Top 100 Toughest Exam to Crack

World's toughest Top 100 Exam which is difficult to succeed



Across the world, there are many competitive exams which are at the highest level of difficulty and there are millions of students who are attempting to clear the exam and only few people cross the line.  We did some googling and used chat GPT to come up with the Top 100 Competitive exams across the globe and below is the complete list.  


We would encourage our readers to challenge the list and comment the exams which we or chat GPT would have missed out.  Also, the below list is not in any order as we know that each exam is for specific purposes.  In the series of articles, we will try to see how we can channel the identification of exam, pattern of exam, difficulty level and till we are able to give you a clear picture and mind map for cracking the toughest exam across the globe.


  1. Gaokao (China)
  2. JEE Advanced (India)
  3. IIT JAM (India)
  4. NEET (India)
  5. Common Admission Test (CAT) (India)
  6. Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) (Global)
  7. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) (Global)
  8. Law School Admission Test (LSAT) (Global)
  9. Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) (Global)
  10. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (Global)
  11. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Global)
  12. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) (Global)
  13. American College Testing (ACT) (Global)
  14. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) (India)
  15. National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) (India)
  16. National Eligibility Test (NET) (India)
  17. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (Global)
  18. Financial Risk Manager (FRM) (Global)
  19. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (Global)
  20. Chartered Accountancy (CA) (Global)
  21. Project Management Professional (PMP) (Global)
  22. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Global)
  23. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) (Global)
  24. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) (Global)
  25. Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) (Global)
  26. Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect (Global)
  27. Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (Global)
  28. VMware Certified Professional (VCP) (Global)
  29. Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) (Global)
  30. Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect (Global)
  31. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (Global)
  32. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) (Global)
  33. Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) (Global)
  34. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) (Global)
  35. Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) (USA)
  36. National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) (USA)
  37. United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) (USA)
  38. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) (USA)
  39. Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) (USA)
  40. National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) (USA)
  41. Dental Admission Test (DAT) (USA)
  42. Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) (USA)
  43. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (USA)
  44. Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (CPA Exam) (USA)
  45. National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) (USA)
  46. American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) (USA)
  47. National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS) (USA)
  48. American College of Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP) (USA)
  49. Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) (Global)
  50. Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) (USA)
  51. Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) (Global)
  52. Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) (USA)
  53. Professional in Human Resources (PHR) (Global)
  54. Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) (Global)
  55. Professional in Project Management (PMP) (USA)
  56. Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR) (Global)
  57. Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)
  58. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) (Global)
  59. Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) (Global)
  60. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (Global)
  61. Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) (Global)
  62. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) (Global)
  63. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (Global)
  64. Certified Management Accountant (CMA) (Global)
  65. Project Management Professional (PMP) (Global)
  66. Professional Scrum Master (PSM) (Global)
  67. Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) (Global)
  68. Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) (Global)
  69. Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) (Global)
  70. Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) (Global)
  71. Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) (Global)
  72. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) (Global)
  73. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Global)
  74. Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) (Global)
  75. Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) (Global)
  76. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Global)
  77. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (Global)
  78. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE (OCPJP) (Global)
  79. Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE (OCPJEE) (Global)
  80. Oracle Certified Professional, Database Administrator (OCPDBA) (Global)
  81. CompTIA A+ (Global)
  82. CompTIA Network+ (Global)
  83. CompTIA Security+ (Global)
  84. CompTIA Linux+ (Global)
  85. Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) (Global)
  86. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (Global)
  87. Salesforce Certified Administrator (Global)
  88. Salesforce Certified Developer (Global)
  89. Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator (Global)
  90. Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant (Global)
  91. Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant (Global)
  92. Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (Global)
  93. National Board Certification (USA)
  94. Law School Admission Test (LSAT) (USA)
  95. Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) (USA)
  96. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (USA)
  97. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) (USA)
  98. Dental Admission Test (DAT) (USA)
  99. Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) (USA)
  100. United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) (USA)



We are sure this is not an exhaustive list, however we can start from here and when you know or think something is missing, why are you holding back get into the comment section and write the exam name.  Let the world know you are smarted than us and chat GPT :)