Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 00:15
Searched for my roll number.
Keep your ego aside.
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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Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
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).
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
And entered the park.
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Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
Cleared multiple of them
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been 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.”
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
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I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
Your credentials do not matter!
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
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If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
Dropped them
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All the best!
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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“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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It is almost impossible.
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
But, then it hit me hard.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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…
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
And..
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.
Found an empty bench..
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I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
I was alone in Delhi back then
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
I looked around me
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
“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!
I did not go back to my home.
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All achievers in their own way.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
The batch sizes were huge!
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
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.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
I was constantly staring into the ground
“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).”
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 vividly remember that evening.
And, I had not made it.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
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