Why upsc is considered the toughest exam in the whole world?

If we haven’t met, my name is Suryansh Sodhani.

I vividly remember that evening.

Searched for my roll number.

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Dropped them

2017 June - I appeared for the first time for the UPSC Prelims (after a year-long preparation)

After checking the PDF, I chained my cycle to a lamp post ..

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I was alone in Delhi back then

Appeared for the exam and instantly knew I would not be making it this time!

Cut to 2-3 months post prelims. Results were declared.

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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.

I lacked a mentor when I needed one.

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And, so I began preparing for the exam with high hopes and determination.

Anyway!

Relatively in a better position after my exam failures, but a void still exists!

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A sense of grief and toil had taken over 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).

Thousands of students swarming in Old Rajendra Nagar.

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I remember the very next day my coaching institute professor telling me -

Keep your ego aside.

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.

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I was cycling from one of my coaching institutes back to my PG.

Nevertheless, I hustled my way through the coaching program.

It is almost impossible.

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And crushed myself and ‘my expectations’ on it.

I did not move for the next 30 minutes..

I looked around me

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Immediately after this conversation, I left the institute.

Cleared multiple of them

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Found an empty bench..

Also, simultaneously prepared for other exams

2016 I graduated from college. The same year I began preparing for the UPSC.

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The batch sizes were huge!

So, hopefully, my answers help aspirants who need help.

In case you are wondering, how did my story end?

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And entered the park.

Your credentials do not matter!

The struggle was real. The teacher would non stop go through his lecture, and explain the concepts/ theory/ ideas etc.

I was constantly staring into the ground

I was determined to clear the exam and then go back home.

I joined two coaching institutes - One for mains preparation and one for my optional subject.

In my head, it was a do-or-die situation for me.

“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).”

“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.”

And..

A gazillion thoughts running through my mind.

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“I have more than 20+ years of teaching experience.”

I hurriedly opened the holy PDF.

I parked my cycle near one of the parks en route to my PG.

“Suryansh, let me tell you something. Do you feel the best of the best students from all over India prepare for this examination?”

All the best!

And, after all, it was a matter of great pride and respect.

It lasted approximately 10 months.

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…

It was summertime in Delhi. I was allotted a far-off centre in Najafgarh.

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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.

And, I had not made it.

I did not go back to my home.

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But, then it hit me hard.

This exam has an element of probability that no one can predict.

I prepared for the next 3 years (2016 to 2019)

This is the very reason you will hear IIT, IIM, AIIMS graduates failing to clear the UPSC.

I had heard rumours going around that the results had been declared.

I said, “Yes! I believe so.”

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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.

“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.”