UPSSSC PET: A Step Towards Success

Crack UPSSSC PET: Get One Step Closer to a Government Job

The Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) is conducted annually by UPSSSC to screen candidates for Group C recruitments and various state-level vacancies.

Key Features

• Frequency: Conducted once a year
• Mode: Offline (OMR-based) exam
• Validity: PET score valid for 3 years

Who Is Eligible to Appear?

• Must have passed 10th standard.
• Must be an Indian citizen.
• Age Limit : 18–40 years (relaxations as per government norms)

UPSSSC PET Exam Pattern: Know How You Will Be Tested

• Offline exam using OMR-based
• 100 objective-type MCQs
• Duration: 2 hours
• Negative marking: ¼ for every incorrect answer

Distribution of Marks by Subject

The exam carries a total of 100 marks across 100 questions.

• Indian History: 5 marks
• Indian National Movement: 5 marks
• Geography: 5 marks
• Indian Economy: 5 marks
• Indian Constitution & Public Administration: 5 marks
• General Science: 5 marks
• Elementary Arithmetic: 5 marks
• General Hindi: 5 marks
• General English: 5 marks
• Logic & Reasoning: 5 marks
• Current affairs: 10 marks
• General Awareness: 10 marks
• Hindi Passage (2 passage): 10 marks
• Graph Interpretation (2 graphs): 10 marks
• Table Interpretation (2 tables): 10 marks

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