5 Toughest Exams for Science Students in India (But you can crack it!)

Are you fed up of being compared to “Sharma ji ka beta” (who is a geek)

And you think you can overdo him in science stream & make him go down in defeat…

Or you think that your career lies in science only, then I guess this blog is for you(Yes, you!)

Career in Science and technology is a burning topic in India. Indian Science and technology organizations like ISRO, DRDO, and CSIR are doing exceptionally well & leaving their footprints on the global research and development belvedere. 

Science is considered one of the best stream to opt for. It is considered most secured career path. Hence, many candidates appear in several entrance tests & exams to get admission in pioneer Indian science and technology institutes like IIT, JNU & IISC.

Brace yourself for few of the exams considered tough nut to crack:

1. IIT JEE

Not only in India, but also worldwide IIT JEE is one the toughest exams. 

IIT JEE needs no introduction itself. The name is enough to sends a chill down the spine of any PCM student. 

Consider yourself competing with millions of brilliant candidates in two tier exam, where you are supposed to solve problems in lightning fast speed with exceptional accuracy.

There is no comparison between board exams & JEE. With JEE, things get little tricky. It is about understanding all the concepts & have command on a vast syllabus.

Source - Kshitiz-iitjee

2. GATE Exam:

Now once you have seen how horrendous JEE exam is, which lands you a seat in B.tech courses in IITs & other premier institutes. You better understand the level of difficulty for the entrance exam, which is supposed to land you seat in M.tech courses in same institute.

Heat goes one notch higher, stress increases manifold for engineering graduates.

Rules to appear in exam with any specified branch are rigid, level of difficulty of 65 question is even more defying. 

In JEE questions are from Physics, Maths & Chemistry, whereas in GATE it sum up all the subjects from 8 semesters of engineering.

Source - CareerIndia

3. CSIR NET:

I bet you haven't heard about this exam which scares out of one's wits.

CSIR NET Exam is for M.Sc Students who want to pursue their careers in lectureship/fellowship.

Research & lectureship is not a piece of cake & hence it doesn't come in handy. 

One has to appear in CSIR NET exam for that, with offered 5 subject category (Life sciences, Earth sciences, Physical sciences, Mathematical sciences & Chemical sciences). CSIR UGC NET is an ordeal by fire.

Three parts of paper assesses any candidate deeply on various scales. Syllabus is vast. It would not be exaggeration, if we say you have to bite off more than you can chew.

CSIR NET

4. JNU Entrance Exam

We all know JNU for its recent mention in news for not so good reason.

But this notorious campus has produced many brilliant minds like Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Arvind Gupta, Harun Rashid Khan & also Kanhaiya Kumar (Sorry for that).

But yes! JNU is one of the topmost learning destination for Indian science students.

JNU holds an exclusive exam once in a year for admission to undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D programs offered by Jawaharlal Nehru University.

You need to be an exceptional performer in order to break the back of the beast.

Also, reservation has its own limitation in JNU Courses. In upcoming academic sessions, students from OBC will not be beneficiary of any relaxation in M.Phill & Ph.D programs.

So, pull up your socks for a tough exam.

JNU Entrance exam - Aglasem

5. NEET UG Exam

Alarm bells start ringing in mind of PCB students hearing the name of NEET UG exam.

National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET-UG) is the examination conducted for aspirants seeking admission to undergraduate MBBS/BDS courses all over India. 

Doctor is a Nobel profession & hence difficulty level is also higher & sometimes it is more than any average student can take. 

NEET is something that requires hard work, sweat, blood & tears.  Candidates need to channelize all their energy into it to get on top of things.

NEET

With this, it’s a wrap to this never-ending list & opportunity that science can give you, if you religiously study it.

Don’t opt for science, just because your neighbor’s son nailed it.

But because you think that you have a passion for science & you are cut out for the science stream.

Choose a career you love!