The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all-India examination conducted across the country jointly by IISc and seven IITs on behalf of the National Coordinating Board (GATE), Ministry of Education, Government of India. Admission to post graduate programmes with Ministry of Education and some other government scholarship/ assistantship at engineering colleges/ institutes in the country are open to those who qualify through GATE.

Joint Admission test for Masters (JAM) Joint Admission test for Masters (JAM) is an all-India computer based entrance examination administered and conducted across the country jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) on behalf of Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The main objective of JAM is to consolidate science as a career option for bright students across the country for admission to M.Sc. (Two-Year), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., Dual Degree, Integrated Ph.D. and other Post-Bachelor Degree programmes. The vibrant academic ambience, the inter-disciplinary interactions and research infrastructure of the IISc & IITs will motivate the students to pursue R&D careers in frontier areas of basic sciences as well as inter-disciplinary areas of science and technology.