UPTET 2026 Exam - Exam Dates (Out), Notification, Application form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Admit Card

Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBEB) prescribes the UPTET eligibility criteria 2026 which includes the academic qualifications, age criteria and nationality of the candidates. 

Age Criteria: Candidates who are between 18-35 years old, they are eligible to appear for the UPTET 2026 exam.

Academic Qualifications: Those candidates who have completed their graduation or are in the final year, are eligible to apply for the UPTET 2026 exam

Nationality of the citizens: Candidates who are citizens of India, Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal, are eligible to apply for the UPTET 2026 exam.

UPTET Eligibility Criteria - Class I to V (Paper - I)

Candidates must have passed bachelor’s degree from a recognized university and must be in 2 years of D.El.Ed (B.T.C) from NCTE recognized institution

Or, candidates must have completed a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university and 2 years diploma (D.Ed) from NCTE

Or, candidates who have scored 45% marks in graduation and have B.Ed degree 

Or, Candidates must have a graduation degree and a diploma in teaching from Aligarh Muslim University

Or, candidates must have scored 50% marks in class 12th or its equivalent and should have passed or appeaing in B.El.Ed

Or, candidates with graduation degree and they must have be appearing or completed two years of B.T.C(Urdu, Special Education)

UPTET Eligibility Criteria - Class VI to VIII (Paper - II)

Candidates with 50% marks in graduation and must be appearing or passed B.Ed/B.Ed special education from Rehabilitation Council of India(RCI).

Or, they must have secured 50% marks in Senior Secondary or its equivalent and also they must have passed/appearing in final year of four years of B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed./B.Sc.Ed

Or, candidates must have scored 50% marks in class 12th or its equivalent and also they must have passed/appearing in final year of four years of Bachelors in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)

Or, they must have a bachelors degree with at least 50% marks and must have passed or appearing in one year of B.Ed (Special Education)

The UPTET 2026 application form is released online on the official website. Candidates can fill out the UPTET application form 2026 within the specified date. While filling the application form of UPTET 2026, candidates needed to enter essential details and complete the entire process carefully in order to avoid rejection at later stages. Details filled in the UPTET 2026 application form are used later in the recruitment process like admit card, result etc. 

Steps for filling the online application form of UPTET 2026- 

• Registration
• Verify Registration and Fill Qualification and Exam Details
• Update Password and Pay Fee
• Complete Correspondence Address
• Upload Scanned Photo & Signature
• Download Complete Application Form

Check the detailed steps to fill the UPTET application form 2026 below for reference purposes only.

• Registration: Candidates are required to complete the registration process by entering their name, date of birth and email ID. A provisional registration number is generated, which must be noted down by the candidates.

• Filling up of important details: All the candidates must go through the UPTET application form and fill all the asked details in the form. While entering the details, they must read the instructions and check all the spellings and errors (if any). 

• Uploading of photograph and signature: After filling all the details, candidates have to upload their photograph and signature in the prescribed format as specified by the exam conduction body. While uploading, candidates are advised to upload the photograph and signature in only .jpeg format. 

• Declaration: Candidates have to put a tick mark against the declaration in order to proceed further. After which an OTP is sent to the authorized mobile number and candidates need to verify it and then they can further continue to complete the application process.

• Payment of application fee: After completing all the procedure, candidates have to pay Rs 600 as the application fee of UPTET by using methods like Internet Banking, Credit/Debit Card, E-Challan in order to finally submit the application form. 
• Printout of the application form: After payment of fees, candidates must take the printout of the application fee for future reference.

Paper I is held for the candidates who have applied for primary classes (I to V). There will be a total of 150 (MCQs) questions carrying one mark each. No negative marking will be done for any incorrect answer

Paper II will be conducted for candidates who have applied for class VI to VIII. There will be a total of 150 (MCQs) questions and each question carries one mark. No negative marking will be done for any wrong answer.

Candidates who are planning to appear for the UPTET 2026 exam, can take the UPTET mock tests as it will help them to analyse their preparation. With the help of the UPTET 2026 mock tests, candidates can know how much time they need to spend on each question, and what is their weak area. Also by solving the UPTET mock tests, candidates will know which are the topics on which they need to put in more effort if they need to change their preparation strategy so that they could score well. 

Having the right strategy can help in cracking the exam without any difficulty. Hence UPTET preparation tips 2026 include what are the books that the candidates must consult while they prepare for the exam, time management, subject wise planning etc. 

In a highly competitive environment, UPTET 2026 preparation tips also help the candidates identify the right kind of study material from where they can prepare. In the present scenario a lot of preparation material for UPTET 2026 exam is available in offline mode as well as in online mode. 

The UPTET admit card is released on the official website in online mode only. Candidates must note that they must carry a valid photo ID as well as the mark sheet of their graduation/class 12 or class 10 in original to the exam hall to appear for the exam.

How to download UPTET admit card?

• Click on the link provided on the official website.
• Enter the registration number and one time password in the login window
• The screen then will display the UPTET admit card

The admit card of UP TET contains details like candidates name, category, photograph, exam date, time, exam centre and exam instructions. Along with the admit card of UPTET, candidates have to carry one photo ID card (PAN card, passport and driving license) to the exam centres.

Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board releases the UPTET answer key first in the online mode for both papers I and II. The official answer key of UPTET will be released for Set A, B, C and D. Candidates can download the same to cross-check their answers. 

Candidates can raise objections in the answer key of UPTET in case of discrepancies till a certain time period. The final official UPTET answer key will be published on the website after being scrutinized by experts.

The UPTET exam 2026 analysis for paper 1 & 2 will depend on the overall difficulty level of the question paper which may be either easy or moderate or difficult. However, as per appeared candidates in the previous year UPTET paper 2 analysis, the overall difficulty level was moderate. The tables below show the previous year's exam analysis of UPTET below.

UPTET Exam Analysis (Paper 2) - Previous year

UPTET Exam Analysis (Paper 1) - Previous year

Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board declares the result for UPTET in online mode only. UPTET result is announced for the written exam for both paper I and paper II. The result of UPTET is announced in the form of login window. Candidates can access their UPTET result by entering their registration number and password in the login window. 

The UPTET 2026 result contains details like name, roll number, marks scored by the candidates. On the basis on UPTET result 2026, candidates are awarded eligibility certificates which will be valid for lifetime.

Only those candidates who have secured the minimum qualifying marks that is decided by Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBEB) are announced as qualified in the exam. The authority releases the overall qualifying cutoff marks. In addition, district-wise cutoff marks for all the candidates will be announced 

The factors that are considered while deciding the cut off of UPTET are the availability of seats, the number of applicants and previous years’ cutoff trends. The qualifying marks for the General category are 60% whereas SC/ST/OBC candidates is 55% marks.