Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board has recently released a notification for UP TET 2018 or Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test 2018. UPTET is conducted for the recruitment of primary and upper primary level teachers in the schools of Uttar Pradesh. On the basis of this test, aspiring candidates can become eligible for teaching jobs in the state at Primary (Class I to V) and Upper Primary (Class VI to VIII) level.
UP Teacher Eligibility Test 2018 Notification
Here get detailed information about important dates such as registration date, exam date, application date and result date so you never miss a single update of this paper.
| Starting Date of Online Application Submission | 18 September 2018 |
| Last Date of Online Application Submission | 7 October 2018 (6:00 pm) |
| Last Date for Application Fee Submission | 8 October 2018 |
| Last Date to take Print of Application Form | 9 October 2018 (6:00 pm) |
| Exam Date | 18 November 2018 |
UPTET 2018 Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern and Syllabus
After knowing the exam date you all might be thinking about the eligibility criteria for this exam. You might be wondering what would be the age limit for appearing in this paper? What is the required qualification? Aspiring candidates who are going to apply for this exam can check the detailed eligibility criteria here.
Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board conducts two papers namely, Paper I and Paper II. Candidates who wish to teach Class I to V need to appear for Paper I whereas, others who wish to teach Class VI to VIII need to appear for Paper II.
UPTET 2018 Eligibility Criteria for Primary Teachers (Class I to V)
| Should have secured Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognised university or college affiliated to UGC |
| Should have passed the National Teacher Education Parishad from recognised educational institution. |
| Should have done BTCT from the institute recognised by the National Teacher Education Council Uttar Pradesh. |
| Should have completed the two-year Diploma in the education from the Indian Rehabilitation Parishad. |
| Should have cleared Graduation in BTech from a recognised University which is affiliated to UGC or Uttar Pradesh Rashtriya Teacher Education Office. |
| Graduates from the armed force who have completed the final year of 4-year primary education with minimum 50% aggregate marks are also eligible for the Teacher Eligibility Test for Class I-V. |
| Should have graduated from the University or college affiliated to UGC and completed the training in BTC Urdu from Uttar Pradesh. |
UPTET 2018 Eligibility Criteria for Upper Primary Teachers (Class VI to VIII)
| Should have scored minimum of 50% marks in the intermediate examination. |
| Should have completed their graduation or candidates who are currently studying in the second year of BTC in an institute affiliated to NCTE are also eligible to apply. |
| Should have completed their graduation/ post-graduation with minimum of 50% marks or should have passed or are currently studying in 2nd year of BEd in an institute affiliated to NCTE. |
| Should have completed their graduation/ post-graduation with minimum of 50% marks or should have passed or are currently studying in 2nd year of LT in an institute affiliated to NCTE. |
| Should have completed their graduation/ post-graduation with minimum of 50% marks or should have passed or are currently studying in 2nd year of BEd (specialisation) in an institute affiliated to RCI. |
| Should have secured 50% marks in intermediate and those candidates who are currently studying in the final year or have passed BEd are also eligible to apply. |
| Candidates who are currently studying in the final year or have passed BScEd/ BElED are also eligible to apply. |
UPTET 2018 Exam Pattern
Candidates who wish to teach Class I to V need to appear for Paper I whereas, others who wish to teach Class VI to VIII need to appear for Paper II. The pattern for both the papers is more or less similar. The sections and their difficulty level vary as per the paper chosen. Both exams are pen and paper based. Good thing is for the candidates is that there is no negative marking and multiple choice questions are asked. Candidates can attempt paper in English or Hindi. Candidates are awarded one mark for each question answered correctly by them.
| Subject | No of Questions and Marks |
| Child Development and 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 |
| Subject | No of Questions and Marks |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 Questions – 30 Marks |
| Language I (compulsory) | 30 Questions – 30 Marks |
| Language II (compulsory) | 30 Questions – 30 Marks |
| Mathematics/ Science/ Social Studies / Anyone for other teachers | 60 Questions – 60 Marks |
UPTET Syllabus 2018
Before starting your preparation for the exam it is advisable to go through the detailed syllabus for both Paper I and Paper II. Latest UPTET Syllabus 2018 is available here! To perform well in the exam we recommend you to go through all the topics and prepare accordingly. Please note the provided syllabus is only for reference purpose, we may not guarantee that same topics are asked in the TET 2018. Some of the topics that aspirants can cover are listed below.
| UPTET Syllabus for Child Development & Pedagogy |
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| UPTET Syllabus for Language I (Hindi) |
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| UPTET Syllabus for Language II (English/ Urdu/ Sanskrit) |
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| UPTET Syllabus for Mathematics |
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| UPTET Syllabus for Environmental Studies |
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Candidates can check the UPTET Syllabus 2018 thoroughly and prepare well for the exam, we suggest you to check below mentioned topics for the reference.
| UPTET Syllabus for Child Development & Pedagogy |
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| UPTET Syllabus for Language I (Compulsory) |
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| UPTET Syllabus for Language II (Compulsory) |
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| UPTET Syllabus for Mathematics/ Science/ Social Studies / Anyone for other teachers | Science – Food & Materials, How things work, moving things, people and ideas, natural phenomenon and resources, the world of the living, pedagogy of science. Social Studies – History, geography, social and political life, economics and static GK, UP Related questions, social studies pedagogy Mathematics – Number system & simplification, percentage & ratio, time, work, speed &distance, algebra & mensuration, geometry, average, profit & loss, pedagogy of mathematics |
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