Essay Paper · 2013–2025
UPSC Mains Essay Previous Year Questions
100 questions across 13 years, every one with a model answer
UPSC Mains Essay previous year questions from 2013 to 2025 — all 100 questions on the sectional essay topics, each transcribed from the official paper and answered in a repeatable structure: an outline, the model answer, the marks-fetching key points, and worked examples. Pick a year to sit the paper as it was set, or a subject cluster to drill one theme across every year it has appeared.
The single most reliable predictor of what Essay will ask next is what it has asked before. Work the recent 2025 and 2024 papers first for the current pattern, then move backwards to see which themes are perennial. For the other papers, see the full Mains PYQ hub.