UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers PDFs Free Download

In this article, students can download all UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers in PDF format with download links. UPSC CSE exam previous year question papers are essential for aspirants who are preparing for this exam. Previous year question papers help students to understand the exam pattern, question types, and difficulty level. Analyzing these papers helps candidates understand the weightage of various topics and focus their preparation accordingly. So, here are the last 10 years’ question papers pdf to the free download link.

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UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers: Overview

Aspirants of the UPSC CSE Exam can now access the latest updates on key examination details. To stay informed, candidates can refer to the provided table:

Exam Name	UPSC CSE 2025
Recruiting Organization	Union Public Service Commission
Category	Previous Year Question Paper
UPSC Prelims Exam Date	2025 25 May 2025
UPSC Official Website	upsc.gov.in

UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers PDFs 2024

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2024

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UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers PDFs 2023

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2023

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2023

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2023
Optional Subjects	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 Subjects	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 Subjects	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
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
General	Essay

UPSC CSE Exam Question Paper 2023

UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers PDFs 2022

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2022

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2022

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2022
Optional Subjects	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 Subjects	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 Subjects	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
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
General	Essay

UPSC CSE Exam Question Paper 2022

UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers PDFs 2021

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2021

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2021

General	Essay
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
Compulsory Subjects	English Assamese Bengali Bodo Gujarati Hindi Kannada Malayalam Marathi Nepali Odia Punjabi Sanskrit Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu
Optional Subjects	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 Subjects	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

UPSC CSE Exam Question Paper 2021

UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers PDFs 2020

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2020

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2020
Compulsory Subjects	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	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 Subjects	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
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
General	Essay

UPSC CSE Exam Question Paper 2020

UPSC CSE Previous Year Question Papers PDFs 2019

Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2019

Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2019
Literature Subjects	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	Essay
Optional Subjects	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 Subjects	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
General Studies	General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV

UPSC CSE Exam Question Paper 2019

Importance of UPSC CSE Exam Question Papers

No topper in civil services has qualified for the exam without analyzing the previous year’s paper trends. By understanding the questions asked in previous exams through the question paper pdf website, students can understand the real exam difficulty level, question toughness, question pattern, important topics must learn, and many more. Many scholars said, that the previous year’s question papers of an exam are the mirror of upcoming exams. with the image of past year question papers, we can understand the topics most important to ask in the examination.

The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) is treated as one of the most prestigious and toughest exams in India. It has three stages: the Preliminary Examination, the Main Examination, and the Personality Test (Interview). As far as this examination is concerned, a good idea about the syllabus, exam pattern, and most importantly, the type of questions asked in the previous years holds very good. Besides, analyzing them allows the candidates to figure out the trends, recurring themes, and important topics that are supposed to be emphasized in the exams coming up. It, therefore, helps in time management, which in turn helps improve skills in writing answers, increasing confidence. Therefore, looking through CSE’s previous year question papers is an important part of preparation strategies for every aspirant.

How do I apply for the UPSC CSE exam?

Candidates can apply for the UPSC CSE exam through the official website of UPSC.

What is the exam pattern for the CSE exam?

The CSE consists of three stages: Preliminary Examination (Prelims), Mains Examination (Mains), and Personality Test (Interview)

How are candidates selected for the CSE exam?

Candidates are selected based on their performance in the Prelims, Mains, and Interview.

How many candidates are selected for the CSE exam?

The number of candidates selected varies each year, depending on the number of vacancies.