Law entrances (primary audience)
CLAT 2027 (UG)
6 Dec 2026
Registration 3 Aug 2026 to 31 Oct 2026
Current Affairs including General Knowledge: 28 to 32 passage-based questions (roughly 25 percent) out of 120 questions, 1 mark each, 0.25 negative; 2 hour paper.
AILET 2027 (BA LLB Hons)
13 Dec 2026
Registration 7 Aug 2026 to 10 Nov 2026
Section B Current Affairs and General Knowledge: 30 questions, 30 marks out of 150 (English 50, Logical Reasoning 70); 120 minutes; 0.25 negative per wrong answer.
SLAT 2027 (Symbiosis Law Admission Test)
19 Dec 2026
Registration to 4 Dec 2026
General Knowledge: 12 questions, 12 marks out of 60 (five sections of 12 each); 60 minute CBT; no negative marking; best of two attempts counts.
MH CET Law 2027 (5-year LLB)
Date not announced
General Knowledge with Current Affairs: 24 questions, 24 marks out of 120 (Legal Aptitude 32, Logical Reasoning 32, English 24, Basic Maths 8); 1 mark each; no negative marking; 120 minutes.
CUET UG
CUET UG 2027
Date not announced
General Aptitude Test (paper 501, the old General Test): 50 compulsory questions, 5 marks each (250), 60 minutes; syllabus lists General Knowledge and Current Affairs first, then mental ability, numerical, reasoning, general science and environment.
Other GK-heavy exams students also take
NDA and NA Examination (I) 2027
11 Apr 2027
Registration 2 Dec 2026 to 22 Dec 2026
General Ability Test paper 600 marks, of which Part B General Knowledge is 400 marks (Physics, Chemistry, General Science, History, Geography, Current Events); Part A English 200.
CDS Examination (I) 2027
11 Apr 2027
Registration 2 Dec 2026 to 22 Dec 2026
General Knowledge paper: 100 marks, 2 hours (one of three papers with English 100 and Elementary Mathematics 100; OTA candidates sit English and GK only).
UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2027
23 May 2027
Registration 13 Jan 2027 to 2 Feb 2027
General Studies Paper I: 200 marks, 2 hours; syllabus opens with current events of national and international importance, then history, geography, polity, economy, environment, general science. Paper II (CSAT) 200 marks is qualifying at 33 percent.
SSC CGL 2027 (Tier I)
Date not announced
Tier I General Awareness: 25 questions, 50 marks (of 100 questions, 200 marks, 60 minutes; 0.50 negative); Tier II Paper I Section II also carries a General Awareness part.
IBPS PO/MT 2027 (CRP PO/MT-XVII)
Date not announced
Main exam test 2 General/Economy/Banking Awareness and Digital/Financial Awareness including RBI circulars: 50 questions, 60 marks out of 200, 35 minutes (prelims have no GK section).