Upcoming Engineering Exams 2026: Students can check the upcoming engineering exams on this page. In India the Engineering entrance exams are conducted for candidates passing their class 12 to get admission into various undergraduate Engineering programmes. The respective exam conducting authorities release a detailed information brochure specifying the eligibility criteria and application process for admission into various BTech courses. All the national, state and university level institutions provide admission into the engineering courses through the engineering entrance examinations. Students will have to pay the respective application fee for taking the engineering entrance exams. The JEE Main 2026 exam dates will be announced in November 2025.
The Participating colleges shortlist eligible candidates based on their marks obtained and proceed to counselling and seat allotment process. For more details on upcoming engineering entrance exams 2026, candidates read the article given below.
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Candidates can refer to the table below for the upcoming engineering entrance exam dates for 2026.
Entrance exam for engineering after 12th | Conducting Body | List of Top Engineering Entrance Exams list | Entrance entrance exam 2026 Form dates |
National Testing Agency (NTA) | Session 1 - Paper 1 (B.Tech/B.E) - January 2026. Paper 2 - (B.Arch/B.Plan) - January 2026. Session 2 - April 2026. | Session 1 - October 2026 Session 2 - January February 2026. | |
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani | Session 1: May 2026 Session 2: June 2026 | Phase 1- January 2026 Phase 2 - May 2026 | |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) | May 2026 Paper 1: 09:00-12:00 IST | April 2026 | |
Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell | PCB: April 2026 PCM: April 2026 | December 2026 | |
Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka | May 2026 | February 2026 | |
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) | April 2026 | January 2026 | |
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) | Engineering - May 2026 Agriculture & Pharmacy - April 2026 | February 2026 | |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. | February 2026 | August 2026 | |
Commissioner for Entrance Examinations | April 2026 | February 2026 | |
Vellore Institute of Technology | April 2026 | November 2025 | |
Odisha Joint Entrance Examinations Board | May 2026 | January 2026 | |
Assam Science and Technology University | April 2026 | February 2026 | |
Karnataka Examinations Authority | April 2026 | January 2026 | |
SRM University | Phase 1 - November 2025 | Phase 1 - April 2026 | |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Phase 1 - February 2026 | Phase 1 - October 2026 | |
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada | Engineering - May 2026 Agriculture and pharmacy - May 2026 | To be notified | |
Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board | March 2026 | December 2026 | |
Council of Architecture | March 2026 | February 2026 | |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Phase 1: April 2026 Phase 2: May 2026 | Phase 1 - October 2026 | |
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research | May 2026 | March 2026 | |
Indian Maritime University | May 2026 | January 2026 | |
Symbiosis International University | Test 1- May 2026 | December 2025 |
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Candidates can explore the list of upcoming engineering entrance exams in India after Class 12 below:
JEE Main 2026
JEE Main 2026 is one of the most sought-after engineering entrance exams in India, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It provides admission opportunities to B.Tech, B.Arch, and B.Planning courses in prestigious institutions like NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, and various top private universities. The exam is held twice annually, in January and April, to give students two chances to improve their scores.
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JEE Advanced 2026
The JEE Advanced 2026 is to be held by IIT Kanpur and the exam comprises two compulsory papers to be based on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics only. IIT JEE acts as an entry point to the IITs, with the organisation conducting body being responsible for the eligibility for providing JEE, the dates for the exams, the counselling sessions, the standard that one has to meet to be admitted to any of the IITs, and exam centres. It is conducted jointly by the Zonal Coordinating IITs namely: IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee and IIT Kanpur. As mentioned earlier, candidates seeking admission to IITs have to take and pass both papers of the exam.
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BITSAT 2026
The BITSAT 2026 is an online test conducted and owned by the BITS Pilani providing admission to the engineering undergraduate programs offered by the Birla Institute of Technology and Science of Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses. This is a highly considered exam that is conducted every year, there are two sessions in the year 2026 which are session one and session two.
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MHT CET 2026
MHT CET 2026 is an examination organised at the state level for admission to various undergraduate courses in the state of Maharashtra, through the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra. It provides admission for undergraduate engineering, pharmacy, agriculture courses in different colleges of the state. It is a yearly examination and is conducted for candidate’s Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and or Biology examination.
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Engineering Entrance exams are a key part of the admission of candidates completing class 12 (Science) into various undergraduate engineering programmes like ECE, EEE, B.Arch, CSE, IT, Civil, Mechanical and more. Some of the upcoming engineering entrance exams after 12th science which candidates can consider to appear for are JEE Main, JEE Advance, BITSAT, NATA, MHT CET, KCET, WBJEE, TS EAMCET, AP EAMCET, VITEEE, SRMJEEE and MET. The respective exam conducting authorities will release the application form and exam dates on their official websites. Only those candidates who secure the cutoff marks in respective examinations and fulfil the eligibility criteria will get admission into the institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Engineering entrance exams in 2026 are BITSAT 2026, COMEDK UGET 2026, WBJEE 2026, JEE Main 2026, MHT CET,2026, MET 2026, TS EAMCET 2026, KCET 2026, OJEE 2026, SRMJEEE 2026, VITEEE 2026, JEE Advanced 2026.
The MHT CET 2026 Examination for the PCM group will be conducted between April 2026.
JEE Main is one of the best, reputed and most popular examinations for admission into engineering in India. This particular paper is the primary medium for getting admission to the undergraduate engineering institutions like IITs, NITs and several other Universities and Colleges.
The level of difficulty that is posed by engineering entrance exams depends on how prepared the candidate is and how comfortable he/she is with the subject content. But in today’s analysis most of the students feel that comparatively COMEDK UGET and MHTCET are easier than VITEEE,SRMJEEE or BITSAT etc.
There is no upper age limit for the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) exam as far as the engineering exams are concerned.
IIT JEE Advanced is one of the most challenging engineering entrance tests in India and is ranked as the second toughest competition exam in the world. Candidates who wish to get into any of the IITs must write this exam.
On Question asked by student community
The approximate annual cost for 11th/12th PCM and JEE coaching is around 1.5 to 3.5 lakhs for institutes, excluding hostel and mess fees. The total fees including hostel as well as mess fees can rise upto 4.5 to 6.5 lakhs and above, depending on location and institute quality.
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JEE Main Last 10 Years Question Papers with Solutions (2025 to 2015)
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For JEE Main and JEE Advanced , the cut-offs are lower for ST category students. Here is a simple idea based on recent trends:
JEE Main qualification for ST : Around 50–60 marks is usually enough to qualify for JEE Advanced.
JEE Advanced qualification for ST : You just need to clear the JEE Main cut-off, then appear for Advanced.
To get good NITs or IITs , you will need higher marks.
For NITs (Hyderabad or good branches), try for 120+ marks in JEE Main .
For IITs , even with ST quota, you should aim for at least 80–100+ marks in JEE Advanced for decent branches.
Since you are from ST category and Hyderabad , you don’t need 300 marks in JEE Main. Try to score as high as possible to get better branches, but even moderate marks can qualify you.
Hope it helps !
Yes, you can. If you do 11th from CBSE in 2025 and 12th from NIOS in 2026, then you are allowed to attempt JEE. NIOS is a valid board, so you can give JEE in 2026 and again in 2027. Just take admission on time and pass your 12th exams.
For the JEE 2026, priority-wise, high weightage chapters include Integral
1. Calculus, Coordinate Geometry, Vectors, 3D Geometry, Complex Numbers, and Quadratic Equations in Maths
2. Semiconductors, Current Electricity, Work, Power and Energy, and Gravitation in Physics
3. Organic Chemistry Containing Oxygen, Hydrocarbons, and P-Block Elements in Chemistry.
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