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Competitive Exams After 12th

Well, we all have a misconception that schooling life is tough. The stress of board examinations is something that every student is scared of and another thing that the students are scared of are all the crucial decisions that students need to make for higher studies. Options are immense and so is the confusion. Students need to give a lot of entrance and competitive exams to make it into the field of their choice. In this blog, we are going to talk about the career options and exams of different fields that you can take after class 12th to kick-start your career and get into the college of your dreams.

Competitive Exams after 12th for Government Job

Government jobs are the endgame for most people in India and everyone tries their best to get their hands on jobs in the public sector. There are a lot of competitive exams that can help you in getting a government job soon after the 12th class. Here are the top government exams after the 12th that you simply can’t overlook:

  • SSC Exams
  • SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level
    • Upper Division Clerk (UDC)
    • Lower Division Clerk (LDC)
    • Postal Assistant (PA)
    • Data Entry Operator (DEO)
    • Sorting Assistant (SA)
  • SSC Stenographer
  • SSC GD Constable Exam
  • SSC Multitasking Staff
  • NDA exam for Armed Forces
  • Indian Coast Guard Exam
  • Indian Navy Exam
  • Indian Army Exam
  • Indian Coast Guard Exam for the post of Sailors, Technicians, Assistant Commandants and Airmen
  • RRB or Railway Recruitment Exams
  • UPSC Exams
  • UPSC CAPF Exam
  • AFCAT Exam
  • Insurance Exams
  • Bank Exams
  • Public Service Commissions (PSC) exams
  • RRB Assistant Loco Pilot
  • Railway Group D
  • Indian Security Forces Exams
    • Border Security Force (BSF)
    • Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
    • Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
    • Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP)
    • Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

Entrance Exams and Competitive after 12th

No matter if you are a student of science stream, commerce stream, or arts stream you need to give entrance exams to pursue the course of your choice from a good university or college. The time of February to June is a phase in which a large number of entrance exams take place. Mentioned below are entrance exams of different fields that you can appear for after class 12th and pave the way for your higher studies:

Engineering Entrance Exams

If you are a student of PCM stream and want to pursue engineering then have a look at some of the engineering entrance exams mentioned below.

  • JEE Mains
  • JEE Advanced
  • Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT)
  • VITEEE
  • IPUCET
  • AMU (B.Tech)
  • VITEEE
  • COMED-K
  • NDA Entrance with PCM
  • Manipal (B.Tech)
  • All India Engineering Entrance Exam with PCM
  • State Level Engineering Entrance Exams
  • HPCET
  • SRMJEEE
  • BHU UET
  • AP EAMCET
  • WBJEE
  • KIITEE
  • NATA
  • LPUNEST
  • IPU CET
  • MHT CET
  • TANATA
  • KEAM

Medical Entrance Exams

If you want to go ahead in the direction of medical then you can choose from the following medical entrance exams.

  • National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET)
  • JIPMER
  • AIIMS
  • CMC-Vellore
  • CMC-Ludhiana
  • Manipal
  • AIPMT

Paramedical and Pharmacy Entrance Exam

You can not only go for core medical career options but also can go for paramedical career options. Mentioned below are some important paramedical and pharmacy entrance exams:

  • Odisha JEE
  • Gujrat CET
  • WBJEE
  • AP EAMCET
  • TS EAMCET
  • UPSEE
  • MHT CET
  • BITSAT

Law Entrance Exams

Law is one of the most popular fields among students after class 12th. If you also want to make a career in law and legal studies then you can go for any of the law entrance exams mentioned below:

  • CLAT
  • Army Institute of Law Entrance Exam [AIL LET]
  • LSAT India
  • DU LLB
  • AP LAWCET
  • TS LAWCET
  • CUCET
  • ULSAT
  • CULEE

Commerce Entrance Exams

Commerce is a field that offers a large number of career options to its students. If you are a student of commerce stream and want to make a career in the same field then mentioned below are common entrance exams that you can go for.

  • CPCT
  • NMIMS – NPAT
  • Symbiosis’s SET Exam
  • Xavier’s Entrance Exam – for BMM/BMS Course
  • DU JAT
  • IPU CET
  • BHU UET
  • RUET
  • JSAT
  • LPUNEST
  • IPMAT
  • SET
  • NIFT

Defence and Marine Entrance Exams

A lot of students decide to serve in the armed forces of the nation and the government conducts various entrance exams for the same. If you also want to serve the nation then you can give the following entrance and competitive exams after 12th.

  • Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test
  • Indian Navy B.Tech Entry Scheme
  • Indian Army Technical Entry Scheme (TES)
  • National Defence Academy (NDA)
  • Naval Academy Examination (I)
  • Indian Navy Sailors Recruitment

Fashion and Design Entrance Exams

If you are someone who is into designing and fashion and wants to make a career in the same direction then you can consider the following fashion and design entrance exams.

  • National Institute of Fashion Technology – NIFT Exam
  • National Institute of Design – NID Exam
  • Maeer’s MIT Institute of Design
  • Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT)
  • All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED)
  • Symbiosis Institute of Design Exam
  • Footwear Design and Development Institute
  • National Institute of Fashion Design
  • UCEED
  • National Aptitude Test in Architecture

Arts and Humanities Entrance Exams

The students of arts and humanistes streams has a lot of career opportunities as they can opt for any degree of their choice. Mentioned below are some entrance exams that the students of arts and humanities stream can give after class 12th:

  • BHU UET
  • DUET
  • JNUEE
  • CUCET
  • SUAT
  • IPU CET
  • IIT Madras Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE)
  • TISS Bachelors Admission Test (TISS-BAT)
  • The English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad Entrance Test

Agriculture Entrance Exams

Agriculture has emerged as a very popular field among students. If you also want to pursue a career in the same field then you can consider the following agriculture entrance exams. 

  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR AIEEA-UG-PG
  • KEAM
  • HORTICET
  • AP EAMCET
  • BCECE
  • JCECE
  • CG PAT
  • JET Agriculture

Hotel Management Entrance Exams

If you are passionate about culinary skills and want to make a career in hotel management then you can appear for the following entrance exams after 12th.

  • All India Hotel management Entrance Exam NCHMCT JEE

Thus, there is a wide range of competitive exams after class 12th. All the streams offer a variety of exams for the students to choose from. With the help of this blog, we have tried to guide you in every way possible so that you can consider different options and select whatever works best for you. All these competitive and entrance exams will assist you in kick-starting your career in the best way possible.

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