UPSC Previous Year Question Papers: Prelims & Mains
Find any official UPSC question paper by exam and year, from 2016 to 2026. Every link opens the PDF on upsc.gov.in.
By Team MaargX UPSC · List checked against UPSC on 6 October 2026
Short answer: UPSC previous year question papers (PYQs) are the official papers of earlier exams. Choose an exam below, and then narrow the list by year, stage or subject. You will find the Civil Services Prelims and Mains papers (General Studies, Essay and optional subjects) and the CAPF, CDS and NDA papers. They are the best guide to the style and level of the real exam.
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2026
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2026
General Papers
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Hus. and Vet. Science Paper - I
- Animal Hus. and Vet. Science Paper - II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper -I
- Electrical Engineering Paper -II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science and International Relations Paper - I
- Political Science and International Relations Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Literature Optionals (32 papers)
- Assamese Literature Paper - I
- Assamese Literature Paper - II
- Bengali Literature Paper - I
- Bengali Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper - I
- Punjabi Literature Paper - II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi Literature (Devanagari) Paper - I
- Sindhi Literature (Devanagari) Paper - II
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
Compulsory Language Papers (17 papers)
- Assamese (Compulsory)
- Bengali (Compulsory)
- Bodo (Compulsory)
- English (Compulsory)
- Gujarati (Compulsory)
- Hindi (Compulsory)
- Kannada (Compulsory)
- Maithili (Compulsory)
- Malayalam (Compulsory)
- Marathi (Compulsory)
- Nepali (Compulsory)
- ODIA (Compulsory)
- Punjabi (Compulsory)
- Sanskrit (Compulsory)
- Tamil (Compulsory)
- Telugu (Compulsory)
- Urdu (Compulsory)
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2026
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2026
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2026
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2026
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2026
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2026
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026
Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2026
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2026
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2026
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2026
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2026
2025
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2025
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper- I
- Agriculture Paper- II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper- I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper- II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science and International Relation Paper - I
- Political Science and International Relation Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Literature Optionals (34 papers)
- Assamese Literature Paper - I
- Assamese Literature Paper - II
- Bodo Literature Paper - I
- Bodo Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Kashmiri Literature Paper - I
- Kashmiri Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper- I
- Punjabi Literature Paper- II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi (Devnagari) Literature Paper - I
- Sindhi (Devnagari) Literature Paper - II
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
General Papers
Compulsory Language Papers (19 papers)
- Assamese (Compulsory)
- Bengali (Compulsory)
- Bodo (Compulsory)
- English (Compulsory)
- Gujarati (Compulsory)
- Hindi (Compulsory)
- Kannada (Compulsory)
- Kashimiri (Compulsory)
- Maithili (Compulsory)
- Malayalam (Compulsory)
- Marathi (Compulsory)
- Nepali (Compulsory)
- Odia Compulsory)
- Punjabi (Compulsory)
- Sanskrit (Compulsory)
- Sindhi (Devanagari) (Compulsory)
- Tamil (Compulsory)
- Telugu (Compulsory)
- Urdu (Compulsory)
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2025
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2025
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2025
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2025
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2025
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2025
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025
Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2025
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2025
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2025
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2025
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2025
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- General English
- General Knowledge
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2025
2024
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2024
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Husb. and Vet. Science Paper - I
- Animal Husb. and Vet. Science Paper - II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper -I
- Philosophy Paper -II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science and International Relations Paper - I
- Political Science and International Relations Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Literature Optionals (34 papers)
- Assamese Literature Paper - I
- Assamese Literature Paper - II
- Bengali Literature Paper - I
- Bengali Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Odia Literature Paper - I
- Odia Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper - I
- Punjabi Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi Literature Paper - I
- Sindhi Literature Paper - II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - II
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
Compulsory Language Papers (18 papers)
- Assamese Compulsory
- Bengali Compulsory
- Bodo Compulsory
- English Compulsory
- Gujarati Compulsory
- Hindi Compulsory
- Kannada Compulsory
- Maithili Compulsory
- Malayalam Compulsory
- Marathi Compulsory
- Nepali Compulsory
- Odia Compulsory
- Punjabi Compulsory
- Sanskrit Compulsory
- Sindhi Compulsory
- Tamil Compulsory
- Telugu Compulsory
- Urdu Compulsory
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2024
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2024
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2024
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2024
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2024
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2024
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024
Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2024
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2024
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2024
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2024
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2024
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - II
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- General English
- General Knowledge
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2024
Combined Section Officer (Grade-B) LDCE, 2024
2023
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2023
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agricultural Paper - I
- Agricultural Paper - II
- Animal Hus. and Vet. Sc. Paper - I
- Animal Hus. and Vet. Sc. Paper - II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science and IR Paper - I
- Political Science and IR Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Literature Optionals (30 papers)
- Bengali Literature Paper - I
- Bengali Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper - I
- Punjabi Literature Paper - II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper -I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper -II
- Sindhi Devanagari Literature Paper - I
- Sindhi Devanagari Literature Paper - II
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
Compulsory Language Papers (19 papers)
- Assamese Compulsory
- Bengali Compulsory
- Bodo Compulsory
- English Compulsory
- Gujarati Compulsory
- Hindi Compulsory
- Kannada Compulsory
- Maithili Compulsory
- Malayalam Compulsory
- Manipuri Compulsory
- Marathi Compulsory
- Nepali Compulsory
- Odia Compulsory
- Punjabi Compulsory
- Sanskrit Compulsory
- Sindhi Devanagari Compulsory
- Tamil Compulsory
- Telugu Compulsory
- Urdu Compulsory
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2023
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2023
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2023
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2023
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2023
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2023
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023
Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2023
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2023
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2023
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2023
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2023
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - II
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- General English
- General Knowledge
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
CBI (DSP) LDCE, 2023
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2023
Combined SO (Grade B) LDC Examination, 2023
2022
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2022
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2022
Compulsory Language Papers (17 papers)
- Assamese (Compulsory)
- Bengali (Compulsory)
- English (Compulsory)
- Gujarati (Compulsory)
- Hindi (Compulsory)
- Kannada (Compulsory)
- Kashmiri (Compulsory)
- Malayalam (Compulsory)
- Marathi (Compulsory)
- Nepali (Compulsory)
- Odia (Compulsory)
- Punjabi (Compulsory)
- Sanskrit (Compulsory)
- Sindhi (Compulsory)
- Tamil (Compulsory)
- Telugu (Compulsory)
- Urdu (Compulsory)
Literature Optionals (32 papers)
- Assamese Literature Paper - I
- Assamese Literature Paper - II
- Bengali Literature Paper - I
- Bengali Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper - I
- Punjabi Literature Paper - II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi Literature Paper - I (Devanagari)
- Sindhi Literature Paper - II (Devanagari)
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Hus. and Vet. Sc. Paper - I
- Animal Hus. and Vet. Sc. Paper - II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science and IR Paper - I
- Political Science and IR Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2022
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2022
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2022
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2022
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2022
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2022
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2022
Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2022
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2022
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2022
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2022
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2022
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - II
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper- I
- Mathematics Paper- II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
- General English
- General Knowledge
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2022
Combined SO (Grade-B) LDC Examination, 2019, 2022
Combined SO (Gr B) LDCE Year 2021 - 2022
- Paper - I (For Year - 2021 - 2022)
- Paper - II (Procedure and Practice, Categories I, VIII and XI) (For Year - 2021 - 2022)
- Paper - II (Procedure and Practice, Category II) (For Year - 2021 - 2022)
- Paper - II (Procedure and Practice, Category III) (For Year - 2021 - 2022)
- Paper - II (Procedure and Practice, Category X) (For Year - 2021 - 2022)
- Paper - III Noting and Drafting, Precis Writing (For Year - 2021 - 2022)
2021
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021
General Papers
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper-I
- Agriculture Paper-II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper-I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper-II
- Anthropology Paper-I
- Anthropology Paper-II
- Botany Paper-I
- Botany Paper-II
- Chemistry Paper-I
- Chemistry Paper-II
- Civil Engineering Paper-I
- Civil Engineering Paper-II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper-I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper-II
- Economics Paper-I
- Economics Paper-II
- Electrical Engineering Paper-I
- Electrical Engineering Paper-II
- Geography Paper-I
- Geography Paper-II
- Geology Paper-I
- Geology Paper-II
- History Paper-I
- History Paper-II
- Law Paper-I
- Law Paper-II
- Management Paper-I
- Management Paper-II
- Mathematics Paper-I
- Mathematics Paper-II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper-I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper-II
- Medical Science Paper-I
- Medical Science Paper-II
- Philosophy Paper-I
- Philosophy Paper-II
- Physics Paper-I
- Physics Paper-II
- Political Science and International Relations Paper-I
- Political Science and International Relations Paper-II
- Psychology Paper-I
- Psychology Paper-II
- Public Administration Paper-I
- Public Administration Paper-II
- Sociology Paper-I
- Sociology Paper-II
- Statistics Paper-I
- Statistics Paper-II
- Zoology Paper-I
- Zoology Paper-II
Literature Optionals (30 papers)
- Bengali Paper-I
- Bengali Paper-II
- English Paper-I
- English Paper-II
- Gujarati Paper-I
- Gujarati Paper-II
- Hindi Paper-I
- Hindi Paper-II
- Kannada Paper-I
- Kannada Paper-II
- Maithili Paper-I
- Maithili Paper-II
- Malayalam Paper-I
- Malayalam Paper-II
- Manipuri Paper-I
- Manipuri Paper-II
- Marathi Paper-I
- Marathi Paper-II
- Punjabi Paper-I
- Punjabi Paper-II
- Sanskrit Paper-I
- Sanskrit Paper-II
- Sindhi Paper-I
- Sindhi Paper-II
- Tamil Paper-I
- Tamil Paper-II
- Telugu Paper-I
- Telugu Paper-II
- Urdu Paper-I
- Urdu Paper-II
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2021
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2021
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2021
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2021
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2021
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2021
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021
Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2021
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2021
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2021
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2021
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2021
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - II
- Animal Husb and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husb and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
- General Knowledge
- General English
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2021
Combined Section Officers' (Grade 'B') LDCE-2025 and Combined Stenographers' (Grade 'B'-Grade-'I') LDCE-2019, 2020 & 2021, 2021
- Dictation (Hindi)-20.12.2025 F/N
- Dictation (Hindi)-20.12.2025 A/N
- Dictation (English)-20.12.2025 F/N
- Dictation (English)-27.12.2025 F/N
- Dictation (English)-27.12.2025 A/N
- Dictation (English)-28.12.2025 F/N
- Dictation (English)-28.12.2025 A/N
- Paper - I
- Paper - II (Procedure and Practice, Categories I, IV, VIII, IX and XI)
- Paper - II (Procedure and Practice, Categories II and V)
- Paper - II (Procedure and Practice, Categories III and VII)
- Paper - II (Procedure and Practice, Categories VI and X)
- Paper - III (Noting and Drafting, Precis Writing)
2020
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020
Compulsory Language Papers (18 papers)
- English Compulsory
- Assamese Compulsory
- Bengali Compulsory
- Bodo Compulsory
- Gujarati Compulsory
- Hindi Compulsory
- Kannada Compulsory
- Maithili Compulsory
- Malayalam Compulsory
- Marathi Compulsory
- Nepali Compulsory
- Odia Compulsory
- Punjabi Compulsory
- Sindhi (Arabic) Compulsory
- Sanskrit Compulsory
- Tamil Compulsory
- Telugu Compulsory
- Urdu Compulsory
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper - II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science and IR Paper - I
- Political Science and IR Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Literature Optionals (34 papers)
- Assamese Literature Paper - I
- Assamese Literature Paper - II
- Bengali Literature Paper - I
- Bengali Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Odia Literature Paper - I
- Odia Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper - I
- Punjabi Literature Paper - II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper - I
- Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper - II
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2020
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2020
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2020
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I) & (II), 2020
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2020
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020
Indian Economic Service - Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2020
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2020
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2020
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2020
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2020
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - II
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Hus and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Hus and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- General English
- General Knowledge
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2020
2019
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2019
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2019
Literature Optionals (34 papers)
- Assamese Literature Paper - I
- Assamese Literature Paper - II
- Bengali Literature Paper - I
- Bengali Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Oriya Literature Paper - I
- Oriya Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper - I
- Punjabi Literature Paper - II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper - I
- Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper - II
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
General Papers
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Vet. Science Paper - II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science and IR Paper - I
- Political Science and IR Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Compulsory Language Papers (18 papers)
- English Compulsory
- Assamese Compulsory
- Bengali Compulsory
- Dogri Compulsory
- Gujarati Compulsory
- Hindi Compulsory
- Kannada Compulsory
- Maithili Compulsory
- Malayalam Compulsory
- Marathi Compulsory
- Nepali Compulsory
- Oriya Compulsory
- Punjabi Compulsory
- Sanskrit Compulsory
- Sindhi Compulsory Dev
- Tamil Compulsory
- Telugu Compulsory
- Urdu Compulsory
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2019
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2019
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2019
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2019
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2019
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2019
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
Engineering Services (Preliminary - Stage I) Examination, 2019
Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2019
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2019
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, 2019
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2019
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - II
- Animal Hus and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Hus and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
- General Knowledge
- General English
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2019
2018
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2018
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018
Literature Optionals (34 papers)
- Assamese Literature Paper - I
- Assamese Literature Paper - II
- Bengali Literature Paper - I
- Bengali Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Oriya Literature Paper - I
- Oriya Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper - I
- Punjabi Literature Paper - II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper - I
- Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper - II
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
General Papers
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce and Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science and IR Paper - I
- Political Science and IR Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2018
Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2018
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2018
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2018
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2018
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2018
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2018
Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2018
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2018
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, 2018
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2018
- General Knowledge
- General English
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Agriculture Engineering Paper - I
- Agriculture Engineering Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2018
SO-Steno (GD-B-GD-I) LDCE, 2018
2017
CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAM. 2017, 2017
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2017
General Papers
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Hus. & Vet. Sc. Paper - I
- Animal Hus. & Vet. Sc. Paper - II
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce & Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce & Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science & IR Paper - I
- Political Science & IR Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Literature Optionals (38 papers)
- Assamese Paper - I
- Assamese Paper - II
- Bengali Paper - I
- Bengali Paper - II
- Bodo Paper - I
- Bodo Paper - II
- English Paper - I
- English Paper - II
- Gujarati Paper - I
- Gujarati Paper - II
- Hindi Paper - I
- Hindi Paper - II
- Kannada Paper - I
- Kannada Paper - II
- Maithili Paper - I
- Maithili Paper - II
- Malayalam Paper - I
- Malayalam Paper - II
- Manipuri Paper - I
- Manipuri Paper - II
- Marathi Paper - I
- Marathi Paper - II
- Nepali Paper - I
- Nepali Paper - II
- Oriya Paper - I
- Oriya Paper - II
- Punjabi Paper - I
- Punjabi Paper - II
- Sanskrit Paper - I
- Sanskrit Paper - II
- Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper - I
- Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper - II
- Tamil Paper - I
- Tamil Paper - II
- Telugu Paper - I
- Telugu Paper - II
- Urdu Paper - I
- Urdu Paper - II
Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2017
Combined Defence Services Examination(I), 2017
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2017
National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (II), 2017
National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (I), 2017
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2017
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
Engineering Services (Preliminary (Stage-I) Examination, 2017 (Objective type Papers) Paper-I (Common for all Candidates) General Studies and Engineering Aptitude) Model Questions, 2017
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2017
Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2017
COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2017
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, 2017
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2017
- General Knowledge
- General English
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Agriculture Engineering Paper - I
- Agriculture Engineering Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, 2017
SO-Steno (GD-B-GD-I) LDCE, 2016, 2017
2016
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2016
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2016
Literature Optionals (40 papers)
- Assamese Literature Paper - I
- Assamese Literature Paper - II
- Bengali Literature Paper - I
- Bengali Literature Paper - II
- Bodo Literature Paper - I
- Bodo Literature Paper - II
- English Literature Paper - I
- English Literature Paper - II
- Gujarati Literature Paper - I
- Gujarati Literature Paper - II
- Hindi Literature Paper - I
- Hindi Literature Paper - II
- Kannada Literature Paper - I
- Kannada Literature Paper - II
- Maithili Literature Paper - I
- Maithili Literature Paper - II
- Malayalam Literature Paper - I
- Malayalam Literature Paper - II
- Manipuri Literature Paper - I
- Manipuri Literature Paper - II
- Marathi Literature Paper - I
- Marathi Literature Paper - II
- Oriya Literature Paper - I
- Oriya Literature Paper - II
- Punjabi Literature Paper - I
- Punjabi Literature Paper - II
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - I
- Sanskrit Literature Paper - II
- Santali Literature Paper - I
- Santali Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper - I
- Sindhi (Arabic) Literature Paper - II
- Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper - I
- Sindhi (Devanagari) Literature Paper - II
- Tamil Literature Paper - I
- Tamil Literature Paper - II
- Telugu Literature Paper - I
- Telugu Literature Paper - II
- Urdu Literature Paper - I
- Urdu Literature Paper - II
Optional Subjects (50 papers)
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Animal Hus & Vet. Sc. Paper - I
- Animal Hus & Vet. Sc. Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - I
- Anthropology Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Commerce & Accountancy Paper - I
- Commerce & Accountancy Paper - II
- Economics Paper - I
- Economics Paper - II
- Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- Geography Paper - I
- Geography Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- History Paper - I
- History Paper - II
- Law Paper - I
- Law Paper - II
- Management Paper - I
- Management Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Medical Science Paper - I
- Medical Science Paper - II
- Philosophy Paper - I
- Philosophy Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Political Science & IR Paper - I
- Political Science & IR Paper - II
- Psychology Paper - I
- Psychology Paper - II
- Public Administration Paper - I
- Public Administration Paper - II
- Sociology Paper - I
- Sociology Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
Compulsory Language Papers (21 papers)
- Assamese (Compulsory)
- Bengali (Compulsory)
- Bodo (Compulsory)
- Dogri (Compulsory)
- Gujarati (Compulsory)
- Hindi (Compulsory)
- Kannada (Compulsory)
- Konkani (Compulsory)
- Maithili (Compulsory)
- Malayalam (Compulsory)
- Marathi (Compulsory)
- Nepali (Compulsory)
- Oriya (Compulsory)
- Punjabi (Compulsory)
- Sindhi (Arabic) (Compulsory)
- Sindhi (Devanagari) (Compulsory)
- Sanskrit (Compulsory)
- Santhali (Compulsory)
- Tamil (Compulsory)
- Telugu (Compulsory)
- Urdu (Compulsory)
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2016
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2016
Engineering Services Examination, 2016
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2016
Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam. 2016, 2016
- General Knowledge
- General English
- Agriculture Paper - II
- Agriculture Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - I
- Agricultural Engineering Paper - II
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - I
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper - II
- Botany Paper - I
- Botany Paper - II
- Chemical Engineering Paper - I
- Chemical Engineering Paper - II
- Chemistry Paper - I
- Chemistry Paper - II
- Civil Engineering Paper - I
- Civil Engineering Paper - II
- Forestry Paper - I
- Forestry Paper - II
- Geology Paper - I
- Geology Paper - II
- Mathematics Paper - I
- Mathematics Paper - II
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- Physics Paper - I
- Physics Paper - II
- Statistics Paper - I
- Statistics Paper - II
- Zoology Paper - I
- Zoology Paper - II
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How to Use UPSC Previous Year Questions
- Know the pattern first. Open one Prelims paper and one Mains paper and read them as a student, not as a solver. Notice the style, the mix of subjects and the words used.
- Solve by topic. After you finish a topic, solve its previous year questions the same day. Read the wrong options too, because UPSC often repeats the same idea in a new form.
- Build your own tally. Note the subject, topic and type of each question. After ten years you will see where marks come from.
- Attempt whole papers in the last months. Use the full Prelims papers in exam conditions, and use the Mains papers to practise timed answers.
- Review every mistake. Keep an error notebook and revise it every week.
For the full method, read How to Clear UPSC Prelims and How to Analyse a Mock Test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I download UPSC previous year question papers?
UPSC publishes its past question papers on upsc.gov.in. This page lists every paper UPSC has put on its current and archive pages, from 2016 to 2026, and each link opens the official PDF. MaargX UPSC does not host or change the files.
How do I find the UPSC Prelims and Mains papers of a particular year?
Choose Civil Services, then pick Prelims or Mains and the year. The menus change with your choice: for Mains you can also pick General Papers, Optional Subjects, Literature or Compulsory Language Papers, and then a subject such as Sociology, PSIR, Geography or History.
Are the Mains optional subject papers included?
Yes. Each Civil Services (Mains) year has its Optional Subjects, Literature Optionals and Compulsory Language Papers, and you can narrow the list to a single subject.
How should I use previous year questions for Prelims?
Solve them topic by topic after you finish each topic, study why each wrong option is wrong, and then attempt whole papers in two hours in the last two months. Our Prelims strategy explains the method step by step.
How should I use previous year questions for Mains?
Use them to see the style and the demands of each paper, write timed answers, and compare them with a model answer. Start with the answer writing strategy and the paper-wise guides.
Does UPSC publish answer keys and cut-off marks?
UPSC has separate official pages for answer keys and cut-off marks. They are linked in the Official Sources section of this page. Check them for the exam and year that you need.
Why do some PDFs take long to open?
Some papers, especially scanned ones, are large files hosted by UPSC. Give the PDF a little time to load, or save it to your device.
How often is this list updated?
We re-check the official UPSC lists after each new exam and update this page. The date of the last check is shown at the top of the page.
Official Sources
These are the primary sources behind this page. Rules, dates and papers can change, so confirm them on the official pages.
- UPSC: Previous Year Question Papers
- UPSC: Previous Year Question Papers (Archives)
- UPSC: Answer Keys
- UPSC: Cut-off Marks
- UPSC: Revised Syllabus and Scheme
- UPSC: Annual Exam Calendar