UPSSSC PET Exam 2026: Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPESSC) is conducting Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) these days. More than 35 lakh candidates had registered for UP PET 2026. In such a situation, UP PET 2026 is being conducted for three days. It has been organized in two shifts on October 25 and 30, in which around two million candidates are likely to participate. So UP PET 2026 is going to be conducted in two shifts on November 1 as well. One question in the minds of all these candidates is how much they score in UP PET 2026, will they get a chance to apply for Govt Recruitment?

Let’s understand this in detail. Let’s know for which government jobs there is an opportunity to participate in UP PET recruitment. Let us know that by scoring in UP PET, candidates can get a chance to apply for the recruitment.

What jobs are there to join due to UP PET score?

Based on the UP PET score, candidates get a chance to join many Group C recruitments including Lekhpal Recruitment, Gram Vikas Adhikari Recruitment, Junior Assistant Recruitment, Clerk/Office Assistant Recruitment, Excise Constable Recruitment, Forest Guard Recruitment, Panchayat Assistant Recruitment, Assistant Recruitment, Technical Recruitment.

What is the exam pattern of UP PET 2026?

Before knowing what score is required in UP PET to join government jobs, let’s know the exam pattern of UP PET. Actually UP PET 2026 is organized by UPSSSC. The UP PET exam is conducted offline, it is a two hour exam based on OMR sheet. A total of 100 questions are asked in this, in which 1 mark is allotted for answering one question. All questions are objective type (MCQ) asked. The rule of negative marking is applicable. There is a provision of deduction of 0.25 marks for wrong answers.

What score is required in UP PET?

Actually, UP PET score matters in many ways to join government recruitment. PET Score Card is required only at the time of application. So, PET score is required even at the time of short listing for mains exam. Let’s understand how many PET scores are required.

• PET score is required to apply for Group C recruitment in UP. If a candidate has appeared in PET then he/she can apply only with valid scorecard.
• After filling the application form, candidates are shortlisted on the basis of PET score for the main examination. Shortlisting of candidates is done on the basis of PET score, based on which the cutoff is prepared.
• Different cutoffs are prepared for different recruitments. For example, the rule is to shortlist candidates 15 times according to the number of posts. In such a situation, the cutoffs are also different for different recruitments.
• If we look at the trend of previous recruitments, candidates with 60 to 75 score in PET have been shortlisted. This is the score for the general category. The cut-off for reserved category goes lower than this.