UPESSC UP Primary Teacher (PRT) Notification 2026: Vacancies, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, Selection Process

Teaching | 16 Sep 2026

UPESSC UP Primary Teacher (PRT) Notification 2026: Vacancies, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, Selection Process

Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) has released the Primary Teacher Advt No. 05/2026 Notification. Those Candidates are Interested to the Following Exam Can Apply Online from 16/09/2026 to 15/10/2026. Candidates should read the UP Primary Teacher 2026 information brochure for all the information related to the UP Primary Teacher exam, such as syllabus, eligibility, age limit, fees, information and other types of information, and then apply.

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UPESSC UP PRT Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026 Overview

Property	Detail
Recruitment Organization	Uttar Pradesh Education Services Selection Commission (UPESSC)
Post Name	Assistant Teacher (Primary – Urban) & Assistant Teacher (Attached Primary – Aided Schools)
Advt. No.	05/2026
Total Vacancy	12405
Pay Scale	Level-6 (Rs. 35,400 – Rs. 1,12,400/-)
Notification Date	15.09.2026
Category	UPESSC UP PRT Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026
Official Website	www.upessc.up.gov.in

Important Dates

Event	Date
Notification Release Date	15.09.2026
Online Application Start Date	16.09.2026
Last Date to Apply Online	15.10.2026
Last Date for Application Correction	19.10.2026
Written Exam Date	03 and 04 December 2026

Application Fees

Category	Fee
UR / Gen / OBC / EWS	Rs. 1000/-
SC / ST	Rs. 500/-
PWD	Rs. 300/-
Mode of Payment	Online (Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking)

Vacancy Details, Age Limit and Qualification

Age Limit: The age limit for UPESSC UP PRT Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026 is 21-40 Years for Assistant Teacher (Urban Primary) as of cutoff date 01.07.2026. For Assistant Teacher (Attached Primary), the minimum age is 21 years with a maximum superannuation age limit of 62 years as of 01.07.2026. (Use Age Calculator). Age Relaxation will be given as per the rules.

Post Name	Vacancy	Qualification
Assistant Teacher (Primary – Urban)	11508	Bachelor’s Degree + BTC / D.El.Ed / B.El.Ed / Special D.El.Ed + Paper-1 TET Passed (State TET or CTET)
Assistant Teacher (Attached Primary – Aided Schools)	897	Bachelor’s Degree + BTC / D.El.Ed + Paper-1 TET Passed (State TET or CTET)

UPESSC UP PRT Assistant Teacher Vacancy 2026

UPESSC has announced a total of 12,405 vacancies for the Assistant Teacher (PRT) post, including 897 posts of Assistant Teacher (Sambaddh Primary) under the Secondary Education Department and 11,508 posts of Assistant Teacher, Urban (URBAN) under the Basic Education Department.

Post	Department	Vacancy
Assistant Teacher Sambaddh Primary	Secondary Education Department	897
Assistant Teacher, Urban (URBAN)	Basic Education Department	11,508

Category	Total	Boys Schools	Girls Schools
General	378	196	182
SC	348	189	159
ST	0	0	0
OBC	164	84	80
EWS	7	4	3
Total	897	473	424

UP Assistant Teacher City/District Wise Vacancy Details 2026 (Urban)

City/District	Total Vacancies
Agra	315
Aligarh	492
Ambedkar Nagar	29
Amethi (C.S.M. Nagar)	28
Amroha	230
Auraiya	39
Ayodhya (Faizabad)	52
Azamgarh	122
Badaun	196
Baghpat	35
Bahraich	140
Ballia	121
Balrampur	52
Banda	52
Barabanki	44
Bareilly	888
Basti	131
Bijnor	59
Buland Shahar	245
Chandauli	15
Chitrakut	3
Deoria	131
Etah	151
Etawah	125
Fatehgarh (Farrukhabad)	315
Fatehpur	95
Firozabad	245
Gautam Buddh Nagar	6
Ghaziabad	405
Ghazipur	54
Gonda	66
Gorakhpur	166
Hamirpur	105
Hapur (Panchsheel Nagar)	108
Hardoi	166
Hathras	113
Jalaun	232
Jaunpur	151
Jhansi	30
Kannauj	48
Kanpur Dehat	12
Kanpur Nagar	758
Kasganj (Kanshiram Nagar)	128
Kaushambi	75
Kushinagar	8
Lakhimpur Kheri	154
Lalitpur	68
Lucknow	444
Maharajganj	19
Mahoba	56
Mainpuri	64
Mathura	255
Mau	54
Meerut	635
Mirzapur	168
Moradabad	127
Muzaffar Nagar	186
Pilibhit	166
Pratapgarh	107
Prayagraj	32
Raebareli	91
Rampur	129
Saharanpur	448
Sambhal (Bheem Nagar)	66
Sant Kabir Nagar	62
Sant Ravidas Nagar	79
Shahjahanpur	123
Shamli (Prabudhha Nagar)	161
Shravasti	2
Sidharth Nagar	152
Sitapur	111
Sonbhadra	20
Sultanpur	42
Unnao	128
Varanasi	378
TOTAL	11,508

Selection Process

The selection process for UPESSC UP PRT Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026 includes the following stages:

Written Exam (360 Marks Objective Test)
Merit List Preparation (Based on Written Marks; Graduation/Training % used as tie-breaker)
Document Verification
Medical Examination

Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

Total Marks: 360 Marks
Total Questions: 120 Objective Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
Duration: 2 Hours (120 minutes)
Marking Scheme: +3 marks for each correct answer; 1 mark deducted (-1 negative marking) for each wrong or multiple answer
Medium: English and Hindi
Normalization: Applicable if the exam is conducted in multiple shifts

Pay Scale

Pay Scale: Rs. 35,400 – 1,12,400 (**Level-6**, GP 4200)

How to Apply for UPESSC UP PRT Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026

Follow these steps to apply for UPESSC UP PRT Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026:

Visit the official portal www.upessc.up.gov.in
Complete the mandatory One-Time Registration (OTR) profile if not already registered.
Log in using your credentials and select “Advertisement No. 05/2026”.
Fill in all personal, academic, and TET qualification details carefully.
Fill in your mandatory school preference options for both types of schools.
Upload a scanned photograph (30–300 KB, 300–600 pixels) and signature (10–200 KB, 140×110 pixels) in JPG/JPEG format.
Upload all supporting certificates and documents in PDF format (50–500 KB).
Pay the required application fee online through Credit/Debit Card or Net Banking.
Submit the final application form and download three printed copies for future reference and document verification.

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