UPESSC Special TET 2026 : Admit Card

For Primary Level, all teachers working in Primary Level schools are eligible for the Special TET as specified in the notification. For Upper Primary/Junior High School level, teachers working in Upper Primary Level schools are eligible.

For Special Educators (CWSN) at Primary Level, candidates must have graduation along with RCI-recognized D.Ed. Special Education or equivalent qualification and valid RCI registration/active CRR number. For Upper Primary Level, graduation along with B.Ed. Special Education or equivalent RCI-recognized qualification and valid RCI registration is required. 

Applications will be accepted online only through the official UPESSC website www.upessc.up.gov.in. Candidates must first complete One Time Registration (OTR) and then submit the online application. No application through any other mode will be accepted.

Candidates working in the concerned schools must enter the required eHRMS code, while Special Educators (CWSN) are required to provide their active CRR number and RCI registration certificate details, wherever applicable. 

The qualifying marks are 60% (90/150) for General category candidates. For SC/ST/OBC/Freedom Fighter dependent/Ex-servicemen/Divyangjan categories, the minimum qualifying marks are 55% (82/150). The same 55% qualifying standard is also specified for economically weaker unreserved candidates.

If the examination is conducted in multiple shifts, the notification provides for normalization, and the normalized marks will be considered for qualifying purposes.

Eligibility / Applicability:

The Special TET is applicable to teachers working at the Primary Level (Classes 1–5) and Upper Primary Level (Classes 6–8) in specified government, local-body, recognized/aided and Special Educators schools.

Selection Process:

This is an eligibility examination. Candidates have to appear in the written Special TET and obtain the prescribed qualifying marks to receive the eligibility certificate. There is no separate recruitment interview or recruitment merit process mentioned in this notification.

Exam Pattern:

The written examination will be of 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes). There will be 150 MCQs, with 1 mark for each question, for a total of 150 marks. There is no negative marking. The question paper will be in Hindi and English, except language-subject portions.

Primary Level (Classes 1–5):

Child Development & Pedagogy – 30 questions/30 marks
Language-I (Hindi) – 30 questions/30 marks
Language-II (English/Urdu/Sanskrit) – 30 questions/30 marks
Mathematics – 30 questions/30 marks
Environmental Studies – 30 questions/30 marks
Total – 150 MCQs / 150 Marks.

Upper Primary Level (Classes 6–8):

Child Development & Pedagogy – 30 questions/30 marks
Language-I (Hindi) – 30 questions/30 marks
Language-II (English/Urdu/Sanskrit) – 30 questions/30 marks
Mathematics & Science or Social Studies/Social Science – 60 questions/60 marks
Total – 150 MCQs / 150 Marks.

Syllabus:

The syllabus covers Child Development & Teaching Methodology, Hindi, English/Urdu/Sanskrit, Mathematics, Environmental Studies at Primary Level.

At Upper Primary Level, the additional 60-question section is Mathematics & Science for Mathematics/Science teachers or Social Studies/Social Science for Social Studies/Social Science teachers.

Reservation / Horizontal Reservation:

Reserved-category candidates are required to mention their category in the application. Reservation benefits are subject to Uttar Pradesh rules and prescribed certificates. The notification contains provisions relating to SC/ST, OBC, EWS, Divyangjan, dependents of freedom fighters and ex-servicemen, etc. Candidates claiming reservation benefits must possess the prescribed certificates. 

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