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.
Full section-wise syllabus
Indian History
5 questions- Ancient India
- Medieval India
- Modern India
- Major dynasties
- Monuments & heritage
Indian National Movement
5 questions- Revolt of 1857
- Key freedom movement leaders
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Quit India Movement
- Independence & Partition
Geography
5 questions- Physical geography of India
- Climate
- Rivers & mountains
- Natural resources
- Basics of world geography
Indian Economy
5 questions- Introduction to Indian economy
- Five-year plans
- Banking system
- Agricultural economy
- Budget basics
Indian Constitution & Public Administration
5 questions- Basic features of the Constitution
- Fundamental rights & duties
- Panchayati Raj system
- State & central governance
- Basics of public administration
General Science
5 questions- Basics of physics
- Basics of chemistry
- Basics of biology
- Science in everyday life
- Environmental science
Elementary Arithmetic
5 questions- Number system
- Percentage
- Average
- Ratio & proportion
- Profit & loss
- Simple interest
General Hindi
5 questions- Sandhi and Samas (compounds)
- Idioms and proverbs
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Correct spelling
- Basic grammar
General English
5 questions- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Sentence structure
- Reading comprehension
- Common errors
Logic & Reasoning
5 questions- Analogy
- Series
- Coding-decoding
- Blood relations
- Direction sense
- Classification
Current Affairs
10 questions- National current events
- International current events
- Government schemes
- Sports events
General Awareness
10 questions- Awards & honours
- Books & authors
- Important days
- General sports knowledge
- Uttar Pradesh-specific general knowledge
Unseen Hindi Passage Analysis
10 questions- Central theme of the passage
- Word and contextual meaning
- Passage-based questions
Graph Interpretation
10 questions- Bar graphs
- Pie charts
- Line graphs
- Data comparison
Table Interpretation
10 questions- Reading data from tables
- Table-based calculations
- Data 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 2026-08-20.
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.