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Official updates
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The admission year at a glance
Dates change each year, so read this as a rhythm, not a calendar.
Boards and the long wait
The year starts with school board exams, usually in February and March. Many students are preparing for entrance exams at the same time, so the next few months are a balancing act between the two.
Entrance exam season
Entrance tests are spread across the first half of the year. Engineering exams often run in more than one session, medical and university entrance tests follow, and management and law tests come later in the year. Each has its own registration window. Missing the window is the most avoidable way to lose a year.
Results and ranks
After each exam, scores and ranks are published. A rank is not an admission. It is the ticket you use in counselling.
Counselling
Counselling is where seats are actually allotted. It runs in rounds and rewards students who keep to deadlines, understand their options and fill their choice lists carefully. Read our guides on JoSAA and NEET counselling.
Reporting and joining
After allotment, you pay fees, submit documents and report to the college. Seats can be lost at this stage by missing a date or a document.
The money side
Fees, hostel costs and scholarships need planning from the start. Use the budget calculator, the EMI calculator and our scholarship guide.
Latest guides
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What opening and closing ranks really mean, why they move every year, and how category, quota, round and gender change the number you should compare yourself with.
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