UPSSSC PET Exam 2026: Notification, Application, Question Papers, Admit Card, Syllabus, Pattern & Vacancy

UPSSSC PET Exam 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission will announce the UPSSSC PET Notification 2026 soon. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, has introduced a Free One-Time Registration system for the upcoming UPSSSC PET Exam 2026, which will be launched from July 14, 2026. This system will make the registration process easier for candidates by eliminating the need for repeated applications. As per the new updates, the OTR system will be completely free of cost. All the interested candidates will only be required to sign up through their mobile number and email address, and enter their personal details once on the portal. The portal will auto-fetch the information during future recruitment applications. Details such as their name, parents' names, date of birth, caste, address, and educational qualifications will also be required to be filled. Providing further relief to candidates, the UP Government has changed the validity of the UPSSSC PET score to three years. 

For all the aspirants who want to appear for the upcoming exam, the direct link to download the notification will be available on the official website of the authority, upsssc.gov.in, once released. Candidates must know that the UPSSSC Application Form 2026 will be made available online along with the release of the official notification. However, before filling out the application form, candidates are required to check the eligibility criteria for the exam. Aspirants can find the eligibility criteria on the official website. The UPSSSC PET Registration 2026 Process consists of several steps, including filling in the details, uploading the documents, and paying the application fee.

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Last Updated 10th October 2025

The main aim of the exam is to conduct civil service exams to recruit candidates for various Group B and Group C posts. The exam conducting body will soon release an official notification regarding the UPSSSC PET exam 2026. Last year, the UPSSSC registration was started on May 14, 2025 and the last day to register was June 17, 2025. The exam was successfully conducted across the state on September 6 and 7, 2025. The city intimation slip was made public on August 27 by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC) on their official website - upsssc.gov.in, while the UPSSSC PET Admit Card was released on September 1, 2025, on the official website. The UPSSSC PET Result Download Link was released on the official website - upsssc.gov.in. 

Latest Updates:

• The Uttar Pradesh Government has also changed the validity of the UPSSSC PET score to three years.
• UP Government has introduced a Free One-Time Registration (OTR) system on July 14, 2026. 
• The UPSSSC PET Notification 2026 will be released soon on the official website - upsssc.gov.in

UPSSSC PET Exam 2026

The UPPSC PET exam is conducted for candidates interested in Group B or Group C posts. The exam conducting body will release the UPSSSC PET Syllabus 2026 and exam pattern along with the official notification on the official website. The UPSSSC PET Syllabus generally comprises sections on Indian History, Indian National Movement, Geography, Indian Economy, Indian Constitution & Public Administration, General Science, Elementary Arithmetic, General Hindi, General English, Logic & Reasoning, Current Affairs, General Awareness, Analysis of 2 Unseen Hindi Passages, and Graph Analysis & Interpretation. As per the UPSSSC Exam Pattern, the exam will have 100 questions for 100 marks. The exam will be conducted for a total duration of 2 hours. For every wrong answer, there will be a negative marking. 1/4th marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

The UPSSSC PET Result 2026 will be released on the official UPSSSC website - upsssc.gov.in after the exam is successfully concluded. Prior to releasing the results, the exam-conducting body will release the answer keys. There are two types of answer keys: the provisional answer key and the final answer key. The provisional answer key helps the candidate to raise objections; the final answer key will help the candidates to calculate their scores in the results. After the results are released, the exam conducting body will release a UPSSSC PET cut-off. Candidates can check the UPSSSC PET exam cut-off on the official website. The cut-off is the minimum mark that a candidate needs to score in order to qualify for the exam. Qualifying candidates 

UPSSSC PET Eligibility 2026

UPSSSC PET eligibility criteria are released along with the official exam notification. If the candidate fulfils all the eligibility criteria, then they can easily apply for the examination. The UPSSSC PET eligibility is based on factors including the age limit and its relaxation, educational qualifications and others. Candidates can take a look at the following UPSSSC PET eligibility criteria given below. 

Age Limit 

• The minimum age of the candidate should be at least 18 years s on 1-07-21
• On the other hand, the maximum age of the candidate should be 40 years old

Age Relaxation 

Candidates should know that aspirants of different categories have got some age relaxation. Candidates can take a look at the following age limit relaxation below. 

Educational Qualification

• Candidates who are willing to appear for the UPSSSC PET exam should have at least finished high school/class 10th or any other similar kind of degree from a reputed university or college, and are eligible to appear for the examination. 

UPSSSC PET Application Form 2026

The UPSSSC PET application form will be released along with the official notification by the UPSSSC on the official website. Candidates who are willing to appear for the UPSSSC PET exam are required to fill in the application form. There are various steps that need to be filled out while the application form is filled out. These steps include filling in the details on the application form, uploading the necessary documents, and then paying the application fees. Once all these steps are completed, candidates can easily submit their application forms. 

UPSSSC PET Admit Card 2026

Once the application form is successfully submitted, candidates will be eligible to get their UPSSSC PET admit card. The UPSSSC PET admit card is released by the UPSSSC on its official website. Candidates can check and download the hall ticket by logging in on the official portal. In order to download the hall tickets, candidates must have their roll number and DOB. Candidates must know that without the hall ticket, they will not be allowed to enter the examination hall. Hence, candidates need to carry their hall tickets inside the exam hall. 

UPSSSC PET Syllabus 2026

The UPSSSC PET syllabus will be released on the official website of the UPSSSC. The syllabus plays an essential role for candidates while preparing for the examination. Candidates must know that there are 15 subjects, including The Indian Economy, General Hindi, General Science, Indian History, The National Movement, Geography,  and unseen passages. Further, these subjects are divided into subtopics. The examination will be of 100 marks in total. 

Candidates can take a look at the following subjects, which are included in the UPSSSC PET syllabus. 

• Indian History
• Indian National Movement
• General Science
• Elementary Arithmetic
• General Hindi
• Geography
• Indian Economy
• Indian Constitution & Public Administration
• Current Affairs
• General Awareness
• General English
• Logic & Reasoning
• Graph Analysis & Interpretation
• Table Analysis & Interpretation
• Analysis of 2 Unseen Hindi Passages

UPSSSC PET Exam Pattern 2026

The UPSSSC PET exam pattern is released by the UPSSSC on the official website. The UPSSSC exam pattern and marking scheme are all included in the official announcement that the UPSSSC provides. The primary goal of the exam pattern is to provide information on a variety of subjects, such as the duration of the exam, whether negative markings will be used, the format of the exam, and others. 

Candidates should be aware that the UPSSSC exam is conducted in offline mode and the duration of the exam is for two hours. Candidates are recommended to check the UPSSSC PET marking scheme in addition to the exam pattern.  Candidates can take a look at the following UPSSSC PET exam pattern below 

• The UPSSSC PET exam is conducted offline. Candidates have to appear for the examination in pen-and-paper mode.
• For each right answer, candidates will be rewarded with 1 mark.
• The UPSSSC PET exam has negative marking, which means that 1.4 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
• The total marks of the UPSSSC PET exam are set as 100 marks, and the duration of the UPSSSC PET exam is set as 2 hours.
• The UPSSSC PET exam will be taken in MCQ format, and candidates have to fill out the OMR sheets to answer the questions.
• The examination question will have an intermediate degree of difficulty.

UPSSSC PET Cut-Off 2026

After releasing the results, the UPSSSC will release the UPSSSC PET cut-off 2026. The cut-off is released on the official website. The UPSSSC PET cut-off is the minimum mark that a candidate needs to score in order to qualify for the examination. Since the UPSSSC PET exam is conducted for various posts, the exam conducting body releases the cut-off separately for all the posts.

UPSSSC PET Results 2026

The UPSSSC will release the UPSSSC PET 2026 results after the conclusion of the exam on the official website. Candidates who will appear in the exam can visit the official portal of the exam conducting body and check their results once declared. Last year, the UPSSC PET Result was released on December 9. Further, candidates should know that they need to enter their credentials to log in and check their results. The UPSSSC result consists of the candidate's name, DOB, gender, the candidate’s parents' names and others. Candidates can check the methods below to download their UP PET scorecard.

• Visit at upsssc.gov.in
• Click on the UPSSSC PET exam and result link
• Enter the following details, including registration number, date of birth, gender and Captcha code.
• Click on the Login button
• Check the UP PET result and download the scorecard