UPSSSC PET Syllabus 2024 Important topics

For every aspiring student who wants to join UP government services covering the whole UPSSSC PET syllabus is essential even if he or she is not preparing for any exam that comes after clearing PET. The reason for the earlier statement is that the syllabus of this exam covers all important topics that are the backbone of almost every other government exam.

If this is your first time taking this exam, then you must absolutely be aware of the PET syllabus. Taking an exam without knowing the syllabus is like going naked without any weapons on the battlefield. In this article, we have covered all important topics for the PET exam.

See also: UPSSSC PET Exam Date

UPSSSC PET Syllabus & Important Topics For 2024

For this article our priority is the syllabus, therefore we will first look at it, but make sure to read till the end as later in this article we will uncover easy and effective strategies to prepare for this exam, and other important details like paper pattern, etc. But first, let’s take a look at UPSSSC PET syllabus & its important topics for this year.

# General Awareness Or GK (General Knowledge) – 10 questions (10 marks)

• Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha, Legislative Assembly, and Legislative Council
• Famous books and authors
• India and World sports
• National and International Day
• Awards and Winners
• World organizations and their headquarters
• Neighboring countries of India
• Climate change and the environment
• States and Union Territories of India
• Indian Research Organization
• Indian tourist destination
• Indian tourist destination
• Country Capital and Currency
• Indian tourist destination

# General Hindi – 5 questions (5 marks)

• समश्रुत भिन्नार्थक शब्द
• पर्यायवाची वाक्यांशों के लिए एक शब्द
• सामान्य अशुद्धियां
• संधि
• लिंग
• मुहावरे-लोकोक्तियां
• विलोम शब्द
• लेखक और रचनाएं (गद्य, पद्य)

# General Science – 5 questions (5 marks)

• Elementary physics
• Elementary chemistry
• Elementary biology

# General English – 5 questions (5 marks)

• English Grammar
• Unseen Passage

# Current Affairs – 10 questions (10 marks)

• UP & neighboring states
• National & International

# Indian Economy – 5 questions (5 marks)

• Economic reforms in 1991 and the economy thereafter
• Post-2014 Economic Reforms
  • Agricultural reforms
  • Structural reforms
  • Labor reforms
  • Financial improvement
  • GST
• Indian Economy from 1947 to 1991
  • Planning Commission and Five-Year Plans
  • Development of Mixed Economy – Private and Public Sector
  • Green revolution
  • Milk development and operation flood
  • Nationalization and Reforms of Banks

# Geography – 5 questions (5 marks)

• Physical geography of India and the world
  • Rivers and valleys of rivers
  • Groundwater resources
  • Mountains and glaciers
  • Desert and dry areas
  • Mineral Resources
• Political geography of India and the world
• Climate and weather
• Time zone
• Population Change and Migration

# Indian History & National Movement – 10 questions (10 marks)

• Indus Valley Civilization
• Vedic culture
• Buddhism
• Jainism
• Maurya Dynasty
• Gupta Dynasty
• Harshwardhan
• Rajput period
• Sultanate period
• Mughal Empire
• Maratha
• The rise of the British Raj and the first freedom struggle
• Social and Economic Impact of the British Raj
• The early years of the independence movement
• Swadeshi and Civil Disobedience Movement
• Revolutionary movement And the rise of extremism
• Legislative Amendment and the British India Act, 1935
• Quit India Movement
• Azad Hind Fauj and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

# Indian Constitution & Public Administration – 5 questions (5 marks)

• Indian Constitution
  • Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
  • Directive Principles of State Policy
  • Fundamental Rights and Duties
  • Parliamentary system
  • Federal System, Union and Union Territories,
  • Union State Relations
  • Judicial Structure, Supreme Court, High Court
• District Administration
• Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions

# Logic & Reasoning – 5 questions (5 marks)

• Large and small
• Order and ranking
• Blood Relation
• Segregate
• Calendar and watch
• Cause and effect
• Coding and decoding – numbers and letters
• Negative Reasoning – Statement Analysis and Decision

# Elementary Arithmetic – 5 questions (5 marks)

• Whole numbers
• Different
• Decimal
• Percentage
• Simple numerical equation
• Square and square root
• Exponent and power
• Average

Please note that this is not the complete list of topics that may come in the exam, but most questions will certainly come from them. Also, besides these topic questions from Analysis of 2 Unseen Hindi Passage, Graph Analysis & Interpretation, and Tables Analysis & Interpretation will also come each of which will have 10 questions for 10 marks.

UPSSSC PET Syllabus & Paper Pattern 2024

The next step after confirmation of the syllabus and topics is to know the PET paper pattern. In this section, we will briefly discuss the paper pattern that is followed in UPSSSC PET exam, and after that, we will see some good ways to prepare for this test.

By looking at the UPSSSC PET syllabus, one thing must be clear to you by now, the topics of this exam can be divided into 7 categories i.e social science, science, math, English, Hindi, GK, current affairs, and logic & reasoning.

Total Questions	100
Total marks	100
Marks per question	01
Negative marking	0.25
Time	2 hrs

This was a quick overview of the paper pattern for PET exam. The marks and total questions for each subject is mentioned above in this article.

Preparation Tips for PET

The next step in the process of preparing for PET exam is knowing the right way to study. In this section, we will discuss a few pointers that will increase your chances of clearing this test and help prepare better.

Daily news: Current affairs is something that needs a different approach to learning than other subjects. While preparing current affairs for UPSSSC PET syllabus the aim should not be covering more information but rather staying updated on all the major information, and this can be achieved via the regular reading of newspapers.

Focus on strong subjects: While covering the maximum syllabus is important, if you are running short on time, then try to focus more on subjects in which you are strong as the chances of success will be higher.

Daily practice: This is a piece of advice that you must have heard thousands of times from many people, but when it comes to achieving success, this is the real mantra. Make sure to practice every day even if it is 1 hour only, but do it daily.

Practice mock test and previous year’s papers: The more you practice, the more confident you will be on the day of the PET exam. Try to solve as many mock tests as you can, and don’t forget to go through last year’s paper at least once so that you can get an idea of the difficulty of the exam and strategies accordingly.

Last but not least, it all boils down to how determined you are, the more determination you will show the more will be your chances to pass this exam and cover the complete UPSSSC PET syllabus. All the best!