Indian Economic Services Previous Years Papers (2012–2025) – Free PDF Download
Why You Must Practice Indian Economic Services (IES) Previous Year Papers
Preparing for the Indian Economic Services (IES) exam? Don’t just study topics—solve real past year questions! Reviewing previous years’ papers helps you understand the type, structure, and difficulty level of questions. Don’t wait to finish the full syllabus. Instead, solve PYQs after each small topic to test your grasp.
Try this method:
Solve past year questions while making notes
Attempt a full past paper as a mock exam under timed conditions
Even if you’ve seen a question earlier, your real-time answer may surprise you
This practice ensures you’re aligned with UPSC’s expectations and keeps your preparation smart and focused.
Solving Indian Economic Services previous year papers is more than just revision — it’s strategy. These papers reveal exactly what UPSC expects from candidates in terms of analytical depth, structure, and clarity. Instead of passively reading or watching content, challenge yourself to actively solve questions while making notes. This habit will sharpen your thinking and improve retention.
Once you’re done with a topic, pick relevant PYQs and attempt them. Later, simulate a real exam by choosing a complete paper and solving it within the time limit. You’ll notice a surprising gap between what you think you know and how you perform under pressure — and that’s where true preparation begins.
Even if you’ve glanced at a paper before, writing answers in exam conditions exposes weaknesses you may have missed. That’s why integrating past years’ papers with your notes is a powerful technique. Keep the Indian Economic Services PYQs side by side as your compass while preparing, they’ll help you stay aligned and focused.
Below you have year wise question papers of each of four papers, from 2012 to 2025. You may download them.
General Economics I | 2012 -2025 |
General Economics II | 2012 - 2025 |
General Economics III | 2012 - 2025 |
Indian Economics | 2012 - 2025 |
- You can download all papers directly from UPSC Official website. Click here
- For Syllabus, I have written a post, which includes official syllabus. Syllabus for Indian Economic Service Exam
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