Section 3(3) in University Grants Commission (Admission To Specified Professional Programmes) Interim Regulations, 2003
3.1All India Common Entrance Examination(s)These examinations shall be for all the Institutions that are presently admitting all their students or certain percentage of them on an All India basis.3.1.1. Entrance Examination for admissions to undergraduate programmes in Engineering, Architecture & Planning and PharmacyAdmissions on All India basis to the undergraduate programmes in Engineering, Architecture & Planning and Pharmacy in all Institutions in the country shall be made through an All India Engineering, Architecture & Planning and Pharmacy Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The AIEEE shall, however, not be applicable for admissions to Indian Institute of Technologies, Indian School of Mines (Dhanbad) and Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) that are admitting students on the basis of Joint Entrance Examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Technologies.3.1.2. Entrance Examination for admissions to Master in Business Administration/Postgraduate Diploma in Management (or equivalent) programmesAdmissions to MBA/PGDM or equivalent programmes shall be through one of the five (5) national entrance examination(s), namely CAT (conducted by IIMs), JMET (conducted by IITs), MAT (conducted by AIMA), ATMA (conducted by AIMS) and XAT (conducted by XLRI). All institutions admitting students on All India basis will have to opt for one of these exams and announce it in their prospectus.3.1.3. Entrance Examination for admissions to Master of Computer Application programmes Admissions to the MCA or equivalent programmes in all institutions in the country on an All India basis shall be made through an All India MCA Common Entrance Test (AIMCAET) conducted by IIT, Roorkee.
