# Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) (UPTET) — Shishya exam context

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

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–35 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Class 12 with D.El.Ed/BTC for Paper 1 (Primary); Graduation with B.Ed for Paper 2 (Upper Primary)
- Note: No upper age limit per some sources; qualifying marks 60% (General), 55% (Reserved); certificate valid lifetime; unlimited attempts allowed
- Official portal: https://upessc.up.gov.in (Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-25 — Application form correction window
- 2026-08-07 — Result announcement (expected)
- 2026-08-14 — Result announcement expected
- 2026-08-25 — Final Answer Key (expected)
- 2026-08-25 — UPTET 2026 result announcement (expected)
- 2026-08-29 — Admit card download begins
- 2026-08-30 — UPTET 2026 Result (expected)
- 2026-09-13 — UPTET 2026 examination date (Paper 1 & 2) (exam day)

## Syllabus outline
### Child Development and Pedagogy (weight 1)
Assessment and Evaluation · Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation · Formulating Appropriate Questions · Assessment for vs Assessment of Learning · Child Development · Bruner's Theory of Cognitive Growth · Concept of Development & Relationship with Learning · Dimensions of Development · Gender as a Social Construct · Influence of Heredity and Environment · Individual Differences among Learners · Concept of Intelligence · Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development · Language and Thought · Personality and Adjustment · Piaget's Theory of 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, Creative and Specially-abled Learners · Learning Theories and Pedagogy · Constructivism · Gestalt Theory and Insight Learning · Memory, Forgetting and Transfer · Motivation and Learning · Observational/Social Learning · Pavlov's Classical Conditioning · Skinner's Operant Conditioning · Thorndike's Connectionism · Pedagogical Concerns · Classroom Management and Behaviour · Guidance and Counselling · Lesson Planning · Inquiry, Project and Activity Based Learning

### Language I — Hindi (weight 1)
Language Comprehension · Unseen Poetry Passage (Padyansh) · Unseen Prose Passage (Gadyansh) · Hindi Grammar (Vyakaran) · Ling, Vachan, Kaal · Muhavare and Lokoktiyan · Paryayvachi and Vilom Shabd · Samas · Sandhi · Sangya, Sarvanam, Visheshan, Kriya · Shabd Vichar · Upsarg and Pratyay · Vakya Rachna · Varna Vichar · Pedagogy of Hindi Language Development · Language Acquisition and Learning · Challenges in a Diverse Classroom · Evaluation of Language Proficiency · Teaching-Learning Materials · Principles of Hindi Language Teaching · Remedial Teaching · Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing (LSRW)

### Language II — English (weight 1)
Language Comprehension · Unseen Poem · Unseen Prose Passage · English Grammar · Articles and Determiners · Modal Auxiliaries · Direct and Indirect Speech · Parts of Speech · Punctuation · Subject-Verb Agreement · Tenses · Vocabulary · Active and Passive Voice · Pedagogy of English Language Development · Learning and Acquisition · Challenges of Teaching in Diverse Classrooms · Evaluating Language Proficiency · Role of Grammar in Communication · Teaching-Learning Materials · Principles of English Language Teaching · Remedial Teaching · Role of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

### Mathematics (weight 1)
Algebra · Data Handling · Exponents and Powers · Factors, Multiples, HCF and LCM · Fractions and Decimals · Geometry · Measurement · Mensuration · Number System · Pedagogical Issues in Mathematics · Community Mathematics · Place of Mathematics in Curriculum · Error Analysis and Remedial Teaching · Evaluation through Formal and Informal Methods · Language of Mathematics · Nature of Mathematics and Logical Thinking · Problems of Teaching · Profit, Loss and Simple Interest · Ratio, Proportion and Percentage · Rational Numbers (Class 6–8) · Symmetry and Reflection

### Environmental Studies (weight 1)
Body and Health · Governance and Constitution · Environment Protection · Family and Friends · Food · Our Country — India and UP · Pedagogical Issues in EVS · Activities and Experimentation · Approaches to Presenting Concepts · CCE in EVS · Concept and Scope of EVS · EVS as an Integrated Subject · Problems in Teaching EVS · Teaching Aids and Materials · Plants and Animals · Shelter · Things We Make and Do · Travel · Water · Weather, Air and Sky

### Mathematics and Science (Paper II) (weight 1)
Algebra (Class 6–8) · Commercial Mathematics · Geometry (Class 6–8) · Mensuration (Class 6–8) · Number System (Class 6–8) · Pedagogical Issues in Mathematics · Statistics and Probability · Electricity and Magnetism · Work, Energy and Sound · Environment and Ecosystem · Human Body and Health · Light · Living World · Matter and Materials · Microorganisms · Motion and Force · Natural Resources · Pedagogical Issues in Science

### Social Studies (Paper II) (weight 1)
Indian Constitution · Indian Government and Democracy · Local Self-Government · United Nations and International Organisations · Basic Economics · Indian Economy and Development · Environmental Issues · Earth as a Planet · Physical Geography of India · Resources and Agriculture · World Geography · Ancient India · Medieval India · Modern India · History of Uttar Pradesh · Home Science · Pedagogical Issues in Social Studies · Classroom Processes, Activities and Discourse · Concept and Nature of Social Studies · Evaluation in Social Studies · Projects and Field Work · Sources — Primary and Secondary · Developing Critical Thinking

## 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 | 78-83 marks (52-55%) |
| ST | 78-83 marks (52-55%) |
| PwD | 75-80 marks (50-53%) |

**Guidance:**
- General category cutoffs typically run 8-12 marks higher than OBC and 12-17 marks higher than SC/ST categories; the minimum qualifying threshold is 60% (90 marks) for General/EWS/OBC and 55% (82.5 marks) for SC/ST/PwD, though actual selection cutoffs settle slightly above these floors.
- Cutoffs fluctuate based on paper difficulty, total applicants per cycle, and vacancy announcements; high-vacancy years or challenging papers may lower cutoffs by 3-5 marks across categories.
- Scoring in the 80-89% band significantly improves placement prospects with merit-based postings, while borderline qualifiers (60-65%) face intense competition for remaining positions.

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