pune the higher secondary school hsc examinations may be over but students have returned to studying as they gear up for various competitive examinations the indian institute of technology joint entrance examination iitjee was held on april 12 and close to 2500 candidates in the city appeared for it other allindia and state common entrance tests are still to take place in the next 40 dayssix entrance examinations in various faculties including engineering medical law and management have been lined up and the allimportant all india engineering entrance examination aieee is just 10 days away the iit and aieee examinations allowed students to apply to various national institutes of technology deemed universities technical institutions and governmentfunded institutions in the countrygaurav apte who is studying for the aieee exams so that he can get into one of the premier engineering institutes said i have been preparing for the entrance since class xi i have also been solving papers lately and taking online tests to brush up my knowledge and attempt a variety of questions the exam is critical in terms of taking a shot at the 15 per cent quota of seats reserved for aieee candidates at engineering colleges across the state pune alone has almost 40 engineering colleges which accept aieee scores medical entrance tests are important too for those aspiring to get into medical colleges the medical common entrance test asso cet conducted by the association of management of unaided private medical and dental colleges will be held on may 24 it allows admission into mbbs bams and bsc nursing courses in the state besides the entrance test for the prestigious armed forces medical college is scheduled for may 3kedar takalkar president of a voluntary educational organisation called vidya samata manch said these days admissions after hsc largely depend upon what score candidates get in these entrance examinations even for admission into specialised courses such as business administration computer application as well as the computer science degree students have to write tests conducted by the respective collegesfor those aspiring to take up a career in law there is the common law admission test to be held on may 17 the test allows admission into seven leading law universities in the country