UPSSSC PET 2026 notice, explained
The main rules of the official notice in plain words. Each point gives the page or para, so you can check it in the notice yourself.
In short
| Age | 18–40 years on 01-07-2026 |
|---|---|
| Education | Class 10 pass |
| Final-year students | Cannot apply (p.6, para 7) |
Who can apply
Age limit (counted on 01-07-2026)
| all | 18–40 years |
|---|
Age relaxation (upper limit)
| PwBD | 15 years |
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Education
- all: High School (Class 10) or equivalent, held by the last date of submitting the application (p.6, para 7)
Final-year students: cannot apply; the qualification must already be complete (p.6, para 7)
Other conditions
- PET only makes you eligible to apply for later UPSSSC mains advertisements; each mains advertisement sets its own post qualification and age limits (p.7, para 8.4)
- Online O.T.R. (One Time Registration) must be completed before applying (p.1, para 1.2)
- Reservation in mains advertisements follows UP government rules; reserved-category candidates of UP must state their category (p.11, para 13.01)
- A married man with more than one living wife, or a woman married to a man who already has a living wife, is not eligible unless exempted by the Governor (p.12, para 13.14)
Syllabus
- PET written exam (100 questions, 2 hours): Indian 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), Unseen Hindi passages (10), Graph interpretation (10), Table interpretation (10) (pp.7-11, para 10)
Documents
To upload with the form
- No document upload is listed; the form is filled from the One Time Registration (O.T.R.) details plus intermediate, marital status, EWS, UP state employee, dependent of freedom fighter, ex-serviceman, outstanding sportsperson, disability and extra age relaxation details (p.3, para 5(a)-(b))
Plus 4 documents to bring for verification. See them as a tick list
Photo and signature sizes, with resizers
Source: UPSSSC Advertisement No. 16-Exam/2026, Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2026 (01.08.2026). Always confirm in the current notice.
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