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UPSSSC PET Syllabus and Exam Pattern

The UPSSSC PET Exam provides opportunities for the candidates preparing for Group C posts. To begin with the preparation for PET, the candidate must be familiar with the detailed exam pattern and syllabus as depicted by the commission.

UPSSSC PET Syllabus and Exam Pattern

The UPSSSC PET Exam provides opportunities for the candidates preparing for Group C posts. To begin with the preparation for PET, the candidate must be familiar with the detailed exam pattern and syllabus as depicted by the commission. UPSSSC PET Exam covers the major examinations such as UP Assistant Statistical Officer, UP Lekhpal, UP Village Development Officer, etc. Knowing the syllabus is important before you start preparing for the exam. Candidates preparing for the UPSSSC Exam have to prepare for 10 sections. The syllabus is very important to score good marks in the exam and qualify for the eligibility test.

UPSSC PET Eligibility Criteria:
Age Limit
Minimum: 18 years Maximum: 40 Years (Category-wise age relaxations applicable)
Educational Qualification
High School Pass (10th Pass)
Nationality
Must be a citizen of India
Number of Attempts
Until crossing the maximum age
Experience
No prior experience required

UPSSSC PET Exam Pattern:
  • UPSSSC PET Exam will be conducted in an offline mode for 2 hours
  • There will be 100 questions for 100 marks with a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
  • The questions will be asked from subjects: General Knowledge, Science, General Hindi & Unseen Passage, Elementary Mathematics, Reasoning, and Figures & Graph

1
Indian History
05
05
2
Indian National Movement
05
05
3
Geography
05
05
4
Indian Economy
05
05
5
Indian Constitution & Public Administration
05
05
6
General Science
05
05
7
Elementary Arithmetic
05
05
8
General Hindi
05
05
9
General English
05
05
10
Logical Reasoning
05
05
11
Current Affairs
10
10
12
General Awareness
10
10
13
Analysis of unread passages
10
10
14
Graph Interpretation
10
10
15
Table Interpretation Analysis
10
10
Total
100
100
  • There will be a negative marking of 1/4 marks for each incorrect answer.

UPSSSC PET Exam Syllabus:

Logical Reasoning
Order & Ranking, Blood Relations, Calendar & Watch, Coding-Decoding-Numbers and Letters, Cause & Effect, Conclusive Reasoning, Large & Small, Segregate, Negative Reasoning-Statement Analysis and Decision
General Awareness
India’s Neighbours, Countries, Capitals, and Currencies, Indian States & UTs, Indian Parliament, Important Days (National and International) and Their Importance, World Organizations and Headquarters, Indian Tourism Destination, Indian Art & Culture Indian & International Sports, Indian Research Institutes, Books and Authors, Awards and Honours, Climate Change and Environment
General Hindi
Antonyms words, A word of phrase, Synonym word, Gender, Equivalent words, Common errors, Idioms, Writers & Compositions- Prose & Poetry, Unseen Passage
General English
English Grammar, Questions on Passage
General Science
Basic Physics, Basic Chemistry, Basic Biology
Current Affairs
National Current Affairs, International Current Affairs
Indian History & National Movement
Indus Valley Civilization, Buddhism, Vedic Culture, Jainism, Gupta Dynasty, Maurya Dynasty, Harshvardhan, Rajput period, Sultanate period, Mughal Empire, Legislative Amendment and the British, India Act, 1935, Maratha, Quit India Movement, The Rise of the British Raj and the first freedom struggle, Social and Economic Impact of the British Raj, The early years of the Independence Movement, Swadeshi and Civil Disobedience Movement, Revolutionary Movement and the Rise of Extremism
Geography
Political Geography of India and the World, Climate and Weather, Time Zone, Population Change and Migration, Physical Geography of India and the World: River and its Valleys, Groundwater resources, Desert and dry areas, Mountains and glaciers, and Mineral resources
Indian Economy
Economic reforms in 1991 and the economy thereafter, post-2014 economic reforms: Agricultural reforms, Structural reforms, Labour reforms, financial improvement, and GST, Indian Economy from 1947 to 1991: Planning commission and five-year plans, green revolution, Development of mixed economy: private and public sector, Milk development, and operation flood, Nationalization, and reforms of banks
Indian Constitution and Public Administration
Indian Constitution: Salient features of the Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy, Parliamentary system, Federal system, Union, and Union Territories, and Union State Relations, Judicial Structure, Supreme Court, High Court, District Administration, Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions
Elementary Arithmetic
Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals Simple Arithmetic Equations, Percentage, Exponent and Powers, Square and Square Roots, Average