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IIT JEE Exam, 2 Of The Top 10 Toughest Exams In The World: Reasons, Tips To Pass, Benefits

Let’s take a look at the IIT JEE exams. The IIT JEE, which stands  for Joint Entrance exams is the second toughest examination in the world.

Every examination is always said to be difficult. Every student has passed through series of examinations and they can testify the difficulty level of each.
There are however some examinations out there that are so difficult. The questions set in such examinations are considered to be above the standard or thinking level of the candidates.

Here are the list of the toughest exams in the world.

1. Gaokao Exam in China

2. IIT JEE Exam in India
3. UPSC Exam, also in India
4. Mensa exams in England
5. GRE in USA/Canada
6. US/Canada → CFA
7. 🇺🇸 US → CCIE
8. 🇮🇳 India → GATE
9. 🇬🇧 UK →Oxford exams

IIT JEE EXAMS

The Joint Entrance Examination is an engineering entrance assessment conducted for admission to various engineering colleges in India. It is constituted by two different examinations: the JEE-Main and the JEE-Advanced.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TAKING THESE EXAMS

The JEE exams is the gateway to some of the various prestigious engineering colleges (both government and private) in India.

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The exams also prepares you for the real world and gives you an insight into the competition. After passing this exams, candidates get admitted into the best of IITs, IIITs, NITs, BITS, DTU, NSUT, IIT, NIT, Manipal, PEC, Thapar, VIT Vellore, USIT, RVCE, and more institutions. Some colleges do not even conduct entrance tests but take into account the JEE rank.

Reasons Why This Exams Is Said To Be The Most Difficult In The World

The syllabus is indeed tough to cover as it entails all the basics and advanced concepts. The exam is designed to eliminate people or to reject candidates, not to select them. So it is tricky and complicated.

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DATE FOR THE EXAMS

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The exams is usually written twice in a year. The first session is written in January each and the second one is written on April.

Exams Format.

Total number of questions is 90. It is marked out of 300. The exams is mainly based on Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

Eligibility

There is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2021, 2022, or appearing in 2023 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE(2023) examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirous of taking admission

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