Top 10 toughest exams in the world

1. Master Sommelier Diploma Exam

This exam is considered to be the toughest exam in the world. This exam is for becoming a specialist winemaker and is divided into three parts. First is the theory, second is service, and third is blind testing. During the blind tasting, students have to tell in which year and where the respective wine was made. Most of the students fail in this stage. How tough this exam is can be gauged from the fact that in the last 40 years, only 229 people have been able to crack it.

 

 

2. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

2. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

In India, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts this examination every year to recruit various government jobs. This examination is conducted in three phases; the first stage is the preliminary examination (prelim), the second stage the main exam (mains), and the third stage. The interview takes place. Every year lakhs of people appear in UPSC, but the passing percentage is very less. Out of lakhs of candidates, only 0.1 to 0.4 percent can crack this exam.

3. Gaokao

Gaokao is a compulsory exam in China, which every student seeking higher education has to appear. The exam is conducted over two days for more than 9 hours. Only 0.2 percent of those who take the exam can secure enough marks to get admission to the country's top colleges.

 

 

 

4. JEE Advanced

JEE Advanced (earlier known as IIT-JEE) is an engineering college entrance exam conducted in India. It is mandatory for students who aspire to study in IITs to crack it. The exam consists of two objective-type papers of three hours each. Lakhs of students appear in this exam, but hardly a few thousand can pass.

5. All Souls Prize Fellowship Exam

This fellowship exam is conducted by Oxford University. The exam consists of four papers of three hours each. Only two members are elected every year. As per the system till 2010, those appearing in the exam had to write a long essay on a given the word.

 

 

 

6. Chartered Account (CA)

CA is a three-tier examination conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Students participate in this exam many times because it is tough to clear it in one go. However, despite repeated attempts, only 10 percent of the candidates qualify.

7. Chartered Financial Analyst

in step with the Wall avenue magazine, it's miles one of the hardest checks within the global. Handiest, much less than 20 percent of the candidates can skip it, too, after repeated attempts. An average student can crack the exam as a minimum of four instances.

 

 

8. Mensa

there may be no age limit to seem on this exam. However, to become a member of the Mensa Society, a candidate has to secure at least 98% marks. It's miles the oldest IQ society inside the international. Every united state has its own Mensa Society.

9. Indian Engineering services

it is a 4-stage competitive exam performed using the Union Public service commission (united states of America) in India. America recruits IES for the managerial and technical services of the government of India. It consists of six assessments. Every year, loads of thousands of engineers appear for this exam, but just a few can crack it.

 

 

 

10. Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert

Networking champion Cisco conducts this exam to recruit network engineers. Various abilities of the candidate are assessed in this test. The exam is divided into six parts under two phases. In which the practical phase is of eight hours. Cisco claims that less than 1 percent of network engineers worldwide achieve this certification.

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