UPSSSC PET Syllabus 2026
UPSSSC PET is the mandatory qualifying screening test for Group B and Group C recruitments in Uttar Pradesh. A valid PET score is required before applying to mains exams of individual recruitments.
Selection Process
1PET — Written Screening Test (qualifying)
2Mains examination of the specific recruitment
3Skill test / interview (post-wise)
4Document Verification
Exam Pattern & Detailed Syllabus
PET Written Test
📝 100 questions🎯 100 marks⏱️ 120 minutes➖ One-fourth (1/4) mark deducted per wrong answer.
Mode: Offline OMR, objective multiple-choice
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|
| Indian History & National Movement | Part of 100 | |
| Geography (India & World) | | |
| Indian Economy | | |
| Constitution & Public Administration | | |
| General Science & Arithmetic | | |
| General Hindi & English | | |
| Logic, Reasoning & Data Handling | | |
| Current Affairs & General Awareness | | |
Indian History & National MovementAncient, medieval and modern Indian history, freedom struggle, UP's role in the national movement.
Geography (India & World)Physical geography, Indian rivers, climate, soils, agriculture, UP geography.
Indian EconomyBasic economic concepts, five-year plans, banking, budget, UP economy.
Constitution & Public AdministrationFundamental rights and duties, parliament, state legislature, panchayati raj, UP administration.
General Science & ArithmeticEveryday science, basic physics-chemistry-biology; elementary arithmetic (percentage, ratio, average, SI-CI, time-work).
General Hindi & EnglishHindi vyakaran, comprehension; basic English grammar and vocabulary.
Logic, Reasoning & Data HandlingAnalogies, coding-decoding, series, direction sense; graph, chart and table interpretation; analysis of unread passages.
Current Affairs & General AwarenessNational and UP current affairs, awards, sports, schemes, important days.
PET score is valid for one year and is used to shortlist candidates for mains exams. It does not itself give a job.
📋 Source: Pattern as per the official UPSSSC PET notifications on upsssc.gov.in. Subject-wise question distribution varies slightly year to year. Official website: https://upsssc.gov.in
Previous Year Papers — Year-wise
UPSSSC publishes PET question papers and answer keys on upsssc.gov.in.
| Year | Exam | Status |
|---|
| 2023 | PET Oct 2023 | Official source
Published on upsssc.gov.in with answer keys |
| 2022 | PET Oct 2022 | Official source
Published on upsssc.gov.in with answer keys |
| 2021 | PET Aug 2021 | Official source
Published on upsssc.gov.in with answer keys |
Get papers from the official portal: https://upsssc.gov.in. NaukriRoz never links unverified Telegram / Drive / blog PDFs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is UPSSSC PET compulsory for UP government jobs?A: Yes, for most Group B and Group C recruitments advertised by UPSSSC, a valid PET score is mandatory to apply for the mains.
Q: How long is the PET score valid?A: One year from the result declaration, as notified by the commission.
Q: What is the negative marking in PET?A: One-fourth mark is deducted for every wrong answer.