The UPTET 2026 is a state-level entrance exam conducted by the newly established Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) to determine the eligibility of candidates for teaching positions in primary (Classes 1–5) and upper primary (Classes 6–8) schools across Uttar P...(Read More)
The UPTET 2026 is a state-level entrance exam conducted by the newly established Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) to determine the eligibility of candidates for teaching positions in primary (Classes 1–5) and upper primary (Classes 6–8) schools across Uttar Pradesh. The official notification was released on March 20, 2026, with the online registration period scheduled from March 27 to April 26, 2026. The offline, OMR-based examinations are set to take place on July 2, 3, and 4, 2026. This year’s cycle introduces a mandatory One-Time Registration (OTR) process through the official UPESSC portal. Successful candidates will receive an eligibility certificate that now carries lifetime validity, allowing them to apply for future government teaching vacancies in the state.
| Subject | Qns. | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language I : Hindi | 30 | 30 |
| Language II : English | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Minimum qualification required in Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) for Classes I-V: Primary Stage
Passed the graduation examination from a university or college established by law and recognised by UGC, and after being recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), appearing or appearing in the final year of a two-year D.El.Ed (B.T.C.) programme from an institution affiliated with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. OR
Untrained/Graduated Shikshamitras appearing in the final year of B.T.C or appearing in the final year of the distance education method and passed the graduation examination from a university or college established by law and recognized by UGC. OR
Passed Graduation from a University or College recognized by UGC and established by law and Two years Diploma in Education (D.Ed.) from an institution recognized by NCTE/ Recognition by RCI Enrolled or passed from a recognized institution with a final year of two-year Diploma in Education (D.Ed. Special Education). OR
Graduation or post-graduation with a minimum of 50% marks from a legally recognised university or college recognised by the UGC and NCTE. Enrolled or graduated from a recognised institution with a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree. OR
Graduate or Masters degree with at least 45 percent marks from a university or college established by law and recognised by UGC, and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) as issued by the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition, Norms, and Actions) from time to time. The law was obtained in accordance with the regulations. OR
Graduates of a lawfully established and UGC recognized university or college who are appearing or will be appearing in the final year of a two-year B.T.C. Urdu special training conducted in the UP state. OR
Graduate from a legally established and UGC-recognized university or college and appearing or appearing in the final year of specialised BTAC training recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education operating in Uttar Pradesh. OR
Graduated from a university or college established by law and recognised by the UGC, and appearing or appearing in the final year of the Aligarh Muslim University Diploma in Teaching. OR
Graduated from a university/college established by law and recognised by the UGC, and hold a Moallim-e-Urdu degree (for Urdu teachers) from Aligarh Muslim University prior to 11.08.1997. OR
Intermediate or its equivalent with at least of 50% marks and appearing or appearing in the final year of a four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education programme (B.L.Ed).
Age: The minimum age limit for candidates is indeed 18 years, and notably, there is no upper age limit specified for the eligibility test itself. This means that as long as you meet the required educational qualifications (such as a Bachelor’s degree and a professional teaching diploma like D.El.Ed or B.Ed), you can apply for the UPTET 2026.
Scheme of Examinations:
There will be two UPTET papers.
(ii) Paper-I is for someone who wants to be a teacher in classes I to V.
(ii) Paper-II is for anyone who wants to be a teacher in classes VI to VIII.
Note: A person who wishes to teach at both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII must take both exams (UPTET Paper I and Paper II).
The selection process consists of a written entrance exam followed by the issuance of an eligibility certificate.
Structure: Each paper consisting of 150 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
Duration: 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes) per paper.
Marking Scheme: +1 mark for every correct answer. There is no negative marking.
Qualifying Marks: * General/EWS: 60% (90/150 marks)
OBC/SC/ST/PwD: 55% (82/150 marks).
Syllabus for UPTET Paper-I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage:
I. Child Development and Pedagogy
(A) Child Development
• Concept of Development and its Relationship With Learning
• Principles of Development of Children.
• Constructs and Critical Perspectives on Theories of Child Development
• Concept of Child Centred and Progressive Education
• Critical Perspective of the Construct of Intelligence
• Language and Thought
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Addressing Learners from Diverse Backgrounds
• Addressing the Needs of Children with Learning Difficulties
• Personality & Assessment
• Addressing the Talented Creative Specially Abled Learners
• Attention and Perception
• Concept of Inclusive Education
• Scope of Child Psychology
• Right to Education Act 2009 (Role and Responsibilities of Teachers)
• Psychological Disorders
• Memory
• Intelligence Theories
• Piaget
• Kohlberg
• Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
• Principles of Development of Children
(B) Learning and Pedagogy
• How Children Think and Learn
• Basic Processes of Teaching and Learning
• Child as a Problem SolverMotivation and Learning
• Cognition and Emotions
• Teaching learning processes (in the context of National Curriculum Framework 2005)
• Action and Research
II - Language-I
(A) हिन्दी
(A-I) विषय-वस्तु
• अपठित अनुछेद।
• हिन्दी वर्णमाला। (स्वर, व्यंजन)
• वर्णों के मेल से मात्रिक तथा अमात्रिक शब्दों की पहचान।
• वाक्य रचना।
• हिन्दी की सभी ध्वनियों के पारस्परिक अंतर की जानकारी विशेष रूप से-ष, स, श, ब, व, ढ, ड, ड, क्ष, छ, ण तथा न की ध्वनियाँ।
• हिन्दी भाषा की सभी ध्वनियों, वर्णों, अनुस्वार, अनुनासिक एवं चन्द्रबिन्दु में अन्तर।
• संयुक्ताक्षर एवं अनुनासिक ध्वनियों के प्रयोग से बने शब्द।
• सभी प्रकार की मात्राएँ।
• विराम चिहनों यथा-अल्प विराम, अर्दधविराम, पूर्णविराम, प्रश्नवाचक, विस्मयबोधक, चिहनों का प्रयोग।
• विल्लोम, समानार्थी, तुकान्त, अतुकानत, समान ध्वनियों वाले शब्द।
• संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, क्रिया एवं विशेषण के भेद।
• वचन, लिंग एवं काल।
• प्रत्यय, उपसर्ग, तत्सम, तदूभव, व देशज़, शब्दों की पहचान एवं उनमें अन्तर।
• लोकोक्तियों एवं मुहावरों के अर्थ।
• सन्धि – (1) स्वर सन्धि- दीर्घ सन्धि, गुण सन्धि, वृद्धि सन्धि, यण् सन्धि, अयादि सन्धि। (2) व्यंजन सन्धि। (3) विसर्ग सन्धि।
(A-II) भाषा विकास का अध्यापन
• अधिगम और अर्जन।
• अध्यापन के सिद्धांत।
• सुनने और बोलने की भूमिकाः भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं।
• मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श।
• एक भिन्न कक्षा में भाषा पढ़ाने की चुनौतियां; ; भाषा की कठिनाइयाँ, त्रुटियां और विकार।
• भाषा कौशल।
• भाषा बोधगम्यता और प्रवीणता का मूल्यांकन करना: बोलना, सुनना, पढ़ना और लिखना।
III - Language II
(A) English
• Unseen Passage
• The Sentence: (i) Subject And Predicate, (ii) Kinds of Sentences
• Parts of Speech
• Kinds of Noun
• Pronoun
• Adverb
• Adjective
• Verb
• Preposition
• Conjunction
• Tenses - Present, Past, Future
• Articles
• Punctuation
• Word Formation
(B) URDU
• अपठित अनुच्छेद।
• ज़बान की फन्नी महारतों की मालूमात।
• मशहूर अदीबों एवं शायरों की हालाते जिन्दगी एवं उनकी रचनाओं की जानकारी।
• मुखतलिफ असनाफे अदब जैसे, मज़मून, अफसाना मर्सिया, मसनवी दास्तान वगैरह की तारीफ, अमसाल।
• सही इमला एवं तलफ्फुज की मश्क़।
• इस्म, जमीर, सिफत, मुतज़ाद अल्फ़ाज, वाहिद, जमा, मोजक्कर, मोअन्नस वगैरह की जानकारी।
• सनअते, (तशबीह व इस्तआरा, तलमीह, मराअतुन्नजीर) वगैरह।
• मुहावरें, जर्बुल अमसाल की मालूमात।
• मखतलिफ समाजी मसायल जैसे माहौलत्रियाती आलूदगी जिन्सी नाबराबरी, नाख्वान्दगी, तालीम बराएअम्न, अदमे, तग़जिया, वगैरह की मालूमात।
• नज़्मो, कहानियों, हिकायतों एवं संस्मरणों में मौजूद समाजी एवं एखलाकी अक़दार को समझना।
(C) संस्कृत
(C-I) विषय-वस्तु
• अपठित अनुच्छेद
• संज्ञाएँ।
• घर, परिवार, परिवेश, पशु, पक्षियों, घरेलू, उपयोग की वस्तुओं के संस्कृत नामों से परिचय।
• सर्वनाम।
• क्रियाएँ।
• शरीर के प्रमुख अंगों के संस्कृत शब्दों का प्रयोग।
• अव्यय।
• सन्धि- सरल शब्दों की सन्धि तथा उनका विच्छेद् (दीर्घ सन्धि)।
• संख्याएँ- संस्कृत में संख्याओं का ज्ञान।
• लिंग, वचन, प्रत्याहार, स्वर के प्रकार, व्यंजन के प्रकार, अनुस्वार एवं अनुनासिक व्यंजन।
• स्वर व्यंजन एवं विसर्ग सन्धियाँ, समास, उपसर्ग, पर्यायवाची शब्द, विलोम शब्द, कारक, प्रत्यय एवं वाच्य।
• कवियों एवं लेखकों की रचनाएँ।
(C-II) भाषा विकास का अध्यापन
• अधिगम और अर्जन।
• भाषा अध्यापन के सिद्धांत।
• सुनने और बोलने की भूमिकाः भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं।
• मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श।
• एक भिन्न कक्षा में भाषा पढ़ाने की चुनौतियां; भाषा की कठिनाईयां, त्रुटियां और विकार।
IV - Mathematics
(A) Subject Matter
• Numbers and addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of numbers.
• Least common factor and greatest common factor.
• Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions.
• Decimal - Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Single rule.
• Percent.
• Profit & Loss.
• Simple interest.
• Geometry - Geometrical figures and surfaces, angles, triangles, circles, .
• Money (rupee-paisa).
• Measurement - Time, weight, capacity, length and temperature.
• Perimeter (Perimeter) - Triangle, rectangle, square, quadrilateral.
• Calendar.
• Figures.
• Volume, Capacity - Cube, Cuboid.
(B) Pedagogy
• Nature of Mathematics
• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
• Language of Mathematics
• Community Mathematics
• Evaluation Through Formal and Informal Methods
• Problem of Teaching
• Error Analysis and Related Aspects of Learning and Teaching
• Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching
V - Environmental Studies
(A) Subject Matter
• Animals
• Plants
• Food and Personal Hygiene
• Water
• Air/Atmosphere
• Travel
• Things We Make and Do
• The earth and Space- Our Solar system, Indian Astronauts
• Natural Phenomena
• Machines/Technology
• Legal and Constitution Provisions
• Government Schemes and Plans
• Our Culture
• Public Places, places of interest, and Institutions
• Energy Sources
• Occupation, Industries/manufacturing
• Sound
• Human system
• Disease
• Soil
(B) Pedagogy
• Environmental Studies and Environmental Education
• Concept presentation approach.
• Activity.
• Experimental work.
• Discussion .
• Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation.
• Teaching material/equipment.
• Learning Principles
• Scope and Relation to Science and Social Science
Fee Payable by Candidates for UPTET Exam:
Application Fee:
For candidates belonging to the General, OBC, or EWS categories, the fee is ₹1,000 for a single paper (either Paper I or Paper II).
If you choose to appear for both papers, the fee is ₹2,000.
For SC and ST candidates, the fee is set at ₹500 for one paper and ₹1,000 for both.
Candidates in the Physically Handicapped (Divyang) category are required to pay ₹300 for a single paper and ₹600 for both.
All payments must be processed online via the official portal using Debit/Credit cards, Net Banking, or UPI before the deadline of April 26, 2026.
Applications must be filed online mode. For step-by-step instructions on completing the online application form are given below.
For 2026, the UPESSC has introduced a One-Time Registration (OTR) system that must be completed before filling out the specific exam form.
OTR Registration: Visit the official portal (likely otr.pariksha.nic.in or linked via upessc.up.gov.in) and complete your One-Time Registration to generate an OTR ID.
Login: Use your OTR credentials to log in to the UPTET 2026 application link.
Fill Application: Select the paper(s) you wish to appear for and verify your pre-filled details from the OTR.
Upload Documents: Ensure your latest photograph and signature are uploaded according to the prescribed size.
Fee Payment: Pay the application fee online using Debit/Credit card, Net Banking, or UPI.
Print Confirmation: Download and print the final confirmation page for your records.
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