Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 27.06.2025 05:22
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
Keep your ego aside.
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So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
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I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
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I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
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).
“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.”
And, I had not made it.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
Have you ever lost any respect for someone instantly?
But, then it hit me hard.
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.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
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And entered the park.
Cleared multiple of them
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
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I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
I was alone in Delhi back then
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Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
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And..
I looked around me
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
I did not go back to my home.
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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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A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
The batch sizes were huge!
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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
I vividly remember that evening.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
I was constantly staring into the ground
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“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, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
Searched for my roll number.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
Dropped them
It lasted approximately 10 months.
Your credentials do not matter!
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
Found an empty bench..
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
Anyway!
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“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
“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.”
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.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
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It is almost impossible.