2012 Year of Calendar - Entrance Exams and Admissions!

WITH over  twenty thousand different programmes on offer each year, it is impossible for aspirants to keep track of all the educational opportunities available in the country. From the ubiquitous MBA to exotic pre-sea training programmes, the range and diversity of courses on offer is to be seen to be believed.

So we have attempted to compile a list of such courses across the year  and presented them month-wise. These listings cut across disciplines and levels. We have attempted to further group them in terms of generic entrances and individual programme announcements. We have not segregated them as undergraduate and postgraduate since most universities conduct entrances examinations at both the levels.

Use it as a ready reckoner to see which institute announces its programmes during any given month. 

ADMISSIONS/ ENTRANCE EXAMS

NAME OF Institute	Courses
JANUARY
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Hyderabad	PG Diploma (Systems, Software, Business Computing)
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)	Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)	B.Des, M.Des (Fashion, accessory, leather and more)
National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)	PG Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM)
Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics	MSc (Geoinformatics)
Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Management, Manipal University	BA in Culinary Arts
Entrances
B.L.D.E. University	All India PG Medical Entrance Test
Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust University (HIHT), Dehradun	PG Medical Entrance Exam (PGMEE)
JSS University, Mysore	Post Graduate Entrance Test (JSSU PGET)
FEBRUARY
Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM), Ahmedabad	PG Programme in Infrastructure Management
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India	PGDM (Business Entrepreneurship/Development Studies)
Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management	PGDM (Tourism, Travel, Leisure, International Tourism)
MARCH
Entrances
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Amrita Engineering Test
JNT University, Hyderabad	Engineering Agriculture & Medical Test
Uttaranchal Council of Entrance Examination (UCEE)	Combined Medical & Dental PG Entrance Exam
APRIL
BIT Mesra	MBA
IIT Gandhinagar	MTech, PhD
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)	MBA (International Business) for working executives
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (Delhi, Orissa)	PG Diploma in Journalism, Radio & TV
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Pune	PhD & Integrated PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Indore	PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	MTech, MDes, MSc, PhD
Institute of Law, Nirma University	BA LLB (Hons), BCom LLB (Hons)
National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT)	BSc in Hospitality & Hotel Administration
National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	PG courses
National Law University, Delhi	BA LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD
Symbiosis Institute of Design	Bachelor of Design (B.Des)
Entrances
All India Management Association (AIMA)	UG Aptitude Test (UGAT)
APSCHE, Hyderabad	UG & PG Law Common Entrance Test
Consortium of Medical, Engineering & Dental Colleges of Karnataka	COMDEK UG Entrance Exam
Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Goa	Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET)
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)	Indian Forest Service Exam
MAY
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University	UG, PG, PhD
Bangalore University	MA, MBS & MSc
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre	Diploma in Radiological Physics
BIT Mesra	ME, MTech, MSc, Master of Urban Planning
BITS, Pilani, Goa & Hyderabad campus	BE, MSc, ME, PhD
Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO)	PhD in Engineering & Science
Centre of Behavioural & Cognitive Sciences & University of Allahabad	MSc & DPhil in Cognitive Science
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar	BSc, MSc, PG Diploma
Christ University, Bangalore	BTech, MTech, PhD
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)	PG in Engineering
Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences	MBBS, MD/MS
Footwear Design & Development Institute	BA, MA (Fashion & Design)
IT, Banaras Hindu University (Combined)	MTech/MPharm
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)	PG & MSc in Geoinformatics
Institute for Financial Management & Research (IFMR)	PhD in Finance & Economics
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB)	PhD
LBS Centre for Science and Technology ( LBSCS &T)	Speech Language Pathology
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai	MSc (Aqua Marine Ecology & Toxicogenomics)
National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI)	PhD (Engineering, Science)
Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology	Fashion & Design Courses
School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Bhopal	MA & Doctoral Programmes
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)	BTech, BSc Programmes
University of Hyderabad	MA, MTech, PG Diploma
Entrances
BIT Mesra	Short-term courses (PLC, LabVIEW, VLSI Design)
Central Universities (Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kashmir, Kerala, Rajasthan & Tamil Nadu)	Central Universities Combined Entrance Test
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)	Joint CSIR-UGC for JRF (NET)
Dibrugarh University, Assam	Combined Entrance Exam (CEE)
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)	Indian Statistical Institute admission test
R.A.Podar Medical Ayurveda Institute	PG Ayurved Common Entrance Test (PGA-CET)
University of Allahabad	PG Admission Test (PGAT)
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun - University of Technology & Management, Shillong (Combined)	UPES Management Entrance Test
JUNE
Amity University, Gurgaon	PG & graduate courses
Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam	MBA, MCA distance admissions
Apparel Training & Design Centre, Gurgaon	Degree, Certificate courses
Army Institute of Law, Mohali	BA LLB
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi	MPhil, PhD
Biju Pattanaik Institute of Film & Television of Orissa (BPFTIO)	Diploma (Cinematography, Sound, TV, Film/Video Editing)
BIT Mesra	Bachelor of Engineering
BIT Mesra, Allahabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lalpur, Noida	MCA
Central Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology	Diploma (Plastics Mould Design, Processing)
Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh	MCom, MA, MBA
Central University of Kerala	MA, MSc, MPhil
Delhi University	MA, MSc in Statistics
Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute	MSc in Radiological Physics
Foremen Training Institute (FTI)	Post Diploma in Foremenship Maintenance Engineering
Government Colleges of Pondicherry	MBBS, BAMS, BDS, BVSc, BTech, BPT, BPharm, BSc
IIHT, Jodhpur	Diploma in Handloom Technology
Indian Institute of Materials Management, Navi Mumbai	MBA in Materials Management
Indian Retail School	PG Diploma, MBA (Retail, Design)
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)	BTech in Information Technology
Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences	PhD (Biomedical Sciences)
Institute of Mass Communication & Media Technology, Kurukshetra Univ	Mass Com, Multimedia courses
Mahatma Gandhi University	MSW, MSc, BFT
Management Institutes of Maharashtra	PGDM
National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology (NIFFT)	PhD, MTech, Diploma
National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation & Museology	MA, PhD
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi	Five-year integrated BA (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi	Bachelor of Engineering
Nirma University	MTech, PhD
North Eastern Hill University	Mgmt, BTech, BA LLB (Hons)
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University	MA courses
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture	PG in Agriculture & Horticulture
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram	PhD (Life Sciences, Biotech, Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences)
Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar	BEd, MPhil, MSc
Sastra University	BTech, MTech integrated courses
School of Fine Arts, Amity University	BFA, MFA
School of Planning & Architecture	BA, MA, doctoral courses
Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati	BA, MA in Vedic Studies
VIT University, Vellore	PhD, MS, MPhil
Welcome Group Graduate School of Hotel Admin, Manipal University	UG, PG in Hospitality
Entrances
Delhi University	Combined Journalism Entrance Test
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore	Common Entrance Test
Indian Maritime University	IMU - Common Entrance Test
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore	State Eligibility Test (SET) for Lectureship
Himachal Pradesh University	HP University Entrance Test
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER)	Joint Entrance Exam for MA courses
Anna University, Chennai	Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET)
Gujarat State Government (UGC)	Gujarat State Eligibility Test (SET)
JULY
Anna University, Centre for Distance Education, Chennai	MBA, MCA, MSc
Assam University	MEd, PG Diploma, Certificate courses
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mumbai	Diploma (Software Technology, Information Security)
Delhi Institute of Heritage Research & Management (DIHRM)	MA in Heritage Management
Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida	MSW, MTech
Government Law Colleges, Kerala	Integrated five year LLB
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur	LLM
Jawaharlal Institute of PG Medical Education & Research (JIPMER)	BSc (Nursing, Dialysis Technology)
Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), O.P. Jindal Global University	Master's in Law
Kannur University	MA, MPhil, PhD in Anthropology
Kurukshetra University	PG (Tourism, Hotel Mgmt, Law)
Maharaja Agrasen Medical College	Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT)
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute	PhD (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology)
Mahatma Gandhi University	MA, MSc, MCom
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Family Managed Business Programme
National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)	MSc (Applied Nutrition)
National Vocational Training Institute for Women	Women’s Vocational Training Programme
NIIT University, Neemrana	BTech courses
North Maharashtra University	MEd (Master of Education)
School of Energy Studies , University of Pune	MTech (Energy Studies)
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), Bangalore	MSc, MPhil, PhD in Yoga
University of Pune	Part-time courses in French, German, Japanese, Russian
University of Pune	Certificate in Advanced Computing
Entrances
Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune	CET-II for BDS, BAMS, BHMS
Board of Technical Education, Rajasthan	Rajasthan Pre Engineering Test
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	IGNOU Entrance test: BEd, OPENMAT-Mgmt
Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi	M.Phil Clinical Psychology Examination 2011
Punjabi university	Common Entrance Test (CET) - Law
AUGUST
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped (AYJNIHH)	Graduate Diploma in Media & Disability Communication
Andhra University	MS Pharma (Drug Regulator Affairs)
Dibrugarh University	MA in Performing Arts
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun	PG Diploma in Aroma Technology
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	Diploma, Master’s in Law
Indian Society of International Law (ISIL)	PG Diploma (Law, Human Rights, International Trade)
North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU)	PG Diploma in Geo-informatics
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati	UG, PG Diploma courses (Distance mode)
Entrances
Government approved 34 Shipping Institutes	Common Entrance Test for Merchant Shipping
Government of Karnataka	Karnataka Biotechnology Aptitude Test (KBAT)
Office of the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations, Kerala	MCA Kerala Entrance Exam
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)	Indian Economic/Statistical Service Exam
SEPTEMBER
Central University of Jammu (CUJ)	MA (Economics, Literature), MSc (Applied Maths)
DOEACC Calicut Centre	PG Diploma in Software Technology
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad	PG courses
IHM (Delhi & Bangalore)	MSc in Hospitality Administration
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)	Executive PG Diploma in International Business
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	General Management Programme for Executives (GMPE)
Indian Plywood Industries Research & Training Institute	PG Diploma in Wood & Panel Products Technology
Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad	PG Programme in Management (PGP)
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad	PGPMAX for Senior Executives
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)	PG, Fellowship in Rural Management
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra	Distance Education courses
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam	PG Certificate in English Communication (PGCEC)
NALSAR University of Law	Master's in Business Law & Administration  (MBLA)
National Academy of Legal Studies & Research University (NALSAR)	Diploma in Building & Infra Contracts & Real Estate Mgmt
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management	Food Packaging Courses
Pondicherry University	Modular courses in Bioinformatics
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata	PG Diploma in Cinema
University of Allahabad	PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS
University of Calcutta	LLM, PhD, Diploma
Entrances
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Thiruvananthapuram	PhD in Sciences
Kerala Self Financing Engineering College, Management Association	KSFECMA - Entrance test
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)	Geologist Entrance Exam
OCTOBER
AIIMS, New Delhi	PG, Post-doctoral courses (MD/ MS/ DM)
Berhampur University	MPhil
Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) Pilani	BS, MS for working professionals
Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow	PhD (Science subjects)
College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore	PG, Diploma in Nursing
CSIR - Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP)	PhD (Junior Research Fellow)
Delhi University	BAMS, BUMS
IIT Gandhinagar	PhD in Engineering, Humanities
IIT Roorkee	PhD
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur	Fellow Program in Health & Hospital Management (FPM)
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Mohali	PhD
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	MS, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellowships
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna	PhD (Engineering, Maths, Science, Humanities)
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar	PhD (Science, Engineering)
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar	PhD (Science, Engineering, Humanities)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (Research Unit)	PhD programmes
Institute of Management Technology (All centres)	MBA
Madras University	MBA, MSc-GISc
Madurai Kamaraj University	Part-time courses
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon	PGPM & Executive progs (HR/IM/) PG in Public Policy & Mgmt
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR), Pune	PhD (Physics, Astronomy & Astrophysics)
Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram	PhD in Life Sciences, Biotech, Agriculture, Vet. Science
Sri Venkateswara University Directorate of Distance Education, Tirupati	UG, PG, PG Diploma
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)	MA (Public health, Social Work, Media)
University of Madras	Master’s of Law (Business/ Criminal/International)
Entrances
Alagappa University, Karaikudi	Distance Education Exam
IITs	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)	ICAI Exam
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics	IUCAA-NCRA Admission Test (INAT)
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	NMAT
NOVEMBER
Anna University	PhD/ MS
AP University of Law	PhD (Law, Social Science, Human Rights)
C.C.S. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing	PG diploma in Agri-business Management (PGDABM)
Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Gujarat	PhD in Marine Chemicals, Biotech, Renewable Energy
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD)	Research Scholars Program in Modern Biology
CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)	PhD (Energy Generation, Storage, Healthcare Diagnostics)
CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute	PhD in Physical Sciences
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa	PhD studies in Oceanography
Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi	PhD in Business Economics
Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University	UG & PG in Science & Agriculture
English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad	Residential MA in English
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad	Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Bhopal	PhD (Environmental Sciences/Mathematics)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	PhD, MS
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow	PhD in Food, Drug, Environ Toxicology
Indian Maritime University	Combined Diploma, BSc in Nautical Science
Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD)	Diploma in Training & Development (Distance mode)
Indira Gandhi National Open University	PG Diploma in Fire, Safety, Disaster Management
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	Master of Education (MEd)
Institute of Insurance & Risk Management	International PG diplomas (Distance mode)
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS)	PDCC (Radiology, Anaesthesia)
Institute of Management Technology(Ghaziabad, Nagpur, Hyerabad)	PGDM
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University JNTU, Hyderabad	MTech/ MPharma
Kalyani University, West Bengal	MPhil in Economics
Kurukshetra University, Department of Education	MEd
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA)	PhD in Management
MGM Institute of Health Sciences	PhD
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur	PhD in Science & Engineering
National Institute of Design	Graduate/PG Diploma in Design
National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi	PhD (Chem Bio, Infection, more)
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)	PhD
National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC)	PhD (Full-time/Part-time/Internal/External)
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	PhD, MTech
Punjab Agricultural University	PhD across disciplines
S P Jain Institute of Management and Research	PGDM (Finance/Marketing/Information Mgmt)
Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner	MBA (Agri Business)
University of Calicut	UG & PG courses
University of Jammu	MPhil (Museology and Heritage Studies)
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar	PGDM, PhD
Entrances
Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi	Central Teacher Eligibility Test
National Board of Examinations, Delhi	Diplomate of National Board Centralized Entrance Test
Symbiosis International University (SIU)	Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP)
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)	Combined Defence Services Exam
DECEMBER
ATDC-IGNOU Community Colleges	Various programmes
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)	PGDM (Retail/IB/Insurance)
Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi	MD, PhD, Diploma
College of Agribusiness Management (CABM)	MBA (Agribusiness)
Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar	Certificate course in Animation
DOEACC Centre Calicut	Advanced diplomas (Mobile Application, NET technologies)
Gandhi Institute of Technology Management (GITAM)	PhD/MPhil in International Business
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)	PG Diploma in Forestry Management (PGDFM)
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal	PG, Fellow programme
Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology	PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Earth & Space Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Certificate (Foundations of Efficient Software Development)
Indian Law Institute	Online courses in IT, Cyber Laws
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram	PG across medical disciplines
Marine Engineering & Research Institute (Indian Maritime University)	Pre-Sea Marine Engineering Training Course
Marine Engineering Training Institute (METI)	Graduate Mechanical Engineers (GME)
National Board for Higher Mathematics	PhD in Mathematics
National Institute of Bank Management, Pune	PG in Banking & Finance (PGPBF)
National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR)	Construction management programmes
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)	PG (Industrial/Environmental/IT Management)
National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD)	PG Diploma in Sustainable Rural Development
National Institute of Technology  (NIT) Warangal	MBA
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Rae Bareli	MBA (Petroleum & Energy Management)
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, New Delhi	MBA (Petroleum, Energy Management)
RARS Pattambi, Kerala Agricultural University	Diploma in Agricultural Sciences
Sambalpur University Institute of Information Technology (SUIIT)	MPhil
Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)	PG Programme in Global Business Operations
University of Calcutta	PhD in Biophysics, Molecular Biology & Genetics
University of Jammu	Management certificate courses
Entrances
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)	All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE)
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology	IIST admission test for B.Tech courses
Indian Institute of Technology	Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE)