PUTHAT previous year question papers from 2015 to 2019 and 2021 to 2026 are free to download here, eleven Panjab University Tourism & Hospitality Aptitude Test papers, each with its official answer key, most of them the booklets and keys posted on the PU exams notice board. PUTHAT is a 90-minute OMR test of 100 one-mark questions in English with a quarter-mark penalty for wrong answers, the same pattern you will meet when PUTHAT 2027 is announced.
PUTHAT Previous Year Question Papers
Pick a year to open its question booklet and answer key; the 2015 paper is a set of scanned page images.
Newest papersPUTHAT 2026 Question Paper
View 2026 papers1 paper
PUTHAT Question Papers by Year
| Year | Papers | Answer key | Pattern that year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTHAT 2026 | 1 paper | Yes | View papers | |
| PUTHAT 2025 | 1 paper | Yes | View papers | |
| PUTHAT 2024 | 1 paper | Yes | View papers | |
| PUTHAT 2023 | 1 paper | Yes | 100 Q · 90 min | View papers |
| PUTHAT 2022 | 1 paper | Yes | View papers | |
| PUTHAT 2021 | 1 paper | Yes | View papers | |
| PUTHAT 2019 | 1 paper | Yes | 100 Q · 90 min | View papers |
| PUTHAT 2018 | 1 paper | Yes | 100 Q · 100 marks · 90 min | View papers |
| PUTHAT 2017 | 1 paper | Yes | 100 Q · 90 min | View papers |
| PUTHAT 2016 | 1 paper | Yes | 100 Q · 100 marks · 90 min | View papers |
| PUTHAT 2015 | 9 papers | Yes | View papers |
PUTHAT Paper at a Glance
| Questions | 100 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each |
|---|---|
| Time | 90 minutes (10:00 to 11:30 AM in 2026) |
| Marking | −1/4 mark for each wrong answer; unanswered questions cost nothing |
| Sections | English Aptitude 30, Current Affairs and General Awareness 20, Reasoning Ability 20, Hospitality Industry Awareness 30 |
| Mode and medium | Pen and paper on an OMR sheet, English only, in Chandigarh; no calculator |
| Papers on this page | 2015 to 2019 and 2021 to 2026, each with its official key; no 2020 paper |
| Next exam | PUTHAT 2027: To be announced |
How to Use PUTHAT Previous Year Papers?
- Keep to 54 seconds a question. 100 questions in 90 minutes is a quick pace. English Aptitude and Hospitality Industry Awareness have 30 questions each, so give each of them about 27 minutes.
- Guess only after ruling out a choice. With −1/4 for a wrong answer, a blind guess among four options gains only about 0.06 marks on average. Ruling out one option raises that to about 0.17, and ruling out two to 0.38.
- Solve 2026 back to 2022 first. These are the official booklets and keys from Panjab University’s notice board. In older keys, questions marked X were credited to everyone (for example Q22, Q30 and Q46 in 2016), so do not count them against yourself.
- Build hospitality awareness from the papers. Hospitality Industry Awareness has 30 questions, a section school textbooks do not cover. List every hospitality term you miss across the eleven papers and revise that list weekly.
- Watch for the 2027 notice. Dates are not out yet; the 2026 prospectus came on 27 November 2025 and the test was on 15 May 2026. One paper a fortnight covers all eleven years before a May test.
PUTHAT Previous Year Question Papers FAQs
How many questions are there in PUTHAT?
100 multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each in 90 minutes: English Aptitude 30, Current Affairs and General Awareness 20, Reasoning Ability 20 and Hospitality Industry Awareness 30.
Is there negative marking in PUTHAT?
Yes. A quarter of a question’s marks is deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions cost nothing.
Do the PUTHAT papers have answer keys?
Yes. Every year on this page, from 2015 to 2026, has Panjab University’s answer key. The 2022 to 2026 files are the official PDFs from the PU exams notice board.
Is there a PUTHAT 2020 question paper?
No 2020 paper is available. The papers here run from 2015 to 2019 and 2021 to 2026.
Why is the 2025 PUTHAT key titled THAT?
From 2025 Panjab University titled the key Tourism & Hospitality Aptitude Test (THAT). It is the same exam as PUTHAT.
Is PUTHAT an online test?
No. You register and download the admit card online, but the test is pen and paper on an OMR sheet, held only in Chandigarh.
When is PUTHAT 2027?
PUTHAT 2027: To be announced. See the PUTHAT 2027 page for every date.