Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 00:45
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
“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.”
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A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
All the best!
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
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There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
Cleared multiple of them
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
The batch sizes were huge!
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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 was alone in Delhi back then
Your credentials do not matter!
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If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
And..
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And entered the park.
It is almost impossible.
I was constantly staring into the ground
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Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
And, I had not made it.
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I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
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.
Dropped them
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
Keep your ego aside.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
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Worked for a marketing agency
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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.
I vividly remember that evening.
I looked around me
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Found an empty bench..
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
“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).
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
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I did not go back to my home.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
I write answers on Quora that help UPSC and other government exam aspirants.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
Anyway!
Searched for my roll number.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
But, then it hit me hard.
“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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