Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 07:20
I was alone in Delhi back then
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I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
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.
And entered the park.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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Your credentials do not matter!
“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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Keep your ego aside.
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…
Cleared multiple of them
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I looked around me
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
Dropped them
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
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A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
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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.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
Searched for my roll number.
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2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
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“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.”
All achievers in their own way.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
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It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
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And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
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Found an empty bench..
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
Anyway!
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I did not go back to my home.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
If there is an abandoned house with no owner, can I live in it?
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
It is almost impossible.
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
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A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
And, I had not made it.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
I vividly remember that evening.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
All the best!
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
The batch sizes were huge!
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
But, then it hit me hard.
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
“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.”
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
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Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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).
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.
I was constantly staring into the ground
And..