~ 'World's toughest Exams' ~

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1. Master Sommelier Diploma Exam



This is till date hailed as the world’s toughest examination. The exam was first taken 40 years ago in the UK and since then only 200 candidates have been selected on the basis of this exam.

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2.CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert)



Through this exam Cisco Systems certify the skills of the ones selected in the exam of planning, operating, troubleshooting tough network facilities. According to Cisco, of all the engineers appearing for this test, only 3% are selected and certified.

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3. CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Exam



The Wall Street Journal termed the CFA test as the toughest test in the world. Less than one-fifth of the applicants pass each year and most of them attempt for the CFA repeatedly.

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4. GRE (Graduate Record Examinations)



GRE, as we all know, is like the entrance test for most schools in the States. Most graduate schools in the USA require the GRE score as their prerequisite score for admission.

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5. Mensa



It is the oldest and largest highest IQ society on the world, a non profit organization where people who score 98 percentile in the standardized IQ tests are considered to be low rankers. People can take the test in any age. The youngest member in Mensa is all of two years now.

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6. UPSC (Union Public Service Commission)



This is India’s central agency that holds all the important examinations to recruit top notch government officials in the country. Out of approximately 300,000 students appearing, hardly a thousand of them are actually selected.

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7. IIT JEE (Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination)



It is the best engineering institute in the country. Students spend years preparing for this entrance, because IITs in India are not just colleges, they are a status! Out of every 5, 00, 000 students appearing, only a handful of 10,000 get selected every year.

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8. Gaokao



This exam in China is also known as the National Higher Education Entrance Examination. The mental stress that students go through has been subject of interests to many documentary makers around the globe.

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9. GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)



This all India examination tests engineering students on their knowledge of engineering and various fields if science. The exam consists of a single paper lasting for three hours where a student has to answer both MCQs and numerical.