Aug 7, 2023, 06:09 PM IST

10 toughest exams in the world

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Gaokao, China: The Gaokao, also known as the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), is thought to be the most challenging test in across the world. Millions of Chinese students take this exam each year to enter colleges. Obtaining high Gaokao scores assures enrollment at Ivy League institutions in China. 

JEE, India: The Joint Entrance Exam, which is administered yearly in India, is the second worst exam in the world. For admission to different engineering colleges, an engineering entrance test is administered in India. It consists of the JEE-Main and the JEE-Advanced, two distinct tests.

 UPSC, India: The UPSC test is administered by the Union Public Service Commission of India, a government organisation. Successful candidates are hired by the Indian government as Group "A" officers in the IAS, IFS, and IPS departments. 

Mensa: One of the largest and oldest high-IQ groups in the world is Mensa, a global organisation. People who score higher on the IQ scale than 98% of the general population make up the organization's members. 

GRE, US and Canada: The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are a requirement for admission to many graduate programmes in the US and Canada. The verbal thinking, mathematical reasoning, and analytical writing portions of the test are all organised.

 CFA, US and Canada: The three-part exam for the Chartered Financial Analyst Programme is regarded as one of the hardest in the world.

CCIE, US: Cisco Systems offers a technical certification called Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert.

GATE exam, India: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an admission test for postgraduate degrees in engineering and the sciences.

USMELE, US: To obtain a medical licence in US, there is a three-step process called the United States Medical Licencing Examination.

California Bar Exam, US: Both the General Bar Examination and the Attorneys' Examination are part of it.

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