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Entrance Exam Dates 2027 — NTA Calendar (Revised 26 Oct): JEE Main 20 Jan, CUET PG, CMAT, NIFT, UGC NET

By Sampath Kumar · Updated 18 Sept 2026

NTA calendar revised 26 Oct 2026December 2026 → April 202713 examinationsJEE Main S1: 20–28 Jan 2027JEE Main S2: 2–7 Apr

The National Testing Agency released its examination calendar on 16 September 2026 and revised it on 26 October 2026: JEE Main 2027 Session 1 moved to 20–24 and 28 January, Session 2 is now dated (2–7 April), and the UGC NET, CSIR NET and CUET PG dates changed. This page is that calendar, exam by exam, with the ones most Class 12 students actually sit for marked out — and, just as important, the list of exams not yet dated (NEET 2027, CUET UG), so you are not misled by guesses elsewhere.

Read it the way NTA means it. These are proposed dates and NTA says so; each exam still gets its own Information Bulletin with the application window, fee and syllabus. The calendar now runs to April 2027; NEET UG and CUET UG are simply not announced yet.

JEE Main 2027 Session 1 applications are open — till 22 November 2026, 11:50 PM on jeemain.nta.nic.in (late fee window 23–26 Nov). Full JEE Main 2027 schedule →

December 2026

Examination	Proposed date(s)	Duration
Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC)	06 Dec 2026	1 day
SWAYAM (July 2026 semester)	08 – 12 Dec 2026	5 days
Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS CET)	13 Dec 2026	1 day
UGC NET (December cycle)	14 – 18 and 21 Dec 2026	6 days
Joint CSIR-UGC NET (December cycle)	19, 22 and 27 Dec 2026	3 days

January 2027

Examination	Proposed date(s)	Duration
Army Cadets College (ACC)	04 Jan 2027	1 day
SHRESHTA (NETS) — residential education entrance	10 Jan 2027	1 day
NIFT Entrance Examination	10 Jan 2027	1 day
JEE (Main) — Session 1 (January)	20 – 24 and 28 Jan 2027	6 days
All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE)	31 Jan 2027	1 day

February 2027

Examination	Proposed date(s)	Duration
Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)	07 Feb 2027	1 day

March 2027

Examination	Proposed date(s)	Duration
CUET (PG) — Common University Entrance Test (Post-Graduate)	02 – 05, 08 – 09, 12, 15 – 19, 24 – 25, 29 – 31 March 2027	17 days

April 2027

Examination	Proposed date(s)	Duration
JEE (Main) — Session 2 (April)	02 – 07 April 2027	6 days

What changed on 26 October 2026 (vs the 16 September calendar): JEE Main Session 1 from 22–24 & 28–30 Jan to 20–24 & 28 Jan; JEE Main Session 2 added (2–7 April); UGC NET from 14–19 Dec to 14–18 & 21 Dec; CSIR NET from 20–21 Dec to 19, 22 & 27 Dec; CUET PG days re-arranged; NITTT dropped from the calendar.

What matters for a Class 12 student

JEE (Main) 2027 Session 1 — 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 January 2027; apply by 22 November 2026. Session 2 — 2 to 7 April 2027. The gateway to NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and the JEE Advanced qualifier for IITs. JEE Main 2027 page →
NIFT entrance — 10 January 2027 for design aspirants.
CUET (PG) — 1 to 25 March 2027 for central-university postgraduate admission; CMAT — 7 February 2027 for MBA.
Sainik Schools (AISSEE) 31 January, RIMC 6 December, RMS 13 December for school-level entrants.
UGC NET December cycle — 14 to 18 and 21 December 2026; CSIR NET 19, 22 and 27 December.

Private university engineering entrance exams 2027

Examination	Date(s)	Mode
VITEEE 2027 (VIT Vellore, Chennai, AP, Bhopal)	27 April – 2 May 2027 (tentative); apply 20 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	CBT, 2 hours
AEEE 2027 (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham B.Tech)	between 15 April and 7 May 2027; applications from November 2026	CBT
SRMJEEE 2027 (SRM IST Chennai, AP, Sonepat, Sikkim)	Not announced yet — 2027-28 eligibility published (60% in PCM)	CBT
SNUSAT / SNUCEE 2027 (Shiv Nadar Delhi-NCR / Chennai)	Not announced yet — Delhi-NCR 2027 UG registration open	Online proctored / CBT

From each university’s own admission page, checked 21 October 2026 — not part of the NTA calendar. VITEEE & AEEE syllabus →

Not in the calendar yet

The revised calendar ends in April 2027. Every exam below will be dated in a later release; the middle column is what happened in 2026, for planning only.

Examination	2026 reference	Status
NEET (UG) 2027	Held on 3 May in 2026 (re-examination 21 June 2026)	Not yet announced — details →
CUET (UG) 2027	Began 11 May in 2026	Not yet announced
JEE Advanced 2027	Conducted by an IIT, not NTA — follows JEE Main Session 2	Not yet announced — details →
NEET PG 2027 / other NBEMS exams	NBEMS, not NTA — see the NEET PG page	Not yet announced — details →

How the year usually runs after JEE Main Session 1

January — JEE Main Session 1 (dated above).
April — JEE Main Session 2, 2–7 April 2027. The better of the two NTA scores counts.
May — NEET UG (3 May in 2026) and CUET UG (from 11 May in 2026). JEE Advanced follows Session 2, run by an IIT.
June–July — results; JoSAA (IIT/NIT/IIIT/GFTI) and MCC/state NEET counselling begin, alongside state engineering counselling (TNEA, KCET, MHT CET, WBJEE, AP/TS EAPCET and others).
August–October — counselling rounds. See how 2026 played out on the JoSAA 2025 vs 2026 and NEET AIQ Round 2 pages.

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Frequently asked questions

When is JEE Main 2027?

Session 1 on 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 January 2027 and Session 2 on 2 to 7 April 2027, per NTA's revised examination calendar of 26 October 2026. Session 1 applications are open till 22 November 2026.

Has NTA announced the NEET 2027 exam date?

No. NTA's calendar published on 16 September 2026 runs only to March 2027, and NEET UG is held in May; the date will come in a later release. In 2026 NEET UG was held on 3 May, with a re-examination on 21 June.

When is CUET PG 2027?

2 to 5, 8 to 9, 12, 15 to 19, 24 to 25 and 29 to 31 March 2027 - 17 examination days, per NTA's revised calendar of 26 October 2026.

When is CMAT 2027 and NIFT 2027?

CMAT on 7 February 2027 and the NIFT entrance examination on 10 January 2027, both one-day exams.

When is UGC NET December 2026?

14 to 18 and 21 December 2026; the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December cycle is on 19, 22 and 27 December 2026 (NTA revised calendar, 26 October 2026).

Are these dates final?

No. NTA calls them tentative and says the calendar is not a notification; the Information Bulletin for each exam, with application dates, is issued separately. Check nta.ac.in before acting.

Source: National Testing Agency, Public Notice dated 26 October 2026 — Revised Examination Calendar (nta.ac.in), which supersedes the calendar of 16 September 2026 (original). NTA states the dates are tentative and that the calendar is not a notification for any examination; Information Bulletins with application dates follow separately. Verify on nta.ac.in and the exam portal before acting. College Path is an independent guidance platform and is not affiliated with NTA.