Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 29.06.2025 11:45
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
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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).”
I did not go back to my home.
It is almost impossible.
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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.”
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
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Anyway!
I was constantly staring into the ground
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And entered the park.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
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I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
The batch sizes were huge!
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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And..
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
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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…
Found an empty bench..
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All the best!
Your credentials do not matter!
I vividly remember that evening.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
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.
Searched for my roll number.
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
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Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
But, then it hit me hard.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
I was alone in Delhi back then
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Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
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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).
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
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.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
It lasted approximately 10 months.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
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Cleared multiple of them
Dropped them
I looked around me
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!
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
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.
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
And, I had not made it.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
Keep your ego aside.
“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.”
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.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
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