Exam calendar 2026–27: entrance exams, government jobs and scholarships
Every date on the Opportunity Radar, month by month: national entrance exams, Maharashtra CETs, government recruitment, teacher eligibility tests, scholarships and admission rounds. Each row says whether the date is confirmed, announced but open to change, or only expected.
Confirmed = in an official notice · Announced, may change = in the body's own calendar · Expected = not announced yet.
Oct 2026
- 30 Sep – 30 Oct 2026SSC CGL 2026 — Tier 1 examConfirmed
- 1 Oct 2026UCEED 2027 — Form opensConfirmed
- 3 Oct – 1 Nov 2026MPSC Rajyaseva (State Services) — 2026 Mains (for candidates who cleared Prelims)Confirmed
- 5 Oct 2026GATE 2027 — Last date (extended)Confirmed
- 7 Oct 2026SSC CHSL 2026 — Last date (fee payment until 8 Oct)Confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026IIT JAM 2027 — Last date (extended from 12 Oct)Confirmed
- 31 Oct 2026CLAT 2027 (UG) — Last date to applyConfirmed
- 31 Oct 2026National Scholarship Portal 2026–27 — Last date for most schemes (check yours)Confirmed
- 31 Oct 2026UCEED 2027 — Last date (late fee until 6 Nov)Confirmed
- Oct 2026JEE Main 2027 — Session 1 — Form opensExpected
- Oct 2026MHT-CET 2027 — Form opensExpected
- Oct 2026UGC NET — December 2026 — Form opensExpected
Nov 2026
- 3 Nov 2026CA Foundation — January 2027 — Exam form opensConfirmed
- 16 Nov 2026CA Foundation — January 2027 — Exam form closes (₹600 late fee until 19 Nov)Confirmed
- 29 Nov 2026CAT 2026 — ExamConfirmed
- Nov 2026JEE Main 2027 — Session 1 — Last date to applyExpected
- Nov 2026NIFT 2027 entrance — Form opensExpected
Dec 2026
- 2 Dec 2026CDS (I) 2027 — NotificationAnnounced, may change
- 2 Dec 2026NDA & NA (I) 2027 — NotificationAnnounced, may change
- 6 Dec 2026CLAT 2027 (UG) — ExamConfirmed
- 12–13 Dec 2026CTET — December 2026 — ExamConfirmed
- 14–19 Dec 2026UGC NET — December 2026 — ExamAnnounced, may change
- 20–21 Dec 2026CSIR-UGC NET — December 2026 — ExamAnnounced, may change
- 22 Dec 2026CDS (I) 2027 — Last date to applyAnnounced, may change
- 22 Dec 2026NDA & NA (I) 2027 — Last date to applyAnnounced, may change
- Dec 2026 – Jan 2027MHT-CET 2027 — Attempt 1Expected
- Dec 2026NCHM JEE 2027 (hotel management) — Form opensExpected
Jan 2027
- 3–9 Jan 2027CA Foundation — January 2027 — Exam days: 3, 5, 7 and 9 JanConfirmed
- 10 Jan 2027NIFT 2027 entrance — Stage 1 written testAnnounced, may change
- 13 Jan 2027UPSC Civil Services 2027 — NotificationAnnounced, may change
- 17 Jan 2027UCEED 2027 — ExamConfirmed
- 22–30 Jan 2027JEE Main 2027 — Session 1 — Exam days: 22–24 and 28–30 Jan (31 Jan buffer)Announced, may change
- Jan 2027CUET UG 2027 — Form opensExpected
- Jan 2027MAH-MBA/MMS CET 2027 — Form opensExpected
Feb 2027
- 2 Feb 2027UPSC Civil Services 2027 — Last date to applyAnnounced, may change
- 6–21 Feb 2027GATE 2027 — Exam days: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 FebConfirmed
- 7 Feb 2027CMAT 2027 — ExamAnnounced, may change
- 14 Feb 2027IIT JAM 2027 — ExamConfirmed
- Feb 2027CUET UG 2027 — Last date to applyExpected
- Feb 2027JEE Main 2027 — Session 2 — Form opensExpected
- Feb 2027NEET UG 2027 — Form opensExpected
Mar 2027
- 1–25 Mar 2027CUET PG 2027 — Exam window (several days, 1–25 Mar)Announced, may change
- 18 Mar 2027IIT JAM 2027 — ResultConfirmed
- 19 Mar 2027GATE 2027 — ResultConfirmed
Apr 2027
- 11 Apr 2027CDS (I) 2027 — ExamAnnounced, may change
- 11 Apr 2027NDA & NA (I) 2027 — ExamAnnounced, may change
- Apr 2027JEE Advanced 2027 — Form opensExpected
- Apr 2027JEE Main 2027 — Session 2 — ExamExpected
- Apr 2027MAH-MBA/MMS CET 2027 — ExamExpected
- Apr 2027MHT-CET 2027 — Attempt 2Expected
- Apr 2027NCHM JEE 2027 (hotel management) — ExamExpected
May 2027
- 23 May 2027UPSC Civil Services 2027 — PrelimsAnnounced, may change
- May 2027CUET UG 2027 — ExamExpected
- May 2027FYJC (Class 11) admission 2027 — Student profile creationExpected
- May 2027JEE Advanced 2027 — ExamExpected
- May 2027NEET UG 2027 — ExamExpected
Jun 2027
- Jun 2027 – Jul 2027FYJC (Class 11) admission 2027 — CAP roundsExpected
Dates not announced yet
- MAHA-TET 2026
The exam set for 28 June 2026 was postponed after a suspected paper leak. MSCE had not announced a new date as of 5 Oct 2026.
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How the exam year usually runs
Typical windows from past cycles. The rows above are the actual 2026–27 dates; trust those over this table.
- Oct–Nov
- JEE Main Session 1 forms, CAT, GATE and JAM forms, most scholarship deadlines.
- Dec–Jan
- CLAT, UGC NET, CTET (December this cycle), CA Foundation, UCEED and NIFT tests, JEE Main Session 1, MHT-CET attempt 1 (new from 2027), UPSC CSE notification.
- Feb–Mar
- Board exams, GATE and JAM, CMAT, CUET PG, NEET UG and CUET UG forms.
- Apr–May
- JEE Main Session 2, NDA/CDS, NEET UG, CUET UG, JEE Advanced, UPSC Prelims, MHT-CET attempt 2.
- Jun–Aug
- Results and counselling: JoSAA, MHT-CET CAP, NEET counselling, FYJC (Class 11) CAP rounds, new scholarship cycles.
- Aug–Sep
- Late counselling rounds, CAT and GATE registration, CLAT forms, SSC and banking recruitment.