Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 07:02

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