Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 08:06
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
The batch sizes were huge!
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I was alone in Delhi back then
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
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Your credentials do not matter!
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
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And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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Dropped them
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.
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
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Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
And..
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.
Found an empty bench..
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
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It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I looked around me
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
All the best!
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Worked for a marketing agency
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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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I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
Anyway!
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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).
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
I was constantly staring into the ground
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
“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).”
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
“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.”
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)
I did not go back to my home.
Keep your ego aside.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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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.
All achievers in their own way.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
“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.”
But, then it hit me hard.
I vividly remember that evening.
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I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
And entered the park.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
And, I had not made it.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
It is almost impossible.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
Cleared multiple of them
Searched for my roll number.