The 10 toughest competitive exams in India

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Examinations are the living nightmares of every student in the world. As they grow older, they keep getting more competitive, challenging. Although every student may feel that s/he has faced the most challenging test, deep within, we all know that some exams are more difficult than others.

Here is the Countdown of Top 10 toughest exams of India…

10. NDA

The National Defense Academy (NDA) is the Joint Services Institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force prepare together before they go ahead. All the 10+2 pass candidates who wish to join the armed forces need to clear this test. The NDA exam is conducted twice a year i.e. NDA (I) in April and NDA (II) in September. The exam is conducted by UPSC.

The candidates want to join National Defence Academy (NDA) have to appear in the entrance examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi. The authority schedules the examination two times within a year in the month of April and September.

So, these were the top ten aggressive exams held this year in India for the entrance in the respective fields. Now it is time for you to suit up and prepare for the exam with escalated efforts.

9. UGC-NET

National Eligibility Test which the aspirants commonly and proudly abbreviate as NET , is a national level exam meant for scrutinizing the expert of the knowledge required for holding the position of Lecturers/professors/ associates/ research fellows at Indian varsities & colleges.

UGC-NET is an exam only for post-graduates which really narrows down its candidature, making it a very tough exam to clear. The exam is conducted to shortlist school and college level Assistant Lecturers and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) candidates.

University Grants Commission (UGC) declared in 2013 that the applicants who clear the National Eligibility Test (NET) effectively would be qualified for lucrative employment of people in general part endeavors (PSUs). PSUs can use UGC-NET scores for the enrollment procedure of the posts of administrators in their associations in verticals like science (R&D), administration, corporate interchanges, HR, accounts department, and so on.

8. IES (Indian Engineering Services)

Indian Engineering Services comprise of engineers who work under the government of India and designated as Class – 1 officer. They administer a large segment of the public sector economy, which constitutes of Indian Railways, Power, Telecommunications, Central Water engineering, Defence service of Engineers, Central Engineering Service, etc. The nature of work performed by these bureaucrats largely depends on their engineering branch and the service or cadre they are recruited in. The career progression goes smoothly attaining high esteem. The first position offered is that of Asst. Executive engineer and the hierarchy ends at the position of Chairman/ Managing Director.

Indian Engineering Services exam is a four-stage, combined competitive exam held in India, conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). IES are the civil services for mechanical and managerial occupations of the Government of India.

The four stages of IES selection process comprise of a General Aptitude Test, an Objective Technical paper, a Technical paper, and an Interview. This is one of the most sought after exams to be cleared, as the jobs offered are extremely lucrative. This makes it one of the toughest exams of India in 2016.

7. CLAT

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a gateway for admission to 16 National Law Universities in India. The test is taken after the twelfth grade for admission to incorporated undergraduate programs in Law and after Graduation in Law for Master of Law (LL.M) projects directed by these law colleges.

The number of CLAT aspirants rose to 45,000 in 2016. Exponential growth is expected in the years to come.

This 2 hours test comprises of MCQs on Elementary Mathematics, English, GK, Legal Aptitude and Logical reasoning. The CLAT scores are also accepted by many private Law Schools of India.

In 2015, CLAT core committee shared that this law entrance exam would be conducted only through the online mode. The last two editions of the national level entrance exam have been conducted in the online mode. Exam dates for CLAT 2018 have not been declared yet. However, in 2017 the exam was conducted on May 14, 2017 and the online application process commenced on January 1, 2017. View CLAT 2018 Exam Dates here.

6. CA-Chartered Accountancy Exam

The CA exam is a three-level exam conducted by the ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India). The first level is the Common Proficiency Test (CPT) followed by the Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC), which has a total of seven subjects that it encompasses, split into groups of four and three. The final exam called the CA Final Examination, is where all the blood, sweat and tears merge to give forth one of the toughest exams in the world and not just India.

The success rate of this exam varies from 8-16%, which is declared depending upon the demand of CAs in India

The Chartered Accountancy (CA) qualification is one of the most prestigious in our country. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is the governing body that conducts the CA exams. Students who clear the final exam, held by the institute, are then absorbed by the industry as qualified chartered accountants (CA).
To pursue CA, one has to clear three exams namely CPT (entrance exam), IPCC (Intermediate exam) and the final CA exam.
Students who want to opt for CA can give the CPT exam after completing Class XII. Subsequent to clearing the CPT exam, students can appear for IPCC exam after nine months of preparation. The IPCC exam has subjective questions based on law, audit, tax, etc as compared to the objective questions in the CPT exam.
After clearing the IPCC exam, a student has to serve as an intern under a practicing CA for a period of three years before being eligible to appear for the final exam.
Passing the exam is not as difficult as it sounds.

5. AIIMS (PG) Entrance Exam

AIIMS PG 2017 Exam is organised by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for the admission of individuals in a range of postgraduate courses such as MD/MS and MDS programs. The AIIMS popularly known as All India Institute of Medical Science is an all India level exam. The AIIMS PG 2017 application form would be available on the official website if you are interested in applying for the same. This entrance examination is held 2 times a year i.e. in the month of January and July for the admission of individuals in a total of 166 of which 150 seats are for MD/MS and 16 seats for MD. Out of 166 seats, 83 seats go to the individuals belonging to the General category, 45 seats to OBC, 25 seats to SC and 13 seats to ST category individuals, and 38 seats are allocated to those of you who fall under the foreign category.
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he All India Institute of Medical Sciences Entrance Exam is a gateway exam conducted twice a year for the MD/MS post-graduate courses. There are 2 sessions for selection of candidates. In each session there are 124 seats approximately.

Out of the 124 seats of every session, approx. 25% seats are reserved for AIIMS (UG) students and 50% for reserved categories. This reservation makes it one of the toughest exams to clear in India! Only the most deserving can get through.

4. CAT

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) began this exam and utilize the test for selecting understudies for their business organization programs. The test is directed each year by one of the IIMs.

Around 2.32 lakh candidates applied for CAT 2016. The Common Admission Test (CAT) scores a candidate on the bases of his aptitude and language skills. Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IIS) also utilize the CAT scores, rather than the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) which was conducted earlier, to choose understudies for their administration programs.

3. GATE

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is a national level test for admission to M.Tech/ Ph.D. and other Government Scholarships/Assistantships in the field of engineering and technology.

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) on behalf of:

National Coordination Board – GATE
Department of Higher Education
Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD)
Government of India
It is conducted for testing the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science. The score achieved in the exam is used for admissions to various post-graduate education programs (Master of Engineering, Master of Technology, Doctor of Philosophy) in Indian higher education institutes. GATE scores are also being used by several Indian public sector undertakings (i.e., government-owned companies) for recruiting graduate engineers in entry-level positions.

It is one of the most competitive examinations in India. More than 9.7 lakh applicants registered for GATE exam in 2016.

2. JEE (Joint Entrance Examination)

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main is conducted to offer admissions to interested candidates in undergraduate engineering programmes at NITs (National Institutes of Technology), IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology) and other centrally funded technical institutions (CFTIs) located across the country.

 

This is an all-India engineering entrance exam that was conducted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority in 2016. It is split into two separate exams.

The first level of the exam is the JEE Mains, which encompasses the NITs, IIITs, CFTIs and the IIEST, Shibpur, for its dual degree program. The second tier of the exam is the JEE Advanced. Only the short listed applicants from JEE Mains are allowed to write this exam. The Advanced is required to pass to gain a seat in any one of the IITs and the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.

12.7 lakh people appeared for the examination in 2016, out of which only the top 1.5 lakh were eligible to give the Advanced exam. This is difficult to clear for the sheer number of applicants and the quota system which is in effect.

1. UPSC- Civil services exams

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is the hardest examination in India led by the Union Public Service Commission for enrollment to different Civil Services of the Government of India, including Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and others. The exam has stayed on top of such charts since more than a decade.

The Civil Services Examination has an achievement rate of mere 0.1%-0.3% with more than 11.37 lakh candidates registered for this exam. Only 0.03% get the prestigious IAS.

The exam is conducted in two stages – the Preliminary examination, comprising of two papers (General Studies and Aptitude Test), and the Main examination, comprising of nine subjective papers, followed by the Personality Test (Interview). The whole process from the Preliminary examination to the presentation of the last results consumes approximately one year.