Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 00:09
Keep your ego aside.
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
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Cleared multiple of them
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.
And..
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).
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
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I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
I write answers on Quora that help UPSC and other government exam aspirants.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
Overthinking is killing me day-by-day. What should I do?
I vividly remember that evening.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Why cant I motivate myself to go to school (grade 10)?
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
Do drop in a message, would be happy to talk.
Searched for my roll number.
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Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
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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If there exists a “New York of Australia”, is it Sydney or Melbourne?
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I said, “Yes! I believe 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).”
I was alone in Delhi back then
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
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If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
The batch sizes were huge!
I did not go back to my home.
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Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
It lasted approximately 10 months.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
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This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
“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.”
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
It is almost impossible.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
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.
Found an empty bench..
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
All the best!
And entered the park.
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
Your credentials do not matter!
“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.”
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
Anyway!
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
And, I had not made it.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
I was constantly staring into the ground
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
Dropped them
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
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I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
But, then it hit me hard.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
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.
I looked around me