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NSEB previous-year papers & official answer keys

Download official NSEB 2025, 2024 and 2023 papers and matched final answer keys, plus INBO papers and solutions.

Updated 20 October 2026

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Links open PDFs hosted by IAPT or HBCSE. Match the year and paper code before checking answers. NSEB keys list correct options; they are not detailed worked solutions.

Official source library

NSEB 2025

Code 21 · updated final answer key

NSEB 2024

Code 21 · main examination

NSEB 2024 · Delhi NCR

Code 25 · separate paper and key

NSEB 2023

Code 21 · final key inside PDF

INBO 2025

Stage II · English paper and model solutions

INBO 2024

Stage II · English paper and model solutions

NSEB 2026 is scheduled for 22 November. Its question paper and answer key were not available in the sources checked on 20 October.

How to use a paper well

  1. Attempt under the time limit printed on that paper.
  2. Score using that year’s instructions and final key.
  3. Classify every error: missing concept, wrong interpretation, calculation or rushed selection.
  4. Write the reasoning that would have led to the correct choice.
  5. Re-solve missed questions after a gap, without seeing the key.

Need older papers?

IAPT 2022–23 archive ↗ · HBCSE past-paper archive ↗

The 2023 key has “TENTATIVE” in its filename, but the PDF itself and official archive label it final. The Delhi NCR 2024 paper has a separate key.

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