UPSSSC PET 2026

Last date to Apply : 7 September 2026

Important Dates

• Notification Date: August 1, 2026

• Application Start Date: August 3, 2026

• Last Date to Apply: September 1, 2026

• Fee Correction Window: September 8, 2026

• Exam Date: Tentatively expected in late 2026 

Eligibility & Age Limit

• Educational Qualification: Class 10 (High School) or higher from a recognized board.

• Age Limit: 18 to 40 years as of July 1, 2026 (with category-based relaxations per state rules).

• Prerequisite: Mandatory One Time Registration (OTR). 

Exam Pattern

• Total Questions: 100 Multiple-Choice Questions (1 mark each).

• Negative Marking: 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer.

• Exam Duration: 2 hours (120 minutes).

 

Subject-Wise Question & Mark Distribution

 

• Indian History: 5 questions (5 marks)

• Indian National Movement: 5 questions (5 marks)

• Geography: 5 questions (5 marks)

• Indian Economy: 5 questions (5 marks)

• Indian Constitution & Public Administration: 5 questions (5 marks)

• General Science: 5 questions (5 marks)

• Elementary Arithmetic: 5 questions (5 marks)

• General Hindi: 5 questions (5 marks)

• General English: 5 questions (5 marks)

• Logical Reasoning: 5 questions (5 marks)

• Current Affairs: 10 questions (10 marks)

• General Awareness: 10 questions (10 marks)

• Analysis of Hindi Unseen Passages (2 Passages): 10 questions (10 marks)

• Graph Interpretation & Analysis: 10 questions (10 marks)

• Table Interpretation & Analysis: 10 questions (10 marks