Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 01:58
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
I was alone in Delhi back then
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
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And entered the park.
500 students in each batch. God forbid if you were late to the class - you would have to push your way through the seats. (Old aspirants reading this know which institute I am talking about).
Dropped them
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“I, too, was an aspirant, 20 years back. I have met board toppers, state board toppers, and college toppers with more than 9+ CGPA who prepare for this exam.”
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
The batch sizes were huge!
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Searched for my roll number.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
You would have to be on your toes. If your mind drifts apart for even a second, you will lose your chain of thoughts and notes.
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Worked for a marketing agency
Each class used to be 2.5 hours each. Making it a total of 5 hours of coaching classes daily. The classes used to be 7 days a week.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
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Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
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2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
All the best!
Sapiente nemo autem perspiciatis.
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
I vividly remember that evening.
“But, it is nearly impossible for one to predict who will make it to the ‘holy list’. Yes! I can say that if an aspirant who has done X, Y, and Z can increase their chances of selection, but it is just not enough. There is always a matter of luck (or, probability).”
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
All achievers in their own way.
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Keep your ego aside.
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Found an empty bench..
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
I did not go back to my home.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
It is almost impossible.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
I looked around me
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
But, then it hit me hard.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Your credentials do not matter!
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
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Anyway!
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
Dare you, peep in your neighbour's notebook. After all, it is a national-level competitive exam - people tend to be extremely competitive. Tough days…
So, yes, the UPSC is considered the toughest exam in the world because there is a ‘luck’ factor coupled with subjectivity in the exam process.
And..
I was constantly staring into the ground
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“All of these students are great from an academic point of view. They have always scored 90%+ during their school days, some have even scored 9.6 CGPA and above during their 10th boards.”
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
And, I had not made it.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
Cleared multiple of them
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!