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I want to pursue PhD. So, do I need to appear for any entrance? Is there any entrance conducted at national or state level for admission in PhD in any UGC approved universities?

Top entrance examinations for admission in PhD in UGC approved universities:

1) CSIR-UGC NET Exam.
2) NCBS Joint Graduate Entrance Examination For Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences.
3) DBT JRF Biotech Entrance Exam Test.
4) TIFR Graduate School Admission Entrance Test.
5) ICMR Junior Research Fellowships.
6) JNU PhD Entrance

Hello friend
If you are looking to take admission in central universities when you have to give central universities common entrance test (CUCET). This examination is at National level and most of the central universities are participating in this entrance examination. So if you are looking to take admission in any central universities then you can participate in this examination.
If you have already passed UGC NET examination then you are exempted from entrance examination.
You can also give UGC NET examination for exemption in any written examination for PHD entrance test.
UGC NET examination are conducted by National testing agency twice in a year. What do you to Covid-19 pandemic the UGC NET examination is pending.

For admission into some reputable universities, a candidate must qualify the all India examination, like National Eligibility Test for Lectureship (NET) conducted by NTA.

The Ph.D entrance exams conducted in India may vary university-wise. Mentioned below are the names of the top Ph.D entrance examinations in India that candidates are required to take in order to pursue their Ph.D from some colleges/universities in India:

1. Symbiosis Ph.D Entrance exam.
2. UGC NET exam.
3. AIMA Ph.D Entrance exam.
4. BITS Pilani Ph.D Entrance Examination.
5. AIIMS Ph.D Entrance exam.
6. Osmania University Ph.D Entrance exam.
7. NIPER Ph.D Entrance exam.
8. IISC Ph.D Entrance exam.
9. JNU Ph.D Entrance exam.
10. Ph.D Entrance exam of NMIMS University, Mumbai.