Dear Aspirant,

Exams are a significant part of our education and besides testing the ability of the student, exams are important in instilling core skills like discipline, time management, hard work and patience.

In various fields, we have exams that are hard to clear. Some are listed below:

• UPSC Civil Services Exam -It is one of the most prestigious and hardest exams because of the number of candidates that appear for the exam (Over 10 lakh candidates appear for UPSC Prelims every year) and the large amount of syllabus. Also, the entire selection process of this exam is extremely rigorous, it contains different rounds such as Prelims, Mains and Interview.
• IIT JEE -IIT JEE is also considered one of the hardest exams because the syllabus is endless and the questions that appear in the exam are all application-based and meant to challenge the candidate’s proficiency and understanding of the main subjects. Every year, more than 6 lakh candidates appears for the exam and only the top 2.50 lakh qualified for JEE Advanced.
• Chartered Accountant (CA) - CA aspirants must clear all the levels such as Common Proficiency Test (CPT), Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) and CA Final Examination in order to become a CA. Because, these levels are extremely tough to crack and require extensive planning and hard work, this exam is considered tough.
• NEET UG - NEET UG is considered one of the hardest, most competitive exams in India. Over 15 lakh candidates registers for NEET-UG every year. This exam is hard because the syllabus is huge and students must start preparing for the exam during their 12th if they want to crack it.
• AIIMS UG- AIIMS UG is considered tough because the number of applicants is very high while the number of seats offered by the organizing body is limited. Every year, the difficulty level of the questions is increased to ensure that only the most qualified candidates makes the cutoff.
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - GATE is considered extremely competitive because a huge number of candidates give this exam annually and limited seats are available, for instance, if 7 lakh candidates appears then only 1.5 lakh candidates are qualified for the exam. It tests the candidate’s knowledge of the B.Tech./B.E curriculum.
• National Defence Academy (NDA) - NDA is a tough exam because the candidates have to qualify for a written exam with a vast syllabus as well as a psychological aptitude test and an intelligence test. Candidates need to be physically fit to be considered for final admission.
• Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) - It is one of the toughest entrance exams for law in India. The exam’s vast curriculum and a huge number of candidates give this exam to get admission in the top law colleges. This makes the exam extremely tough and competitive.
• UGC NET - Over 6 lakh candidates appears for the UGC NET exam and only 40,000 thousand candidates are able to qualify for the exam. This is because, the paper 1 which is the common paper for all subjects is extremely competitive and challenging.
• National Institute of Design Entrance Exam - NID is considered a tough exam because it is highly competitive and the questions in its general paper are tricky and the creative section is highly subjective. The creative section’s questions can be challenging and time-consuming.

Depending on what you mean by competitive examination is very important. If you mean by toughest competitive exam by the Government jobs examination then undoubtedly UPSC CSE is the toughest exam in India for aspirant who want to become IAS,IPS,IRS etc. Now if you are asking about the toughest exam for UG Engineering in India then JEE ADVANCED is the toughest which enables students to get admitted in IIT's, NIT's etc. Now for PG studies in science or for PHD's NET-JRF is tough followed by GATE, TIFR-GS,JEST etc.

Now there are many entrances except this all of them have there toughness respectively. But depending on the choices of students, these are said to be the toughest exam corresponding to each sector.

To know more about UPSC CSE visit the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

To know more about JEE ADVANCED visit the link below:

https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-advanced

I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!