Superhit movie ’12th Fail’ showcases the remarkable journey of Manoj Kumar Sharma, who went from poverty to joining the Indian Police Service (IPS). Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the film stars Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar in the lead roles.
Anand Mahindra’s Viral Tweet Sparks Debate
Business tycoon Anand Mahindra, renowned for his active presence on the social media platform X, frequently shares intriguing posts that capture widespread attention. In a recent X post, he shared a list from The World Ranking website, highlighting the ‘Top Toughest Exams in the World.’ This post stirred curiosity and engagement among his followers. He wrote:
“After seeing #12thFail I checked around and spoke to a number of young people about the relative difficulty of our entrance exams. One of them was a graduate of IIT who is involved in a business startup but who has also taken the UPSC exam. He stated EMPHATICALLY that UPSC is much tougher than the IIT JEE. I wonder if this is a commonly held perception, in which case this ranking needs to change!”
The Mahindra Group Chairman then wondered if the UPSC exams being tougher than JEE was a commonly held perception, “in which case, this ranking needs to change!”
After seeing #12thFail I checked around and spoke to a number of young people about the relative difficulty of our entrance exams.
One of them was a graduate of IIT who is involved in a business startup but who has also taken the UPSC exam.
He stated EMPHATICALLY that UPSC is… https://t.co/NvGTIHWkrz
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) February 4, 2024
The list shared by Anand Mahindra featured the IIT JEE at Rank 2 and the UPSC civil services exam at Rank 3. Anand Mahindra’s post sparked a debate among netizens, prompting discussions on which exam is considered more challenging between the two.
According to The World Ranking Twitter handle, the list of Top Toughest Exams in the World includes:
1. China → Gaokao Exam
2. India → IIT JEE Exam
3. India → UPSC Exam
4. England → Mensa
5. US/Canada → GRE
6. US/Canada → CFA
7. US → CCIE
8. India → GATE
9. US → USMLE
10. US → California Bar Exam
The Tweet went viral in no time and was flooded with reactions from Twitterati, who kickstarted a debate between which of the competitive exams are tougher — JEE or UPSC. One said: “Every exam in India is tough! 20 vacancy 200000 applications.”
“Sir it is tough because a lot of people apply for it and it has very limited seats. Jee is easy because it has more seats. That’s my opinion,” wrote another.
Check out the reactions of fans:
It is not a perception, but a reality – in the UPSC civil services, examination, the best of all the streams including IIT/IIM, and all other disciplines of art and science combine together – including brilliant, medical graduates.
Hence, the competition is tougher—number of…
— KBS Sidhu 🌏 (@kbssidhu1961) February 4, 2024
One of my relative cleared IIT in first attempt and cracked UPSC in 4th attempt. He always says that UPSC is the “mother of all exams”.
— Neetu Khandelwal (@T_Investor_) February 4, 2024
The exam itself is not tough but it has 3 stages and every graduate can take it which makes the competition very tough. One small mistake and you are out of the race.
But if difficulty level of question papers is compared, ofcourse, JEE is much more tougher.
— Rahman Sheikh (@rahmanology) February 4, 2024
Sir, having given both, can say that UPSC CSE is ‘more’ tough to clear because of
1. Very few seats (Rank above 1000 easily gives you a seat in a IIT, unlike in UPSC CSE)2. Unpredictable nature of the exam (Question formats, pattern etc change regularly)
3. Subjectivity of the…
— Archit Chandak (@archit_IPS) February 4, 2024
Its a misconception of Indians.
UPSC is not tougher than JEE its more competitive.
JEE has questions which many phd holders cant solve in a time constraint— Anubis (@ANUBISPRIYANSHU) February 4, 2024
Would depend on the Individual
But two factors
1. IIT JEE is at undergraduate level- students appearing are younger as compared to UPSC exam.
2. UPSC is in the area of one’s choice- relatively better than studying P,C and M (I know many who liked two of them or just one of them)…— D Prasanth Nair (@DPrasanthNair) February 4, 2024
I myself have gone through that and realized quickly JEE wad a cakewalk, given you only needed to complete 5 books and you will get through JEE. But UPSC is a different beast all together, you can only go so far by just reading, you need to be constantly and consistently aware of…
— Samar (@samarknowsit) February 4, 2024
UPSC is both difficult and flawed. It doesn’t deliver the most technically qualified and motivated bureaucrats needed to shape the future of our country, with some exceptions of course. The system and politicians make it worse when it comes to post selection delivery and impact…
— Centrist_Dialogues (@DiagonallyYours) February 4, 2024
Every exam in India is tough ! 20 vacancy 200000 applications
— Mr.Yadav (@MigTrader) February 4, 2024
