Eligibility and exam pattern for other exams

These are plain-language summaries from recent official notifications. Every exam publishes a new notification each cycle, and it decides eligibility and pattern. Follow the link for each exam to its official site.

JEE Main

• Conducted by NTA for admission to engineering and architecture or planning courses.
• Eligibility: Class 12 passed or appearing, within the year-of-passing rule in the bulletin. There has been no age limit. The number of attempts is limited by the bulletin.
• Pattern (B.E./B.Tech paper): computer-based, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, 300 marks, +4 for correct and -1 for wrong in multiple choice, with numerical-answer questions in each subject. Duration is 3 hours.
• Dates: JEE Main exam date.

CUET UG

• Conducted by NTA for admission to undergraduate courses at participating universities.
• Eligibility: Class 12 passed or appearing. Each university sets its own subject and marks conditions, so check the university.
• Pattern: computer-based, with language, domain subject and general aptitude sections of multiple choice questions. Candidates choose subjects as the bulletin allows. Correct +5, wrong -1.
• Dates: CUET UG exam date.

UPSC Civil Services (IAS, IPS and other services)

• Conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
• Eligibility: a graduate in any stream. Age limits are 21 to 32 for General category, with relaxations for reserved categories. The number of attempts is limited for most categories.
• Stages: Preliminary (two objective papers; the second is qualifying), Main (written papers including Essay, General Studies and an optional subject) and Interview.
• Dates: UPSC Civil Services exam date.

SSC GD Constable

• Conducted by the Staff Selection Commission for central armed forces.
• Eligibility: Class 10 passed, with age in the range given in the notice (18 to 23 for most candidates, with relaxations). Physical standards apply.
• Stages: computer-based test (reasoning, general knowledge, elementary mathematics, English or Hindi; negative marking applies), then physical tests and a medical exam.
• Dates: SSC GD exam date.

Source: recent official notifications of NTA, UPSC and SSC. Not rechecked against the current cycle; the notification is final. For NEET, see NEET UG eligibility and NEET UG exam pattern.