Every major exam on one page, counting down to the minute the first paper starts (IST).
Sunday, 6 December 2026
The entrance test for five-year integrated law degrees and the LLM at member National Law Universities.
Official date, announced by Consortium of National Law Universities.
Friday, 22 January 2027Estimated
NTA's national engineering entrance test, sat in January and again in April, and the gateway to JEE Advanced.
Estimated date, official date yet to be announced.
NTA's tentative exam calendar (published 16 September 2026) lists 22 to 24 and 28 to 30 January 2027.
Saturday, 6 February 2027
The national postgraduate engineering and science test, used for M.Tech, MS and PhD admissions and by several public sector employers.
Official date, announced by IIT Madras, for the GATE organising committee.
Friday, 2 April 2027Estimated
The April sitting of JEE Main: the same exam as Session 1, and a second chance, since only your better score counts.
Estimated date, official date yet to be announced.
Session 2 began on 2 April in both 2025 and 2026, and has run in the first half of April every year since 2024.
Sunday, 2 May 2027Estimated
The single national entrance test for MBBS, BDS and AYUSH degrees in India, moving to computer-based testing from 2027.
Estimated date, official date yet to be announced.
NEET UG is held on the first Sunday of May: 7 May 2023, 5 May 2024, 4 May 2025 and 3 May 2026.
Sunday, 16 May 2027Estimated
The IIT entrance exam, open only to the top JEE Main candidates and conducted by one IIT in rotation.
Estimated date, official date yet to be announced.
JEE Advanced has moved earlier each year (4 June 2023, 26 May 2024) and was held on the third Sunday of May in both 2025 and 2026.
Sunday, 23 May 2027
The first stage of UPSC's Civil Services Examination, which recruits for the IAS, IPS, IFS and other central services.
Official date, announced by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
A countdown only runs to an official date once the conducting body (NTA, the IIT organising GATE or JEE Advanced, the Consortium of NLUs, or UPSC) has published it. Until then it runs to an estimate based on when the exam has been held in recent years, labelled as an estimate with the reasoning shown, and switches to the official date as soon as it is announced. For multi-day exams the countdown is to the first day. Always confirm your own exam date and shift on your admit card.