UPSSSC PET · Syllabus
UPSSSC PET Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic
UPSSSC PET syllabus: 16 subjects (Indian History, Indian National Movement, Geography, Indian Economy, Indian Constitution & Public Administration and 11 more) and 96 topics. UPSSSC PET Preliminary Eligibility Test: 100 questions, 100 marks, 120 minutes, −0.25 per wrong answer (UPSSSC advertisement, 1 Aug 2026). Official syllabus and notification: upsssc.gov.in.
The complete UPSSSC Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) syllabus: 16 subjects, 96 topics. 96 topics below link to free study notes. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
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UPSSSC PET Preliminary Eligibility Test exam pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Indian History | — | 5 |
| Indian National Movement | — | 5 |
| Geography | — | 5 |
| Indian Economy | — | 5 |
| Indian Constitution and Public Administration | — | 5 |
| General Science | — | 5 |
| Elementary Arithmetic | — | 5 |
| General Hindi | — | 5 |
| General English | — | 5 |
| Logic and Reasoning | — | 5 |
| Current Affairs | — | 10 |
| General Awareness | — | 10 |
| Unseen Hindi passage (2 passages) | 10 | 10 |
| Graph interpretation (2 graphs) | 10 | 10 |
| Table interpretation (2 tables) | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Time: 120 minutes · Negative marking: 0.25 mark per wrong answer · Source: UPSSSC advertisement, 1 Aug 2026 (para 10, scheme and syllabus, pages 7–11, dated 1 Aug 2026). “—” = not printed in the notice.
Read from Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission's scanned PDF (an image, no text layer) by AI, twice — the second reading made without seeing the first — and the two readings agree digit for digit.
Exam pattern last checked 29 Sept 2026 (IST).
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🎓 This whole syllabus, split into daily doses — free. Rebuilt every morning around what you actually did — miss a day, nothing is lost.Build my plan →Indian History
Indian National Movement
Geography
Indian Economy
Indian Constitution & Public Administration
General Science
Elementary Arithmetic
General Hindi (सामान्य हिन्दी)
General English
Logic & Reasoning
Current Affairs
weightage ×2General Awareness
weightage ×2- India's Neighbouring Countries →
- Countries, Capitals & Currencies →
- Indian States & UTs →
- Indian Parliament Structure →
- National & International Observance Days →
- World Organisations & HQs →
- Indian Tourism Destinations →
- Indian Art & Culture →
- Indian & International Sports →
- Indian Research Institutes →
- Books & Authors →
- Awards & Honours →
- Climate Change & Environment Topics →
Hindi Unread Passage Analysis (हिन्दी अपठित गद्यांश)
weightage ×2Graph Interpretation
weightage ×2Table Interpretation & Analysis
weightage ×2Uttar Pradesh — Special GK
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