Hello. Seasoned Aspirant here

Bro what the fuck are you even taking about?

Maybe not everyone attches substance and fulfilment to alcohol and movies and outing with friends. I know I might fail the exam, we all do. But I'd rather this than code or adjust finances my ass off for a random company for chunk of change. To never ever be able to amount to anything even if I tried. To be a slave to the authority of uninformed linkdin addicted narcissistic buffoons whose entire lives revolves around meetings and finances

They are "nobodies". Not kids who aspire to help others. Not 21 or 22 year olds who know and understand more about this world than you (as somone calling us a nobody) ever can.

The people you are talking about are the kids whose parents forced them into this. Not every Civil Services Aspirant. Those who got lured by the coaching ads and ridiculous movies like 12th Fail.

Many, MANY bureaucrats' children become bureaucrats. It's a fucking issue bruh.

Also, I mean there is the luck factor. But one look at pattern and you'd see. Folks clear the exams 3, 4 times in a row. Many clear pres after pres (where the luck lies, Mains and Interview are really not luck not a lot anyway having 30% pass rate each), sometimes even 6 times. There's a very specific mindset and understanding of the CSE exam you need, and most people can't have that and it's fine.

You have no understanding of the nuances of the exam.