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UP TGT PGT

Uttar Pradesh Trained Graduate Teacher and Post Graduate Teacher Recruitment Exam (UP TGT PGT)

Conducted by Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Services Selection Board (UPSESSB), Allahabad (also called UPSESSB/UPESSC)

Key facts

  • 2 hr

    Duration

  • 500

    Total marks

  • 2

    Sections

  • 125

    Questions

  • Offline

    Written (Offline)

  • INR 250 - 750

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeINR 250 - 750
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- UP TGT PGT is a recruitment exam for teaching posts (TGT/PGT), not a course-admission exam

Eligibility criteria

  • Age 21-60 years
  • TGT: Graduate degree with BEd or equivalent in the relevant subject
  • PGT: Postgraduate degree with BEd in the relevant subject

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralCriteria listed above
Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
SCNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
STNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
General/ -INR 750
-INR 650
SC -INR 450
ST -INR 250

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Not a college-admission exam -- UP TGT PGT is a direct teacher-recruitment exam (not an eligibility test)
  • Clearing it and the category leads to appointment as a Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT, Classes 9-10) or Post Graduate Teacher (PGT, Classes 11-12) in Uttar Pradesh government schools
Important dates
EventDate
Exam was postponedDec 18, 2025
UP TGT examJun 3-4, 2026
  • UP TGT PGT (01/2022 notification cycle): notification released Jun 9, 2022 (application window Jun 9-Jul 16, 2022) for 4,163 vacancies (3,539 TGT + 624 PGT, per the latest post-wise breakdown)
  • Revised dates per UPESSC's official exam calendar (released Jan 20, 2026): UP PGT exam on May 9-10, 2026 ( in the last week of Apr 2026)
  • UP TGT PGT result is released by UPSESSB on upsessb.org/upsessb.pariksha.nic.in after the written exam, based on category-wise marks
  • Exact 2026-cycle result date to be notified after the exam
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Apply online at upsessb.pariksha.nic.in
  2. 2Click the TGT/PGT exam link
  3. 3Click 'Apply' against the relevant exam
  4. 4Click 'Registration' against the post applying for
  5. 5Read instructions and accept the declaration
  6. 6Fill out the registration and application form
  7. 7Upload scanned documents
  8. 8Pay the applicable fee (Gen/// rate)
  9. 9Then submit

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
General/ -INR 750
-INR 650
SC -INR 450
ST -INR 250

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  • Subject-specific syllabus differing for each teaching subject and for TGT vs PGT level, prescribed by UPSESSB
  • Candidates are advised to prepare all topics in the official UP TGT syllabus PDF (graduate level) or UP PGT syllabus PDF (postgraduate level) for their chosen subject
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeWritten (Offline)
Duration2 hours
Total questions125 objective-type
Total marksTGT: 500 marks; PGT: 425 marks
TGT: +4 marks for each correct answer; PGT: +3.4 marks for each correct answer; No
SectionsSubject-specific content knowledge for the post applied for (TGT: Trained Graduate Teacher for Classes 9-10; PGT: Post Graduate Teacher for Classes 11-12), covering the candidate's chosen teaching subject at the graduate (TGT) or postgraduate (PGT) level.
  • Standard TGT/PGT recruitment-exam preparation combining deep subject-content mastery (at graduate level for TGT, postgraduate level for PGT) for the chosen teaching subject, per the official UPSESSB syllabus, plus regular solving of previous years' UP TGT/PGT question papers and

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Download process

  • Released by UPSESSB on upsessb.org/upsessb.pariksha.nic.in around 10 days before the exam
  • Candidates log in with roll number and password to download and print the , mandatory for exam-day entry

Result date

  • UP TGT PGT result is released by UPSESSB on upsessb.org/upsessb.pariksha.nic.in after the written exam, based on category-wise marks
  • Exact 2026-cycle result date to be notified after the exam

After the result

  • UP TGT PGT result/selection is based on the written exam score, with candidates required to clear their category-wise
  • UPSESSB releases the result and subsequent on its official website
  • No separate round -- UP TGT PGT selection is based directly on the written exam score and category-wise / prepared by UPSESSB, followed by document verification and post/subject/district allocation as per merit and vacancy availability
  • Category-wise marks (General///) are released by UPSESSB along with the result each recruitment cycle
  • Candidates must score at or above their category's to be considered for selection, given the fixed number of TGT/PGT vacancies (e.g. 3,539 TGT and 624 PGT posts in the 01/2022 cycle)

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check the official website for the latest.

  • Not a college-admission exam -- UP TGT PGT is a direct teacher-recruitment exam (not an eligibility test)
  • Clearing it and the category leads to appointment as a Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT, Classes 9-10) or Post Graduate Teacher (PGT, Classes 11-12) in Uttar Pradesh government schools
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Quick answers

No ; TGT: +4 marks for each correct answer; PGT: +3.4 marks for each correct answer

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