NOU Previous Year Question Papers: Subject-Wise PDFs

Nalanda Open University (NOU) provides subject-wise previous year question papers for examination years 2015 and 2017 through 2025 on its official website. Students across Intermediate, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PG Diploma, Certificate, and professional programmes can download question papers directly for preparation.

Key facts

Year-Wise Question Paper Downloads

Nalanda Open University hosts annual examination question paper collections on dedicated archive pages. Students can select their respective examination year to access PDFs across various faculties.

NOU Question Paper Archive Links by Year

Postgraduate (PG) Question Papers

Previous year question papers are published for Part I, Part II, and Part III across Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Commerce (M.Com.), MCA, and professional PG degrees.

• M.A. Programmes: Economics, Education, Hindi, History, Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC / MJMC), Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Rural Development, Sanskrit, Sociology, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Magahi, and Maithili.
• M.A. / M.Sc. Dual Discipline Programmes: Disaster Management, Environmental Science, Geography, and Home Science.
• M.Sc. Programmes: Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Zoology.
• M.Com, MCA (Part I, II, III), and Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS).

Undergraduate (UG) Question Papers

Undergraduate question papers cover Honours subject papers for Part I, Part II, and Part III, alongside language and general composition subjects.

• B.A. (Hons): Economics, Education, Geography, Hindi, History, JMC, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Sociology, Tourism, and Urdu.
• B.A. / B.Sc. (Hons): Home Science and Yoga.
• B.Sc. (Hons): Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Zoology.
• Professional UG Programmes: B.Com (Hons), BBA, BCA, and Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS).
• Composition Papers: B.A., B.Sc., B.Com Part I & II Hindi & English Composition (50+50 marks / 100 marks) and B.A. Urdu Composition.

Intermediate, Diploma, and Certificate Question Papers

NOU provides question papers for pre-university intermediate levels, as well as job-oriented certificate and diploma streams.

• Intermediate Programmes: Intermediate of Arts (I.A. Part I & II), Intermediate of Science (I.Sc. Part I & II), and Intermediate of Commerce (I.Com. Part I & II).
• Certificate & Diploma: All Certificate Courses, All Diploma Courses, and All PG Diploma Courses.
• Specialized Courses: Paramedical Courses (2017) and B.Ed. Part I papers for session 2015-17 (in 2018 archive) and session 2016-18 (in 2019 archive).

Steps to Access and Download Question Papers

Follow these steps to locate and download question papers directly from NOU archive pages:

1. Select the relevant examination year from the downloads portal, such as the 2025 question papers download page.
2. Scroll through the list of published subject links for your course level (Intermediate, UG, PG, Diploma, or Certificate).
3. Click the course link corresponding to your subject and part (Part I, Part II, or Part III).
4. Save or view the generated PDF file on your device.

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Frequently asked questions

Which exam years of previous question papers are available at NOU?

Nalanda Open University provides online question papers for examination years 2015 and 2017 through 2025. Papers are categorized by exam year on the university downloads pages.

Are Intermediate (I.A., I.Sc., I.Com.) question papers available for download?

Yes, NOU provides question paper collections for I.A., I.Sc., and I.Com. Part I and Part II across multiple examination years in its archives.

Can BLIS and MLIS students download past examination papers?

Yes, Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) and Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) question papers are published across the yearly archive pages.

Are PG Diploma and Certificate course question papers available?

Yes, NOU includes compiled links for All Certificate Courses, All Diploma Courses, and All PG Diploma Courses in its yearly archive sections.

Does NOU provide B.Ed previous year question papers?

B.Ed. Part I question papers are available for Session 2015-17 in the 2018 archive and Session 2016-18 in the 2019 archive.

How can I contact NOU if a question paper link is missing?

You can email nou@nou.ac.in or contact NOU support numbers at 9341508577, 9341508579, or 9341508580. Additional contact information is listed on the NOU contact us page.

Sources

Written from the official NOU pages and documents below, as read on 2 October 2026.

• All Courses Question Papers of 2025 nou.ac.in/…/All Courses Question Papers of 2025
• All Courses Question Papers of 2024 nou.ac.in/…/All Courses Question Papers of 2024
• All Courses Question Papers of 2023 nou.ac.in/…/All Courses Question Papers of 2023
• All Courses Question Papers of 2022 nou.ac.in/…/All Courses Question Papers of 2022
• All Courses Question Papers of 2021 nou.ac.in/…/All Courses Question Papers of 2021
• All Courses Question Papers of 2020 nou.ac.in/…/All Courses Question Papers of 2020
• All Courses Question Papers of 2019 nou.ac.in/…/All Courses Question Papers of 2019
• All Courses Question Papers of 2018 nou.ac.in/…/All Courses Question Papers of 2018