Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 12:15
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
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.
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The batch sizes were huge!
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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).
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
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Found an empty bench..
It is almost impossible.
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Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
Keep your ego aside.
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And..
I vividly remember that evening.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
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“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.
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
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“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
.
.
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
“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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“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).”
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
Cleared multiple of them
It lasted approximately 10 months.
And, I had not made it.
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I looked around me
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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
Dropped them
And entered the park.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
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.
Your credentials do not matter!
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
Anyway!
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 have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
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.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
I was alone in Delhi back then
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
I was constantly staring into the ground
But, then it hit me hard.
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
Searched for my roll number.