Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 00:07
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I did not go back to my home.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
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I was constantly staring into the ground
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
Cleared multiple of them
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If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
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Found an empty bench..
I was alone in Delhi back then
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
Searched for my roll number.
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Anyway!
And entered the park.
“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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I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
“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).”
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2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
Your credentials do not matter!
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
Hic perferendis in et impedit quo.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
And..
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
I looked around me
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
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I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
It is almost impossible.
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.
Keep your ego aside.
What if the girl says that drama about you dating here? Is that a bad sign?
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
All the best!
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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?”
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
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And, I had not made it.
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
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.
The batch sizes were huge!
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
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…
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).
But, then it hit me hard.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
“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.”
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The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
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2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
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If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
Dropped them
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
I vividly remember that evening.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?