India has a large number of Engineering Institutions covering different engineering streams. These institutes are spread all over the country and are governed either by the State governments or the Central Bodies. The admission to these engineering education and training institutions is largely done on the basis of entrance examinations conducted by the entrance examination conducting board of the state, country or the respective institutes. The responsibility of successfully conducting these entrance examinations at different levels is jointly carried out by polytechnics, engineering colleges and universities in close cooperation with department of technical education and the designated government or other agencies.

Candidates who have passed 10+2 exam with physics, chemistry and maths are eligible for admission into engineering course. Selection for the course is through all India competitive entrance examination or state level competitive entrance examination
There are also separate examinations conducted by various deemed universities and autonomous organisations for the purpose of engineering education and training