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UPSC CSE (IAS) Previous Year Papers 2023

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We hold 101 official Previous Year Papers files, released 18 Sept – 29 Sept 2023, in 2 stages: Stage 1 and Stage 2.

ParikshaIndex lists 101 UPSC CSE (IAS) previous papers 2023 documents, each linked to the official file or its Internet Archive copy.

The newest UPSC CSE (IAS) Previous Year Papers is dated 29 Sept 2023.

Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1

UPSC CSE (IAS) Previous Year Papers 2023: stage by stage

StageReleasedFilesOfficial file
Stage 118 Sept – 29 Sept 202340PDF · 817 KB ↗
Stage 218 Sept – 29 Sept 202340PDF · 1.9 MB ↗
Other documents18 Sept – 29 Sept 202321PDF · 917 KB ↗

UPSC CSE (IAS) Previous Year Papers 2023 vs 2022

When the Previous Year Papers files of each year came out, from the official documents.

YearFirst releasedLatestFiles
202318 Sept 202329 Sept 2023101
202219 Sept 202228 Sept 2022101
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.9 MB ↗
  • Agricultural Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.7 MB ↗
  • Animal Hus. and Vet. Sc. Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.6 MB ↗
  • Animal Hus. and Vet. Sc. Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 801 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.3 MB ↗
  • Anthropology Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.4 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Bengali Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 780 KB ↗
  • Bengali Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 834 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.1 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 873 KB ↗
  • Botany Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 813 KB ↗
  • Chemistry Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 5.0 MB ↗
  • Civil Engineering Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 13.9 MB ↗
  • Civil Engineering Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 5.8 MB ↗
  • Commerce and Accountancy Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 843 KB ↗
  • Commerce and Accountancy Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.5 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 878 KB ↗
  • Economics Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.7 MB ↗
  • Electrical Engineering Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 12.2 MB ↗
  • Electrical Engineering Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.4 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
  • Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.3 MB ↗
  • Geography Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.9 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 971 KB ↗
  • Geology Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 879 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 940 KB ↗
  • Gujarati Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 960 KB ↗
  • Gujarati Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 701 KB ↗
  • History Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.6 MB ↗
  • Kannada Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 802 KB ↗
  • Kannada Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.1 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.6 MB ↗
  • Law Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 894 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.9 MB ↗
  • Maithili Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 556 KB ↗
  • Maithili Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 802 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 844 KB ↗
  • Malayalam Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.3 MB ↗
  • Malayalam Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 842 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.2 MB ↗
  • Management Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 5.6 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.4 MB ↗
  • Manipuri Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 953 KB ↗
  • Manipuri Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 805 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Marathi Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 607 KB ↗
  • Marathi Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 780 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Mathematics Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.3 MB ↗
  • Mechanical Engineering Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 5.2 MB ↗
  • Mechanical Engineering Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 884 KB ↗
  • Medical Science Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 7.0 MB ↗
  • Medical Science Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.6 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 945 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.7 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.2 MB ↗
  • Philosophy Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Physics Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 825 KB ↗
  • Political Science and IR Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 849 KB ↗
  • Political Science and IR Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.4 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 904 KB ↗
  • Psychology Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.6 MB ↗
  • Public Administration Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.0 MB ↗
  • Public Administration Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.9 MB ↗
  • Punjabi Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Punjabi Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.9 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 826 KB ↗
  • Sanskrit Literature Paper -IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.3 MB ↗
  • Sanskrit Literature Paper -IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 840 KB ↗
  • Sindhi Devanagari CompulsoryUPSC
    official datePDF · 2.0 MB ↗
  • Sindhi Devanagari Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 943 KB ↗
  • Sindhi Devanagari Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 961 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.6 MB ↗
  • Sociology Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.6 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 3.3 MB ↗
  • Statistics Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 5.6 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 7.0 MB ↗
  • Tamil Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Tamil Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.3 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • Telugu Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.9 MB ↗
  • Telugu Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 2.6 MB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023UPSC
    official datePDF · 917 KB ↗
  • Urdu Literature Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 694 KB ↗
  • Urdu Literature Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 744 KB ↗
  • Question paper · Civil Services Examination (CSE) · 2023 · Stage 1Stage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 817 KB ↗
  • Zoology Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.9 MB ↗
  • General Studies Paper — IStage 1UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.3 MB ↗
  • General Studies Paper — IIStage 2UPSC
    official datePDF · 1.0 MB ↗
  • General Studies Paper — IIIUPSC
    official datePDF · 1.8 MB ↗
  • General Studies Paper — IVUPSC
    official datePDF · 10.5 MB ↗
  • Qp csm 23 essayUPSC
    date from file namePDF · 1.7 MB ↗

UPSC CSE (IAS): questions people ask

When did the UPSC CSE (IAS) Previous Year Papers 2023 come out?

Stage 1: 18 Sept – 29 Sept 2023; Stage 2: 18 Sept – 29 Sept 2023; Other documents: 18 Sept – 29 Sept 2023.

What is the official website of UPSC CSE (IAS)?

The only official website of UPSC CSE (IAS) is upsc.gov.in. Always apply and download there; other sites asking for money are not official.

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