Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC) conducts the Uttar Pradesh Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) exam every year. UPSSSC PET 2025 is being conducted as an Eligibility Test for the recruitment of Group B and C posts. The Commission has announced UPSSSC PET Exam Date 2025 on 14th July 2025 at their official website http://upsssc.gov.in/. As per the schedule, the exam is to be held on 6th and 7th September 2025 in morning and evening shifts on each day. The official notice is also attached below.
UPSSSC PET 2025 Notification
UPSSSC PET 2025 Notification PDF has been released by Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission at its official website http://upsssc.gov.in/. The complete details about UPSSSC PET 2025 will be mentioned in the official UPSSSC PET Notification 2025. The candidates interested in applying for UP Lekhpal, X-Ray Technician, Junior Assistant, and other Group B & C posts must have qualified in the UP PET 2025, for which the details can be checked from this year's UPSSSC PET Notification PDF.
UPSSSC PET Notification 2025- Download PDF
UPSSSC PET 2025 Exam Summary
The specifications for UPSSSC Preliminary Eligibility Test-2025 in tabular form are given below: The candidates qualifying the Preliminary Eligibility Test will be eligible to appear for the Mains Exam to be conducted to recruit for UP Lekhpal, X-Ray Technician, Junior Assistant, and other Group B & C posts.
UPSSSC PET 2025- Exam Summary | |
Exam Conducting Body | Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission |
Exam Name | UPSSSC PET 2025 |
Purpose of Examination | For Recruitment on Group “B” and “C” posts |
Types of Questions | Objective-type Multiple-Choice Questions |
Exam Date | 6th and 7th September 2025 |
Number of Questions | 100 |
Duration | 2 Hours |
Negative Marking | 1/4th mark wil be deducted for each wrong answer |
Validity | 3 years |
Job Location | Uttar Pradesh |
Official website | http://upsssc.gov.in/ |
UPSSSC PET Exam Date 2025 Out
UPSSSC PET Exam Date 2025 has been announced by the UPSSSC at their official website http://upsssc.gov.in/ on 6th and 7th September 2025. The first shift will be from 10 am to 12 noon and second shift will be from 3 to 5 pm. Candidates can go through the exam pattern as provided below to have an idea of the marking scheme, number of questions, duration, and more for their exam. The official notice for UPSSSC PET 2025 Exam Date has been attached below.

UPSSSC PET 2025 Important Dates
All important dates related to the UP PET 2025 exam have been released now. The online application window has been opened from 14th May 2025. The exam date will be released soon. Here we will update the official dates regarding the UPSSSC PET 2025 Exam in the table below.
UPSSSC PET 2025- Important Dates | |
Events | Dates |
Release of Official UPSSSC PET Notification | 2nd May 2025 |
UPSSSC PET Apply Online 2025 Starts | 14th May 2025 |
Last Date for Online Application | 17th June 2025 |
Fee Submission & Correction window closing date | 24th June 2025 |
UPSSSC PET 2025 Admit Card | -- |
UPSSSC PET 2025 Exam Date | 6th and 7th September 2025 |
UPSSSC PET 2025 Answer Key | -- |
UPSSSC PET 2025 Result | -- |
UPSSSC PET 2025 Selection Process
After the implementation of UPSSSC PET 2025 scores, only those candidates who score well in UPSSSC PET 2025 will be called for the upcoming Group 'B & C' main examinations for the particular posts. If anyone has not enrolled themselves for the UP PET 2025, then they will not be able to appear in the main Exams against any vacancies, and hence it is mandatory to appear for UPSSSC PET 2025. The selection process for any UPSSSC recruitment will be as follows:
1. Scoring minimum qualifying marks in the PET written exam
2. Main Exam of the concerned post
3. Interview/Skill Test (if applicable)
4. Document Verification
UPSSSC PET Mock Test 2025- Click to Practice
UPSSSC PET 2025 Exam Pattern
The exam pattern as per the recent notice released for the UP PET 2025 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.
- Wrong answers will result in a negative marking of 1/4th mark.
- The difficulty of questions for topics from sr. no. 1 to 9 shall be as per NCERT Secondary/Senior Secondary level.
UPSSSC PET 2025 Exam Pattern | |
Subject | Marks |
India History | 5 |
Indian National Movement | 5 |
Geography | 5 |
Indian Economy | 5 |
Indian Constitution & Public Administration | 5 |
General Science | 5 |
Elementary Arithmetic | 5 |
General Hindi | 5 |
General English | 5 |
Logic & Reasoning | 5 |
Current Affairs | 10 |
General Awareness | 10 |
Analysis of Hindi Unread Passage - 2 Passages | 10 |
Graph Interpretation - 2 Graphs | 10 |
Table Interpretation & Analysis - 2 Tables | 10 |
Total | 100 |
UPSSSC PET 2025 Syllabus
The UPSSSC PET 2025 exam does not have a very wide syllabus. It has only a general Syllabus and Topics of High School level that any candidate would have as basic education. The subjects and topics that are included in UPSSSC PET syllabus 2025 are mentioned below. Anyone can easily find the study material for these topics and prepare well.
A. Indian History
- Indus valley civilization
- Vedic civilization
- Buddhism
- Jainism
- Mauryan empire
- Gupta empire
- Harshavardhan
- Rajput era
- Sultanate era
- Mughal Empire
- Maratha empire
- British Rule and 1st war of independence
- The social and economic impact of British rule
B. Indian National Movement
- The initial stage of the 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
C. Geography
- Indian and World Geography
- Rivers
- Water resources
- Mountains & glaciers
- Desert & dry areas
- Forest
- Mineral resources
- Political geography of Indian & world
- Climate
- Time zone
- Demographics & migrations
D. Indian Economy
- Indian Economy (1947 to 1991)
- The planning commission and 5-year plans
- Development of mixed economy: Private & Public
- Green revolution
- White revolution & operation flood
- Banking nationalization
- LPG reforms of 1991
- Economic reforms post 2014
- Farm reforms
- Structural reforms
- Labour reforms
- Economic reforms
- GST
E. Indian Constitution & Public Administration
- Indian Constitution
- Salient Features
- Directive principles
- Fundamental rights & duties
- Parliamentary system
- The federal system, Union Govt & UR, Union Govt & States
- Judicial Framework
- District administration
- Local bodies and Panchayat Raj
F. General Science
- Basic Physics
- Basic Chemistry
- Basic Biology
G. Elementary Arithmetic
- Whole numbers, fractions and decimals
- Percentage
- Simple arithmetic equations
- Square & square roots
- Exponent and powers
- Average
H. General Hindi
- संधि
- विलोमशब्द
- पर्यायवाचीवाक्यांशोंकेलिएएकशब्द
- लिंग
- समश्रुतभिन्नार्थकशब्द
- मुहावरे-लोकोक्तियां
- सामान्यअशुद्धियां
- लेखकऔररचनाएं (Prose & Poetry)
I. General English
- English Grammar
- Questions on passages
J. Logic & Reasoning
- Order & ranking
- Blood relations
- Calendar & watch
- Cause & effect
- Coding decoding
- Conclusive reasoning, etc.
K. Current Affairs
- National current affairs
- International current affairs
L. General Awareness
- India's neighbours
- Countries, Capitals & Currencies
- The Indian States & UTs
- Indian Parliament
- Days National & International importance
- World organizations & HQs
- Indian tourism destinations
- Indian art & culture
- Indian & International Sports
- Indian research institutes
- Books & authors
- Awards & honours
- Climate change & environment
UPSSSC PET 2025 Detailed Syllabus PDF in Hindi
UPSSSC PET Question Paper
UPSSSC PET exam is conducted in two shifts and more than 20 lakh candidates have appeared for the exam. UPSSSC has uploaded the UPSSSC PET question papers on its official website. The candidates who are planning for the next year UPSSSC PET exam can download the question paper from here.
UPSSSC PET Previous Year Question Paper PDFs
UPSSSC PET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
The Eligibility Criteria, Educational Qualification, and age limit for the UP PET exam 2025 have been released along with the UPSSSC PET 2025 notification PDF. Candidates who want to appear for UPSSSC PET 2025 must fulfil the following eligibility criteria. If they do not qualify for the eligibility conditions, their application may lead to rejection.
UPSSSC PET Educational Qualification
Only the candidates who have passed High school/ class 10 or any other equivalent exam can apply for UPSSSC PET 2025. Those who have not passed High school cannot apply.
UPSSSC PET Nationality
Applying candidates must be of Indian nationality. Although it is not specifically stated that the candidate must be a domicile of Uttar Pradesh. Students looking to find placements in Uttar Pradesh can apply for the job since the state is the only location for the job placement.
UPSSSC PET Age Limit
The candidate must be aged between 18 to 40 years. The candidates who will be below or above the age limit as mentioned will not be eligible to apply. The age relaxations shall apply to the following categories:
UPSSSC PET Age Limit | |
Category | Age Relaxations |
SC/ST/OBC | 5 years |
Meritorious Sportsperson | 5 years |
PWD | 15 years |
UPSSSC PET Vacancy 2025
UPSSSC will soon release the vacancy details for various examinations, along with announcing the Mains Exam dates and vacancies for various Group B & C posts. The candidates who qualify for the UPSSSC PET Exam can appear for the Mains Exam for Group B & C posts. Last year, around 20994 vacancies were released for Lekhpal, X-Ray Technician, Junior Assistant, and other posts.
UPSSSC PET 2025 Application Fee
The application fee for the UP PET exam 2025 has been released along with the UPSSSC PET notification PDF. The application fee can be paid through debit/credit card, internet banking and SBI e-challan. The category-wise application fees is given below.
UPSSSC PET 2025 Application Fee | |||
Category | Application Fee | Online Processing Fee | Total Amount |
UR/OBC | 160 | 25 | 185 |
SC/ST | 70 | 25 | 95 |
PH | Nil | 25 | 25 |
Fees shall neither be refunded nor carried forward if the application for UPSSSC PET 2025 is rejected/the candidature is found to be ineligible, or the candidate is unable to appear in the examination.
UPSSSC PET 2025 Online Form
The UPSSSC Online Form link to apply online for the UPSSSC PET 2025 has been activated on 14th May 2025. All the application and registration processes have to be done only in online mode. The Application form can't be submitted offline / printed copy by post. Submission of the application form for appearing in the UPSSSC PET 2025 is to be undertaken online at the UPSSSC official website http://upsssc.gov.in. Click on the link below for the UPSSSC PET Apply Online 2025 procedure.
UPSSSC PET Online Form 2025- Click to Check Details
UPSSSC PET Salary Details
In the official notification, it has been mentioned that the PET exam will be conducted for the posts which have their salary above Pay Scale 1 (5200-20200) Grade pay 1900/- and below Pay Scale 2 (9300-34800) Grade Pay 4600/-.
Apart from the basic, there are various perks associated with the posts as well, like DA, HRA, travelling allowance, etc. as well, which takes the in-hand salary from Rs 25000 to Rs 37000 initially, depending on the post.
UPSSSC PET 2025 Admit Card
The PET Admit Card will be issued on the UPSSSC official website for the candidates around 10 days before the exam date. The candidates must download the admit card and get a hard copy of I,t as the commission will not send any admit cards to the candidates individually. Follow these steps to download the admit card
Step 1: Go to the official website of UPSSSC.
Step 2: Click on the “Examination Interview” tab.
Step 3: Now click on the option for download of admit card.
Step 4: Enter the required details and the admit card will be generated.
UPSSSC PET 2025 Answer Key
After the conduct of the UPSSSC PET Exam 2025, the commission will release the provisional answer key on its official website and challenges will be accepted to the answer key for a limited period. The final UP PET answer key will be released once the objections are assessed.
UPSSSC PET 2025 Result
After taking the UPSSSC PET Exam 2025, the merit list of shortlisted candidates will be prepared for appearing in the Group B & C main Exams for particular posts and vacancies released from time to time. The merit list will be prepared category wise i.e. UR, OBC, SC/ST.
The UPSSSC PET exam will be qualifying in nature. The candidates need to clear the cutoff to qualify for the mains examination. The cutoff shall be different for different posts. The merit list of the candidates will be released on the UPSSSC website. The candidates can download the merit list to check their scores and then wait for the cutoff. Follow the steps below to download the result.
Step 1: Visit the official website of UPSSSC.
Step 2: Click on the “Results” tab.
Step 3: Click on the option of PET and then the link for the particular post you applied for.

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