Top 10 Competitive Exams in the World

1. MENSA

• It is the largest and oldest intelligence test conducted by MENSA Foundation in England
• 98 percentile is the minimum score
• No age restriction, the youngest was a 2 years and 4 months toddler with a score of 104 and the oldest was 102 years foe the United States

2. LNAT : 

• National Admission Test for Law is an Aptitude test in many major law universities in the United Kingdom
• A 150 minutes exam comprising reading comprehension and logical thinking skills

3. LSAT :

•  Law School Admission Test  is a law school exam held in United States, Canada and Australia
•  Its a half a day standardized test
•  A 3 level examination
• Reading Comprehension [4 passages each of 26-28 questions]     
• Logical reasoning            [2 sections each of 24-26 questions]
• Analytical reasoning       [ 1 section of 22-24 questions]                                                     

4. CSAT :

• College Scholastic Ability Test also known as Suneung in South Korea
• It is the most exhaustive standardized test
•  Conducted every year in the month of November

5. GRE :

•  Graduate Record Examination administered by ETS ( Educational Testing Service)
•  Its is a computer based examination and the score is valid for 5 years
•  3 hours 45 minutes exam comprising of 6 sections

6. IIT- JEE :

•  Indian Institute of Technology- Joint Entrance Exam formerly known as CEE - Common   Entrance Exam
•  Considered as one of the toughest engineering exams in the world
•  Its of 2 phases - JEE main and JEE advanced with 2 question papers for 3 hours

7. All Souls Prize Fellowship Exam :

•  Competitive exam held at University of Oxford
•  2 day exam in the late September and each of 3 hours
•  The most important is the Cherry Pie test

8. CAT :

•  Common Admission Test is a computer based examination
• One needs to score in this test to attain admission in IIMs ( Indian Institute of Management) and other premium schools in  India
•  The only exam with Negative Marking

9. UPSC :

•  Union Public Service Exam is held by Public Service Commission for recruitment in Indian Administrative Services
•  3 level test SCAT (Civil Service Aptitude Test) which is a preliminary objective test
•  Followed by a main subjective test wit an interview superseding

10. National Higher Education Entrance Exam :

•  Commonly known as GAOKAO held in China int he month of June
•  Its a pre-graduate level examination covering all subject
•  The exam is administered for two to three days