Download Civil Services Exam Prelims Previous Year Question Papers
| Year | GS | CSAT |
| 2023 | Paper-1 | Paper-2 |
| 2022 | Paper-1 | Paper-2 |
| 2021 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2020 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2019 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2018 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2017 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2016 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2015 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2014 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2013 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2012 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| 2011 | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
Note-1: CSAT stands for Civil Services Aptitude Test. It was introduced in the year 2011 as Paper-2 in Civil Services Preliminary Examination. Before 2011, the exam pattern of Prelims was different.
Note-2: In 2015, the CSAT Paper-2 was made a qualifying paper. At present candidates have to score a minimum of 33% i.e. 66 marks out of the 200 allotted for the CSAT Paper-2 in order to clear the Civil Services Preliminary Examination. Hence the candidates will be qualified for Mains according to the cut off marks on the basis of GS Paper-I only.
