Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 25.06.2025 03:22
Dropped them
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…
All achievers in their own way.
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I did not go back to my home.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
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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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Worked for a marketing agency
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
Would the word literate carry the same meaning with public (common wealth) in 1900 vs today 2020?
But, then it hit me hard.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
It has been said that people with ADHD can often hyperfocus. Can that be an advantage?
Anyway!
It is almost impossible.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
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This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
I was constantly staring into the ground
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
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If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
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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).”
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Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
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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And..
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
Cleared multiple of them
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So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
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.
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
And, I had not made it.
The batch sizes were huge!
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
I vividly remember that evening.
I looked around me
“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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All the best!
And entered the park.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
Keep your ego aside.
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
I was alone in Delhi back then
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
Your credentials do not matter!
Found an empty bench..
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
Searched for my roll number.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
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And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
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.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.