By Bishal Kalita
Published Jan 13, 2025

Hindustan Times
Education

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5 toughest exams in the world: UPSC, JEE and more

These are the five toughest exams in the world, according to erudera and World of Statistics

5. The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is among the world’s most difficult exams. It is a standardized test and a part of the admissions process for many graduate schools in the US, Canada and a few other countries. The GRE is administered by Educational Testing Service.

4. Mensa test is designed to identity people with exceptional intelligence. The IQ test analyses one's intelligence in areas like reasoning, problem-solving, and logic.

3. UPSC CSE is the recruitment test of Civil Servents for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and other posts. According to eruderal, the success rate ranges from 0.1% to 0.4%.

2. IIT JEE is the screening test for Indian Institute of Technology and other premier institutions for undergraduate-level courses. Students take this exam after Class 12 for admission to Engineering and allied courses

1. China’s Gaokao is a mandatory exam for undergraduate admissions. Students in their third and final year of high school take the exam which is usually held in June. Less than 0.25% of students get the qualifying score for admission to some of China’s most elite colleges.

The country comes to a standstill – construction near exam halls are halted, traffic is deviated. Ambulances are an call in case of nervous lapses and police cards patrol to keep the streets quiet. That’s how intense the ‘world’s toughest exam’ Gaokao is!