UPTET 2026 Notification, Exam Date, Apply for UP Teacher Vacancy

UPTET 2026 notification will release soon on the official website. The UPTET exam date 2026 has announce to conducted on 2nd, 3rd and 4th July 2026.

UPTET 2026

The Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBEB) has released the UPTET exam date 2026 for TGT and PGT. The UPTET exam will be conducted from 2nd to 4th July 2026. It is expected that UPTET notification 2026 will release in February 2026 on the UPTET official website at updeled.gov.in. Candidates who want to become government teachers in Uttar Pradesh can apply for UPTET 2026. It is a state-level teaching eligibility exam conducted to check candidates’ eligibility to become teachers. The UPTET exam will be conducted for two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2.

Candidates who have completed their graduation in any discipline with 2 year diploma in elementary education (DEIEd) are eligible to apply for Uttar Pradesh Teaching Eligibility Test 2026. Uttar Pradesh TET exam will be conducted for two levels: primary and upper primary. Candidates who want to teach classes 1 to 5 can apply for UPTET paper 1, and candidates who want to teach classes 6 to 8 can apply for paper 2.

UPTET Notification 2026

The UPBEB will release the UPTET notification 2026 soon on the official website. Recently, the board has released the UPTET exam date 2026. The Uttar Pradesh teaching eligibility test will be conducted from July 2026. The UPTET notification PDF 2026 will be released in February 2026. The notification includes all important information about the examination, such as the application form date, syllabus, exam pattern, selection process and more. Candidates who want to teach classes 1 to 5 and classes 6 to 8 must read the official notification before applying.

UPTET 2026 Overview

UPTET Exam Date 2026

The Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board has announced the UPTET exam date 2026 on 20 January 2026 on the official website. According to the notification, the UPTET exam will be conducted from 2 July 2026 and continue till 4 July 2026. Check the complete schedule tabulated below.

UPTET Eligibility Criteria 2026

The candidate who wants to apply for Uttar Pradesh TET 2026 must meet the eligibility criteria set by Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board. The eligibility criteria for paper 1 and Paper 2 are different. Check the details given below.

UP TET Education Qualification

Candidates who want to teach classes 1 to 5 need to apply for paper 1, and candidates who want to teach classes 6 to 8 apply for paper 2.

UPTET Paper 1 Eligibility

The candidate mustful field any of the following criteria.

• Candidate must be 12th pass with 50% marks with D.EI.Ed (diploma in elementary education)OR
• Candidates should be 12th pass with BTC (2-Year diploma).
• Candidate must be graduate and pass basic Training Certificate (BTC) with 2 year D.EI.Ed .
• Candidate must completed graduation or post graduation with 50% marks with Bachelors of Education (B.Ed).

UPTET Paper 2 Eligibility

Candidate must satisfy anyone of the following criteria.

• Candidate must completed graduation with B.Ed to be eligible to apply for UPTET paper 2.
• Completed graduation with 50% marks with 2 years D.EI.Ed.
• Candidates should complete class 12 with a minimum of 50% marks along with 4 year BEIEd.
• Graduation + B.Ed(special education).
• Candidate must completed graduation with 2 year diploma in special education.

UPTET Age Limit

The age limit of the candidate must be between 18 to 35 years. This is to inform you that there is no Limit on the number of attempts, candidates can take UP TET 2026 exam as many times.

UPTET 2026 Application Form

The UPTET application form 2026 will soon be released on the official website by the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board. It is expected that UPTET form 2026 will release on February 2026. This is to inform you that the Uttar Pradesh TET application form will release for a short span of time approx for 21 days. Candidates are advised to fill out their application form before the last date. The direct link to apply for Uttar Pradesh teaching Eligibility Test is given below.

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UPTET 2026 Application Fees

The UPTET 2026 application form fees is very important to pay. Without paying the application fees the application form will not be submitted. The category wise application fees for both paper 1 and paper 2 is given below.

UPTET 2026 Selection Process

The UPTET exam is a qualifying nature. Candidates who want to teach classes 1 to 5 or classes 6 to 8, or who plan to teach both classes 1 to 8 needs to appear for both papers. After that, the exam authority will announce the UPTET result on the official website. Those candidates who score a minimum of 60% marks in the written examination are considered to be UPTET qualified.

UPTET 2026 Validity

The UPTET validity of certification is valid in lifetime. The candidate who qualified UPTET exam can apply for teaching job in the primary or upper primary level government school.

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