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The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has released the notification for the PET (Preliminary Eligibility Test) exam 2021. This exam will be conducted for the candidates preparing for Group C posts. This exam will cover major exams like UP Assistant Statistical Officer, UP Lekhpal, UP Village Development Officer, etc. One should surely go for this exam for a bright career.  In this blog, we will provide you with the UPSSSC PET exam preparation strategy, which will help you analyze how you can attempt the exam and what your preparation strategy should be.

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UPSSSC PET Exam Pattern

The exam pattern as per the online notification released for the UPSSSC PET Exam is as follows:

• Mode of Exam: The exam will be conducted in offline mode.
• Type of Examination: It will be an Objective Type Questions Examination.
• Total Number of Questions: A total of 100 questions will be asked in the exam.
• Total duration of exam: Total time allowed will be 2 hours.
• Total Marks: The examination is for 100 marks.
• Negative Marking: There will be a negative marking of 1/4th or 0.25 marks per question for every wrong answer.

UPSSSC PET Exam Marks Distribution Details

The exam will comprise 5 sections:

1. Hindi
2. English
3. Maths
4. General Intelligence
5. General Knowledge 

S. No.	Subjects	Number of Questions / Marks
1	Indian History	5/5
2	Indian Economy	5/5
3	Indian National Movement	5/5
4	Indian Constitution & Public Administration	5/5
5	Geography	5/5
6	General Science	5/5
7	General Hindi	5/5
8	General English	5/5
9	Elementary Arithmetic	5/5
10	Logical Reasoning	5/5
11	General Awareness	10/10
12	Current Affairs	10/10
13	Graph Interpretation	10/10
14	Table Interpretation & Analysis	10/10
15	Analysis of Hindi Unread Passage	10/10
Total		100/100

*Each question will be of 1 mark.

UPSSSC PET preparation Strategy 2021 – Section-wise Approach:

General Hindi: Exam Strategy

1. This section has 25 Multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
2. This Part takes less time to solve & Candidates can score more.
3. Start with the basics if you never had Hindi as a Subject in your academics.
4. Hindi can be a scoring section, if you focus enough on this.
5. Focus on reading and writing, it will help you to grasp the grammar part more easily.

Mathematics: Exam Strategy

1. Build Up rock-solid concepts by practicing enough.
2. Practice each topic in varying difficulty levels to establish a comfort level.
3. Take full-length mock tests to build and refine your exam attempt strategy and understand your strengths and weaknesses.
4. Start with the practice of basic concepts and topics like Percentage, Profit & Loss, SI & CI, and average.
5. Attempt previous year papers to get the idea of the level of questions asked in the quant section.
6. While in exam, you can save the questions that are calculative for later. Wasting too much time on a single question is not advisable.
7. In order to increase your speed of solving numerical problems, you have to practice hard.

General Knowledge: Exam Strategy

1. The questions asked in the General Knowledge section will be one-liner fact based questions.
2. A number of questions from the General Science section also asks. so candidates can focus more on studying General Science.
3. Attempt previous year questions, as many times the questions are repeated.
4. Attempt Questions that you are fully sure of. 
5. As many fact based questions are asked, you can prepare them from Lucent.
6. For general awareness questions, you need to prepare for the last 6 month current affairs.
7. For current affairs questions you can refer to any standard magazines where last 6 month current affairs are covered in one book

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Exam Strategy

1. Use Venn Diagrams for solving the questions of Syllogism (if asked).
2. Blood Relation questions can be easily solved by applying real-life relations to the questions.
3. Make it a point to practice puzzles daily. With practice you will gain expertise over this topic.
4. The input-output questions seem to be lengthy but once you decode the pattern, you can easily arrive at the solution by proceeding in a stepwise manner.
5. Study all the basics and gain knowledge about the methods of solving various kinds of questions.
6. Practice about 150–200 questions from each chapter.
7.  Try to mark out the incorrect options.

UPSSSC PET  Exam: General Tips and Tricks

Here are a few tips and tricks for UPSSSC PET exam preparation. 

1. Make Time Table- Many students apply for any exam but then do not study systematically. For systematic study you need a proper time table. So first of all prepare a time table covering all the topics asked in the exam.
2. Read good books: There are plenty of books available in the market, but reading all of them will be of no use. Refer to the standard books only (read the list of books mentioned below). If you have notes from your coaching institute then refer to them for your preparation.
3. Revision is the key: One thing that sets toppers apart is the habit of revision. For this exam, revision is the key, you have to remember whatever you are reading.
4. Mock Tests for Prelims: Join a mock test series for better understanding of the actual exam level, test series can immensely help you in acing this exam.
5. Previous Year Question Papers: Go through the previous year question papers, It will help you to get a better idea of the level of exam and the kind of questions asked. 
6. Keep a check on time: While attempting the mock test, make sure to attempt it in the prescribed time slot.

UPSSSC PET Exam preparation: Books and Resources:

Here is the compiled list of books and resources for the UPSSSC PET Exam preparation:

Subject	Prep Sources
General Awareness and General Knowledge	Manorama Yearbook Lucent General Knowledge-latest edition
Mathematics	Quantitative aptitude for competitive examination by R.S. Aggarwal Textbook of Quickest mathematics- Quantitative aptitude and numerical ability by Kiran Prakashan
Reasoning	A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal Shortcuts in Reasoning for Competitive Exams by Disha Experts
General Hindi	Samanya Hindi by Lucent publications
General English	Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi

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