Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 00:13
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
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I looked around me
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I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
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…
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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).”
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
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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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 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 ..
Searched for my roll number.
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).
Found an empty bench..
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The batch sizes were huge!
All achievers in their own way.
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!
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
Dropped them
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Worked for a marketing agency
Cleared multiple of them
Anyway!
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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
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Your credentials do not matter!
I was alone in Delhi back then
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
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All the best!
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 hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
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I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
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I did not go back to my home.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
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I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
“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.”
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.
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
I vividly remember that evening.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
“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 remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
Keep your ego aside.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
And entered the park.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
And..
I was constantly staring into the ground
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
It is almost impossible.
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But, then it hit me hard.