Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 22.06.2025 04:00
Searched for my roll number.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
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This exam has its own way of humbling you.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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It is almost impossible.
Worked for a marketing agency
And, I had not made it.
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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?”
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
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Keep your ego aside.
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.
Anyway!
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2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
And..
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
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And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
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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 vividly remember that evening.
“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, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
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If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
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A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
Found an empty bench..
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
I was alone in Delhi back then
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
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“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.”
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.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
All the best!
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
Your credentials do not matter!
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
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.
But, then it hit me hard.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
The batch sizes were huge!
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
Cleared multiple of them
And entered the park.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
I was constantly staring into the ground
“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.”
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 did not move for the next 30 minutes..
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
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I looked around me
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
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