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What are competitive exams in India? Competitive exams are a type of examination conducted to test and rank students according to their grades, percentage, or percentile. These exams are mostly conducted at the state or central level. Competitive exams in India are conducted for various fields like engineering, medicine, law among many others. These exams are mostly conducted annually and millions of individuals appear for these exams. The idea of such exams <\/a>is to select deserving and worthy candidates by making them appear for the exam in a fair and unbiased setting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A competitive exam helps select students for the various job strata. Selected candidates from these exams are trained for jobs in their respective fields. They are conducted at various levels. Students appear for such exams after class 12th. These exams are also conducted at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. JEE Mains, JEE Advanced, NEET, and CLAT are some competitive exams that students appear for after the completion of their 12th class exams to take admissions in undergraduate courses. Civil Services Exams, NDA Exams, NEET-PG, etc are some exams students can appear for after their graduation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such exams in India are highly competing and<\/span><\/font> require time and effort to clear. We advise you to start preparing as early as possible and remember to take mock tests<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are competitive exams in India? Competitive exams are a type of examination conducted to test and rank students according to their grades, percentage, or percentile. These exams are mostly conducted at the state or central level. Competitive exams in India are conducted for various fields like engineering, medicine, law among many others. 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