UPSC Sample Papers 2025- Download IAS Question Papers 2021, 2020 PDF

February 16, 2024

UPSC Sample Papers 2025- Many coaching institutes release the sample papers of UPSC 2025 for IAS aspirants. Solving the UPSC 2025 sample paper helps in understanding the IAS exam pattern and syllabus. Candidates preparing for Civil Services Exam should solve the IAS previous year’s papers. It is advised to consider previous year’s UPSC question paper as IAS sample paper to draft the best preparation strategy. Candidates can also check their preparation level by solving these sample papers of UPSC IAS 2025.

UPSC sample papers 2025 that are prepared on the basis of the main exam pattern. Candidates can download the UPSC previous year’s question papers from the official website of UPSC, upsc.gov.in. To make complete use of the UPSC IAS 2025 sample papers, candidates must first complete their preparation from the books. Once the candidates are done with their syllabus preparation, they can switch to IAS sample papers and practice them. UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025 is scheduled to be held in May 2025. UPSC sample papers 2025 are easily available and are accessible in two modes:

Online UPSC IAS sample papers; and
Offline UPSC IAS sample papers

UPSC Sample Papers 2025- IAS Prelims 2021 Question Papers

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 Sample Papers 2025 | Download IAS Question Paper 2020, 2019 PDF

Download UPSC Prelims Question Paper 2020 PDF

UPSC Sample Papers 2025- Download IAS Question Paper 2019

General	Essay
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 – II Urdu Literature Paper – II
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

UPSC Sample Papers 2025- Download IAS Question Papers 2018

Compulsory Subjects	Essay English Assamese Bengali Bodo Gujarati Kannada Maithili Malayalam Marathi Nepali Oriya Punjabi Sindhi (Devanagari) Sanskrit Tamil Telugu Urdu Hindi
Optional Subjects	Agriculture Paper – I Agriculture Paper – II Animal Hus. & Vet. Sc. Paper – I Animal Hus. & 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 & Accountancy Paper – I Commerce & 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 & IR Paper – I Political Science & 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 Paper – I Assamese Paper – II Bengali Paper – I Bengali Paper – II Bodo Paper – I Bodo 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 Nepali Paper – I Nepali Paper – II Oriya Paper – I Oriya Paper – II Punjabi Paper – I Punjabi Paper – II Sanskrit Paper – I Sanskrit Paper – II Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper – I Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper – II Tamil Paper – I Tamil Paper – II Telugu Paper – I Telugu Paper – II Urdu Paper – I Urdu Paper – II
General Studies	UPSC General Studies Paper – I General Studies Paper – II UPSC General Studies Paper – III General Studies Paper – IV
Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam 2017
General Knowledge General English Agriculture Paper – I Agriculture Paper – II Agriculture Engineering Paper – I Agriculture Engineering Paper – II Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper – I Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper – II Botany Paper – I Botany Paper – II Chemical Engineering Paper – I Chemical Engineering Paper – II Chemistry Paper – I Chemistry Paper – II Civil Engineering Paper – I Civil Engineering Paper – II Forestry Paper – I Forestry Paper – II Geology Paper – I Geology Paper – II Mathematics Paper – I Mathematics Paper – II Mechanical Engineering Paper – I Mechanical Engineering Paper – II Physics Paper – I Physics Paper – II Statistics Paper – I Statistics Paper – II Zoology Paper – I Zoology Paper – II

Online UPSC Sample Papers 2025

As the name suggests, the online sample papers will be available via online mode only. The candidates will have to visit one of the websites that host the IAS 2025 sample papers. Through these UPSC previous year paper, the candidates can focus on their speed of solving the questions. Such UPSC sample paper has a timer attached to it. The candidates will have to finish the UPSC question paper in the allotted time. Once the UPSC practice paper is completed, they can check their score and performance instantly. But prior to practicing from the online papers, the candidates must practice from offline UPSC 2025 sample papers.

Offline UPSC Sample Papers 2025

The offline IAS 2023 sample papers will help the candidates in understanding the complete exam pattern. Such sample papers are easily available and the candidates can practice from them for increasing the percentage of their correct answers. As there are no timer attaches to such UPSC question papers, therefore the candidates can take their time for solving it.

Benefits of Solving UPSC Sample Papers 2025

Solving the Sample Papers of IAS 2025 will help candidates in increasing their speed of solving the questions.
The candidates will be well aware of the exam pattern and IAS syllabus
They can select the sections in which they are strong and the section in which they require more practice.
Solving the UPSC question papers will help candidates to gain confidence for the main exam.

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