Notification 2021

Important Dates

Vacancy Count

Application Fee

Eligibility

• Minimum: 18 years
• Maximum: 40 years
• i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 01-07-1982 and not later than 01-07-2004 (both dates inclusive)

• Relaxation of Upper age limit:

  Category	Age Relaxation
  Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
  Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	5 years
  Persons With Disabilities	15 years
  Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen	3 years

• The candidate should have passed their High School (10th) from a recognized school to be eligible for appearing for the Preliminary Eligibility Test

• No prior experience required.

• A candidate must be -
• • a Citizen of India

• Until the Maximum Eligible Age

Pattern

• The exam pattern as per the recent notice released for the PET is as follows:
  

• The exam will consist of objective type multiple choice questions
• A total of 100 such questions will be asked.
• The duration of the exam shall be 2 hours.
• Candidates will be awarded 1 mark for each correct answer and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer
• The difficulty of questions for topics from sr. no. 1 to 9 shall be as per NCERT Secondary/Senior Secondary level.
• The exam will consist of questions from Elementary Mathematics, Logical Ability, Analysis of Statistics and Graphs, General Knowledge, Science, Hindi, etc.


• The list of topics/ sections and their respective marks are highlighted below:
  

  Sr. No.	Subject	Total	Marks
  01	Indian History	05	05
  02	Indian National Movement	05	05
  03	Geography	05	05
  04	Indian Economy	05	05
  05	Indian Constitution & Public Administration	05	05
  06	General Awareness	10	10
  07	Current Affairs	10	10
  08	General Science	05	05
  09	Elementary Arithmetic	05	05
  10	Graph Interpretation and Analysis	10	10
  11	Table Interpretation	10	10
  12	Logic & Reasoning	05	05
  13	General Hindi	05	05
  14	Reading Comprehension (2 Hindi Passage)	10	10
  15	General English	05	05

Syllabus

• The UPSSSC PET exam will be of objective type of 100 marks. Understanding the UPSSSC PET syllabus will give a direction to your preparation.
• The PET syllabus for all sections is as follows:
  

  Topics
  Indian History Indus Valley Civilization Vedic culture Buddhism Jainism Maurya Dynasty Gupta Empire Harshwardhan Rajput period Sultanate period Mughal Empire Maratha British Rule and 1st war of independence Social and economic impact of British rule
  Indian National Movement Initial stage of freedom movement Swadeshi and civil disobedience movement - Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders’ role Revolutionary movement and rise of militant nationalism Farewell amendment and British India Act 1935 Quit India movement, Azad Hind Fauj and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
  Geography  Indian and World Geography  • Rivers and valley of rivers  • Groundwater resources  • Mountains and glaciers  • Desert and dry areas  • Mineral Resources  Political geography of Indian & world  Climate & Weather  Time zone  Demographics & migrations
  Indian Economy Indian Economy from 1947 to 1991  • Planning Commission and Five Year Plans  • Development of Mixed Economy – Private and Public Sector  • Green revolution  • Milk development and operation flood  • Nationalization and Reforms of Banks Economic reforms in 1991 and the economy thereafter Post 2014 Economic Reforms  • Agricultural reforms  • Structural reforms  • Labor reforms  • Financial improvement  • GST
  Indian Constitution & Public Administration Indian Constitution  • Salient Features of Indian Constitution  • Directive Principles of State Policy  • Fundamental Rights and Duties  • Parliamentary system  • Federal System, Union and Union Territories,  • Union State Relations  • Judicial Structure, Supreme Court, High Court District administration Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions
  General Awareness Neighboring countries of India Country Capital and Currency States and Union Territories of Indi Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council National and International Day World organizations and their headquarters Climate change and environment Indian tourist destination Art and Culture of India India and World sports Indian Research Organization Famous books and authors Awards and Winners
  General Science Elementary physics Elementary chemistry Elementary biology
  Current Affairs National & International
  Elementary Arithmetic Whole numbers, fractions and decimals Percentage Simple arithmetic equations Square & square roots Exponent and powers Average
  Graph Interpretation 2 Graphs (5 Questions on each)
  Table Interpretation & Analysis 2 Tables (5 Questions on each)
  Logic & Reasoning Large and small Order and ranking Blood Relation Segregate Calendar and watch  Cause and effect Coding and decoding – numbers and letters Negative Reasoning – Statement Analysis and Decision
  General Hindi Treaty (सन्धि) Antonyms words (विलोम शब्द) Synonym words (पर्यायवाची शब्द) A word for phrases (वाक्यांशो के लिए एक शब्द) Gender (लिंग) Equivalent words (समश्रुत भिन्नार्थक शब्द) Idioms (मुहावरे लोकोत्तियां) Common errors (सामान्य अशुद्धियां) Writers and compositions – prose and poetry (लेखक एवं रचनाएं – गद्य एवं पद्य)
  General English English Grammar Unseen Passage