# Entrance exams

> Pattern, marking, dates, and a preparation plan that fits the calendar. India and global.

- [Prepare for CAT (MBA entrance)](https://for.do/p/cat-mba/) — Register by mid-September, sit the 120-minute computer-based test on the last Sunday of November, and convert the percentile into IIM and top B-school calls. (6–9 months of preparation)
- [Take the digital SAT](https://for.do/p/digital-sat/) — Two adaptive sections, 98 questions, 2 hours 14 minutes, scored 400–1600 — registration on College Board, a 10–12 week Bluebook-based plan, and the module-2 routing that decides your ceiling. (10–12 weeks of preparation)
- [Prepare for GATE](https://for.do/p/gate/) — A three-hour, 65-question computer-based test in February for M.Tech admission and PSU recruitment — the marking scheme, the paper choice, and a 6–8 month plan. (6–8 months)
- [Take the GRE General Test](https://for.do/p/gre/) — The two-hour GRE: one essay, two Verbal and two Quantitative sections, scored 130–170 each, with scores in 8–10 days — how to register, prepare in 8–12 weeks, and send scores free. (8–12 weeks of preparation)
- [Take IELTS (Academic or General Training)](https://for.do/p/ielts/) — Choose the module, book paper or computer delivery, prepare for four skills scored on the 9-band scale, and use One Skill Retake instead of a full resit if one section falls short. (4–8 weeks of preparation)
- [Crack JEE (Main and Advanced)](https://for.do/p/jee-main-and-advanced/) — Two sessions of JEE Main in January and April, then JEE Advanced in May for the top scorers — the eligibility rules, the pattern, and a 12-month plan that respects both. (12–24 months of preparation)
- [Prepare for NEET-UG](https://for.do/p/neet-ug/) — One pen-and-paper exam in May, 180 questions, +4/−1 — the pattern, the eligibility, and a plan built on NCERT because that is where the paper comes from. (12–24 months)
- [Prepare for the UPSC Civil Services Examination](https://for.do/p/upsc-civil-services/) — Prelims in late May, nine Mains papers from late August, and an interview the following spring — the three-stage structure, the attempt and age rules, and a 15-month plan. (12–18 months of preparation)

Each playbook is also available as Markdown at its URL + `index.md`.