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ESE Previous Year Question Papers: Year-wise List
| Year | Papers (PDF) | Answer Key |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 2026 | 13 | — |
| ESE 2025 | 13 | — |
| ESE 2024 | 13 | — |
| ESE 2023 | 13 | — |
| ESE 2022 | 13 | Available |
| ESE 2021 | 13 | Available |
| ESE 2020 | 13 | Available |
| ESE 2019 | 13 | Available |
| ESE 2018 | 13 | Available |
| ESE 2017 | 13 | — |
| ESE 2016 | 17 | — |
| ESE 2015 | 17 | — |
| ESE 2014 | 17 | — |
181 free PDFs on docs.aglasem.com. Open a year for every shift and paper from that session.
Download UPSC ESE previous year question papers as free PDFs below — 134 papers from past sittings, grouped by year.
Why UPSC papers repay close reading
UPSC sets one paper per sitting and publishes it in full afterwards, so a previous year paper is the exact article rather than a reconstruction. Working through several years shows you the Commission's standing preferences — which themes recur, how questions are framed, and how much depth an answer needs.
How to use these papers
- Attempt a full paper in one timed sitting, to the real duration.
- Score it with the real marking scheme applied — Yes — one third of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer in the Preliminary Examination. The Main Examination is conventional and carries no negative marking.
- Compare your score against the published cut off for that year, not against a percentage.
- Identify the weakest section and revise that before attempting the next paper.
Download ESE Previous Year Papers
181 PDFS available, hosted on docs.aglasem.com.
ESE Previous Year Papers Year Wise
Open a year to see every paper from that session.
ESE 2026
13 papers →
ESE 2025
13 papers →
ESE 2024
13 papers →
ESE 2023
13 papers →
ESE 2022
13 papers →
ESE 2021
13 papers →
ESE 2020
13 papers →
More ESE Previous Year Papers
Earlier sessions, listed here rather than on their own pages.
2019 13 files
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Prelims) Question Paper for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Prelims) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Prelims) Question Paper for Civil Engineering
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Prelims) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Prelims) Question Paper for General Studies and Engineering Aptitude
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Mains) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering - Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Mains) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering - Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Mains) Question Paper for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Mains) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering - Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Mains) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering - Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Mains) Question Paper for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Mains) Question Paper for Civil Engineering - Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2019 (Mains) Question Paper for Civil Engineering - Paper - I
2018 13 files
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Mains) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Mains) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Mains) Question Paper for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Mains) Question Paper for Civil Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Mains) Question Paper for Civil Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Mains) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Mains) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Mains) Question Paper for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Prelims) Question Paper with Answer Key for Mechanical Engineering Paper
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Prelims) Question Paper with Answer Key for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Prelims) Question Paper with Answer Key for Civil Engineering Paper
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Prelims) Question Paper with Answer Key for Electrical Engineering Paper
- PDF UPSC IES 2018 (Prelims) Question Paper with Answer Key for General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Paper
2017 13 files
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Prelims) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Prelims) Question Paper for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Prelims) Question Paper for Civil Engineering
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Prelims) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Prelims) Question Paper for General Studies and Engineering Aptitude
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Mains) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering Paper-II
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Mains) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering Paper-I
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Mains) Question Paper for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper-II
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Mains) Question Paper for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper-I
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Mains) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering Paper-II
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Mains) Question Paper for Civil Engineering Paper-II
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Mains) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering Paper-I
- PDF UPSC IES 2017 (Mains) Question Paper for Civil Engineering Paper-I
2016 17 files
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Mains) Question Paper Mechanical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Mains) Question Paper Mechanical Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Mains) Question Paper Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Mains) Question Paper Electrical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Mains) Question Paper Civil Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Mains) Question Paper Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Mains) Question Paper Electrical Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Mains) Question Paper Civil Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper Mechanical Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper General Aptitude Test
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper Mechanical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper Civil Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper Electrical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper Civil Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2016 (Prelims) Question Paper Electrical Engineering Paper I
2015 17 files
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Mains) Question Paper Mechanical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Mains) Question Paper Electronics and Communication Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Mains) Question Paper Mechanical Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Mains) Question Paper Electronics and Communication Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Mains) Question Paper Civil Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Mains) Question Paper Electrical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Mains) Question Paper Electrical Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Mains) Question Paper Civil Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper Mechanical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper General Ability Test
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper Mechanical Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper Civil Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper Electrical Engineering I
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper Electrical Engineering Paper II
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper I
- PDF UPSC IES 2015 (Prelims) Question Paper Civil Engineering
2014 17 files
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Mains) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for General Ability Test
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Mains) Question Paper for Mechanical Engineering Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Mains) Question Paper for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Mains) Question Paper for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Mains) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for Civil Engineering Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Prelims) Question Paper for Civil Engineering Paper - II
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Mains) Question Paper for Electrical Engineering Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Mains) Question Paper for Civil Engineering Paper - I
- PDF UPSC IES 2014 (Mains) Question Paper for Civil Engineering Paper - II
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