5 Toughest Entrance Exams in India

An entrance exam is a way to measure a student's suitability for pursuing a course or stepping-in a lifelong career. Educational institutes conduct entrance exams to select students for admission in various programs. There are entrance exams for almost every major programs, study streams and level of education, but it is seen more common in higher levels or tougher programs. The more prestigious an institute is, the tougher is the exam to crack. There are thousands of entrance exams in India and almost every institute has their own specific entrance exam, however there are few which are considered to be super tough. Here are the top 7 tough entrance exams in India: CAT Common Admission Test (CAT) is undoubtedly one of the toughest entrance exams in India. That is the reason you can see CAT coaching centers mushrooming in-and-around educational establishments and every nook and corner of cities across India. It is a computer-based test conducted by Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to select students for admission into business administration programs. Every year lakhs of aspiring students appear for CAT to get into one of the IIMs or other prestigious management schools in India. The exam tests a candidate’s Logical Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. JEE Joint Entrance Exam is the toughest entrance engineering exams in India and around the world. Lakhs of aspiring engineering students appear for the exam with a hope to get into one of the coveted IITs or other reputed engineering institutes and colleges in India. Almost all the major engineering and technical institutes in India including the IITs, use the JEE scores to admit students into engineering, design, technology, architecture and sciences programs. This entrance test attracts the most brilliant minds as it opens the door to a great career opportunity. AIIMS Entrance Exams All-India Institute of Medical Sciences organizes medical entrance exams for admission into various undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral medical programs. The medical entrance exams conducted by AIIMS is highly difficult, as lakhs of aspiring doctors appear for these exams to compete for a very limited number of seats. Undoubtedly, AIIMS entrance exams are considered as few of the most difficult entrance exams in India. GATE The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an engineering entrance test that gauge the knowledge and understanding of various undergraduate subjects - science and engineering. It is conducted under the joint supervision of Indian Institute of Science and Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of National Coordination Board -- GATE. The score is used to take admission into various Engineering, Technology & Philosophy post-graduate programs. The GATE score is even used to select candidates for PSU companies. UGC-NET National Eligibility Test is conducted to test the eligibility of a candidate to teach in college and university level and to award Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) to Indian nationals who wants to enter the teaching profession and research. In 2013, Union Grants Commission announced NET scores (candidates who successfully clear the exam) would be eligible for PSUs jobs. The NET exam primarily tests the teaching or research aptitude, reasoning ability, divergent thinking, general awareness and comprehension ability of a candidate. Planning to crack any of these exams? Post your coaching requirements on UrbanPro.