Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 02:29
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
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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I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
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I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
“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.”
I did not go back to my home.
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It is almost impossible.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
Aut explicabo sapiente quis consequuntur fuga consectetur fugit.
Keep your ego aside.
Your credentials do not matter!
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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And..
“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 hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
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It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
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Cleared multiple of them
Searched for my roll number.
And, I had not made it.
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So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Anyway!
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
I was alone in Delhi back then
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
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…
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.
And entered the park.
And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
All achievers in their own way.
Found an empty bench..
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
“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).”
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
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But, then it hit me hard.
Dropped them
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
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2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
Worked for a marketing agency
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!
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
I vividly remember that evening.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
All the best!
I was constantly staring into the ground
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 looked around me
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
“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.”
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).
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
The batch sizes were huge!
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.