Exam calendar 2027
Every date that matters for JEE Main & Advanced, BITSAT, VITEEE, the Olympiads and the CBSE boards — with a live countdown so you always know how long is left to prepare. Hover over any exam for its basic details.
Dates marked “Official” are confirmed by the exam board. “Announced soon” means the board hasn’t released this cycle’s date yet — last year’s date is shown on each card so you can plan, and we update the calendar the day the notification is out.
Engineering entrances
JEE Advanced & Main first, then BITSAT, VITEEE, SRMJEEE, MET, COMEDK, WBJEE and IIST.
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Engineering
JEE Advanced 2027
Announced soonLast year: 17 May 2026 (IIT Roorkee)
The IIT entrance — only JEE Main qualifiers can sit it. Two compulsory papers in one day; rank decides admission to all 23 IITs.
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JEE Main 2027 - Session 1
Announced soonLast year: 21-29 Jan 2026
Computer-based national entrance by NTA for NITs, IIITs & GFTIs. Top ~2.5 lakh scorers qualify for JEE Advanced; best of the two sessions counts.
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JEE Main 2027 - Session 2
Announced soonLast year: 2-9 Apr 2026
Computer-based national entrance by NTA for NITs, IIITs & GFTIs. Top ~2.5 lakh scorers qualify for JEE Advanced; best of the two sessions counts.
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BITSAT 2027
Announced soonLast year: S1: 26-30 May, S2: 22-26 Jun 2026
Online test for BITS Pilani, Goa & Hyderabad. PCM plus English & logical reasoning; admission is purely on BITSAT score.
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VITEEE 2027
Announced soonLast year: 28 Apr - 3 May 2026
VIT's own online entrance for B.Tech at the Vellore, Chennai, AP & Bhopal campuses.
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SRMJEEE 2027
Announced soonLast year: Phase 1: 23-28 Apr 2026
SRM Institute's online entrance for B.Tech admission across all SRM campuses.
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MET (Manipal) 2027
Announced soonLast year: Ph 1: 13-14 Apr, Ph 2: 23-24 May 2026
Manipal Academy's computer-based B.Tech entrance; two attempts allowed, best score counts.
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COMEDK UGET 2027
Announced soonLast year: 9 May 2026
Karnataka private engineering colleges' combined online entrance — one test for 150+ colleges in Bengaluru & across Karnataka.
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WBJEE 2027
Announced soonLast year: 24 May 2026
West Bengal joint entrance for engineering — the route into Jadavpur University and Bengal's government colleges.
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ISAT (IIST)
Announced soonLast year: Last held 2013 — since then via JEE Advanced
IIST Thiruvananthapuram — India's space institute. Recent batches were admitted on JEE Advanced ranks; watch IIST's official notification.
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Board exams
CBSE and MP Board finals — the marks that also decide JEE eligibility.
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CBSE Class 12 Board 2027
Announced soonLast year: 17 Feb - 10 Apr 2026
Class 12 board finals — these marks also decide JEE eligibility (the 75% criterion for IIT/NIT admission).
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CBSE Class 10 Board 2027
Announced soonLast year: 17 Feb - 11 Mar 2026
Class 10 board finals — the score that shapes stream choice going into Class 11.
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MP Board Class 12 2027
Announced soonLast year: 10 Feb - 7 Mar 2026
MPBSE Class 12 finals — the state board most Indore schools follow alongside CBSE.
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MP Board Class 10 2027
Announced soonLast year: 13 Feb - 6 Mar 2026
MPBSE Class 10 finals — stream choice for Class 11 rides on this score.
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Other exams
Olympiads (IOQM, NSEJS/NSEP/NSEC) plus ISI, IISER and NEST for the research-minded.
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Olympiad in 51 days
IOQM 2026 (Maths Olympiad)
6 Sep 2026 OfficialLast year: 7 Sep 2025
Stage 1 of India's maths Olympiad ladder (MTA/HBCSE) — leads to RMO/INMO and the International Mathematical Olympiad.
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Olympiad in 128 days
NSEJS / NSEP / NSEC (Olympiads)
22 Nov 2026 OfficialLast year: 23 Nov 2025
Stage 1 of the science Olympiad ladder, run by IAPT — toppers move on to the Indian National Olympiads and international rounds.
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ISI Admission Test 2027
Announced soonLast year: 10 May 2026
Indian Statistical Institute entrance for B.Stat / B.Math — one of India's toughest maths-aptitude tests (UGA objective + UGB subjective).
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IISER IAT 2027
Announced soonLast year: 7 Jun 2026
Aptitude test for the 7 IISERs' 5-year BS-MS research programmes — PCMB from the Class 11-12 syllabus.
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NEST 2027
Announced soonLast year: 6 Jun 2026
Entrance for NISER Bhubaneswar & CEBS Mumbai integrated MSc — for research-minded science students after Class 12.
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