At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Screening test, not a vacancy-based recruitment PET itself carries no posts. Vacancy counts appear only in the individual Group C advertisements that later use the PET score.
- Education
- 10th · 12th · Graduate Read the eligibility clause of advertisement 16-Exam/2026. PET is a screening test, and each Group C post advertised afterwards adds its own essential qualification.
- Age
- As prescribed in advertisement 16-Exam/2026; no age window is asserted here. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See advertisement 16-Exam/2026 Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- PET carries no pay of its own; pay levels are fixed by the individual Group C post advertisements that use the PET score. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 State · Uttar Pradesh
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
One Time Registration (OTR) system launched
14 Jul 2026
- completed
OTR correction facility notified
31 Jul 2026
- completed
Advertisement 16-Exam/2026 published
1 Aug 2026
- current
Applications close
1 Sep 2026
- tentative
Preliminary Eligibility Test
Exam date not announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Confirm education, age, Uttar Pradesh domicile and category-certificate cut-offs in advertisement 16-Exam/2026.
- A UPSSSC One Time Registration (OTR) number is needed before applying; the Commission launched the OTR application system on 14 July 2026 and notified an OTR correction facility on 31 July 2026.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)
- 2Post-specific main examination advertised separately by UPSSSC for each Group C post
- 3Further stages such as skill, physical or interview rounds only where the post advertisement prescribes them
Syllabus snapshot
- Use only the PET syllabus and scheme of examination published with advertisement 16-Exam/2026.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- UPSSSC live-advertisement listing for the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2026
- Published / changed
- Advertisement 16-Exam/2026 listed from 1 Aug 2026 with a 1 Sep 2026 closing date
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 19:20 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.