Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 07:46
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
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All the best!
Dropped them
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
“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).”
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The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
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Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
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.
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
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I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
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I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
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I was alone in Delhi back then
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Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
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Searched for my roll number.
Anyway!
I was constantly staring into the ground
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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?”
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
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…
And..
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
Cleared multiple of them
“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.”
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
And, I had not made it.
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.
It is almost impossible.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
The batch sizes were huge!
And entered the park.
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
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After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
I vividly remember that evening.
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But, then it hit me hard.
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I looked around me
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
It lasted approximately 10 months.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.
I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
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Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
I did not go back to my home.
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
Your credentials do not matter!
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).
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..
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
“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.”