Noida: 32 schools to close for students on October 30 for PET

Students at 32 schools in Gautam Buddha Nagar will not have classes on Friday, October 30, after their campuses were assigned as centres for the Uttar Pradesh Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2026.

The order applies to government, aided and CBSE-affiliated schools, including Gagan Public School, Noida Educational Academy, Modern School and Jaypee Public School. Fifteen of the 32 centres are CBSE schools.

Students will stay home, while school staff report for examination duty. The PET will be held in two shifts, from 10am to noon and 3pm to 5pm.

District Inspector of Schools Chandra Shekhar said around 28,000 candidates are scheduled to take the exam in Gautam Buddha Nagar on each examination day. The test is also scheduled for October 25 and November 1, both Sundays, when schools are already closed.

The state-level PET determines eligibility for certain Group C government posts, including clerical and other subordinate-level jobs.