UPTET 2025 Exam - Exam Dates (Out), Notification, Application form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Admit Card

UPTET 2026 - UPBEB has activated the UPTET application form 2026 on March 26, 2026 at upessc.up.gov.in. The UPTET 2026 apply online last date is April 26, 2026. The official UPTET notification 2026 was reelased on March 20, 2026. The UPTET exam 2026 is scheduled to conducted from July 2 to 4, 2026. Only eligible candidates are able to fill the application form of UPTET 2026 within the specified date. 

What is UPTET ?

The Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test is popularly known as the UPTET is conducted to determine the eligibility of the candidates to be recruited as Teachers for primary (class I to V) and elementary level (class VI to VIII) schools in Uttar Pradesh. The UPTET exam is conducted by Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBEB) in offline mode. 

There are two papers - paper I and II wherein paper I is for those who wish to teach class 1 to 5 while paper II is held for those who wish to become teachers of classes 6 to 8. Candidates can appear in either of the two papers or can appear for both. The UPTET 2026 exam will be held at various centres across 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. 

Both paper I and II are conducted for a total of 150 marks which contains 30 questions from 5 sections. In paper paper I , questions are asked from Child Development & Methodology & Pedagogy, Language I (Hindi), Language II (Anyone from English, Sanskrit and Urdu), Mathematics and Environmental Studies. While in paper II, questions are asked from Language I, Language II, Child Development and Pedagogy, Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher only) and Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher only). 

In order to qualify UPTET, candidates need to secure the minimum qualifying marks which is 60% for general while 55% for reserved category. Candidates qualifying the exam will be awarded TET eligibility certificate whose validity is 5 years.

What is full form of UPTET?

UPTET stands for Uttar Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test. The UPTET is conducted by Uttar Pradesh Pariksha Niyamak Pradhikari, Prayagraj every year or as per the vacancies. UPTET is one of the most popular exams and candidates for the recruitment notification eagerly. The exam becomes very competitive as a lot of candidates apply for it every year.

What's New in UPTET?

The validity of the UPTET certificate has been increased to lifetime. Previously, the validity for the same was seven years. However, of late the central government took the decision to increase the validity of the CTET certificate to lifetime and also asked the state governments to look into increasing the validity of the certificate of the state eligibility tests  that are conducted to recruit teachers.

UPTET Statistics

UPTET exam is one of the popular entrance tests for the post of teachers. The UPTET exam statistics of the past years indicate how many candidates had registered for the UPTET exam. 

UPTET Previous Years’ Registration Statistics 

UPTET helpline details
Uttar Pradesh Niyamak Pradhikari, Prayagraj
Helpline Number: +919899677276
Email ID: uptet.support@upessc.org