UPSC SO / Steno LDCE Previous Year Question Paper PDF Download
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UPSC SO / Steno LDCE Previous Year Question Papers: Year-wise List
| Year | Papers (PDF) |
|---|---|
| UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2025 | 6 |
| UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2024 | 6 |
| UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2023 | 5 |
| UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2022 | 6 |
| UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2016 | 6 |
| UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2015 | 6 |
35 free PDFs on docs.aglasem.com. Open a year for every shift and paper from that session.
Download UPSC SO / Steno LDCE previous year question papers as free PDFs below — 18 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 — As prescribed in the scheme of examination for the cycle.
- 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 UPSC SO / Steno LDCE Previous Year Papers
35 PDFS available, hosted on docs.aglasem.com.
UPSC SO / Steno LDCE Previous Year Papers Year Wise
Open a year to see every paper from that session.
UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2025
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UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2024
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UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2023
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UPSC SO / Steno LDCE 2022
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More UPSC SO / Steno LDCE Previous Year Papers
Earlier sessions, listed here rather than on their own pages.
2016 6 files
- PDF UPSC SO and Steno 2016 - 2017 Question Paper for Paper II (Categories III, VII)
- PDF UPSC SO and Steno 2016 - 2017 Question Paper for Paper II (Categories II, V)
- PDF UPSC SO and Steno 2016 - 2017 Question Paper for Paper II (Categories VI)
- PDF UPSC SO and Steno 2016 - 2017 Question Paper for Paper II (Categories I, IV, VIII, IX)
- PDF UPSC SO and Steno 2016 - 2017 Question Paper for Paper I
- PDF UPSC SO and Steno 2016 - 2017 Question Paper for Paper III
2015 6 files
- PDF UPSC SO / Steno 2015 Question Paper for Paper II (Procedure and Practice, Categories VI)
- PDF UPSC SO / Steno 2015 Question Paper for Paper II (Procedure and Practice, Categories I, IV .VIII & IX)
- PDF UPSC SO / Steno 2015 Question Paper for Paper II (Procedure and Practice, Categories II & V)
- PDF UPSC SO and Steno 2015 Question Paper for Paper-I
- PDF UPSC SO / Steno 2015 Question Paper for Paper II (Categories III & VII)
- PDF UPSC SO and Steno 2015 Question Paper for Noting and Drafting, Precis Writing
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