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UP TGT Recruitment 2026: The primary teacher recruitment process, announced after a gap of eight years, has received nearly 7 lakh applications as of Thursday.
Candidates applying for principal posts must be at least 30 years old as of July 1, 2026. (Getty Images/Representative)
Uttar Pradesh has announced two major teacher recruitment drives. The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) has invited applications for 20,382 posts of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs), principals and headmasters in government-aided secondary schools.
Meanwhile, the primary teacher recruitment process, announced after a gap of eight years, has received nearly 7 lakh applications as of Thursday. This works out to around 47 candidates for each available post.
The TGT exam is scheduled for December 2026, while the principal and headmaster examinations will take place in January 2027. The last date to apply for primary teacher recruitment is November 4.
The commission has issued three separate recruitment advertisements for non-government-aided secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh. These include 17,735 TGT posts, 1,475 principal posts and 1,172 headmaster posts.
Of the 17,735 TGT posts, 16,193 are in boys’ schools and 1,542 are in girls’ schools. The 1,475 principal vacancies include 1,318 posts in boys’ schools and 157 in girls’ schools.
Similarly, of the 1,172 headmaster posts, 1,037 are in boys’ schools and 135 are in girls’ schools.
The TGT recruitment covers 17 subjects. Hindi has the highest number of vacancies, with 2,791 posts, including 2,539 in boys’ schools and 252 in girls’ schools.
English has 2,517 posts, while Science accounts for 2,493 vacancies. Social Science has 2,482 posts, Mathematics 2,349 and Sanskrit 1,289.
There are 849 posts in Physical Education, 798 in Home Science, 775 in Painting and 660 in Biology. The remaining vacancies include 248 in Agriculture, 134 in Commerce and 103 in Urdu. Other subjects include music singing (87 posts), entertainment arts (79), music playing (60) and sewing (21). Sewing has the lowest number of vacancies, with 14 posts in boys’ schools and seven in girls’ schools.
UP TGT Recruitment 2026: Important dates
The TGT recruitment has been announced under Advertisement No. 07/2026. The application process began on October 24, 2026.
Last date to pay the application fee: November 23, 2026
Application correction deadline: November 26, 2026
Written examination: December 23 and 24, 2026
What is the eligibility for UP TGT Recruitment 2026?
Candidates must be at least 21 years old as of July 1, 2026. The notification mentions 62 years as the upper age limit, subject to the applicable recruitment conditions.
Applicants generally need a bachelor’s degree in the relevant subject with at least 50% marks. The notification also specifies certain postgraduate qualification provisions, including a minimum of 45% marks.
A B.Ed degree recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), or an equivalent prescribed qualification, is also required. Candidates must additionally have qualified the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) or Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for the upper-primary level, covering Classes 6 to 8.
The examination is scheduled for January 7, 2027. The post carries Pay Level 12, with a salary range of Rs 78,800 to Rs 2,09,200.
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Ask News18The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) invited applications for 20,382 posts including Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs), principals, and headmasters in government-aided secondary schools. The application process for the TGT recruitment under Advertisement No. 07/2026 began on October 24, 2026, with the fee payment deadline on November 23, 2026, the application correction deadline on November 26, 2026, and the written examination scheduled for December 23 and 24, 2026.
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