Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 01:23
Keep your ego aside.
I write answers on Quora that help UPSC and other government exam aspirants.
And entered the park.
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And, I had not made it.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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I vividly remember that evening.
I did not go back to my home.
I was constantly staring into the ground
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I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
“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.”
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Your credentials do not matter!
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
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.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
I looked around me
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A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
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A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
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The batch sizes were huge!
“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.”
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
Searched for my roll number.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
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.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
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…
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.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
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 hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
And..
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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).
All the best!
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I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
It is almost impossible.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
Anyway!
But, then it hit me hard.
Cleared multiple of them
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
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.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
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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).”
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.
Dropped them
Found an empty bench..
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.