Pre Medical Entrance Exams in India

Admission in the different medical colleges and hospitals of the country for the purpose of producing medical professionals is done through various entrance examinations. These entrance examinations are conducted by the conducting boards or organizations at All India Level or State Level.

The purpose of conducting these entrance examinations is selection of candidates for admission in the different medicine courses available in different medical colleges & hospitals at diploma, degree, post-diploma, postgraduate degree and research level.

Generally the Entrance Examination for admission in the diploma and degree courses is held separately at all India level and state level. However, the Entrance Examination for admission in the post graduate degree and research programmes is done on an all India basis or state basis.

If one figures in the merit list of an Entrance Examination , he/she is placed on a platform from where one can choose a number of Career Options available in the field of medicine.

A candidate willing to take admission in any medical college and hospital of the country can choose to appear in any of the medical entrance examinations.

Some of the Important Medical Entrance Examinations

• AFMC : Armed Forces Medical College
• AIIMS : All India Institute of Medical Science
• AIMS CET : Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Common Entrance Test
• AIPMT : All India Pre Medical Test
• AIPVT : All India Pre-Veterinary Test
• AMU CAT : Aligarh Muslim University Common Admission Test
  
• AMUPMDC : Association of Management of Unaided Private Medical and Dental Colleges
• AU MEE : Annamalai University Medical Entrance Exam
• BHU PMT : Banaras Hindu University Pre Medical Test 
• BVU CET : Bharati Vidyapeeth University Common Entrance Test
• CEE Kerala : Combined Entrance Examination Kerala
• CET Karnataka : Common Entrance Test Karnataka
• CET Punjab : Common Entrance Test Punjab
• CMC Vellore : Christian Medical College Vellore
• COMEDK : Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka
• DMER : Directorate of Medical Education and Research Maharashtra
• DUMET : Delhi University Medical-Dental Entrance Test
  
• EAMCET : Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test
• GGSIPU CET : Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test 
• GUJ CET : Gujarat Common Entrance Test
• HPCPMT : Himachal Pradesh Combined Pre-Medical Test
• JIPMER : Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry
• MAHER : Meenakshi Academy Of Higher Education And Research
• MGDCH JET : Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital Joint Entrance Test
• MGIMS CEE : Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Competitive Entrance Examination
• MH SSET : Maharashtra Super Speciality Entrance Test
• MHT CET : Maharashtra Health Science & Technical Common Entrance Test
  
• MMST : Masters in Medical Sciences Technology
• PGIMER : Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh
• PGMAT : Post Graduate Medical Admission Test Bihar
• PGMET J&K : Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test Jammu & Kashmir
• PIMS : Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences
• PMET Punjab : Punjab Medical Entrance Test Punjab
• PMT Haryana : Pre Medical Test Haryana
• PMT Madhaya Pradesh : Pre Medical Test Madhaya Pradesh
• PMT Rajasthan : Pre Medical Test Rajasthan
• SRMC : Sri Ramachandra Medical College
• UG AWT : Under Graduate Admission Written Test
• UPCAT Dental : Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test Dental
• UPCPMT : Uttar Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Test
• UPMT : Uttaranchal Pre Medical Test
• UPPGMEE : UP Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination
• VCI : Veterinary Council of India

AFMC	Armed Forces Medical College
AIIMS	All India Institute of Medical Science
AIMS CET	Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Common Entrance Test
AIPMT	All India Pre Medical Test
AIPVT	All India Pre-Veterinary Test
AMU CAT	Aligarh Muslim University Common Admission Test
AMUPMDC	Association of Management of Unaided Private Medical and Dental Colleges
AU MEE	Annamalai University Medical Entrance Exam
BHU PMT	Banaras Hindu University Pre Medical Test
BVU CET	Bharati Vidyapeeth University Common Entrance Test
CEE Kerala	Combined Entrance Examination Kerala
CET Karnataka	Common Entrance Test Karnataka
CET Punjab	Common Entrance Test Punjab
CMC Vellore	Christian Medical College Vellore
COMEDK	Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka
DMER	Directorate of Medical Education and Research Maharashtra
DUMET	Delhi University Medical-Dental Entrance Test
EAMCET	Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test
GGSIPU CET	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test
GUJ CET	Gujarat Common Entrance Test
HPCPMT	Himachal Pradesh Combined Pre-Medical Test
JIPMER	Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry
MAHER	Meenakshi Academy Of Higher Education And Research
MGDCH JET	Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital Joint Entrance Test
MGIMS CEE	Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Competitive Entrance Examination
MH SSET	Maharashtra Super Speciality Entrance Test
MHT CET	Maharashtra Health Science & Technical Common Entrance Test
MMST	Masters in Medical Sciences Technology
PGIMER	Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh
PGMAT	Post Graduate Medical Admission Test Bihar
PGMET J&K	Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test Jammu & Kashmir
PIMS	Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences
PMET Punjab	Punjab Medical Entrance Test Punjab
PMT Haryana	Pre Medical Test Haryana
PMT MP	Pre Medical Test Madhaya Pradesh
PMT Rajasthan	Pre Medical Test Rajasthan
SRMC	Sri Ramachandra Medical College
UG AWT	Under Graduate Admission Written Test
UPCAT Dental	Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test Dental
UPCPMT	Uttar Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Test
UPMT	Uttaranchal Pre Medical Test
UPPGMEE	UP Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination
VCI	Veterinary Council of India