India, June 18 -- Preparing for the UPSC civil services exam is a journey often fraught with intense uncertainty, a reality that an IIT graduate recently faced after failing their second preliminary attempt. Having quit their job to pursue the civil services dream, the dejected aspirant turned to Reddit, asking a single, heavy question: "What next?"

The Reddit user shared that they are an IIT grad who worked for about 9 months before quitting to prepare for UPSC. The individual added, "2nd attempt, prelims failed... what next?"

The person repeated the question, "What should one do?" In the comments section of the post, while responding to others, the aspirant asked if they should give one more year to UPSC or join a job.

The viral post...