Top10: Toughest Examinations In the World

 

It is often said that the toughest exam is the exam you don't pass. But in reality, which one is really the toughest? Exams into the world of Medicine, exams that give you a pass into top institutions, are considered the hardest. below is the list of the Top10 toughest examinations around the Globe:

10) Mensa

 

Mensa, a brainchild of Barille, an Australian Barrister and War, a British Scientist, who believed that a society based on IQ, would be better. So, in 1964, they started an English college that has now become a threshold, a benchmark encouraging, stimulating and recognizing skill and knowledge in all the hemispheres of the globe.

9) Higher National Education Exam

 

Better known as Gaokao in China, around 7-9.5 Million attend this test every year. For an entry into a University this is a National prerequisite.  This examination clearly determines the Future of a Chinese teenager and the stress is so high that many stress related problems have already been reports due to thus very exam.

8) LNAT

Called the National Admission Test for Law, originally used as an Entrance exam for the Oxford University, this exam is now required for 9 other Universities. Although based in the UK, any foreign student pursuing has to give this test to enter any of these Universities.

7) GRE

 

The Graduate Record Examination is a commonly used examination in many English speaking countries including the US, required to be taken by those who seek entry into graduate schools. The exam was first introduced in 1949 and today has 6 sections lasting 225 minutes with a 10 minute break at the midpoint.
 

6) CSAT

 

College Scholastic Ability Test originating is South Korea is required for entry into schools for higher Education in this nation. This exam is considered so important that students start their preparation from elementary school itself! A high student suicide rate is observed due to failure in this exam.

 

5) LSAT

 

The Law School Examination Test is a requirement, not only in the United States but also Canada and Australia. First thought of in 1947, the first of these exams were sat in 1948 and was updated in 1991 to include five multiple choice sections, an aptitude test and a written exam that takes 30 minutes.

4) CAT

 

Considered as the 4^th most tough Exam in the World, the Common Admission Test is no joke. This Common Admission Test for the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and can lead to diplomas and fellowships that are equivalent to an MBA or PhD. The exam consists of a 150 minute computer test.

 

3) IITJEE

 

 Only 1 of 50 applicants makes the grade for The Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Exam. Having 7 branches spread across India, this exam makes the students use every drop of skill they have. Often those that fail are accepted by Caltech, Harvard, Princeton or MIT, some on full scholarships.

2) All Souls Prize Fellowship Exam

This exam is taken every seven years by only the top 500 Oxford honour students or other students that have equal academic status. Only two pass each time and although there has not been an exam where none passed, often only one has been accepted into the fellowship.

1) UPSC

This is the examination conducted under the auspices of the Union Public Service Commission of India and although 300,000 may take the test annually, only 1,000 are accepted into the Indian Administrative Service.