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UPSC Previous Year Papers

Practice with official-style UPSC previous year papers. Prelims GS and CSAT papers include answer keys where available. Mains papers cover Essay and GS I–IV from recent years.

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Prelims — General Studies (Paper I)

UPSC CSE Prelims GS previous year papers and answer keys.

UPSC PYQ GS 20242024 · GS

UPSC PYQ GS 20232023 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20232023 · GS · Answer key

UPSC PYQ GS 20222022 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20222022 · GS · Answer key

UPSC PYQ GS 20212021 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20212021 · GS · Answer key

UPSC PYQ GS 20202020 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20202020 · GS · Answer key

UPSC PYQ GS 20192019 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20192019 · GS · Answer key

UPSC PYQ GS 20182018 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20182018 · GS · Answer key

UPSC PYQ GS 20172017 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20172017 · GS · Answer key

UPSC PYQ GS 20162016 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20162016 · GS · Answer key

UPSC PYQ GS 20152015 · GS

UPSC Answer Key GS 20152015 · GS · Answer key

Prelims — CSAT (Paper II)

CSAT previous year papers and answer keys for qualifying practice.

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20242024 · CSAT

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20232023 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20232023 · CSAT · Answer key

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20222022 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20222022 · CSAT · Answer key

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20212021 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20212021 · CSAT · Answer key

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20202020 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20202020 · CSAT · Answer key

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20192019 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20192019 · CSAT · Answer key

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20182018 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20182018 · CSAT · Answer key

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20172017 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20172017 · CSAT · Answer key

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20162016 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20162016 · CSAT · Answer key

UPSC PYQ CSAT 20152015 · CSAT

UPSC Answer Key CSAT 20152015 · CSAT · Answer key

Mains — Essay & GS I–IV

Mains previous year papers grouped by year and paper.

upsc-cse-mains-2023-essay2023 · Essay

upsc-cse-mains-2023-gs-12023 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-mains-2023-gs-22023 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-mains-2023-gs-32023 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-mains-2023-gs-42023 · GS Paper IV

upsc-cse-mains-2022-essay2022 · Essay

upsc-cse-mains-2022-gs-12022 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-mains-2022-gs-22022 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-mains-2022-gs-32022 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-mains-2022-gs-42022 · GS Paper IV

upsc-cse-mains-2021-essay2021 · Essay

upsc-cse-mains-2021-gs-12021 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-mains-2021-gs-22021 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-mains-2021-gs-32021 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-mains-2021-gs-42021 · GS Paper IV

upsc-cse-mains-2020-essay2020 · Essay

upsc-cse-mains-2020-gs-12020 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-mains-2020-gs-22020 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-mains-2020-gs-32020 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-mains-2020-gs-42020 · GS Paper IV

upsc-cse-mains-2019-essay2019 · Essay

upsc-cse-mains-2019-gs-12019 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-mains-2019-gs-22019 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-mains-2019-gs-32019 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-mains-2019-gs-42019 · GS Paper IV

upsc-cse-mains-2018-essay2018 · Essay

upsc-cse-mains-2018-gs-12018 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-mains-2018-gs-22018 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-mains-2018-gs-32018 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-mains-2018-gs-42018 · GS Paper IV

upsc-cse-mains-2017-essay2017 · Essay

upsc-cse-mains-2017-gs-12017 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-mains-2017-gs-22017 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-mains-2017-gs-32017 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-mains-2017-gs-42017 · GS Paper IV

upsc-cse-2016-mains-essay2016 · Essay

upsc-cse-2016-mains-gs-12016 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-2016-mains-gs-22016 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-2016-mains-gs-32016 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-2016-mains-gs-42016 · GS Paper IV

upsc-cse-2015-mains-essay2015 · Essay

upsc-cse-2015-mains-gs-12015 · GS Paper I

upsc-cse-2015-mains-gs-22015 · GS Paper II

upsc-cse-2015-mains-gs-32015 · GS Paper III

upsc-cse-2015-mains-gs-42015 · GS Paper IV

Frequently asked questions

Which Prelims papers are included?

Prelims GS (General Studies Paper I) and CSAT (Paper II) previous year papers, plus answer keys where available in our archive.

How far back do Mains PYQs go?

Our Mains archive includes Essay and GS I–IV papers from recent CSE years. Use them to understand question trends and practice structured answers.

Are these UPSC papers official?

These files are shared for practice and orientation. Always cross-check questions, answer keys, and syllabus against upsc.gov.in before relying on them for preparation decisions.