Key Points
- UP TET 2026 exam is scheduled for 02-04 July 2026 by UPESSC.
- Exam for Primary (Paper 1) & Upper Primary (Paper 2) levels.
- Syllabus includes Child Development, Languages, Maths, EVS.
UP TET Syllabus 2026: The UPESSC has released the exam dates for UP TET 2026. The exam is scheduled for 02-04 July 2026. The candidates who want to pursue a career in teaching in the state of UP can look at the syllabus and understand it thoroughly. The UP TET exam is being conducted for Primary and Upper Primary Level. The exam consists of two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2, which are objective in nature. The candidates who wish to apply for the primary level teaching must appear for Paper 1 and those who wish to teach upper primary level shall apply for Paper 2. Eligible candidates can also apply for both the papers. The candidates must start preparing by going through the syllabus holistically and then carving out a study plan based on that syllabus.
UP TET Syllabus 2026
The Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UP TET) 2026 is a state-level eligibility exam conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Commission (UPESSC) for candidates aspiring to become teachers in government and aided schools across Uttar Pradesh. The exam consists of two papers: Paper 1 for Primary level (Classes 1-5) and Paper 2 for Upper Primary level (Classes 6-8). Aspirants should download the latest UP TET Syllabus 2026 PDF and thoroughly understand the topics to plan an effective preparation strategy.
Preparing through the syllabus helps in understanding the core concepts and building better preparation strategies. The syllabus consists of sections like Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics, EVS, etc.
UP TET Syllabus 2026 Highlights
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Conducting Body | Uttar Pradesh Education Service Commission |
| Exam Name | Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UP TET) |
| Purpose | Eligibility for teaching in UP schools (Classes 1-8) |
| Papers | Paper 1 and Paper 2 |
| Exam Mode | Offline (OMR Based) |
| Total Questions | 150 per paper |
| Total Marks | 150 marks per paper |
| Duration | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
| Marking Scheme | +1 mark per correct answer; No negative marking |
| Medium of Paper | Hindi & English |
UP TET Syllabus 2026 PDF Download
Candidates can download the official UP TET Syllabus 2026 PDF for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 from the official website of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Commission through the link provided below:
| UP TET Paper 1 Syllabus (Primary level) | |
| UP TET Paper 2 Syllabus (Upper Primary level) |
UP TET Paper 1 Syllabus 2026
The UP TET Paper 1 syllabus focuses on fundamental teaching skills and subject knowledge required for primary level teaching.
Child Development & Pedagogy
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Child Development
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Meaning of Learning, factors affecting, effective methods of learning
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Teaching and Teaching methods
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Inclusive Education- Guidance and Counselling
Language I (Hindi)
क) हिन्दी (विषय वस्तु):-
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अपठित अनुच्छेद ।
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हिन्दी वर्णमाला। (स्वर, व्यंजन)
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वर्णों के मेल से मात्रिक तथा अमात्रिक शब्दों की पहचान।
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वाक्य रचना।
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हिन्दी की सभी ध्वनियों के पारस्परिक अंतर की जानकारी विशेष रूप से ष, स, श, ब, व, ढ, ड, ङ, क्ष, छ, ण, तथा न की ध्वनियाँ।
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हिंदी भाषा की सभी ध्वनियों, वर्णों, व्यंजनों, अनुनासिक और चंद्रध्वनियों में अंतर।
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संयुक्ताक्षर एवं अनुनासिक ध्वनियों के प्रयोग से बने शब्द।
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सभी प्रकार की मात्राएँ।
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विराम चिह्नों का प्रयोग जैसे अल्पविराम, अर्धविराम, पूर्ण विराम, प्रश्नवाचक चिह्न, विस्मयादिबोधक चिह्न।
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विलोम, समानार्थी, तुकान्त, अतुकान्त, समान ध्वनियों वाले शब्द।
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संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, क्रिया एवं विशेषण के भेद।
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वचन लिंग एवं काल।
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प्रत्यय, उपसर्ग, तत्सम, तदभव व देशज, शब्दों की पहचान एवं उनमें अन्तर।
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लोकोक्तियों एवं मुहावरों के अर्थ।
व्यंजन-
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स्वर व्यंजन- दीर्घ व्यंजन, गुण व्यंजन, वृद्धि व्यंजन, यान व्यंजन, आयादि व्यंजन।
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व्यंजन सन्धि।
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विसर्ग सन्धि।
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वाच्य, समास एवं अलंकार के भेद।
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कवियों एवं लेखकों की रचनाएं।
ख) भाषा विकास का शिक्षण:-
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अधिगम और अर्जन।
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भाषा अध्यापन के सिद्धान्त।
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सुनने और बोलने की भूमिकाः भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं।
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मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की
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भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श।
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एक भिन्न कक्षा में भाषा पढ़ाने की चुनौतियां; भाषा की कठिनाइयाँ, त्रुटियां और विकार।
Language II
Unseen Passage
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The Sentences
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Subject and Predicate
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Kinds of Sentences
Parts of Speech
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Kinds of Noun
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Pronoun
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Adverb
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Adjective
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Verb
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Preposition
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Conjunction
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Tenses- Present, Past, Future
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Articles
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Punctuation
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Word Formation
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Active & Passive Voice
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Singular & Plural
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Gender
Language II Urdu
क) विषय-वस्तु:-
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अपठित अनुच्छेद।
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ज़बान की फन्नी महारतों की मालूमात।
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मशहूर अदीबों एवं शायरों की हालातें जिन्दगीं एवं उनकी रचनाओं की जानकारी।
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मुखतलिफ असनाफे अदब जैसे, मज़मून, अफसाना मर्सिया, मसनवी दास्तान वर्गरह की तारीफ मअ, अमसाल ।
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सही इमला एफ वं तलफ्फुज की मश्क़।
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इस्म, जमीर, सिफत, मुतज़ाद अल्फाज, वाहिद, जमा, मोजक्कर, मोअन्नस वगैरह की जानकारी।
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सनअते, (तशबीह व इस्तआरा, तलमीह, मराअतुन्नजीर) वगैरह।
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मुहावरें, जर्बुल अमसाल की मालूमात।
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मखतलिफ समाजी मसायल जैसे माहौलियाती आलूदगी जिन्सी नाबराबरी, नाख्वान्दगी, तालीम बराएअम्न, अदमे, तजिया, वगैरह की मालूमात।
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नज़्मो, कहानियों, हिकायतों एवं संस्मरणों में मौजूद समाजी एवं एखलाकी अक़दार को समझना।
Language II Sanskrit
क) विषय-वस्तु:-
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संज्ञाएँ-
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शब्दांश पुल्लिंग.
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शब्दांश स्त्रीलिंग.
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शब्दांश नपुंसक लिंग।
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स्त्रीलिंग में समाप्त होने वाला।
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U-एंडिंग मर्दाना।
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ऋकारान्त पुल्लिंग।
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अंत में स्त्रीलिंग।
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घर, परिवार, परिवेश, पशु, पक्षियों, घरेलू उपयोग की वस्तुओं के संस्कृत नामों से परिचय।
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सर्वनाम।
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क्रियाएँ।
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शरीर के प्रमुख अंगों के संस्कृत शब्दों का प्रयोग।
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अव्यय ।
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सन्धि-सरल शब्दों की सन्धि तथा उनका विच्छेद् (दीर्घ सन्धि)।
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संख्याएँ-संस्कृत में संख्याओं का ज्ञान।
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लिंग, वचन, प्रत्याहार, स्वर के प्रकार, व्यंजन के प्रकार, अनुस्वार एवं अनुनासिक व्यंजन।
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स्वर व्यंजन एवं विसर्ग सन्धियाँ, समास उपसर्ग, पर्यायवाची शब्द, विलोम शब्द, कारक, प्रत्यय एवं वाच्य ।
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कवियों एवं लेखकों की रचनाएँ।
ख) भाषा विकास का शिक्षण:-
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अधिगम और अर्जन।
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भाषा अध्यापन के सिद्धान्त।
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सुनने और बोलने की भूमिकाः भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं।
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मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श।
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एक भिन्न कक्षा में भाषा पढ़ाने की चुनौतियां; भाषा की कठिनाईयां, त्रुटियां और विकार।
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भाषा कौशल ।
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भाषा बोधगम्यता और प्रवीणता का मूल्यांकन करनाः बोलना, सुनना, पढ़ना और लिखना।
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अध्यापन - अधिगम सामग्रियांः पाठ्यपुस्तक, मल्टी मीडिया सामग्री, कक्षा का बहुभाषायी संसाधन।
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उपचारात्मक अध्यापन ।
Mathematics
a) Subject matter:-
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Numbers and addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of numbers.
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Least coefficient and greatest coefficient.
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Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions.
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Decimals – Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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Unitary rule
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Percentage.
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Profit and loss.
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Simple interest.
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Geometry-Geometric figures and surfaces, angles, triangles, circles.
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Money (rupees).
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Measurement- time, weight, capacity, length and temperature.
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Perimeter (perimeter) - triangle, rectangle, square, quadrilateral.
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Calendar.
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Statistics.
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Volume, capacitance-cube, cuboid.
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Area – Rectangle, Square.
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Railway or Bus timetable.
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Presentation and interpretation of data.
b) Teaching related issues:-
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The nature of mathematical/logical thinking; understanding the child's thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies for meaning making and learning.
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Place of Mathematics in the Curriculum.
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Language of mathematics.
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Community Mathematics.
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Evaluation through formal and informal methods.
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Problems of teaching.
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Error analysis and relevant aspects of learning and teaching.
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Diagnostic and remedial teaching
EVS
a) Subject matter:-
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Family
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Food, health and hygiene
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Accommodation
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Plants and animals
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Our environment
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Fair
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Local professional individuals and businesses
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Water
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Transport and communication
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Sports and sportsmanship
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India - Rivers, Mountains, Plateaus, Forests, Transport, Continents and Oceans
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Our state – rivers, mountains, plateaus, forests, transportation
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Constitution
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Governance System Local self-government, Gram Panchayat, Nagar Panchayat, Zila Panchayat, Municipality, Municipal Corporation, District Administration, State Governance, Legislature, Judiciary, Executive, National Festival, National Solidarity, Symbol, Vote.
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Environment - necessity, importance and utility, environmental protection, social responsibility towards the environment, schemes implemented for environmental protection
b) Pedagogical issues:-
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Concept and scope of environmental studies
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Importance of environmental studies, integrated environmental studies
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Environmental studies and environmental education
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Learning theory
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Scope and relationship of science and social science
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Approaches to presenting the concept
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Activity
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Experiments/Practical Work
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Discussion
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Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation
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Teaching materials/equipment
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Problems
UP TET Paper 1 Exam Pattern 2026
Paper 1 is for candidates who want to teach Classes 1 to 5.
| Subject | No. of Questions | Marks |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language I (Hindi) | 30 | 30 |
| Language II (English/Urdu/Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies (EVS) | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
UP TET Paper 2 Syllabus 2026
Paper 2 tests teaching aptitude and subject expertise for upper primary teaching positions (Classes 6-8). The syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II sections is the same as for Paper 1.
Mathematics & Science
Mathematics:
a) Subject matter:-
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Natural numbers, whole numbers, rational numbers.
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Integers, parentheses, least coefficients and greatest coefficients.
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Square root.
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Cube root.
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Identities.
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Algebra, concepts variables, constant numbers, powers of variables.
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Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of algebraic expressions, terms and coefficients of terms of algebraic expressions, homogeneous and unlike terms, degree of expressions, concept of one, two and trinomial expressions.
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Simultaneous equations, quadratic equations, linear equations.
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Parallel lines, construction of quadrilaterals, triangles.
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Circle and cyclic quadrilaterals.
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Tangents to a circle.
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Commercial Mathematics – Ratio, Proportion, Percentage, Profit-Loss, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Tax, Barter System.
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Banking - Current Currency, Bills and Cash Memos.
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Statistics - classification of data, pictographs, means, medians and multiples, frequencies.
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Pie and bar charts, diagrams of ungrouped data.
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Probability graphs, bar diagrams and mixed bar diagrams.
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Cartesian plane.
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Field measurement (mensuration).
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Exponent
b) Teaching related issues:-
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Nature of mathematical/logical thinking.
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Place of Mathematics in the Curriculum.
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Language of Mathematics.
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Community Mathematics.
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Evaluation.
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Remedial teaching.
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Problems of teaching
Science:
a) Subject matter:-
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Science in daily life, important discoveries, importance, anthropology and technology.
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Fibres and textiles, from fibres to textiles (process)
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Living and non-living things, living world, classification of living things, classification of plants and animals on the basis of flora and fauna, adaptations in organisms, changes in animals and plants.
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Structure and function of animals.
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Microorganisms and their classification.
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From cell to organ system.
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Adolescence, disability.
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Food, health, hygiene and disease, crop production, nitrogen cycle.
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Nutrition in animals.
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Nutrition in plants, reproduction, beneficial plants.
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Respiration, excretion in living organisms, beneficial animals.
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Measurement
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Electric current.
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Magnetism.
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Motion, force and machine.
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Energy.
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Computer.
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Sound.
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Static electricity.
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Lighting and lighting devices.
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Air-properties, composition, need, utility, ozone layer, greenhouse effect.
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Water-need, utility, source, quality, pollution, water conservation.
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Matter, groups of substances, separation of substances, structure and nature of matter.
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Changes occurring in the neighbourhood, physical and chemical changes.
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Acids, bases, salts.
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Heat and temperature.
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Man-made objects, plastic, glass, soap, clay.
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Minerals and metals.
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Carbon and its compounds.
Social Studies
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History of India: ancient to modern
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Geography: physical & human geography
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Civics: Constitution, democracy and governance
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Economics: Indian economy basics
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Pedagogy: Project-based and activity-based learning
UP TET Paper 2 Exam Pattern 2026
Paper 2 is for aspirants who wish to teach Classes 6 to 8.
| Subject | No. of Questions | Marks |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language I (Hindi) | 30 | 30 |
| Language II (English/Urdu/Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics & Science OR Social Studies | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
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