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UPSSSC PET 2026 Online Form Exam Date applications are open from 3 August to 1 September 2026 under Advertisement No. 16-Exam/2026. PET is a qualifying test, not a specific-post recruitment, and a valid PET score is required before applying to most UPSSSC Group C jobs. The examination has since been fixed for 23, 24 and 25 October 2026, in two shifts a day. The paper has 100 objective questions in 2 hours, and the score stays valid for 3 years.
PET 2026 exam date, announced 09.09.2026
The Commission has fixed the date this page could not give when it was written. Notice
1303/36/three(exam-1)/2026/part-2, dated 9 September 2026, settles it.
| What the notice fixes | Detail |
|---|---|
| Written examination dates | 23, 24 and 25 October 2026, three days |
| Two shifts every day | First shift 10:00 to 12:00, second shift 15:00 to 17:00. Your own shift is on the admit card, not chosen by you |
| Admit card | Not issued yet. The notice says candidates will be informed separately through the website when it is released |
| Which advertisement | 16-Exam/2026. Check that number on any notice before acting on it, because the Commission runs several examinations at once |
| Application window | Closed on 01.09.2026, before the date was announced |
UPSSSC PET 2026 Important Dates
| Important date question | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification release | 01.08.2026 |
| Application start date | 03.08.2026 |
| Last Date to Apply / Fee Payment | 01.09.2026 |
| Correction Window Closes | 08.09.2026 |
| Exam Date | To be announced |
Eligibility Criteria
| Eligibility question | What is required |
|---|---|
| Minimum qualification | Class 10 (High School) or an equivalent/higher qualification from a recognized board |
| Age (as on 01.07.2026) | 18 to 40 years |
| Age Relaxation | SC/ST/OBC +5 years; PwBD +15 years; Ex-servicemen +3 years (net); UP Govt employees +5 years; Sportspersons +5 years |
Important Links
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Official notification/PDF directory | Open official UPSSSC portal |
| Direct Apply Online / PET application list | Open PET application route |
| UPSSSC official portal | Open UPSSSC portal |
| State Government Portal | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| More Sarkari Naukri Updates | Sarkari Naukri 2026 Hub |
| Syllabus and exam pattern | UPSSSC PET Previous Year Question Paper PDF |
| Syllabus and exam pattern | UPSSSC PET 2026 Syllabus |
UPSSSC PET Exam Pattern
| Exam pattern question | What the advertisement says |
|---|---|
| Question type | Objective MCQ |
| Number of questions | 100 |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Exam duration | 2 hours |
| Negative marking | 0.25 marks per wrong answer |
| Subjects covered | Indian History & National Movement, Geography, Indian Economy, Indian Constitution & Public Administration, General Science, Elementary Arithmetic, General Hindi, General English, Logic & Reasoning, Current Affairs, General Awareness, Analysis/Comprehension |
UPSSSC PET syllabus 2026 subject wise marks
The Commission prints the full mark split inside the advertisement. Fifteen numbered subjects make up the hundred marks, and the last three are comprehension style sections that a lot of candidates skip while preparing.
| Syllabus subject | Marks in the paper |
|---|---|
| Indian History | 05 marks, from Buddhism and Jainism through the Mauryas, Guptas, Sultanate, Mughals, Marathas and British rule |
| Indian National Movement | 05 marks, covering the Swadeshi and Civil Disobedience movements, revolutionary activity, the 1935 Act, Quit India and the INA |
| Geography | 05 marks, physical and political geography of India and the world, climate, time zones and demographic change |
| Indian Economy | 05 marks, the 1947 to 1991 period, the 1991 reforms and post 2014 reforms including GST |
| Constitution and public administration | 05 marks, features of the Constitution, fundamental rights and duties, judiciary, district administration and panchayati raj |
| General Science | 05 marks, elementary physics, chemistry and biology |
| Elementary Arithmetic | 05 marks, fractions and decimals, percentage, simple equations, squares and square roots, exponents and averages |
| General Hindi marks | 05 marks, sandhi, antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution, gender, idioms, common errors and authors and works |
| General English | 05 marks, English grammar and questions on an unread passage |
| Logic and Reasoning | 05 marks, order and ranking, relations, odd one out, calendar and clock, cause and effect, coding decoding and statement analysis |
| Current Affairs | 10 marks, Indian and global |
| General Awareness | 10 marks, neighbouring countries, capitals and currencies, Parliament, important days, world organisations, sports, awards and environment |
| Unread Hindi passage | 10 marks, two passages with five questions on each |
| Graph interpretation | 10 marks, two graphs with five questions on each |
| Table interpretation | 10 marks, two tables with five questions on each |
The advertisement adds that for subjects one to nine the difficulty stays at the NCERT secondary and senior secondary level, the paper is fully objective, and one fourth of a mark is deducted for every wrong answer.
UPSSSC PET 2026 exam date and normalisation of marks
No exam date has been fixed yet. What the advertisement does settle is what happens if the exam has to run across more than one shift, which it has in previous cycles.
| Exam date question | What is confirmed so far |
|---|---|
| UPSSSC PET exam date | Not officially announced as on 24.08.2026. October 2026 is the tentative window reported so far |
| Number of shifts | Yes, if application numbers are too high to hold the exam in a single shift or day. The Commission decides this |
| Normalisation of marks | If the exam runs across shifts or days, score normalisation applies, under Commission notice 42/05/2019 dated 22.05.2019 |
| Change of exam centre | No. Centre, date and time cannot be changed under any circumstance, and no representation on this is accepted |
| How the exam district is told | Through the admit card, which carries the roll number, date, time and centre |
| Admit card | Released before the exam. No date is announced until the exam date is fixed |
| Application fee — General, OBC and EWS fee | Rs. 185 (Rs. 160 exam fee + Rs. 25 processing) |
| Application fee — SC and ST fee | Rs. 95 (Rs. 70 exam fee + Rs. 25 processing) |
| Application fee — Divyang PwBD fee | Rs. 25 (processing fee only — exam fee waived) |
UPSSSC PET me kitne number chahiye aur kitne question aate hai
Yeh section un candidates ke liye hai jo yahi sawal Hindi mein search karte hain. Saare numbers Commission ke advertisement se hi liye gaye hain.
| Aam sawal | Jawab |
|---|---|
| Kitne question aate hai | 100 question, 100 marks, 2 ghante ka objective paper |
| Kitne subject hote hai | 15 numbered subject, jinme aakhri teen comprehension type hai, passage graph aur table |
| Kitne number chahiye | PET mein koi pass ya fail nahi hota. Koi minimum qualifying mark nirdharit nahi hai, aapko ek score milta hai |
| Phir cutoff kahan lagti hai | Aage ki har UPSSSC Group C bharti apna alag cutoff rakhti hai, jo us post ke vacancy aur competition par depend karta hai |
| Negative marking kitni hai | Har galat jawab par us question ke chauthai marks kat te hai |
| Score kitne saal chalta hai | 3 saal, result declare hone ki tarikh se, UP shasan ke aadesh 316/47-ka-3-2025 dinank 28.04.2025 ke anusar |
UPSSSC PET Score Validity and Usage
| Score validity question | Official rule |
|---|---|
| PET score validity | 3 years from the date UPSSSC declares/uploads the result |
| Where the score is used | Mandatory prerequisite score for most subsequent UPSSSC Group C recruitment applications (e.g. Lekhpal, ASO, Auditor) |
| OTR registration | Mandatory before filling the PET form; opened 14.07.2026, free of cost |
Documents Required
| Document | Note |
|---|---|
| OTR Registration Number | Generated during One Time Registration, required to log in and apply |
| Educational Certificates | Class 10 marksheet/certificate or proof of a higher qualification |
| Category Certificate | SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-servicemen certificate, if claiming a fee concession or age relaxation |
| Photograph & Signature | Recent scanned copies in the prescribed format |
Applying for PET, step by step
- Complete One Time Registration (OTR) on the official UPSSSC website if you haven’t already — this is mandatory before filling the PET form.
- Log in to the UPSSSC portal using your OTR credentials.
- Select the PET 2026 (Advertisement No. 16-Exam/2026) online application link.
- Fill in your personal, educational and category details, and choose your preferred exam city options.
- Upload your photograph and signature in the prescribed format.
- Pay the application fee online as applicable to your category.
- Submit the form and save the confirmation before 1 September 2026.
UPSSSC PET covers a broad general-knowledge and aptitude syllabus rather than any single trade or subject, which is why candidates from very different educational backgrounds — Class 10 pass to postgraduates — all sit the same paper. The Analysis/Comprehension section, which includes reading passages and basic graph or table interpretation, has historically been a scoring differentiator between candidates who otherwise attempt a similar number of questions correctly in the general-knowledge sections, so it is worth dedicated practice time rather than being treated as an afterthought.
Because this exam feeds into so many separate downstream recruitments rather than a single fixed set of posts, candidates sometimes underestimate how competitive it actually is — a modest percentile might still clear PET’s own qualifying bar, but a genuinely strong score matters far more once a candidate applies to a specific, popular recruitment where PET marks carry weightage in the final merit calculation. Treating this as a one-off formality rather than preparing seriously is one of the more common mistakes repeat UPSSSC applicants report, since a low score effectively caps eligibility for the next three years regardless of how well a candidate later performs in an individual recruitment’s own mains exam.
A valid UPSSSC PET 2026 score is the entry gate for most UPSSSC Group C recruitments over the next 3 years, making this one of the most consequential single exams in the UPSSSC cycle. Candidates who already hold a valid PET 2025 score card do not need to reappear unless they specifically want to try improving their percentile before it expires — a fresh, higher PET score does not automatically replace an older one in an already-submitted recruitment application, so check the specific recruitment’s own eligibility window before deciding whether re-appearing is worthwhile. Because PET itself carries no fixed vacancy count, a “good score” is relative to the specific recruitment a candidate later applies for, not a fixed national cut-off — this is a key difference from most other UPSSSC/SSC exams that declare one final merit list against a known number of posts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the last date to apply?
1 September 2026 is the last date for both online application submission and fee payment.
How much is the application fee for General category?
Rs. 185 for General/OBC/EWS candidates (Rs. 160 exam fee plus Rs. 25 processing fee).
Is the exam free for PwBD candidates?
The exam fee is waived for PwBD (Divyang) candidates; only a Rs. 25 processing fee applies.
What is the minimum educational qualification required?
Class 10 (High School) or an equivalent/higher qualification from any recognized board.
What is the age limit to apply?
18 to 40 years as on 1 July 2026, with standard category-wise relaxation such as SC/ST/OBC +5 years and PwBD +15 years.
How long does the score remain valid?
3 years from the date UPSSSC declares and uploads the result.
Do I need One-Time Registration (OTR) before applying?
Yes. UPSSSC requires OTR, which opened 14 July 2026 on the official website, free of cost, as a prerequisite before filling the application form.
When was this notification released?
1 August 2026, under Advertisement No. 16-Exam/2026.
Has the exam date been announced yet?
Not officially announced as of 3 August 2026.
How many questions are in the exam and is there negative marking?
100 objective MCQs worth 100 marks in 2 hours, with 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer.