‘Life’s toughest exam’: Man says finding a house in Mumbai is harder than UPSC and JEE

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Finding a home in Mumbai is often described as an exhausting experience, particularly for tenants juggling steep rents, limited space, strict landlord conditions and location constraints. A content creator has now captured the frustration in a humorous video, comparing the city’s rental hunt to some of India’s toughest competitive examinations.A man said high rents and bachelor restrictions had made Mumbai house hunting tougher than competitive exams. (Instagram/yuvraj.dua)(Also read:

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