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UPSC — Previous papers 2021

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We hold 78 official Previous papers files, released 19 Jul 2021 – 7 Mar 2022, in 2 stages: Stage 1 and Stage 2. By release date: 43 in 2021 and 35 in 2022; all are filed under the 2021 exam.

They span 7 exams, most of them Indian Forest Service (IFoS) (30), then UPSC Engineering Services Examination (ESE) (13).

UPSC Previous papers 2021: stage by stage

StageReleasedFilesOfficial file
Stage 112 Oct 2021 – 11 Jan 20228PDF · 1.0 MB ↗
Stage 212 Oct 2021 – 11 Jan 20228PDF · 858 KB ↗
Other documents19 Jul 2021 – 7 Mar 202262PDF · 878 KB ↗

UPSC Previous papers 2021 vs 2020

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

YearFirst releasedLatestFiles
202119 Jul 20217 Mar 202278
202017 Mar 20196 Sept 20217
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