Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 13:45
Searched for my roll number.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
Keep your ego aside.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
And, I had not made it.
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I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
And entered the park.
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Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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Your credentials do not matter!
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
The batch sizes were huge!
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
All the best!
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I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
And..
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It lasted approximately 10 months.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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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.
Cleared multiple of them
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I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
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).
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“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
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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.”
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
I was constantly staring into the ground
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Anyway!
Dropped them
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2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
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…
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
“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.”
I vividly remember that evening.
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
But, then it hit me hard.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
I was alone in Delhi back then
Found an empty bench..
I looked around me
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
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.
It is almost impossible.
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I did not go back to my home.
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All achievers in their own way.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
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.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
“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).”
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.