Indian Examination Master Calendar 2027
Chronological index of national competitive exams, university entrances, and school boards. Every date links directly to its audited source notification.
| Exam Date | Examination Name | Conducting Body | Status | Session Timings | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05to 2026-12-20 | NMAT 2026NMAT by GMAC 2026 | Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) | Official | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2026-11-29 | CAT 2026Common Admission Test 2026 | Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) | Official | 08:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2026-11-29 | IIFT MBA 2027IIFT MBA (International Business) Admission 2027 | Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) | Official | 08:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2026-12-06 | CLAT 2027Common Law Admission Test 2027 | Consortium of National Law Universities | Official | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2026-12-06 | CLAT PG 2027Common Law Admission Test (Postgraduate - LL.M.) 2027 | Consortium of National Law Universities | Official | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2026-12-10to 2026-12-22 | SNAP 2026Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2026 | Symbiosis International (Deemed University) | Official | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2026-12-13 | AILET 2027All India Law Entrance Test 2027 | National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi) | Official | 11:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-01-03 | XAT 2027Xavier Aptitude Test 2027 | XLRI Jamshedpur | Official | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-01-03 | NID DAT 2027NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT Prelims) 2027 | National Institute of Design (NID) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-01-12to 2027-01-20 | SBI Clerk Prelims 2027SBI Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) Prelims 2027 | State Bank of India (SBI) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-01-15to 2027-02-10 | RRB NTPC CBT-1 2027RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) CBT-1 2027 | Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-01-17 | UCEED 2027Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2027 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-01-22to 2027-01-31 | JEE Main 2027 Session 1Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2027 - Session 1 | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-01-24 | CTET Jan 2027Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) January 2027 | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) | Tentative | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-01to 2027-02-12 | Bihar Board 12th 2027BSEB Class 12 Intermediate Examination 2027 | Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) | Tentative | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-06to 2027-02-14 | GATE 2027Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2027 | Organizing Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) | Tentative | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-07 | NIFT Entrance 2027NIFT National Entrance Examination 2027 | National Testing Agency (NTA) & NIFT | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-07 | Kerala SET 2027Kerala State Eligibility Test (SET) February 2027 | LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-12to 2027-04-03 | ISC Class 12 2027ISC Class 12 Examination 2027 | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) | Tentative | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-13to 2027-02-15 | AFCAT (I) 2027Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT 01/2027) | Indian Air Force (IAF) | Tentative | 09:45 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-14 | HPSC HCS 2027HPSC Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) & Allied Services Prelims 2027 | Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-15to 2027-03-21 | CBSE Class 10 Board 2027CBSE Class 10 Secondary School Examination 2027 | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) | Official | 10:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-15to 2027-04-04 | CBSE Class 12 Board 2027CBSE Class 12 Senior School Certificate Examination 2027 | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) | Official | 10:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-16to 2027-02-23 | Bihar Board 10th 2027BSEB Class 10 Matric Examination 2027 | Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) | Tentative | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-18to 2027-03-27 | ICSE Class 10 2027ICSE Class 10 Examination 2027 | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) | Tentative | 11:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-20 | Kerala KAS 2027Kerala PSC Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) Prelims 2027 | Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-21to 2027-03-20 | Maharashtra HSC 2027Maharashtra HSC Class 12 Board Examination 2027 | Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) | Tentative | 11:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-22to 2027-03-09 | UP Board 10th 2027UPMSP Class 10 High School Board Examination 2027 | Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) | Tentative | 08:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-22to 2027-03-09 | UP Board 12th 2027UPMSP Class 12 Intermediate Board Examination 2027 | Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) | Tentative | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-02-28to 2027-04-02 | RBSE 12th 2027RBSE Class 12 Senior Secondary Examination 2027 | Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (RBSE) | Tentative | 08:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-03-01to 2027-03-24 | Maharashtra SSC 2027Maharashtra SSC Class 10 Board Examination 2027 | Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) | Tentative | 11:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-03-01 | GPSC Class 1-2 2027GPSC Gujarat Administrative Service Class-1 & Class-2 Prelims 2027 | Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-03-07to 2027-03-30 | RBSE 10th 2027RBSE Class 10 Secondary Examination 2027 | Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (RBSE) | Tentative | 08:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-03-07 | KSET 2027Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) 2027 | Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) | Tentative | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-03-11to 2027-03-28 | CUET PG 2027Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate) 2027 | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-03-17 | UPPSC PCS Prelims 2027UPPSC Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) Prelims 2027 | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) | Tentative | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-03-20to 2027-03-31 | AP TET 2027Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (AP TET) 2027 | Department of School Education, Andhra Pradesh | Tentative | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-03to 2027-04-12 | JEE Main 2027 Session 2Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2027 - Session 2 | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-04 | APSC CCE 2027APSC Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2027 | Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-06to 2027-06-25 | NATA 2027National Aptitude Test in Architecture 2027 (Phase 1) | Council of Architecture (CoA) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-16to 2027-04-30 | MHT CET 2027Maharashtra Common Entrance Test 2027 (PCM Group) | State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-17to 2027-04-18 | KCET 2027Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2027 | Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) | Tentative | 10:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-18 | NDA (I) 2027National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (I) 2027 | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Official | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-18 | CDS (I) 2027Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2027 | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Official | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-18to 2027-04-20 | MET 2027Manipal Entrance Test 2027 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-19to 2027-04-28 | VITEEE 2027Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination 2027 | VIT Group of Institutions | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-22to 2027-04-27 | SRMJEEE 2027SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination 2027 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-25 | WBJEE 2027West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2027 | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) | Tentative | 11:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-28 | MPSC Rajyaseva 2027MPSC Maharashtra Civil Services (Gazetted) Prelims 2027 | Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-04-29 | INI-SS July 2027Institute of National Importance Super-Specialty Entrance (INI-SS July 2027) | All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS New Delhi) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-02 | NEET UG 2027National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2027 | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Tentative | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-02 | OPSC OCS 2027OPSC Odisha Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2027 | Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-03to 2027-05-15 | CA Inter May 2027ICAI Chartered Accountancy Intermediate Examination (May 2027) | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) | Tentative | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-05 | CMAT 2027Common Management Admission Test 2027 | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-08 | SLAT 2027Symbiosis Law Admission Test 2027 | Symbiosis International (Deemed University) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-09to 2027-05-13 | TG EAPCET 2027Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test (TG EAPCET) 2027 | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) on behalf of TGCHE | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-11 | COMEDK UGET 2027COMEDK Under Graduate Entrance Test 2027 | Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka | Tentative | 08:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-16 | INI-CET July 2027Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (July 2027 Session) | All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS New Delhi) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-16to 2027-05-22 | AP EAPCET 2027Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture & Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (AP EAPCET) 2027 | JNTU Kakinada on behalf of APSCHE | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-17to 2027-05-30 | CUET UG 2027Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2027 | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-18to 2027-05-24 | CA Foundation May 2027ICAI CA Foundation Examination (May 2027 Session) | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) | Tentative | 14:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-20to 2027-05-25 | BITSAT 2027BITS Admission Test 2027 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS Pilani) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-23 | JEE Advanced 2027Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2027 | Organizing Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) / Joint Admission Board | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-23 | UPSC CSE Prelims 2027UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2027 | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Official | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-23 | MAT May 2027Management Aptitude Test (May 2027 Session) | All India Management Association (AIMA) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-05-24 | PPSC CCE 2027PPSC Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination Prelims 2027 | Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-06-05to 2027-06-18 | DSSSB Teacher 2027DSSSB Delhi Teacher Recruitment (PRT / TGT) 2027 | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) | Tentative | 08:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-06-06 | ISRO Scientist 2027ISRO Centralised Recruitment Board (ICRB) Scientist/Engineer 2027 | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) | TBA | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-06-07 | TG Group 1 2027TGPSC Group-I Services Preliminary Examination 2027 | Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) | Tentative | 10:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-06-08 | AIIMS Nursing 2027AIIMS B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing & Paramedical Entrance 2027 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS New Delhi) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-06-14 | KPSC KAS 2027KPSC Karnataka Administrative Services (Gazetted Probationers) 2027 | Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) | Tentative | 10:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-06-18to 2027-06-28 | UGC NET June 2027UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) June 2027 | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-06-23 | NEET PG 2027National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) 2027 | National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-06-25to 2027-06-27 | CSIR UGC NET June 2027Joint CSIR-UGC NET for JRF & LS (June 2027) | National Testing Agency (NTA) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-07-01to 2027-07-12 | SSC CHSL 2027SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination 2027 | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-07-11 | TNPSC Group 1 2027TNPSC Combined Civil Services Examination - I (Group 1 Services) 2027 | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) | Tentative | 09:30 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-08-24to 2027-08-27 | BPSC TRE 4.0 2027BPSC School Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE 4.0) 2027 | Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) | Official | 12:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-08-28to 2027-09-04 | IBPS Clerk Prelims 2027IBPS Clerical Cadre (CRP Clerks XV) Preliminary Exam 2027 | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-09-08 | RBI Grade B Phase-1 2027RBI Grade B Officer (General) Phase-I Examination 2027 | Reserve Bank of India Services Board | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-09-12to 2027-09-26 | SSC CGL Tier-1 2027SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier-I) 2027 | Staff Selection Commission (SSC) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-09-15 | NABARD Grade A 2027NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) Prelims 2027 | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-09-17to 2027-09-26 | UPSC CSE Mains 2027UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination 2027 | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Official | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-09-30 | BPSC 72nd Prelims 2027BPSC 72nd Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2027 | Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) | Official | 12:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-10-16to 2027-10-23 | IBPS PO Prelims 2027IBPS Probationary Officer (PO/MT XIV) Preliminary Exam 2027 | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
| 2027-11-06to 2027-11-13 | SBI PO Prelims 2027SBI Probationary Officer Preliminary Examination 2027 | State Bank of India (SBI) | Tentative | 09:00 IST | View Details → |
Calendar Advisory & Timeline Analysis
Understanding the 2027 Indian Competitive Testing Cycle
Planning an entire academic year around competitive entrances requires deep awareness of conducting authorities' notification rhythms. National bodies such as the National Testing Agency (NTA), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) adhere to strict annual scheduling windows designed to prevent overlapping examinations and facilitate timely university admissions.
Quarter 1: The Undergraduate Sprint
January to March 2027
The year begins with JEE Main Session 1 in late January, offering engineering aspirants their initial benchmark score. February and March are critical transitional months where CBSE Class 10 and 12 board examinations run parallel to GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) for postgraduate engineers and PSU recruitment aspirants.
Quarter 2: High-Volume Mega Entrances
April to June 2027
April witnesses JEE Main Session 2 and NDA examination, followed by NEET UG on the first Sunday of May with over 2.4 million medical candidates. Late May and June feature JEE Advanced for the top 2.5 lakh engineering qualifiers, alongside UPSC Civil Services Preliminary examination and CUET UG across central universities.
Quarter 4: Postgraduate Selection Seasons
September to December 2027
The autumn and winter calendar is headlined by prestigious management and postgraduate law examinations. UPSC Civil Services Main descriptive examinations occur in September, followed by the Common Admission Test (CAT) on the final Sunday of November, leading into CLAT and XAT in early December.
Chronological Backward Scheduling for Competitive Aspirants
Successful aspirants reverse-engineer their daily study schedules starting from the exam date displayed on the calendar above. Standard practice divides the timeline into three distinct operational blocks:
- Foundation & Syllabus Coverage (Months 12 to 5 before Exam): Deep conceptual clarity, NCERT text mastery, chapter-wise problem banks, and formula register formulation.
- Consolidation & Sectional Mock Drills (Months 4 to 2 before Exam): Transitioning from chapter practice to full multi-subject sectional tests, identifying time-drain topics, and refining question selection judgment.
- Full Simulation & Peak Tapering (Final 60 Days): Strict 3-hour mock tests held exactly during scheduled shift timings (e.g. 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM), combined with deep error log review and physical sleep cycle alignment.