One of the Toughest exam in the world

If you think JEE and GATE exams for engineering and CAT for management are the most toughest exam for colleges in India.

Then have a look here on the Gaokao exam which is conducted in China for college entrance.

I would rate it on the top for the most toughest exam in the world.

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After looking at the picture above, you would say that there may not be the strict rules regarding discipline while giving exam.

Then you should also have a look at their Discipline.

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Every student is monitored for his/her single movement.

This is the height of strictness in Gaokao exam.

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They use the UV light test if they have a suspicion on any student.

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One of the students also used this high tech unfair means during Gaokao exam, but was unsuccessful in hiding it from the Invigilators and the CCTVs.

• What if any student is caught using unfair means during exam?

“He/she could face the Prison sentence.”

China Threatens Jail Time for College Entrance Exam Cheaters

• What is the pattern for this Highly strict exam?

The test varies across different regions and it includes Chinese language and literature as well as maths and a foreign language. The foreign language is generally English. One/more subjects taken by the student include social studies, politics, biology, physics, history and chemistry. The subject chosen depends upon the student's choice of a major.

Apart from the 3 major sections of maths, Chinese and (usually) English, there are 3 minor subsections as well. Students have to score high on these 3 big topics or the total score falls too low to get into first or second rank universities.

The subsections for science or humanities are divided into specific options. For science oriented students, biology, chemistry and physics are 90 points each. Entry into science oriented universities and colleges requires a large score. In China, many universities offer quality technical education. A case in point is Tsinghua University which is China's MIT. Some other popular courses include literature, political science, history and geography. Many Chinese universities focus on foriegn studies only.

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• Is Gaokao examination tough to crack?

Yes. It is very hard to crack this examination in order to get admission in the top universities.

Have a look at these Essay questions and you would get a rough idea what’s the difficulty level of the exam.

How Would Thomas Edison react to the mobile phone?”

Material composition. The conversation between two scientists. How would Thomas Alva Edison react to the mobile phone if he came to the 21st century? No less than 800 words, choose your own title.

— 2013 Beijing Gaokao

Donation

Write a composition on “donation”.

A person became a billionaire from scratch. He was generous and has devoted himself to charity. He then knew that there were three poor families that lived very hard lives. He felt sympathy for the families and decided to donate for them. One family was very grateful and accepted his donation. Another family hesitated but accepted at last and declared that they would pay him back. The last family thanked him for his generosity but declined it as they thought it was an alm.

— 2013 Guangdong Gaokao

Social outcry

After a girl failed to dissuade her father from making phone calls while driving on a highway, she called the police. The police came and educated her father. A huge social outcry followed. Please write a letter based on the given information to the daughter, the father or the police officer, in no fewer than 800 words.

— National Gaokao, year unknown

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• How many Students appear in this freaky exam?

In 2006, a record high of 9.5 million people applied for tertiary education entry in China.

Of these, 8.8 million (93%) took the national entrance exam and 27,600 (0.28%) were exempted due to exceptional or special talent.

Everyone else (700,000 students) took other standardized entrance exams, such as those designed for adult education students.

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Isn’t it the most toughest exam to crack?