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

1. AIPMT All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT)
2. All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)
3. Armed Forces Medical Core Entrance (AFMC)
4. Annamalai University - Medical Entrance Exam All India Pre-Veterinary Test (AIPVT)
5. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) MBBS & BDS Entrance
6. Banaras Hindu University Pre Medical Test
7. Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka -(COMEDK UGET)
8. Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka -(COMEDK PGET)
9. CMC,Vellore
10. Delhi University Medical-Dental Entrance Test DUMET
11. Haryana PMT
12. JIPMER- Jawaharlal Institute of post-graduate medical education and research, Pondicherry
13. Joint Entrance Test, Pondicherry CENTAC for Engg. Medicine
14. Karnataka Common Entrance Test - CET
15. Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital - BDS - Joint Entrance Test (JET)
16. MP PMT
17. Maharashtra, Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER)
18. Meenakshi Academy Of Higher Education And Research (MAHER) Medical Admission
19. Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences -Deemed University PIMS-AICET
20. Punjab University Common Entrance Test (PUCET)
21. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
22. Rajasthan PMT
23. SRM Institute of Science and Technology Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Admission
24. Uttaranchal Pre-Medical Test UPMT
25. Uttar Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Test (UPCPMT)