# Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test (UTET) (UTET) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: UK
- Questions: 150 · Total marks: 150 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 150 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN, HI

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–? years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Senior Secondary (50%) with 2-year D.El.Ed/BTC for Primary; Graduation with B.Ed for Upper Primary
- Note: UTET is mandatory qualification for teaching Classes 1-8 in Uttarakhand; certificate valid lifetime; no limit on attempts
- Official portal: https://ubse.uk.gov.in (Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE))

## Key dates
- 2026-08-03 — Last date to submit application
- 2026-08-03 — Application deadline
- 2026-08-06 — Last date for fee payment
- 2026-08-06 — Fee payment last date
- 2026-08-08 — Application correction window
- 2026-08-08 — Application correction window opens
- 2026-08-08 — Application correction window opens
- 2026-08-09 — Online application deadline (extended)

## Syllabus outline
### Child Development and Pedagogy (weight 1)
Assessment and Evaluation · Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation · Tools and Techniques · Assessment for vs Assessment of Learning · Child Development · Concept of Development & Relationship with Learning · Gender as a Social Construct · Influence of Heredity and Environment · Individual Differences · Concept of Intelligence · Kohlberg's Moral Development · Language and Thought · Piaget's Cognitive Development · Principles of Development · Socialization Processes · Vygotsky's Socio-cultural Theory · Inclusive Education and CWSN · Learners from Disadvantaged Backgrounds · Learners with Learning Difficulties · Right to Education Act 2009 · Talented and Specially-abled Learners · Learning and Pedagogy · Alternative Conceptions · Constructivism · Factors Affecting Learning · How Children Think and Learn · Motivation

### Language I (Hindi/English/Sanskrit/Urdu) (weight 1)
Language Comprehension · Unseen Poem · Unseen Prose Passage · Pedagogy of Language Development · Challenges in Diverse Classrooms · Evaluation of Language · Critical Perspective on Grammar · Learning and Acquisition · Principles of Language Teaching · Remedial Teaching · Role of Listening and Speaking · Language Skills · Teaching-Learning Materials

### Language II (different from Language I) (weight 1)
Comprehension · Discursive Passage · Literary or Narrative Passage · Pedagogy of Language Development · Challenges in Diverse Classrooms · Evaluation of Language Proficiency · Critical Perspective on Grammar · Learning and Acquisition · Role of Listening and Speaking · Principles of L2 Teaching · Language Skills · Teaching-Learning Materials

### Mathematics (Paper I — Classes I-V) (weight 1)
Mathematical Content · Data Handling · Fractions and Decimals · Geometry · Measurement · Numbers and Place Value · Four Operations · Patterns · Pedagogical Issues · Community Mathematics · Place of Mathematics in Curriculum · Error Analysis and Remediation · Evaluation in Mathematics · Language of Mathematics · Nature of Mathematics · Problems of Teaching

### Environmental Studies (Paper I — Classes I-V) (weight 1)
EVS Content · Environment and Conservation · Family and Friends · Food · Shelter · Things We Make and Do · Travel · Uttarakhand Environment · Water · Pedagogical Issues · Activities and Experimentation · CCE in EVS · Concept and Scope of EVS · Environmental Studies & Education · Learning Principles in EVS · Integrated EVS Approach · Significance of EVS · Teaching Materials and Aids

### Mathematics and Science (Paper II — Classes VI-VIII) (weight 1)
Mathematics Content (VI-VIII) · Algebra · Commercial Mathematics · Data Handling · Geometry · Mensuration · Number System · Symmetry and Practical Geometry · Pedagogical Issues · Approaches and Methods · Evaluation · Innovations in Teaching · Nature and Aims · Problems of Teaching · Remedial Teaching · Text and Teaching Aids · Understanding and Appreciating Science · Science Content (VI-VIII) · Food · Materials · Moving Things, People and Ideas · Natural Phenomena · Natural Resources · How Things Work · The World of Living

### Social Studies / Social Sciences (Paper II — Classes VI-VIII) (weight 1)
Indian Constitution · Indian Government and Democracy · Local Self-Government · Basic Economics · Indian Economy and Development · Environmental Issues · Earth as a Planet · Physical Geography of India · Resources and Agriculture · Geography of Uttarakhand · World Geography · Ancient India · Medieval India · Modern India · History of Uttarakhand · Pedagogical Issues in Social Studies · Classroom Processes and Activities · Concept and Nature of Social Studies · Evaluation in Social Studies · Projects and Field Work · Sources — Primary and Secondary · Developing Critical Thinking · Uttarakhand Movement and Statehood

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 90-95 marks (60-63%) |
| EWS | 85-90 marks (57-60%) |
| OBC | 82-87 marks (55-58%) |
| SC | 75-80 marks (50-53%) |
| ST | 75-80 marks (50-53%) |
| PwD | 70-75 marks (47-50%) |

**Guidance:**

- **General vs. Reserved gap**: General category cutoffs typically run 5-8 marks higher than OBC and 10-15 marks above SC/ST categories. The qualifying benchmark centers around 60% for General candidates.

- **Year-on-year fluctuations**: Cutoffs shift based on paper difficulty, total applications, and vacancy numbers. In competitive years with easier papers, General cutoffs may touch 95-97 marks; tougher papers see drops to 87-90 marks.

- **State-specific pattern**: Uttarakhand follows moderate cutoff trends compared to national averages. SC/ST cutoffs often align near the minimum qualifying threshold (50%), while General and OBC categories see more competitive movement based on candidate performance distribution.

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