India, Nov. 22 -- The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has released the tentative schedule for entrance examinations to 17 higher education courses across streams of arts, medicine, agriculture, and technology.

For the academic year 2026-27, the entrance exams will begin on March 24 with the CET for a masters in physical education. For the first time, the CET cell will also conduct a second round of entrance tests for engineering, pharmacy, and MBA courses.

Last year, 650,000 students appeared for the engineering and pharmacy CETs. This year, the first CET for engineering (physics, chemistry, mathematics) will be conducted from April 11 to April 19 in multiple slots and the first tests for pharmacy courses are scheduled between Apr...