Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 11:16

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