Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 24.06.2025 16:27
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
The batch sizes were huge!
I was constantly staring into the ground
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
I did not go back to my home.
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In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
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But, then it hit me hard.
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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.
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And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
Keep your ego aside.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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…
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
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2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
Found an empty bench..
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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Your credentials do not matter!
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, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
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Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
All achievers in their own way.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
And, I had not made it.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
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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).
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I write answers on Quora that help UPSC and other government exam aspirants.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
And..
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
Searched for my roll number.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
Dropped them
“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 was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
Anyway!
I looked around me
I vividly remember that evening.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
And entered the park.
“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.”
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
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.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
It is almost impossible.
“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 was alone in Delhi back then
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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Cleared multiple of them
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.