Previous Year Question Papers
Previous years’ question papers help you map difficulty, topic weightage, and time management. Below we list official sources where commissions host papers (often year-wise). Shresth does not redistribute copyrighted papers — always download from the conducting body or authorised repositories.
Official archives by exam
Year coverage for career planning: 2005–2025 (search year-wise PDFs on each portal).
UPSC Civil Services — Prelims & Mains
UPSC
Previous year papers section on UPSC site; GS, CSAT, optional papers by year.
SSC (CGL, CHSL, CPO, etc.)
Staff Selection Commission
Tier-wise previous papers when published by SSC.
IBPS / banking exams
IBPS / participating banks
Sample papers and notices; some banks host past memory-based papers.
Railway (RRB) exams
RRBs / Ministry of Railways
RRB-wise notifications and candidate login for papers when released.
State PCS — UKPSC & others
State PSCs
UKPSC and other PSC sites often attach papers to old notifications.
UGC-NET / CTET / NTA exams
NTA
Question papers and responses as per NTA policy per exam.
CDS / NDA / CAPF (written)
UPSC
Past papers in UPSC examinations section.
Year index (2005–2025)
Use this grid as a checklist when hunting papers on official sites — commissions often label archives by examination year.
Copyright belongs to respective examination authorities. Links point to official or clearly legitimate portals; if a year’s PDF is unavailable, check the commission’s archive or RTI/helpdesk.