UPSSSC PET 2026 - Gateway to Lekhpal, VDO, Junior Assistant and 20,000+ UP Government Posts
Complete guide for UPSSSC PET (Preliminary Eligibility Test) - the mandatory gateway exam for all Group B and C government posts in Uttar Pradesh. 100 MCQs, 100 marks, 1 mark each, 2 hours, offline OMR, -0.25 negative marking. 15 subjects covering Indian History, Geography, Polity, Science, Maths, Hindi, English, Reasoning and UP-specific GK. PET 2026 notification released 12 May 2026. PET score valid for 3 years - one PET score unlocks Lekhpal, VDO, Junior Assistant, Forest Guard and 20+ Group C post recruitments. UPSSSC Lekhpal 7,994 vacancies recently announced. Free mock tests, 15-subject syllabus, UP GK and expert tips.
- PET 2025 held 6-7 September 2025; result 5 December 2025
- PET 2025 score valid until December 2028
- During 3 years, apply for ANY UPSSSC post-specific Mains when notified
- No need to reappear in PET for each post separately
- PET 2026 notification released 12 May 2026
- Candidates who cleared PET 2025 can still apply for upcoming Lekhpal, VDO Mains without appearing PET 2026
- If your PET 2025 score was low, appear for PET 2026 to improve your score
| Total Questions | 100 MCQs |
| Total Marks | 100 marks |
| Per Correct Answer | +1 mark |
| Per Wrong Answer | -0.25 marks (1/4) |
| Unattempted | 0 marks |
| Duration | 2 hours (120 minutes) |
| Mode | Offline - OMR pen and paper |
| Subjects | 15 subjects |
| Language | Bilingual (Hindi and English) except language sections |
| Eligibility | 10th pass (High School) |
| Score Validity | 3 years (from PET 2025) |
| Purpose | Eligibility screening — unlocks Group B and C Mains exams |
- National events - government schemes, policies, budget highlights
- International events - UN, world leaders, treaties, summits
- Awards - Padma, Bharat Ratna, Nobel Prizes, sports awards
- Sports - Olympics, Asian Games, World Cups, India results
- Science and Technology - ISRO missions, AI, medical breakthroughs
- UP current affairs - CM announcements, UP schemes, UP achievements
- Deaths of notable personalities
- Books, authors, cultural events
- UP History - Awadh Nawabs, Mughal connection, 1857 Revolt in UP (Meerut, Lucknow)
- UP Geography - Ganga-Yamuna doab, Vindhya range, rivers, districts
- UP Polity - Governor, CM, 403-seat Vidhan Sabha, Allahabad High Court
- UP Economy - agriculture (wheat, sugarcane, potato), Agra leather, Varanasi silk
- UP Culture - Lucknow Nawabi culture, Varanasi ghats, festivals, folk art
- UP Schemes - CM Kisan Samman, UP One District One Product (ODOP)
- UP Personalities - CM, Governor, notable leaders, achievers
- UP Smart Cities, UP road network, expressways
- Passage Comprehension - read a Hindi or English passage, answer 3-5 questions
- Bar Graph - read and interpret bar graph data
- Pie Chart - percentage calculation from pie chart
- Line Graph - trend analysis, reading values
- Data Table - read tabular data, compare values, find averages
- Mixed graph interpretation
- Practice both Hindi and English comprehension passages
- Data interpretation is scoring — purely skill-based, not knowledge
- Ancient India - Harappan civilisation, Vedic period, Maurya, Gupta empires
- Medieval India - Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Vijayanagara, Bhakti-Sufi
- Modern India - British East India Company, 1857 Revolt, reform movements
- Freedom Struggle - Congress sessions, key leaders (Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Bose)
- Major events - Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India movements
- 1947 Independence and Partition
- UP-specific freedom fighters - Mangal Pandey, Ram Prasad Bismil, Chandrashekhar Azad
- Physics - Force, Newton's laws, work-energy, light, sound, electricity
- Chemistry - Elements, compounds, acids-bases, everyday chemical reactions
- Biology - Cell, nutrition, human body, diseases and prevention
- Environment - pollution types, global warming, ozone layer
- Technology - ISRO, nuclear energy, everyday gadgets
- Questions at Class 10 NCERT science level
- Number System - LCM, HCF, fractions, decimals
- Percentage and its applications
- Profit, Loss and Discount
- Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Ratio and Proportion
- Time and Work
- Time, Speed and Distance
- Average, Ages
- Basic Geometry - area, perimeter, volume
- UP Land Revenue Act (UP Bhumi Rajaswa Adhiniyam)
- Khasra - field register with survey numbers and cultivation details
- Khatauni - account of rights showing who holds what land
- Mutation (Dakhil Kharij) - transfer of land records
- Land types - Abadi (settlement), Sair, Banjar, Cultivated
- Lease, Tenancy Laws - rights of tenants
- Land Survey - Patwari duties, revenue village map
- UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act
- Lekhpal's role and responsibilities
- Computer and IT in revenue administration
- Awadh Nawabs - Lucknow; Asaf ud-Daula, Wajid Ali Shah
- Mughal connection - Agra as Mughal capital; Taj Mahal, Agra Fort
- 1857 Revolt - Meerut (started), Lucknow Siege, Jhansi
- UP Freedom Fighters - Mangal Pandey (Barrackpore/Meerut connection), Ram Prasad Bismil (Shahjahanpur), Chandrashekhar Azad (Allahabad), Bhagat Singh connections
- Varanasi/Kashi - religious capital; ghats, Kashi Vishwanath temple
- Mathura and Vrindavan - Krishna pilgrimage belt
- Ayodhya - Ram Janmabhoomi; Ram Mandir inauguration 2024
- Folk arts - Chikankari (Lucknow), Zardozi embroidery, Kathak dance
- UP - most populous state of India; capital Lucknow; High Court Allahabad (Prayagraj)
- Rivers - Ganga, Yamuna, Ghaghra, Gomti, Sarayu, Chambal
- Ganga-Yamuna Doab - fertile agricultural belt between two rivers
- 403 Vidhan Sabha seats; 80 Lok Sabha constituencies (most in India)
- Agriculture - wheat (major producer), sugarcane, potato, mango (Dasheri, Langra), mentha
- Industry - leather (Agra, Kanpur), brassware (Moradabad), carpet (Bhadohi, Mirzapur)
- ODOP - One District One Product scheme - each of 75 districts has a product focus
- Expressways - Yamuna, Agra-Lucknow, Purvanchal, Bundelkhand expressways
- UP Smart Cities - Lucknow, Agra, Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Aligarh, Saharanpur
- Current Chief Minister and Governor of UP
- Yogi government schemes - Mission Shakti, Mukhyamantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Kanya Sumangala Yojana
- UP Police - DGP, UP Police reforms
- Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2025 - world's largest gathering
- UP in sports - Khelo India games, UP athletes
- UP in education - IIT Kanpur, IIT BHU, SGPGI Lucknow
- Recent UP infrastructure - Jewar Airport (Noida International Airport), Ayodhya Airport
- UP judicial system - Allahabad High Court (largest in Asia by benches)
UPSSSC PET 2026 - Complete Guide: 15 Subjects, UP GK, Lekhpal Mains Pattern, 3-Year Score Validity and Free Mock Tests
The UPSSSC PET (Preliminary Eligibility Test) is conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission as a mandatory screening exam for all Group B and C government posts in Uttar Pradesh. UPSSSC PET 2026 notification released 12 May 2026. Exam structure: 100 MCQs, 100 marks, 1 mark each, 2 hours, offline OMR, -0.25 negative marking per wrong answer. 15 subjects with most carrying 5 marks each, but three subjects carry double weight (10 marks each): Current Affairs (last 6 months), General/Special Knowledge of Uttar Pradesh, and Passage/Graph/Table Analysis. These three sections together constitute 30% of total marks. PET score valid for 3 years (extended from 1 year starting PET 2025). PET 2025 held 6-7 September 2025, result 5 December 2025.
PET is NOT a recruitment exam — it is a Preliminary Eligibility Test. A good PET score makes you eligible to apply for post-specific Mains examinations: UP Lekhpal (7,994 vacancies recently announced, 100 marks Mains with unique Revenue Law section), VDO/Gram Vikas Adhikari, Junior Assistant, Forest Guard, X-Ray Technician and 20+ other Group C posts. Eligibility: 10th pass, age 18-40 years General. Previous PET cut-offs for popular posts: 70-80 for General, 65-74 for OBC, 57-66 for SC. The 15 subjects are: Indian History (5Q), Indian National Movement (5Q), Geography (5Q), Indian Economy (5Q), Indian Constitution and Public Administration (5Q), General Science (5Q), Elementary Arithmetic (5Q), General Hindi (5Q), General English (5Q), General Awareness (5Q), Reasoning (5Q), Current Affairs (10Q), UP GK (10Q), Human Behaviour (5Q), Passage/Graph/Table Analysis (10Q).
Our free UPSSSC PET mock tests cover all 15 subjects — General Studies (History, National Movement, Geography, Polity, Economy), General Knowledge and Awareness (UP GK and national current affairs), General Intelligence and Reasoning (Reasoning + Table/Graph Analysis), Numerical and Mathematical Ability (Elementary Arithmetic) and English Language (General English) — available topic-wise at zero cost at StudiesToday.com.