Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 29.06.2025 00:04
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
Keep your ego aside.
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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I did not go back to my home.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
I was constantly staring into the ground
Dropped them
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).
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
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I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
Searched for my roll number.
“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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And..
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
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A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
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And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
I looked around me
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
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Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
But, then it hit me hard.
Anyway!
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This exam has its own way of humbling you.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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Cleared multiple of them
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
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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.
“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).”
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
I was alone in Delhi back then
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
“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 the best!
It is almost impossible.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
“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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I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
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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.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
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And entered the park.
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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It lasted approximately 10 months.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
Your credentials do not matter!
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
And, I had not made it.
I vividly remember that evening.
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The batch sizes were huge!
Found an empty bench..