Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 29.06.2025 09:48
A sense of grief and toil had taken over me.
This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.
If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.
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.
So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.
Searched for my roll number.
Judge rejects Newsom’s emergency request to limit Trump LA troop deployment - The Hill
I vividly remember that evening.
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 looked around me
Is there any concrete proof that LED face masks actually work?
I write answers on Quora that help UPSC and other government exam aspirants.
And, now working as a digital marketing freelancer for international clients.
It is almost impossible.
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.
And entered the park.
Space humbles the SEAL-doctor-astronaut | On the ISS this week June 9-13, 2025 - Space
In case you are wondering, how did my story end?
I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)
I did not move for the next 30 minutes..
MSU Taps J Batt As Next Director of Athletics - Michigan State University Athletics
The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.
Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams
It lasted approximately 10 months.
Why is there no great temptress figure in any of Tolkien’s major works?
Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.
And..
I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.
If one says, they can help you crack the exam with X AIR, it is difficult to do so.
2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)
Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!
“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).”
Cleared multiple of them
Dropped them
Turn This ChatGPT Prompt Into A Six-Figure Passive Income Stream - Forbes
I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.
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).
Credit cards could blow up a carefully crafted crypto compromise - Politico
And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.
I lacked a mentor when I needed one.
The batch sizes were huge!
People’s Pharmacy: Aspirin thinking has changed for cardiovascular risks - OregonLive.com
This exam has its own way of humbling you.
“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”
This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.
I said, “Yes! I believe so.”
I did not go back to my home.
I was constantly staring into the ground
.
Keep your ego aside.
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…
All the best!
Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.
All achievers in their own way.
I was alone in Delhi back then
“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.”
But, then it hit me hard.
And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.
Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!
I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.
.
I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -
I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.
There is no mathematical formula where you know that if the inputs are controlled, you can achieve X outcome.
After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..
Found an empty bench..
Do drop in a message, would be happy to talk.
And, I had not made it.
And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.
A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.
“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”
Worked for a marketing agency
Anyway!
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.
2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.
It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.
Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.
“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.”
Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.
I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.