Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 09:19
I was alone in Delhi back then
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
Dropped them
What should I do to stop being angered easily?
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
All the best!
I did not go back to my home.
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I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
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.
“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.”
Your credentials do not matter!
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All achievers in their own way.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
“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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I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
“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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It is almost impossible.
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2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
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There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
Worked for a marketing agency
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
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A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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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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Anyway!
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…
Keep your ego aside.
I looked around me
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
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And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
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.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
The batch sizes were huge!
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I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
Cleared multiple of them
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
It lasted approximately 10 months.
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.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
I vividly remember that evening.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
And..
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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).
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
But, then it hit me hard.
I was constantly staring into the ground
And, I had not made it.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
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Found an empty bench..
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
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Searched for my roll number.
And entered the park.
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
This exam has its own way of humbling you.