Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 00:12
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
I did not go back to my home.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
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I was alone in Delhi back then
Keep your ego aside.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
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And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
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.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
It is almost impossible.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
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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…
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
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Worked for a marketing agency
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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Anyway!
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
Your credentials do not matter!
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All achievers in their own way.
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
Searched for my roll number.
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It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
How do I convince my husband that a threesome is okay?
I looked around me
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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.
And..
“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.”
It lasted approximately 10 months.
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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 -
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
But, then it hit me hard.
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
I was constantly staring into the ground
I vividly remember that evening.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
“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.”
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
All the best!
And entered the park.
And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
And, I had not made it.
“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).”
Found an empty bench..
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
The batch sizes were huge!
Cleared multiple of them
Dropped them
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
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 had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
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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