Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 10:46
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
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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This exam has its own way of humbling you.
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.”
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I did not go back to my home.
Found an empty bench..
And entered the park.
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
I vividly remember that evening.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
I write answers on Quora that help UPSC and other government exam aspirants.
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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
“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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I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
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 joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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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 had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
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It is almost impossible.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
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It lasted approximately 10 months.
I was alone in Delhi back then
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
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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A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
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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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And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
But, then it hit me hard.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
Cleared multiple of them
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
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.
Anyway!
And..
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
Your credentials do not matter!
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
All the best!
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
Searched for my roll number.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
I was constantly staring into the ground
And, I had not made it.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
“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).”
I looked around me
All achievers in their own way.
“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.”
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
Dropped them
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
Keep your ego aside.
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.
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