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Competitive exams of India

A single catalogue of 42 competitive exams — civil services, banking, railways, defence, teaching, engineering, medical, law, management, design and more. Filter by category, level, or stream.

Showing 42 exams across 3 categories.

Banking & Insurance(18)

ExamAuthorityNext dateApplicationEligibilitySite

IBPS PO

IBPS Probationary Officer / Management Trainee

NationalOfficer· Annual
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

2026-08-22

Tentative (Prelims)

Mains expected 04 Oct 2026

Jul-Aug 2026Graduate; age 20-30Visit

IBPS Clerk

IBPS Clerical Cadre (CSA)

NationalClerk· Annual
IBPS

2026-12-06

Tentative (Prelims)

Mains expected 30 Jan 2027

Sep-Oct 2026Graduate; age 20-28Visit

IBPS SO

IBPS Specialist Officer

NationalOfficer (Specialist)· Annual
IBPS

2026-Q4

Tentative

IT, Law, HR, Agri, Marketing

Sep 2026Graduate with specialization; age 20-30Visit

IBPS RRB PO

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, II, III

NationalRural Bank Officer· Annual
IBPS

2026-11-21

Tentative (Prelims Scale I)

Mains 20 Dec 2026; Scale II/III single exam 27 Dec 2026

Aug-Sep 2026Graduate; age 18-40 (varies by scale)Visit

IBPS RRB Clerk

IBPS RRB Office Assistant

NationalRural Bank Clerk· Annual
IBPS

2026-12

Tentative (Prelims)

Mains 30 Jan 2027

Aug-Sep 2026Graduate; age 18-28Visit

SBI PO

SBI Probationary Officer

NationalOfficer· Annual
State Bank of India (SBI)

2026-Q3

Tentative (Aug-Sep)

Prelims + Mains + GE/Interview

Jun-Jul 2026Graduate; age 21-30Visit

SBI Clerk

SBI Junior Associate

NationalClerk· Annual
SBI

2026-Q4

Tentative

Prelims + Mains

Aug-Sep 2026Graduate; age 20-28Visit

RBI Grade B

RBI Officer Grade B (DR)

NationalRegulator Officer· Annual
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

2026-Q3

Tentative

Phase 1, 2 & Interview

Jun-Jul 2026Graduate 60%+; age 21-30Visit

RBI Assistant

RBI Assistant Examination

NationalClerk (Regulator)· Annual
RBI

2027-02

Annual-TBA

2026 exam conducted in Feb-Apr 2026

Dec 2026Graduate 50%+; age 20-28Visit

NABARD Grade A

NABARD Assistant Manager

NationalDevelopment Bank· Annual
NABARD

2026-Q3

Tentative

Phase 1, 2 & Interview

Jul-Aug 2026Graduate; age 21-30Visit

NABARD Grade B

NABARD Manager

NationalDevelopment Bank· Annual
NABARD

2026-Q3

Tentative

Higher level than Grade A

Jul-Aug 2026Graduate 60%+/PG; age 21-35Visit

SEBI Grade A

SEBI Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager)

NationalRegulator Officer· Annual
Securities and Exchange Board of India

2026-Q3

Tentative

Multi-stream (General/Legal/IT)

Jun-Jul 2026Graduate; age up to 30Visit

SIDBI Grade A

SIDBI Assistant Manager Grade A

NationalDevelopment Bank· Annual
SIDBI

2026-Q3

Tentative

Phase 1, 2 & Interview

May-Jun 2026Graduate; age 21-30Visit

IFSCA Grade A

IFSCA Assistant Manager Grade A

NationalRegulator Officer· Annual
IFSCA

2026-Q3

Tentative

GIFT City regulator

Jun-Jul 2026Graduate; age up to 30Visit

IRDAI Grade A

IRDAI Assistant Manager

NationalRegulator Officer· Annual
IRDAI

2026-Q3

Tentative

Insurance regulator

Jun-Jul 2026Graduate; age 21-30Visit

LIC AAO

LIC Assistant Administrative Officer

NationalInsurance Officer· As per vacancy
LIC

2026-TBA

Annual-TBA

Prelims + Mains + Interview

Check notificationGraduate; age 21-30Visit

LIC ADO

LIC Apprentice Development Officer

NationalInsurance Officer· As per vacancy
LIC

2026-TBA

Annual-TBA

Sales/development role

Check notificationGraduate; age 21-30Visit

LIC Assistant

LIC Assistant

NationalInsurance Clerical· As per vacancy
LIC

2026-TBA

Annual-TBA

Clerical cadre

Check notificationGraduate; age 21-30Visit

Commerce(10)

ExamAuthorityNext dateApplicationEligibilitySite

CA Foundation

Chartered Accountancy Foundation

NationalEntry· 3 times a year
ICAI

2026-05

Tri-annual (May/Sep/Jan)

Entry-level CA

Mar 202612th passVisit

CA Intermediate

CA Intermediate

NationalIntermediate· 3 times a year
ICAI

2026-05

Tri-annual

Post-Foundation

Feb 2026CA Foundation / GraduateVisit

CA Final

CA Final Examination

NationalFinal· Twice a year
ICAI

2026-05

Bi-annual (May/Nov)

Final qualifying

Feb 2026Cleared Intermediate + articleshipVisit

CMA Foundation

Cost & Management Accountancy Foundation

NationalEntry· Twice a year
ICMAI

2026-06

Bi-annual (Jun/Dec)

Cost & Management Accountancy

Apr 202612th passVisit

CMA Intermediate

CMA Intermediate

NationalIntermediate· Twice a year
ICMAI

2026-06

Bi-annual

Apr 2026CMA Foundation / GraduateVisit

CMA Final

CMA Final

NationalFinal· Twice a year
ICMAI

2026-06

Bi-annual

Apr 2026CMA IntermediateVisit

CSEET

CS Executive Entrance Test

NationalEntry· 4 times a year
ICSI

2026-05

Quarterly

For Company Secretary entry

Apr 202612th passVisit

CS Executive

Company Secretary Executive

NationalIntermediate· Twice a year
ICSI

2026-06

Bi-annual (Jun/Dec)

Apr 2026CSEET / GraduateVisit

CS Professional

Company Secretary Professional

NationalFinal· Twice a year
ICSI

2026-06

Bi-annual (Jun/Dec)

Apr 2026CS ExecutiveVisit

ACET

Actuarial Common Entrance Test

NationalEntry· Twice a year
Institute of Actuaries of India

2026-06

Bi-annual

Entry for actuarial profession

Apr-May 202612th with MathVisit

Management(14)

ExamAuthorityNext dateApplicationEligibilitySite

CAT

Common Admission Test

NationalMBA Entrance· Annual
IIMs

2026-11

Tentative (Nov 2026)

For IIMs + 1200+ B-schools

Aug-Sep 2026Graduate 50%+Visit

XAT

Xavier Aptitude Test

NationalMBA Entrance· Annual
XLRI Jamshedpur

2027-01

Annual (1st Sun Jan)

XLRI, XIMB, etc.

Aug-Dec 2026GraduateVisit

NMAT

NMAT by GMAC

NationalMBA Entrance· Annual (multiple attempts)
GMAC

2026-10

Window Oct-Dec

NMIMS & partner schools

Aug-Oct 2026GraduateVisit

SNAP

Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

NationalMBA Entrance· Annual (3 attempts)
Symbiosis International

2026-12

Tentative

SIBM, SCMHRD, etc.

Aug-Nov 2026Graduate 50%+Visit

CMAT

Common Management Admission Test

NationalMBA Entrance· Annual
NTA

2027-01

Annual (Jan)

For AICTE-approved institutions

Oct-Dec 2026GraduateVisit

MAT

Management Aptitude Test

NationalMBA Entrance· 4 times a year
AIMA

2026-05

Feb/May/Sep/Dec

Apr 2026GraduateVisit

ATMA

AIMS Test for Management Admissions

NationalMBA Entrance· Multiple windows
AIMS

2026-Q2

Tentative

Check notificationGraduateVisit

IIFT

IIFT Entrance for MBA (IB)

NationalMBA Entrance· Annual
NTA / IIFT

2026-12

Tentative

IIFT Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada

Aug-Oct 2026Graduate 50%+Visit

TISSNET

TISS National Entrance Test

NationalPG Entrance· Annual
TISS

2027-01

Annual (Jan-Feb)

TISS Mumbai & other campuses

Oct-Dec 2026GraduateVisit

MICAT

MICA Admission Test

NationalMBA Entrance· Twice a year
MICA Ahmedabad

2026-12

Tentative

PGDM-C (Communications)

Aug-Nov 2026GraduateVisit

IRMASAT

IRMA Social Awareness Test

NationalRural Management· Annual
IRMA

2026-12

Tentative

IRMA Anand rural mgmt

Sep-Oct 2026GraduateVisit

KMAT

Karnataka Management Aptitude Test

State - KAMBA Entrance· Twice a year
KPPGCA

2026-06

Tentative

Apr-May 2026GraduateVisit

IPMAT Indore

Integrated Program in Management Admission Test

National5-yr Integrated MBA· Annual
IIM Indore

2026-05

Tentative

After 12th

Feb-Apr 202612th passVisit

IPMAT Rohtak

IPM Aptitude Test - IIM Rohtak

National5-yr Integrated MBA· Annual
IIM Rohtak

2026-05

Tentative

Mar-Apr 202612th passVisit

Last updated: 2 May 2026. Dates are indicative — always verify on the exam's official website before applying.

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