RIE CEE previous year question papers from 2018 to 2025 are here as 13 free PDFs of NCERT’s Common Entrance Examination for the Regional Institutes of Education, group-wise for Group A (integrated course), Group B (RIE B.Ed and B.Ed-M.Ed) and Group C (M.Ed), with no answer keys. NCERT has kept the same 80-question, 160-mark, 2-hour paper of Language Proficiency, Teaching Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. The 2025 papers are the first computer-based ones, the same mode expected for CEE 2027 in July.
RIE CEE Previous Year Question Papers
Pick a year, then open the paper for your group: Group A, Group B or Group C.
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RIE CEE Question Papers by Year
| Year | Papers | Pattern that year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIE CEE 2025 | 3 papers | 80 Q · 160 marks · 2 h · CBT | View papers |
| RIE CEE 2024 | 3 papers | 80 Q · 160 marks · 2 h · OMR | View papers |
| RIE CEE 2023 | 2 papers | View papers | |
| RIE CEE 2022 | 3 papers | View papers | |
| RIE CEE 2019 | 1 paper | 80 Q · 160 marks · 2 h · OMR | View papers |
| RIE CEE 2018 | 1 paper | View papers |
RIE CEE Paper at a Glance
| Questions | 80 multiple-choice questions: Language Proficiency in English 20, Teaching Aptitude 30, Reasoning Ability 30 |
|---|---|
| Marks and time | 160 marks, 2 hours |
| Marking | +2 for a correct answer, −0.5 for a wrong one, 0 if left blank |
| Groups | Group A: Integrated M.Sc.Ed.; Group B: B.Ed., B.Ed.-M.Ed., M.A. Education Technology; Group C: M.Ed. Same sections, different level |
| Medium | English section in English only; Teaching Aptitude and Reasoning in English and Hindi |
| Papers on this page | 13 papers from 2018, 2019 and 2022 to 2025; no answer keys |
| Next exam | RIE CEE 2027: July 2027 (expected). Application: May 2027 (expected) |
How the RIE CEE Paper Changed (2019–2025)
- 2019 and 2024: the booklets show a pen-and-paper OMR test of 80 questions for 160 marks in 2 hours, with 2 marks for a right answer and 0.5 off for a wrong one.
- 2025: NCERT moved CEE to a computer-based test with the same sections and marks. Each group sat in its own shift on 13 July 2025: Group A in Shift 1, Group C in Shift 2 and Group B in Shift 3.
- Group A now: B.Sc.B.Ed. and B.A.B.Ed. are no longer filled through CEE, as they moved to ITEP through NCET. Group A is now for the Integrated M.Sc.Ed. at RIE Mysuru, and the Group A papers are still the right practice for it.
What an RIE CEE Paper Looks Like
The 2025 Group B paper is the computer-based paper of 13 July 2025, Shift 3, Set A. Its header shows 120 minutes and 160 marks, and every question carries 2 marks with 0.5 deducted for a wrong answer. The English passages and questions are in English only, while Teaching Aptitude and Reasoning questions appear in English and then in Hindi. The paper has no answer key, so the answers to the four reasoning questions below are worked out.
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Language Proficiency | 1–20 (20) | 40 |
| Teaching Aptitude | 21–50 (30) | 60 |
| Reasoning Ability | 51–80 (30) | 60 |
Four Reasoning Ability questions from the 2025 Group B paper:
Q1. Which is the missing term in the following letter cluster series? BEZ, DFY, EHX, GIW, HKV, JLU, ?
- LNS
- KMT
- LMS
- KNT
Answer (worked out by AglaSem): (4) KNT
RIE CEE 2025 Group B (Shift 3, Set A), Q51 · answer worked out
Q2. A clock is so placed that at 10.30 pm, the hour hand points to East. Which direction will the minute hand point to?
- North
- West
- South-West
- North-West
Answer (worked out by AglaSem): (4) North-West
RIE CEE 2025 Group B (Shift 3, Set A), Q55 · answer worked out
Q3. All the students in Class 10 are standing in a circle facing the center. Reeta is exactly facing Suman, who is 5th to the right of Pinky. Pinky is exactly facing Heena, who is 10th to the right of Suman. How many students are there in class 10?
- 28
- 30
- 31
- 32
Answer (worked out by AglaSem): (2) 30
RIE CEE 2025 Group B (Shift 3, Set A), Q58 · answer worked out
Q4. Which term will come next in the following alphanumeric series? A4C, D11G, H20L, M31R, ?
- S42Z
- S44Y
- T42Y
- S44X
Answer (worked out by AglaSem): (2) S44Y
RIE CEE 2025 Group B (Shift 3, Set A), Q61 · answer worked out
The Language Proficiency section opens with reading passages. Questions 1–5 of this paper all come from one passage on values in school subjects, so time yourself for the reading as well as the answers.
How to Use RIE CEE Previous Year Papers?
- Budget 90 seconds a question. 80 questions in 2 hours gives you 90 seconds each. Reasoning puzzles like seating and clock questions take longer, so do the short Teaching Aptitude questions quickly.
- Guess with care. With +2 for a right answer and −0.5 for a wrong one, a blind guess averages only +0.125. Ruling out two options raises it to +0.75, so guess only when you can cut the choices.
- Solve your own group’s papers. Group A papers are here for 2019 and 2022 to 2025, Group B for 2018 and 2022 to 2025, and Group C (M.Ed) for 2022, 2024 and 2025.
- Practise on screen. CEE became computer-based in 2025 and the 2027 test is expected to be the same, so solve at least the 2025 paper on a screen with a timer.
- Plan for July 2027. With about eight months left, one paper every two weeks covers all papers of your group twice before the exam.