Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 02:04
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Searched for my roll number.
And entered the park.
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Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
I vividly remember that evening.
And, I had not made it.
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It lasted approximately 10 months.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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).
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
Keep your ego aside.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
It is almost impossible.
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Cleared multiple of them
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This exam has its own way of humbling you.
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Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
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I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
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.
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Found an empty bench..
“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.”
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
I was alone in Delhi back then
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I looked around 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…
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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This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
Anyway!
All the best!
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.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
Your credentials do not matter!
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
Dropped them
I did not go back to my home.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
But, then it hit me hard.
I was constantly staring into the ground
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
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And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
“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).”
And..
The batch sizes were huge!
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
“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.”