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UPSC Previous Year Question Papers
Three download libraries: Prelims GS, CSAT, and Mains Essay plus GS I–IV. Use them before you invent a new question bank.
Last updated: 18 August 2026
In short: UPSC previous year papers on this site are hosted PDFs of Civil Services Prelims GS and CSAT (2015–2024) and Mains Essay and GS I–IV (2015–2023). Open a year, download, and practise under exam conditions. Official papers are also issued by UPSC; if files differ, the Commission’s PDF prevails.
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Prelims GS PYQ
GS Paper I decides whether you sit Mains. Download the paper, then the key, then review why options survive elimination.
Open →CSAT PYQ
CSAT does not add to the GS-I merit list, but it is a hard gate. Download, time yourself, and protect the qualifying score.
Open →Mains PYQ
Nine years of Essay and GS I–IV. Read the demand of the question, then write. PDFs do not evaluate your copy.
Open →Why PYQs before random mocks
Examiner language sits in previous papers, not in a “guess paper.” Prelims PYQs train elimination and theme repetition. Mains PYQs train demand of the question — directive words, years, and whether the paper wants analysis or a list.
- Do the last five years of GS Paper I timed before expanding into older papers
- Treat CSAT as a hard gate, not an afterthought
- For Mains, write full answers from PYQs rather than only highlighting PDFs
FAQs
From which years are UPSC PYQs available here?
Prelims GS and CSAT question papers from 2015 to 2024, answer keys through 2023, and Mains Essay plus GS I–IV from 2015 to 2023.
Are these papers free to download?
Yes. There is no counselling form on these pages. Files open as PDFs from The Education Market media library.
Do you host Optional previous papers?
Not in this release. Optional papers differ by subject. Use the Optional guide for method, then the official UPSC archive for that subject’s papers.
