Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 27.06.2025 23:57
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
All the best!
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
And..
I did not go back to my home.
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2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
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Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
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I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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I looked around me
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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Found an empty bench..
But, then it hit me hard.
I vividly remember that evening.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
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Cleared multiple of them
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
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Anyway!
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
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I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
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I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
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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.
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The batch sizes were huge!
Keep your ego aside.
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I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
Dropped them
I was alone in Delhi back then
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I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
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).
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
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“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.”
“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 entered the park.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
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All achievers in their own way.
And, I had not made it.
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 lacked a mentor when I needed one.
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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Searched for my roll number.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
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A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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.
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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).”
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
It is almost impossible.
I was constantly staring into the ground
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…
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.