admission Test

Common Admission Test is conducted by the Indian Institutes of
Management as a per-requisite for admission to various management
programmes of IIMs and other non-IIM institutions. It is a computer based
test used to test the following :

Verbal ability and reasoning

Reading Comprehension
Quantitative skills
Data Interpretation
Analytical and Logical reasoning.

The minimum qualification for appearing in CAT is graduation.

GMAT

Graduate

Management

Admission

Test

Graduate Management Admission Test is an online assessment test for

taking admission into a wide range of graduate management programs,
including MBA, Master of Accountancy, and Master of Finance programs.
The GMAT exam was created by the Graduate Management
Admissions Council (GMAC) conducted under standard conditions in more
than 150 countries.

NMAT

Narsee

Monjee

Management

Aptitude

Test

NMIMS Management Aptitude Test is an entrance exam conducted by

Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies for admission to a range
of MBA programs offered by the institute.
The Minimum criteria for taking the test is that the candidate must be
a graduate with 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in first attempt.

IELTS

International

English

Language

Testing

System

IELTS is the worlds proven English test. It was the pioneer of four skills
(listening, reading, writing and speaking).
International English Language Testing System is designed to
assess the language ability of candidates who need to study or work in
countries where English is the language of communication. These
Countries include Australia, Canada, UK, USA and many more.

SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test or Scholastic Assessment Test

The SAT is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States.
It includes section like math, critical reading, and writing which basically
tests how well the SAT assesses analyze and solve problems.
The test is administered by the College Board, a national, nonprofit
association dedicated to preparing and connecting students to college and
opportunity.

TOEFL

Test

Of

English

as

Foreign

Language

The Test Of English as a Foreign Language evaluates the ability of an

individual to use and understand English in an academic setting. Basically
it tests the listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform
academic tasks.
The candidates who wants take this test may include - Students
planning to study at a higher education institution, Scholarship and
certification candidates, Students and workers applying for visas and many
more. The countries that accepts the score of TOEFL include Australia,
New Zealand, Canada, USA.

CMAT - Common Management Admission Test

CMAT is a national-level admission test for admission in all management

programmes (MBA and diploma management courses) approved by

AICTE. CMAT was first conducted in 2012 by All India Council for Technical
Education, India.

CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate

CCNA is a popular certification in computer networking developed by Cisco

Systems. The exams tests the ability of a person to install and support
medium-sized network containing Cisco devices.
Whom to Take the Exam - The exam is for those who are interested in
gaining technical knowledge of Internet and Networking. CCNA is a perrequisite for many of the advanced level certifications like CCNP and CCIE.
The exam includes topics like :

Determine IP routes
Routing protocols
VLANs
Establish Point to Point connections
Ethernet
Access control lists

GRE - Graduate Record Examinations

The Graduate Record Examinations is a standardized test for admission in

various graduate, Post graduation and PhD programme in the United
States, Canada and other English-speaking countries including India. It is
administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, New Jersey
since

1949.

About
GRE

the
aims

Quantitative

to

measure

Exam
individual

on

Structure
4

basic

levels

reasoning

Critical

thinking

Verbal

reasoning

Analytical

writing

There is no restriction on the age of an individual and anyone is eligible to

take this exam. An individual may appear for a GRE General Test or a
Subject

Test

or

both

depending

upon

the

requirement.

For Subject test, a candidate can opt for the following subjects :Mathematics
Computer Science
Physics
Biology
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Psychology

NET - National Eligibility Test

National Eligibility Test is the national level entrance test, specially for PostGraduates who either want to make their career in teaching or wish to
pursue Ph.D in India. The exam is conducted in many subjects including :
Computer Science and application, Social Science, Forensic Science and
Environmental Science.
Who Conducts National Eligibility Test (NET)
University Grants Commission (UGC) is responsible for conducting through
out India. The first eligibility test was held in 1989 and since then it is
conducted twice every year. The UGC-CSIR NET for other science subjects
is conducted by Council of scientific and industrial Research (CSIR) jointly
with UGC.

IS - Indian Services officer

Indian Services officers works in 3 different fields :

Indian Police Services (IPS)

Indian Administrative Services (IAS)

Indian Foreign Services (IFS)

The intended candidates has to face the UPSC examination, and the
successful candidates will be interviewed on the basis of their rank in the
examination.

CAIIB - Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers

Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers is an examination

conducted by Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF). The exam
consists of 2 compulsory papers: Advanced Bank Management & Bank
Financial Management Papers, and One Elective paper. The elective paper

may include :
Corporate Banking
Retail Banking
Co-operative Banking
Rural Banking
International Banking
Central Banking
Information Technology
Financial Advising
Human Resources Management
Risk Management
Treasury Management

JAIIB - Junior Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers

Junior Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers is an associate

examination conducted by the Indian Institute of banking and finance
(IIBF). It requires basic knowledge in Banking and Financial Services,
Customer Relations, banking technology, accountancy and the other things
which are necessary in carrying out the banks day-to-day activity.
The subjects of the JAIIB examination may include :

Principles & Practices of Banking

Accounting & Finance for Bankers

Legal & Regulatory Aspects of Banking

CPT - Common Proficiency Test
Common Proficiency Test, also known as CA-Common Proficiency Test, is
an entrance test to pursue the course of Chartered Accountancy (CA). To
give this examination, one has to register himself with the 'Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India' (ICAI).

Subjects you need to study for CPT

Accountancy
Merchant law
General Economics
Quantitative Aptitude
Eligibility Criteria for CPT
An individual can register himself with the 'Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India' (ICAI) after completing 10th standard, but only after
clearing 12th standard or equivalent from a recognized institute, he
becomes eligible for appearing in the Common Proficiency Test.

PO - Probationary Officer

Probationary Officer is the entry level post given to the new recruits in
Indian Banks. The freshers are generally recruited in this post to serve for
certain period in probation, hence the name Probationary Officer.
In the probationary period, a trainee has to take assignments from their
seniors and have to work in different areas of bank like account opening,
cheque processing, loans, Foreign exchange, Credit Rating, Treasury etc.
During the probationary period, bank has the authority to terminate the
employee from its services.
Eligibility Criteria
A candidate must be a Graduate in any discipline from a recognized
University. There is certain limit on the age of the candidate to appear for
the entrance exam of PO. But, normally there is a caste wise relaxation on
the age. For example the SC/ST candidates may get a 5 years relaxation.

IPCC - Integrated Professional Competence Course

Integrated Professional Competence Course is the identification for the

second level of the CA (Chartered Accountancy) course conducted by the
ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India). After getting through the
CA CPT (Chartered Accountancy Common Proficiency Test), students can
appear for this course. The examination at the end of the course is
identified as IPCE (Integrated Professional Competence Examination).
IPCC includes the core and allied subject related to the profession of
Accountancy. The course is divided into 2 groups containing total seven
subjects. The first group has 4 subjects and the second group has 3.
Group I

Paper 1: Accounting
Paper 2: Law, Ethics and Communication
Paper 3: Cost Accounting and Financial Management
Paper 4: Taxation
Group II
Paper 5: Advanced Accounting
Paper 6: Auditing and Assurance
Paper 7: Information Technology and Strategic Management

IES - Indian Engineering Services

Indian Engineering Services are the civil services in the various department
of the Government of India. The Officers for various posts in IES are
recruited on the basis of entrance exam conducted by the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC), once in a year.
IES officers are selected by the union government on the recommendations
made by the UPSC. There are various sectors under which these
engineers can work: Public works department (PWD), Rail, Roads, Power,
Telecommunications, etc.
Mainly there are four branches of engineers which are eligible for the
recruitment in IES: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.