1. If the 9th house is benefic in the native’s chart, it helps him/her to clear the examination. Along with being benefic, the 9th house also has to be in good position and strong in order to crack competitive exam.
2. If the main period & sub period are influenced by malefic planets in time of examination, then the native will face difficulties in clearing the examination. The same will happen if Rahu and Ketu are posited in 12th house and their main period & sub period are going on.
3. If Lagna is benefic and strong and the native’s 5th house is powerful, then he/she will be very knowledgeable and owner of very strong willpower. Along with these qualities, if the Mercury is strong and posited in lagna, 4th, 5th, 9th or 11th house, then they will have a huge chance of cracking the exam. If Jupiter, Sun, Rahu and Venus are strong and posited in good position then the native have a good chance of appearing in competitive exam. If these planets are weak and posited in 8th or 12th house, then the native will face many obstacles in clearing the examination.
4. 4th house (house of education), 5th house (house of knowledge) and 6th house plays supporting role in competitive exams. If Jupiter, Mercury, Sun and Rahu are strong and posited in 6th house, then it will become easy for the native to clear the exam.
5. If Mercury is weak and retrograde then the native will face challenges like nervousness during exam, silly mistakes etc. If anyone has Budha Aditya yog, Guru Aditya yog, Bondhu Pujya yog or Raj yog in their chart then they will appear in competitive exam successfully with good marks. If those are not available then the native’s 5th, 6th, 9th and 11th house have to be strong and benefic in order to get success in competitive exam. Along with these, the Vidya karaka planets, such as Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, or Sun have to be benefic and strong.
6. Beside these facts, we must consider our D9 chart also. If Ketu is benefic then the health will be fine during exam. If the Ketu is weak and malefic then the native will suffer from sudden health issue before or during exam, resulting in poor performance or total absence in exam.