Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET)

Basic eligibility paths

• ✓Under section 23(1) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 and the NCTE notification of 23 August 2010, passing a teacher eligibility test is a minimum qualification for appointment as a teacher for classes I to VIII.
• ✓Paper I is for candidates who want to teach classes I to V and Paper II for classes VI to VIII; a candidate may sit both.
• ✓Confirm the qualifying marks, relaxations, fee and certificate conditions in the Authority's current-cycle information bulletin.

Relaxations & certificates

• SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
• Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.

Selection stages

1. 1Paper I for classes I-V and/or Paper II for classes VI-VIII
2. 2Qualifying standard fixed under the NCTE TET guidelines at 60 per cent, with the state free to relax it for reserved categories
3. 3A TET pass certificate establishes eligibility only; appointment to a teaching post is a separate recruitment

Syllabus snapshot

• Under the NCTE guidelines for conducting the Teacher Eligibility Test dated 11 February 2011, each paper carries 150 one-mark multiple-choice questions in 150 minutes with no negative marking.
• Paper I covers Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics and Environmental Studies at 30 marks each.
• Paper II covers Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I and Language II at 30 marks each, plus Mathematics and Science or Social Studies at 60 marks.
• Use the Authority's own current-cycle syllabus and structure when it is published.