Sky Dancer opines...
The FAA exams are designed for candidates with 2 digit IQ levels who really cant do any better.It still isn't recognised in many parts of the world by leading airlines and use your imagination to figure out why
Luckily, the FAA is very pragmatic in their methods of both knowledge and practical testing. Where the written may be a snap for most, usually, the practical test, when administered by an examiner, not on the payroll of the flight schools, which Indians attend and owned by airline pilots from India, may I add are the antithesis of the knowledge exam.
It reminds me of the initial cadre of Air India pilots who washed out of initial B787 training because of lack of flying skills. They complained the expectations of Boeing instructors of SIN were to high. However training and checking standards beyond India are highs, and for good reasons too. But at the end of the day they still washed out of flight training, but good news was they sure we're book smart
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Many may not be as book smart as those Incredible Indian pilots, however airmen with FAA and EASA certificates are extremely capable aviators. How many FAA or EASA certified pilots have been dismissed from global carriers versus Indian pilots with so-called 2 1/2 digit IQs?
From your statement Sky Dancer, it appears you feel it's better to be book smart than fly smart. The rest of the world thinks it's better to be both book and airplane smart.