Exams open to a Class 11 PCM student

Listed from the most competitive down. Each ratio compares candidates who appeared to the seats available.

4 exams

Engineering

JEE Advanced

The second stage on the way to the IITs. Only students who place near the top of JEE Main are invited to sit it, so everyone in the room is already well prepared.

PCM required2 attempts onlyNeeds JEE Main first

1 in 9.9 Highly competitive 1.80 lakh appeared for 18,188 IIT seats allotted through JoSAA

Engineering

MHT-CET (PCM group)

Maharashtra state engineering and pharmacy admissions.

Maharashtra domicile favouredClass 11 + 12 syllabusNo negative marking

1 in 2.3 Good odds 4.23 lakh appeared for 1,83,760 engineering seats available in CAP

Engineering

BITSAT

BITS Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad · computer-based · two sessions.

PCM + English75% in Class 12No category quota

≈ 3 lakh registered for ≈ 3,120 seats across the three campuses

Engineering

JEE Main

The national engineering paper — NITs, IIITs, and the gate to JEE Advanced.

PCM requiredTwo sessions a yearBest of both counted

14.8 lakh appeared · seat count not sourced yet

Seat counts reflect what actually decides admission — government seats where that is what people mean, total sanctioned seats where it is not. Each exam page says which.