UPTET Exam Guide 2026
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📊 Syllabus Table
| UP TET Syllabus Paper 1 | Download UPTET Syllabus PDF for Paper 1 |
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| UP TET Syllabus Paper 2 | Download UPTET Syllabus PDF for Paper 2 |
📊 Primary Level Paper – I
| Subject | No. of Questions | UPTET Total Marks | Exam Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | 150 Minutes |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | |
| Language - 1 | 30 | 30 | |
| Language - 2 | 30 | 30 | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
📊 Upper Primary Level Paper – II
| Subject | No. of Questions | UPTET Total Marks | Exam Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | 150 Minutes |
| Science & Mathematics OR Social Science | 60 | 60 | |
| Language – 1 | 30 | 30 | |
| Language – 2 | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Subject / Section | Topic | Key Areas Covered |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Child Development | Meaning, need and scope of child development; stages of development; physical, mental, emotional, social, and language development; development of creativity and expressive ability; factors affecting development such as heredity and environment (family, social, school, and mass media). |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Learning and Its Theories | Meaning of learning; factors affecting learning; effective methods of learning; Thorndike’s laws of learning; learning theories such as Trial and Error, Pavlov’s Conditioning Theory, Skinner’s Operant Conditioning, Kohler’s Insight Theory, Piaget’s Theory, and Vygotsky’s Theory; learning curve; causes and remedies of learning difficulties. |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Teaching and Teaching Methods | Meaning and objectives of teaching; teaching principles; sources and techniques of teaching; innovative teaching methods; micro-teaching; basic teaching skills. |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Inclusive Education, Guidance and Counselling | Meaning and types of inclusive education; identification and remedies; inclusion for disadvantaged groups based on language, caste, religion, region, gender and disabilities; teaching materials and activities for inclusion; assessment tools; special teaching methods such as Braille; guidance and counselling meaning, objectives, types, methods and scope; supporting institutions like DIET, psychological centres, hospitals and NGOs. |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Learning and Teaching | How children think and learn; reasons for success and failure in school performance; learning as a social process; child as a problem solver; alternative concepts in learning and understanding errors; motivation in learning; personal and environmental factors affecting learning. |
| Language 1 – Hindi | Hindi Content | Unseen passage; Hindi alphabet (vowels and consonants); word formation; sentence formation; sound differences such as श, स, ष etc.; use of anuswar, anunasik and chandrabindu; compound letters; matras; punctuation marks; antonyms and synonyms; nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives; gender, number and tense; prefixes and suffixes; tatsam and tadbhav words; idioms and proverbs; sandhi, samas, alankar; works of poets and writers. |
| Language 1 – Hindi | Language Development Pedagogy | Language acquisition and learning; principles of language teaching; role of listening and speaking; role of grammar in language learning; challenges in language teaching; language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing; evaluation of language proficiency; teaching-learning materials like textbooks and multimedia; remedial teaching. |
| Language 2 – English / Urdu / Sanskrit | Language Content | Unseen passage; sentences (subject and predicate); kinds of sentences; parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction); tenses (present, past, future); articles; punctuation; word formation; active and passive voice; singular and plural; gender. |
| Mathematics | Core Mathematics | Numbers and operations; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; LCM and HCF; fractions and decimals; percentage; profit and loss; simple interest. |
| Mathematics | Geometry and Measurement | Shapes, angles, triangles, circles; money; measurement of time, weight, length, temperature and capacity; perimeter and area; calendar; volume and capacity. |
| Mathematics | Applied Mathematics | Time and distance; data handling; data presentation and interpretation. |
| Mathematics | Pedagogical Issues | Nature of mathematical thinking; place of mathematics in curriculum; mathematical language; community mathematics; formal and informal assessment; teaching difficulties; error analysis; diagnostic and remedial teaching. |
| Environmental Studies (EVS) | EVS Content | Family, food, health and cleanliness, shelter, plants and animals; surroundings; festivals; occupations; water; transport and communication; games and sports; India’s rivers, mountains and forests; state studies; constitution; governance system; national symbols; environment conservation and government schemes. |
| Environmental Studies (EVS) | Pedagogical Issues | Concept and scope of EVS; importance of integrated EVS; EVS and environmental education; learning theories; relation between science and social science; concept presentation; activities and practical work; discussion; continuous and comprehensive evaluation; teaching materials and tools; problems in teaching EVS. |
📊 Important Dates & Schedule
| Subject / Section | Topic | Detailed Topics Covered |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Child Development | Meaning, need, scope, and stages of child development; physical, mental, emotional, social, and language development; development of expression ability, creativity, and creative potential; foundations of child development; factors influencing development such as heredity and environment, including family, society, school, and mass media. |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Learning and Its Theories | Meaning of learning; factors influencing learning; effective learning methods; Thorndike’s laws of learning and their importance; learning theories and classroom applications including Trial and Error Theory (Thorndike), Conditioning Theory (Pavlov), Operant Conditioning (Skinner), Insight Theory (Kohler), Cognitive Development Theory (Piaget), Socio-cultural Theory (Vygotsky); learning curve meaning and types; causes of learning difficulties and remedies. |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Teaching and Teaching Methods | Meaning and objectives of teaching; communication in teaching; principles of teaching; teaching sources and techniques; teaching methods and innovative approaches, including micro-teaching; basic teaching skills. |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Inclusive Education (Guidance and Counselling) | Meaning, identification, types and remedies of inclusive education; inclusion of disadvantaged groups based on language, religion, caste, region, colour and gender; inclusion of children with physical disabilities (visual, hearing, speech) and mental challenges; teaching aids, TLM, materials and activities for inclusive classrooms; tools and techniques to assess inclusive learners; special teaching methods such as Braille; guidance and counselling meaning, objectives, types, methods, need and scope; supporting institutions such as Psychological Laboratories (UP, Prayagraj), Divisional Psychological Centres, District Hospitals, DIET institutions and trained mentors, inspection and supervision system, community and school support committees, government and non-government organisations; importance of guidance and counselling in child learning. |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Learning and Teaching | How children think and learn; reasons for success and failure in school performance; learning as a social process; child as a problem solver and scientific investigator; alternative concepts in learning and understanding children’s errors; motivation and learning; personal and environmental factors influencing learning. |
| Language 1 – Hindi | Language and Pedagogy | Grammar and reading comprehension; भाषा शिक्षण के सिद्धांत; भाषा कौशल का विकास; मूल्यांकन प्रक्रिया; उपचारात्मक शिक्षण. |
| Language 2 – English / Urdu / Sanskrit | Grammar and Language | Unseen passage; nouns and their kinds; pronouns and their kinds; verbs and their kinds; adjectives (kinds and degrees); adverbs and their kinds; prepositions and their kinds; conjunctions and their kinds; interjections; singular and plural; subject and predicate; negative and interrogative sentences; masculine and feminine gender; punctuation; root words and suffixes; phrasal verbs; use of somebody, nobody and anybody; parts of speech; narration; active and passive voice; antonyms and synonyms; homophones; use of requests in sentences; silent letters in words. |
| Mathematics (Optional) | Mathematics Content | Natural numbers, whole numbers and rational numbers; integers; LCM and HCF; square root and cube root; algebraic expressions and identities; linear, quadratic and simultaneous equations; geometry including parallel lines, quadrilaterals, triangles, circles and tangents; commercial mathematics including ratio, proportion, percentage, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, tax and banking; statistics including classification of data, mean, median, mode, bar and pie charts; probability; mensuration; exponents. |
| Pedagogical Issues | Nature of mathematical and logical thinking; place of mathematics in curriculum; mathematical language; community mathematics; assessment methods; remedial teaching; teaching difficulties. | |
| Science (Optional) | Science Content | Science in daily life and technological development; living and non-living things; classification of plants and animals; human body systems; nutrition in plants and animals; health, hygiene and diseases; matter, force, motion, energy, sound and light; electricity and magnetism; environment including air, water, soil, pollution and conservation; natural resources and alternative energy sources; carbon and its compounds. |
| Pedagogical Issues | Nature and structure of science; aims and objectives of science education; scientific inquiry and experimentation; innovation and creativity; teaching-learning materials; assessment; remedial teaching. | |
| History | Sources of history: ancient, medieval, and modern Indian history; freedom movement and post-independence challenges. | |
| Civics | Society, governance, constitution, democracy, and citizenship; national security and foreign policy. | |
| Geography | Earth, globe, and maps; climate; natural resources; population; disasters; geography of India and Uttar Pradesh. | |
| Environmental Studies | Environment: natural resources, pollution, conservation, and disaster management. | |
| Home Science | Health, nutrition, hygiene; food preservation; household management. | |
| Physical Education and Sports | Physical education, yoga, games, national and international sports, and first aid. | |
| Music | Swar knowledge; ragas; rhythm; patriotic and devotional songs. | |
| Agriculture and Horticulture | Soil; irrigation; crops; fruits and vegetables; preservation; climate science. | |
| Pedagogical Issues | Concept and methods of social studies teaching; classroom processes and activities; discussion method; project work; assessment and evaluation. |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.Does the UPTET syllabus change every year?
Usually, the syllabus remains the same. For 2026, the changes will be available in the official notification, if any.
Q2.How many subjects are there in the UP TET exam?
In UPTET Paper-I, questions are asked from five subjects. In UP TET Paper II, questions are asked from four subjects.
Q3.Is the syllabus prescribed for paper-I and Paper II of the UPTET exam the same?
No, the syllabus for paper-I and paper II are different. Refer above for the details.
Q4.What is the difficulty level of the questions asked in paper-I and II?
Questions asked in UPTET Paper-I and II are of class XII difficulty level.
Q5.What is UPTET marking scheme for paper I and II ?
In both paper I and II, one mark is awarded for every correct answer. There is no negative marking for an incorrect answer or a question left unanswered.
Q6.Which section of UPTET Paper-II carries maximum weightage?
In both paper-I and -II, one mark is awarded for every correct answer. There is no negative marking for an incorrect answer or a question left unanswered.
Q7.What is the duration of the UPTET exam?
The last section (Mathematics and Science/Social Studies) carries a maximum weightage of 60 marks.
Q8.Is it mandatory to appear for both paper-I and II?
No, candidates who plan to teach classes I-V need to give paper-I. On the other hand, candidates who plan to teach classes VI-VIII need to appear for paper II. Candidates who plan to teach classes I-VIII need to take both papers.
Q9.What type of questions are asked in the UPTET exam?
Objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are asked in the UPTET exam.
Q10.How many subjects are there in the UPTET exam?
In UPTET Paper-I, questions are asked from five subjects. In UPTET Paper II, questions are asked from four subjects.
Q11.Where can I download the UPTET syllabus PDF in English ?
You can download the official UPTET syllabus PDF from the download link given in this article.
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