UPTET 2026 Syllabus PDF: Paper 1 & Paper 2 Complete Topic-wise Breakdown
Complete UPTET 2026 syllabus (Appendix-5, Advt. 01/UPTET/2026) for Paper 1 (Primary) and Paper 2 (Upper Primary). Topic-wise breakdown of all subjects with bilingual Hindi-English coverage.
⚡ Quick Summary
UPTET 2026 Syllabus (Official Appendix-5, Advt. No. 01/UPTET/2026). Paper 1: CDP + Hindi + Language II + Maths + EVS (150 MCQs, 150 marks). Paper 2: CDP + Hindi + Language II + Maths/Science OR Social Studies (150 MCQs, 150 marks). Duration: 150 minutes. Negative Marking: None. Source: UPESSC, Prayagraj.
The UPTET 2026 official syllabus has been published as Appendix-5 of the Information Booklet (Advt. No. 01/UPTET/2026) by UPESSC, Prayagraj. If you are preparing for the July 2–4, 2026 examination, knowing the exact topic-wise syllabus is your first and most important step. This guide gives you the complete, official, topic-wise breakdown of every subject in both Paper I and Paper II — in one place.
📊 UPTET 2026 Syllabus At a Glance
| Aspect | Paper I (Primary) | Paper II (Upper Primary) |
|---|---|---|
| Class Level | I to V | VI to VIII |
| Total Questions | 150 MCQs | 150 MCQs |
| Total Marks | 150 | 150 |
| Duration | 2.5 Hours (150 min) | 2.5 Hours (150 min) |
| Negative Marking | None | None |
| Subjects | 5 subjects × 30 marks | 3 × 30 + 1 × 60 marks |
| Source | Appendix-5, Advt. No. 01/UPTET/2026, UPESSC | |
📘 Paper I — Primary Level (Classes I to V)
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Language I — Hindi (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Language II — English / Urdu / Sanskrit (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
🧠 Subject 1: Child Development & Pedagogy — 30 Questions (Both Papers)
💡 Pro Tip: This section is IDENTICAL in Paper I and Paper II. It is the single most scoring section — master it first.
A. Child Development Topics:
- • Meaning, need, and scope of child development; stages of development (physical, mental, emotional, language)
- • Development of expressive ability and creativity
- • Bases of child development: heredity, environment (family, social, school, media)
- • Learning — Meaning, principles, Thorndike's laws of learning
- • Major learning theories: Thorndike (Trial & Error), Pavlov (Classical Conditioning), Skinner (Operant Conditioning), Kohler (Insight/Gestalt), Piaget's Theory, Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
- • Learning curve: meaning, types, plateau — causes and remedies
B. Teaching Methods:
- • Meaning, purpose, communication, principles, maxims, and methods of teaching
- • New teaching approaches, micro-teaching, basic teaching skills
C. Inclusive Education & Guidance:
- • Meaning, identification, types of educational inclusion; deprived class, gender, physical & mental disabilities (visually impaired, hearing impaired, speech/orthopedically impaired)
- • Tools, materials, methods, TLM for inclusion; Braille teaching
- • Guidance and counseling: meaning, purpose, types, methods
- • Support institutions: Manopsychology Lab UP Prayagraj, Divisional Psychology Centre, District Hospital, DIET Mentor, Supervision system, NGOs
D. Child Learning & Cognition:
- • How children think, learn, and fail; basic processes of learning and teaching
- • Child as problem-solver and scientific investigator; alternative concepts of learning
- • Cognition and emotions; motivation and learning; personal and environmental factors of learning
→ Section Summary: 6 major theory groups to master. Focus on Piaget, Vygotsky, Skinner, Kohlberg, and RTE Act 2009 — these appear every year.
📖 Subject 2: Language I — Hindi — 30 Questions
A. Subject Content (Paper 1 — Classes 1–5):
- • Unseen passage; Hindi alphabet (vowels, consonants); matric and non-matric words
- • Sentence construction; mutual differences between all Hindi sounds (ष, स, श, ब, व, ढ, ड, ङ, क्ष, छ, ण, न)
- • Anuswaar, anunasika, chandrabindu; conjunct consonants; all types of maatras
- • Punctuation marks (comma, semicolon, full stop, question mark, exclamation)
- • Antonyms, synonyms, rhyming words, similar-sounding words
- • Types of noun, pronoun, verb, adjective; number, gender, tense
- • Prefix, suffix, tatsam, tadbhav, deshaj; sandhi (Swar, Vyanjan, Visarg); voice, compound, figures of speech
- • Idioms, proverbs, and compositions of poets and authors
Paper 2 — Additional Hindi Topics (Classes 6–8):
- • Types of conjunctions (avyay); compound analysis; word pairs (shabd yugm)
- • Transitive and intransitive verbs; all 3 types of sandhi with examples
- • Figures of speech: Anupras, Yamak, Shlesh, Upma, Roopak, Utpreksha, Atishayokti
- • Tatsam, tadbhav, deshaj, foreign words
B. Language Teaching Pedagogy (Both Papers):
- • Learning and acquisition; principles of language teaching
- • Role of listening and speaking; grammar's role in language learning
- • Challenges in diverse classrooms; language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing)
- • Teaching-learning materials: textbooks, multimedia, multilingual resources; remedial teaching
🔤 Subject 3: Language II — English — 30 Questions
Paper 1 Topics:
- • Unseen Passage; Sentences (Subject & Predicate, Kinds of Sentences)
- • Parts of Speech: Noun, Pronoun, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Preposition, Conjunction
- • Tenses (Present, Past, Future); Articles; Punctuation; Word Formation
- • Active & Passive Voice; Singular & Plural; Gender
Paper 2 Additional English Topics (Classes 6–8):
- • Adjective & Degrees; Adverb kinds; Preposition kinds; Conjunction kinds; Interjection
- • Narration (Direct & Indirect); Phrasal Verbs; Use of Somebody/Nobody/Anybody
- • Antonyms & Synonyms; Homophones; Silent Letters; Use of request in sentences
📌 Note: Candidates can choose Urdu or Sanskrit as Language II instead of English. Each has its own separate syllabus as per the official notification.
🔢 Subject 4: Mathematics — 30 Questions (Paper 1 Only)
- • Numbers and operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division; LCM and HCF
- • Fractions (add, subtract, multiply, divide); Decimals (all operations)
- • Unitary method; Percentage; Profit and loss; Simple interest
- • Geometry: geometric figures, angles, triangle, circle
- • Money (Rupees-Paise); Measurement: time, weight, capacity, length, temperature
- • Perimeter and Area: triangle, rectangle, square, quadrilateral
- • Calendar; Volume & Capacity: cube, cuboid; Area: rectangle, square
- • Railway/bus time-table; Data presentation and representation
- • Teaching issues: mathematical thinking, curriculum, community maths, error analysis, remedial teaching
🌿 Subject 5: Environmental Studies — 30 Questions (Paper 1 Only)
- • Family; Food, health and cleanliness; Shelter; Plants and animals; Our environment
- • Fair; Local professions and people; Water; Transport and communication; Sports and sportsmanship
- • India: rivers, mountains, plateaus, forests, transport, continents and oceans
- • Our state (UP): rivers, mountains, plateaus, forests, transport
- • Constitution; Governance: local self-governance, gram panchayat, nagar panchayat, district administration, state governance (legislature, judiciary, executive)
- • National festivals, national symbols, voting, national unity
- • Environment: need, importance, conservation, social responsibility, conservation schemes
- • Teaching issues: concept, scope, integrated EVS, CCE, teaching methods, activities, experiments
→ Section Summary: EVS covers Science + Social Studies topics from NCERT Classes 3–5. Use NCERT as the primary source.
📗 Paper II — Upper Primary Level (Classes VI to VIII)
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Language I — Hindi (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Language II — English / Urdu / Sanskrit (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| (a) Maths & Science [for Maths/Science teachers] OR (b) Social Studies [for SST teachers] OR Either (a)/(b) for other teachers | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
📐 Mathematics & Science — 60 Questions (Paper 2)
Mathematics (Classes 6–8):
- • Natural numbers, whole numbers, rational numbers; integers, brackets, LCM, HCF; square root; cube root
- • Algebra: variables, constants, powers; algebraic expressions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division); simultaneous equations, quadratic equations, linear equations
- • Geometry: parallel lines; quadrilateral and triangle construction; circle, cyclic quadrilateral, tangent lines
- • Commercial Maths: ratio, proportion, percentage, profit-loss, simple & compound interest, tax (GST), barter
- • Banking: currency, bills and cash memo; Statistics: data classification, pictograph, mean, median, mode, frequency
- • Pie and bar charts; Probability; Cartesian plane; Mensuration; Exponents
Science (Classes 6–8):
- • Science in daily life; discovery, importance; fibers and fabrics (process)
- • Living/non-living things; classification; adaptation; changes in animals and plants; animal structure and function
- • Micro-organisms and classification; cell to organ system; adolescence; disability
- • Food, health, cleanliness, disease; crop production; nitrogen cycle; nutrition in animals and plants; reproduction
- • Respiration, excretion; measurement; electric current; magnetism; motion, force and machines; energy
- • Computer; sound; static electricity; light and optical instruments
- • Air (properties, ozone layer, greenhouse effect); water (sources, pollution, conservation)
- • Matter, separation, structure and nature; physical and chemical changes; acids, bases, salts; heat and temperature
- • Man-made materials: plastic, glass, soap, pottery; minerals and metals; carbon and compounds; alternative energy sources
🌍 Social Studies — 60 Questions (Paper 2)
History (Classes 6–8):
- • Sources of knowing history; Stone age, copper stone, Vedic culture; India in 6th century BC; early states; Mauryan Empire
- • Post-Mauryan India; Gupta period; Rajput period; Pushyabhuti dynasty; South Indian states
- • Advent of Islam; Delhi Sultanate (establishment, expansion, disintegration); Mughal Empire (culture, decline)
- • Advent of European powers; British rule establishment and expansion; Renaissance; rise of nationalism
- • Freedom movement; Independence; Partition; Challenges of independent India
Civics (Classes 6–8):
- • Rural and urban society; self-governance; district administration; Our Constitution
- • Traffic safety; Central and State governance; Democracy in India; National security and foreign policy
- • Global community and India; citizen security; disability
Geography (Classes 6–8):
- • Earth in solar system; Globe; map-making; four realms of Earth; major landforms
- • India: physical character, soil, vegetation, wildlife, climate, economic resources, transport, trade
- • Uttar Pradesh: location, political divisions, climate, soil, vegetation, agriculture, minerals, industries, population
- • Surface forms; atmosphere; hydrosphere; major natural regions of the world; mineral resources; disaster management
Also Included (Paper 2 Social Studies):
- • Environmental Studies: natural resources, natural balance, population impact, waste management, environmentalists, Environment Day
- • Home Science: health, nutrition, diseases, food preservation, pollution, home management, tailoring, cooking, knitting
- • Physical Education: exercise, yoga, pranayama, marching, national sports, first aid, narcotics awareness
- • Music: notes, ragas, rhythm and taal, national songs, activity songs
- • Horticulture Science: soil, irrigation, orchard planting, fruit cultivation, vegetable garden, crop rotation, jam/jelly/pickle making
❓ FAQ — 8 Most Asked Questions About UPTET 2026 Syllabus
Q1: Is UPTET 2026 syllabus the same as CTET?
About 75–80% of the syllabus overlaps between UPTET and CTET. CDP, Hindi, English, Maths, and EVS are largely similar. The key difference is UPTET includes UP-specific geography and governance topics in EVS and Social Studies.
Q2: Is the CDP syllabus same for Paper 1 and Paper 2 in UPTET 2026?
Yes. As per the official Appendix-5, the Child Development & Pedagogy syllabus is identical for both Paper I and Paper II. This makes CDP an extremely high-value section — prepare it once, score in both.
Q3: What books should I use for UPTET 2026 syllabus preparation?
Use NCERT Books (Classes 1–8) as the primary source. Supplement with Arihant UPTET Guide (specific to your paper), NCERT Psychology (Class 11–12) for CDP, and Lucent Hindi Grammar for Language I.
Q4: How many marks does each subject carry in UPTET 2026 Paper 1?
Each of the 5 subjects in Paper I carries 30 marks (30 MCQs): CDP (30) + Hindi (30) + Language II (30) + Mathematics (30) + EVS (30) = 150 total. No negative marking.
Q5: Can I choose Social Studies instead of Maths & Science in Paper 2?
Yes. Paper II allows candidates to choose either Maths & Science (60 marks) OR Social Studies (60 marks) based on the subject they wish to teach. Maths/Science teachers must select Maths & Science; Social Studies teachers must select Social Studies.
Q6: Is the UPTET 2026 syllabus available in Hindi?
Yes. The official syllabus (Appendix-5) is published bilingually in both Hindi and English in the Information Booklet. Download it from www.upessc.gov.in.
Q7: Which subject has the most questions in UPTET 2026 Paper 2?
The Mathematics & Science or Social Studies section carries 60 out of 150 marks (40%) — making it the highest-weighted section in Paper II. CDP, Hindi, and Language II each carry 30 marks.
Q8: Is there negative marking in UPTET 2026?
No. As per the official notification (Section 8, Point III): "No negative marking". Attempt all 150 questions. Even a guess gives you a 25% chance of scoring the mark.
🎯 Expert Strategy: How to Cover the UPTET 2026 Syllabus in 60 Days
- 📅 Days 1–15: Master CDP (Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Skinner, Pavlov, RTE). Use NCERT Psychology 11–12 + flashcards. 20 MCQs daily.
- 📅 Days 16–25: Language I (Hindi) — Focus on Sandhi, Samas, Alankar, grammar. Practice unseen passages.
- 📅 Days 26–35: Language II (English) — Tenses, Active/Passive Voice, Parts of Speech. Practice 15 MCQs daily.
- 📅 Days 36–45: Mathematics (Paper 1) or Maths+Science/Social Studies (Paper 2) — NCERT Classes 1–8. Focus on weak topics.
- 📅 Days 46–55: EVS (Paper 1) / Social Studies (Paper 2) — Read NCERT 3–8. Focus on UP geography, governance, History chapters.
- 📅 Days 56–60: Full-length UPTET mock tests daily. Error analysis + revision of weak sections.
🏆 Key Takeaways
- ✅ CDP is identical in Paper 1 & 2 — prepare once, score in both
- ✅ NCERT (Classes 1–8) covers 60%+ of the entire syllabus
- ✅ No negative marking — attempt all 150 questions
- ✅ Paper 2 allows subject specialization: Maths/Science OR Social Studies
- ✅ Official syllabus source: Appendix-5, Advt. No. 01/UPTET/2026, UPESSC
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Author: ExamsHelp.in Editorial Team | Last Updated: April 16, 2026 | Official Source: Appendix-5, Advt. No. 01/UPTET/2026, UPESSC Prayagraj
Disclaimer: Always download the latest syllabus PDF from the official UPESSC website (www.upessc.gov.in). This content is based on the officially published Information Booklet.