Opportunities

There is more than one way forward.

Entrance exams, admission routes, scholarships, Olympiads and programmes open to students in Classes 6 to 12. Including the ones nobody mentions — the maritime entrance, the state polytechnic diploma, the lateral entry that starts a degree in its second year.

21 of 28 opportunities

We do not publish application dates yet. Nobody here has checked these entries against the official websites, so every one links you straight to the source — confirm dates and eligibility there before you rely on them.

Innovation programmeAll-India
Atal Tinkering Labs and the ATL Marathon
School workshops for building and prototyping, and a national challenge where student teams take a working prototype through to judging.
Run by
Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog
Open to
Class 8–12
Entrance examAll-India
CA Foundation Examination
The entrance to Chartered Accountancy, taken after Class 12. It is the first of three stages, and the qualification is completed alongside a period of practical training rather than at a university.
Run by
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
CMA Foundation Examination
The entrance to Cost and Management Accountancy — what things cost to make and run, and how a business decides on that basis. Less known than CA and a genuinely different job.
Run by
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
Common Law Admission Test
Entrance to the National Law Universities for the five-year integrated law degree.
Run by
Consortium of National Law Universities
Open to
Class 11–12
Entrance examAll-India
Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate)
A single test used for undergraduate admission across central and many state and private universities, in arts, commerce, science and agriculture.
Run by
National Testing Agency
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
CS Executive Entrance Test
The entrance to the Company Secretary qualification, which is concerned with company law, governance and the compliance a board is answerable for.
Run by
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
IISER Aptitude Test
Entrance to the BS-MS dual degree at the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research.
Run by
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test
Entrance to the Indian Maritime University and its affiliated institutes, for marine engineering and nautical science degrees leading to work at sea.
Run by
Indian Maritime University
Open to
Class 11–12
OlympiadAll-India
Indian Mathematical Olympiad programme
The staged route from a qualifier through the regional and national olympiads to the Indian team for the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Run by
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR
Open to
Class 8–12
OlympiadAll-India
Indian National Science Olympiads
A staged programme in physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and junior science, running from a school-level screening test up to the national camp and the Indian teams.
Run by
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR
Open to
Class 8–12
Entrance examAll-India
Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test
Entry straight from Class 12 to a five-year integrated management programme at an IIM, finishing with the MBA rather than applying for one later.
Run by
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)
The entrance test for the Indian Institutes of Technology.
Run by
Joint Admission Board, Indian Institutes of Technology
Open to
Class 12
Entrance examAll-India
Joint Entrance Examination (Main)
The national entrance test for NITs, IIITs and other centrally funded technical institutions, and the qualifying route to JEE Advanced.
Run by
National Testing Agency
Open to
Class 11–12
SportAll-India
Khelo India
National games and a talent development pathway for school and youth athletes, including long-term athlete support.
Run by
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
Open to
Class 8–12
Admission routeAll-India
Lateral entry from a diploma into a degree
A three-year diploma can lead directly into the second year of a B.Tech, through state lateral-entry admissions. The same degree, entered by a different door.
Run by
All India Council for Technical Education
Open to
Class 10–12
Entrance examAll-India
National Aptitude Test in Architecture
The aptitude test required for admission to B.Arch programmes.
Run by
Council of Architecture
Open to
Class 11–12
Entrance examAll-India
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination
Officer entry to the Army, Navy and Air Force, taken while still at school or shortly after.
Run by
Union Public Service Commission
Open to
Class 11–12
Entrance examAll-India
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)
The single entrance test for undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH, nursing and veterinary courses in India.
Run by
National Testing Agency
Open to
Class 11–12
Entrance examAll-India
National Entrance Screening Test
Entrance to the five-year integrated MSc at NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai — a research career entered straight from school.
Run by
NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai
Open to
Class 12
ScholarshipAll-India
National Scholarship Portal
The single government portal through which most central scholarship schemes are applied for, including merit and means-based support for school students.
Run by
Ministry of Education, Government of India
Open to
Class 8–12
Entrance examAll-India
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design
Entrance to the Bachelor of Design programmes at the IITs and IIITDM Jabalpur.
Run by
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Open to
Class 12

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21 of 28 opportunities

Atal Tinkering Labs and the ATL Marathon

CA Foundation Examination

CMA Foundation Examination

Common Law Admission Test

Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate)

CS Executive Entrance Test

IISER Aptitude Test

Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test

Indian Mathematical Olympiad programme

Indian National Science Olympiads

Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test

Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)

Joint Entrance Examination (Main)

Khelo India

Lateral entry from a diploma into a degree

National Aptitude Test in Architecture

National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)

National Entrance Screening Test

National Scholarship Portal

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design