wasn't IIT entrance tough enf?

A little ray of hope against hope for IIT aspirants from The Hindu

"While the first is the rule that the students can take the test only twice, the second relates to the one that bars students from appearing for JEE once they have taken admission to any of the IITs."

There is also an addisional rule that student with only 60% above in there XII can appear in the entrance exams.