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Exam
Syllabus
Courses offered
Accepting institutes
Date of the application process (approx.)
Date of exam
JAM
B.Sc.
M.Sc. and Integrated Ph.D.
IISC, IITs, and IISERS
September
February
JEST
B.Sc. + M.Sc.
Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D.
Many research Institutes(check the JEST website)
November
February
TIFR
B.Sc.
Integrated Ph.D.
All TIFR campuses and institutes
September
December
GATE
B.Sc. + M.Sc.
Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D.
IMSC and TIFR
September
February
CSIR-NET
B.Sc. + M.Sc.
Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D.
Almost all institutes that offer Ph.D.
(JRF is required )
March (June)
August (December)
June & December
IUCAA-INAT
B.Sc. + M.Sc.
Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D.
IUCAA and NCRA
September
December
CMI
B.Sc. + M.Sc.
Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D.
Chennai Mathematical Institute
March
May
JNU
B.Sc.
M.Sc.
JNU
September
December
Delhi University
B.Sc.
M.Sc.
DU
May
June
Pune University
B.Sc.
M.Sc.
Pune University
April
June
IIT Mandi
B.Sc
M.Sc
IIT Mandi
April
June
Utkal University
B.Sc.
M.Sc.
Utkal University
April
May
CUCET
B.Sc.
M.Sc.
The Central Universities of Haryana and Rajasthan
February
April

Physics GRE
B.Sc.
M.Sc. and Integrated Ph.D.
Mostly in the USA
A month or two before the exam 
October (India)
April (Nepal and Sri Lanka)
IIST
M.Tech
April
June
IELTS, TOFEL, and General GRE
As per the availability of centers.
Conducted all year round

This is not to be taken as the complete list of all the exams, I just listed out all the important ones and it is to be used just for reference. For the complete list of the exams visit this post How to become a Physicist after Engineering?

Also, do visit all other useful content of our blog Physics after Engineering.

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