Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 04:24
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
“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.”
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
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This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
I looked around me
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
All the best!
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
The batch sizes were huge!
Why are you a Muslim? Why is it Islam for you and not something else?
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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I write answers on Quora that help UPSC and other government exam aspirants.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
Keep your ego aside.
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I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
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I was alone in Delhi back then
“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).”
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I did not go back to my home.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
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It lasted approximately 10 months.
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Searched for my roll number.
And, I had not made it.
Cleared multiple of them
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
And..
It is almost impossible.
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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.
Found an empty bench..
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 crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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 entered the park.
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 was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
Your credentials do not matter!
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
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).
I was constantly staring into the ground
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
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 was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do 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.”
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
Dropped them
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
I vividly remember that evening.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
Do drop in a message, would be happy to talk.
But, then it hit me hard.