Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 01:34

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