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UPSSSC PET Syllabus 2026

The UPSSSC PET syllabus covers 15 sections and roughly 71 topics — 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, Unseen Hindi Passage Analysis, Graph Interpretation, Table Interpretation. Taken from the official notification (Advertisement No. 16-Exam/2026).

Verified against Advertisement No. 16-Exam/2026 of the official notification — last checked on 20 August 2026.

Syllabus at a glance

The sections are not weighted equally — split your preparation time in the proportions below.

SectionQuestionsMarksTopics
Indian History555
Indian National Movement555
Geography555
Indian Economy555
Indian Constitution & Public Administration555
General Science555
Elementary Arithmetic556
General Hindi555
General English555
Logic & Reasoning556
Current Affairs10104
General Awareness10105
Unseen Hindi Passage Analysis10103
Graph Interpretation10104
Table Interpretation10103
Total10010071

Full section-wise syllabus

Every topic in each section, in the order the official notification lists them.

Indian History

5 questions · 5 marks · 5 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Ancient India
  2. 2Medieval India
  3. 3Modern India
  4. 4Major dynasties
  5. 5Monuments & heritage

Indian National Movement

5 questions · 5 marks · 5 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Revolt of 1857
  2. 2Key freedom movement leaders
  3. 3Non-Cooperation Movement
  4. 4Quit India Movement
  5. 5Independence & Partition

Geography

5 questions · 5 marks · 5 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Physical geography of India
  2. 2Climate
  3. 3Rivers & mountains
  4. 4Natural resources
  5. 5Basics of world geography

Indian Economy

5 questions · 5 marks · 5 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Introduction to Indian economy
  2. 2Five-year plans
  3. 3Banking system
  4. 4Agricultural economy
  5. 5Budget basics

Indian Constitution & Public Administration

5 questions · 5 marks · 5 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Basic features of the Constitution
  2. 2Fundamental rights & duties
  3. 3Panchayati Raj system
  4. 4State & central governance
  5. 5Basics of public administration

General Science

5 questions · 5 marks · 5 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Basics of physics
  2. 2Basics of chemistry
  3. 3Basics of biology
  4. 4Science in everyday life
  5. 5Environmental science

Elementary Arithmetic

5 questions · 5 marks · 6 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Number system
  2. 2Percentage
  3. 3Average
  4. 4Ratio & proportion
  5. 5Profit & loss
  6. 6Simple interest

General Hindi

5 questions · 5 marks · 5 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Sandhi and Samas (compounds)
  2. 2Idioms and proverbs
  3. 3Synonyms and antonyms
  4. 4Correct spelling
  5. 5Basic grammar

General English

5 questions · 5 marks · 5 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Grammar
  2. 2Vocabulary
  3. 3Sentence structure
  4. 4Reading comprehension
  5. 5Common errors

Logic & Reasoning

5 questions · 5 marks · 6 topics

5% of paper
  1. 1Analogy
  2. 2Series
  3. 3Coding-decoding
  4. 4Blood relations
  5. 5Direction sense
  6. 6Classification

Current Affairs

10 questions · 10 marks · 4 topics

10% of paper
  1. 1National current events
  2. 2International current events
  3. 3Government schemes
  4. 4Sports events

General Awareness

10 questions · 10 marks · 5 topics

10% of paper
  1. 1Awards & honours
  2. 2Books & authors
  3. 3Important days
  4. 4General sports knowledge
  5. 5Uttar Pradesh-specific general knowledge

Unseen Hindi Passage Analysis

10 questions · 10 marks · 3 topics

10% of paper
  1. 1Central theme of the passage
  2. 2Word and contextual meaning
  3. 3Passage-based questions

Graph Interpretation

10 questions · 10 marks · 4 topics

10% of paper
  1. 1Bar graphs
  2. 2Pie charts
  3. 3Line graphs
  4. 4Data comparison

Table Interpretation

10 questions · 10 marks · 3 topics

10% of paper
  1. 1Reading data from tables
  2. 2Table-based calculations
  3. 3Data comparison & analysis

Frequently asked questions

How many sections are in the UPSSSC PET syllabus?

The UPSSSC PET syllabus has 15 sections — 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, Unseen Hindi Passage Analysis, Graph Interpretation, Table Interpretation.

Is this syllabus verified from the official notification?

Yes, this syllabus is taken from the official notification per Advertisement No. 16-Exam/2026 and was last verified on 20 August 2026.

How many topics does the syllabus cover in total?

The UPSSSC PET syllabus covers roughly 71 key topics across all sections combined.

Is free practice available for every syllabus topic?

Free practice sets based on this syllabus are available on the mock test page, with more topics being added over time.

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