The UP Assistant Teacher Syllabus 2026 covers separate syllabus structures for Primary Teachers (Classes 1–5) and Upper Primary Teachers (Classes 6–8). As per the syllabus documents issued by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission, both examinations consist of 120 multiple-choice questions, are conducted for 120 minutes, carry 3 marks per question, and have 1 mark negative marking for every incorrect answer.

The Primary Assistant Teacher syllabus includes General Knowledge, Reasoning, Languages, Science, Mathematics, Environmental Studies & Social Studies, Teaching Skills, Child Psychology, Information Technology, and Life Skills/Management & Attitude. The Upper Primary syllabus consists of compulsory General Knowledge followed by a choice of subject area—Language, Social Studies, or Science & Mathematics.

UP Assistant Teacher Syllabus 2026: Highlights

Candidates can check the major details of the UP Assistant Teacher syllabus below:

The official documents state that all questions are multiple-choice questions with four options and one correct answer.

UP Assistant Teacher Exam Pattern 2026

The exam pattern differs between Primary and Upper Primary Assistant Teacher recruitment. Candidates should understand the structure before preparing the subject-wise syllabus.

Primary Assistant Teacher Exam Pattern 2026

For the Primary Assistant Teacher Exam for Classes 1–5, the paper contains 120 questions. The syllabus document specifies the following distribution:

Since each question carries 3 marks, the 120-question paper amounts to 360 marks, with 1 mark deducted for an incorrect answer.

Upper Primary Assistant Teacher Exam Pattern 2026

The Upper Primary Assistant Teacher Exam for Classes 6–8 is divided into two sections.

Candidates have to attempt the 30 General Knowledge questions, which are compulsory. For the remaining 90 questions, candidates have to select one subject area from the prescribed options. For Language, the candidate can choose Sanskrit, Hindi or English.

The Upper Primary paper also contains 120 MCQs, with each question carrying 3 marks and 1 mark negative marking for an incorrect answer.

UP Assistant Teacher Primary Syllabus 2026 for Classes 1–5

The Primary Assistant Teacher syllabus covers ten areas. The document specifies that Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Science, Mathematics, Environmental & Social Studies are at up to Class 12 level, while Teaching Skills, Child Psychology, Information Technology, and Life Skills/Management & Attitude are based on the D.El.Ed. curriculum level.

1. General Knowledge & Current Affairs

This section carries 25 questions.

The syllabus includes:

• Important international events

• Important national events

• Important events related to the state

• Important places

• Important personalities

• Important works

• International and national awards

• Sports

• Indian culture

• Indian art

• Other important current events

Candidates should therefore cover current affairs at the international, national and state levels along with general awareness related to personalities, awards, sports, culture and art.

2. Logical Reasoning

The Logical Reasoning section carries 5 questions.

The prescribed topics include:

• Analogies

• Assertion and Reason

• Binary Logic

• Classification

• Clocks and Calendars

• Coded Inequalities

• Coding and Decoding

• Critical Reasoning

• Cubes

• Number Series

• Puzzles

• Symbols and Notations

• Venn Diagrams

• Dice

• Data Interpretation

• Direction Sense Test

• Grouping and Selections

• Inferences

• Letter Series

3. Hindi, Sanskrit and English

This section carries 30 questions.

The syllabus includes:

• Grammar

• Unseen prose passages

• Unseen poetry passages

• Comprehension

The syllabus groups Hindi, Sanskrit and English under this section.

4. Science

The Science section carries 8 questions.

Important areas mentioned in the syllabus are:

• Science in daily life

• Motion

• Force

• Energy

• Distance

• Light

• Sound

• World of living organisms

• Human body

• Health

• Cleanliness

• Nutrition

• Environment

• Natural resources

• Matter

• States of matter

5. Mathematics

The Mathematics section carries 16 questions.

The prescribed topics include:

• Numerical ability

• Mathematical operations

• Decimals

• Place value

• Fractions

• Interest

• Profit and loss

• Percentage

• Divisibility

• Factorisation

• Unitary method

• Basic algebra

• Area

• Average

• Volume

• Ratio

• Algebraic identities

• Basic geometry

• Basic statistics

6. Environmental Studies & Social Studies

This section carries 8 questions.

The syllabus includes:

• Structure of the Earth

• Rivers

• Mountains

• Continents

• Oceans

• Living organisms

• Natural resources

• Latitudes and longitudes

• Solar system

• Indian geography

• Indian freedom struggle

• Indian social reformers

• Indian Constitution

• Governance system

• Transport

• Road safety

• Indian economy and its challenges

• Indian cultural heritage

• Environmental conservation

• Natural disaster management

7. Teaching Skills

The Teaching Skills section carries 8 questions.

The syllabus covers:

• Teaching methods and skills

• Principles of teaching and learning

• Present Indian society and elementary education

• Inclusive education

• New initiatives in elementary education

• Educational evaluation and measurement

• Elementary reading skills

• Educational management and administration

8. Child Psychology

Child Psychology carries 8 questions.

Candidates need to study:

• Individual differences

• Factors affecting child development

• Identification of learning needs

• Creating an environment for learning

• Theories of learning

• Practical application of learning theories in classroom teaching

• Special arrangements for children with disabilities

9. Information Technology

The Information Technology section carries 4 questions.

Topics include:

• Development of teaching skills through IT

• ICT in classroom teaching

• ICT in school management

• Computers

• Internet

• Smartphones

• Open Educational Resources (OER)

• Useful teaching applications

• Digital teaching materials

• Use of teaching materials

10. Life Skills, Management & Attitude

This section carries 8 questions.

The syllabus includes:

• Professional conduct

• Professional ethics

• Motivation

• Role of the teacher as a facilitator

• Teacher as a listener

• Teacher as a leader

• Teacher as a guide

• Teacher as a counsellor

• Constitutional values

• Human values

• Effective use of punishment and reward systems

UP Assistant Teacher Primary Syllabus 2026 for Classes 1–5

UP Assistant Teacher Upper Primary Syllabus 2026 for Classes 6–8

For the Upper Primary Assistant Teacher examination, 30 General Knowledge questions are compulsory, while candidates have to choose one of the prescribed 90-question subject areas. The available choices are Language, Social Studies, and Science & Mathematics.

General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Reasoning

The compulsory General Knowledge section contains 30 questions.

The syllabus covers:

1. National and international current events

2. History of India and the Indian National Movement

3. Geography of India

4. Indian polity and governance

5. Constitution

6. Political system

7. Panchayati Raj

8. Public policy and official matters

9. Economic and social development

10. Sustainable development

11. Poverty

12. Demographic issues

13. Social-sector initiatives

14. Environment and ecology

15. Biodiversity

16. Climate change

17. General Science

18. Analogies

19. Assertion and Reason

20. Binary Logic

21. Classification

22. Clocks and Calendars

23. Coded Inequalities

24. Coding and Decoding

Upper Primary Language Syllabus 2026

Candidates opting for the Language category can choose Hindi, English or Sanskrit.

Hindi

The Hindi syllabus includes:

• History of Hindi literature and language

• Grammar

• Unseen prose

• Unseen poetry

• General introduction to prominent writers and poets

• Their works

English

The English syllabus includes:

• History of English literature and language

• Grammar

• Unseen passage

• General introduction to writers and poets

• Their works

Sanskrit

The Sanskrit syllabus includes:

• History of Sanskrit language and literature

• Grammar

• Unseen prose

• Unseen poetry

• General introduction to prominent writers and poets

• Their works

Upper Primary Social Studies Syllabus 2026

Candidates opting for Social Studies have to prepare topics from Indian history, society, polity, geography, economy and environment.

History

The history portion includes:

• Sources for studying history

• Stone Age culture

• Copper-Stone Age culture

• Vedic culture

• India in the 6th century BCE

• Early Indian states

• Establishment of the Mauryan Empire

• Post-Mauryan India

• Gupta period

• Rajput period

• Pushyabhuti dynasty

• States of South India

• Religious and social development in the 6th century

• Arrival of Islam in India

• Establishment, expansion and decline of the Delhi Sultanate

• Mughal Empire

• Mughal culture and decline

• Arrival of European powers in India

• Establishment of British rule

• Expansion of Company rule

• Renaissance in India

• Rise of nationalism in India

• Freedom movement

• Independence

• Partition of India

• Challenges of independent India

Society, Polity and Governance

This portion covers:

• Indian society

• Rural and urban society

• Rural and urban lifestyle

• Rural and urban self-government

• District administration

• Indian Constitution

• Central and state government

• Democracy in India

• National security

• Foreign policy

• Global community and India

• Civil security

• Traffic safety

• Disability

Geography

The Geography syllabus includes:

• Earth in the solar system

• Determination of locations on the globe

• Movements of the Earth

• Map-making

• Four spheres of the Earth

• Lithosphere

• Structure of the Earth

• Major landforms

• India's location in the world

• Physical features of India

• Soil

• Use and importance of fertilisers

• Vegetation

• Wildlife

• Climate of India

• Economic resources

• Transport

• Trade

• Communication

• Geography of Uttar Pradesh

• Political divisions of Uttar Pradesh

• Climate

• Soil

• Vegetation

• Wildlife

• Agriculture

• Minerals

• Industries

• Population

• Urbanisation

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Major natural regions of the world

• Human life in different natural regions

• Mineral resources and industries

Economy and Environment

The remaining Social Studies topics include:

• Indian economy and its challenges

• Environment

• Natural resources and their utilisation

• Natural balance

• Use of resources

• Impact of population growth on the environment

• Environmental pollution

• Waste management

• Disasters

• Environmentalists

• Awards related to the environment

• Environment Day

• Environment Calendar

UP Assistant Teacher Upper Primary Syllabus 2026 for Classes 6–8

Upper Primary Mathematics Syllabus 2026

The Mathematics syllabus includes the following areas:

1. Natural numbers

2. Whole numbers

3. Rational numbers

4. Integers

5. Brackets

6. LCM

7. HCF

8. Square roots

9. Cube roots

10. Algebraic identities

11. Algebra

12. Real and irrational numbers

13. Rational numbers

14. Powers of numbers

15. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of algebraic expressions

16. Terms and coefficients

17. Like and unlike terms

18. Degree of expressions

19. Linear, quadratic and cubic expressions

20. Simultaneous equations

21. Quadratic equations

22. Linear equations

23. Parallel lines

24. Construction of quadrilaterals

25. Triangles

26. Circles

27. Cyclic quadrilaterals

28. Tangents to a circle

29. Ratio and proportion

30. Percentage

31. Profit and loss

32. Simple interest

33. Compound interest

34. Classification of data

35. Pictographs

36. Mean

37. Median

38. Mode

39. Frequency

40. Pie charts

41. Bar charts

42. Ungrouped data

43. Probability

44. Graphs

45. Area and perimeter

46. Exponents

47. Trigonometry

Upper Primary Science Syllabus 2026

The Science syllabus covers a broad range of topics from everyday science, biology, physics, chemistry, environment and health.

Biology and Life Science

Topics include:

• Science in daily life

• Important discoveries

• Importance of science

• Humans, science and technology

• Fibres and fabrics

• Process of making fabrics from fibres

• Living and non-living matter

• Classification of organisms

• Classification of plants

• Classification of animals

• Adaptation in organisms

• Changes in animals and plants

• Structure and functions of animals

• Microorganisms

• Classification of microorganisms

• Diseases caused by microorganisms

• Prevention of diseases

• Cell to organ system

• Adolescence

• Disability

• Food and nutrition

• Health

• Cleanliness

• Diseases

• Crop production

• Nitrogen cycle

• Nutrition in animals

• Nutrition in plants

• Reproduction

• Useful plants

• Respiration

• Excretion

• Useful animals

• Vitamins

• Hormones

• Mineral salts

Physics and Physical Science

The syllabus also covers:

• Measurement

• Electric current

• Magnetism

• Motion

• Force

• Machines

• Energy

• Sound

• Static electricity

• Light

• Optical instruments

• Heat

• Temperature

Chemistry and Environment

Candidates should also prepare:

• Air and its properties

• Composition of air

• Need and uses of air

• Ozone layer

• Greenhouse effect

• Water

• Need and uses of water

• Sources of water

• Properties of water

• Water pollution

• Water conservation

• Matter

• Groups of matter

• Separation of substances

• Structure and nature of matter

• Acids

• Bases

• Salts

• Man-made objects

• Plastic

• Glass

• Soap

• Clay

• Minerals

• Metals

• Carbon and its compounds

• Alternative sources of energy

• Periodic table

• Structure of blood

• Blood groups

• Precautions during blood transfusion

Primary vs Upper Primary Assistant Teacher Syllabus 2026

The two syllabus documents have several common features, but their subject structures are different.

The Primary syllabus is divided across multiple educational and teaching-related areas, whereas the Upper Primary paper requires candidates to choose a subject category for the 90-question second section.

UP Assistant Teacher Syllabus 2026: Important Points

Candidates preparing for the examination should keep the following points in mind:

• The examination contains 120 questions.

• The duration of the examination is 120 minutes.

• Every question carries 3 marks.

• 1 mark is deducted for an incorrect answer.

• Questions are objective-type MCQs with four options.

• The paper is available in Hindi and English.

• The Primary examination covers ten subject/skill areas.

• The Upper Primary examination has 30 compulsory General Knowledge questions.

• Upper Primary candidates have to select one subject category for the remaining 90 questions.

• In the Upper Primary Language category, candidates can choose Hindi, English or Sanskrit.

• The Primary syllabus states that Languages, Science, Mathematics, and Environmental & Social Studies are covered up to Class 12 level.

• Teaching Skills, Child Psychology, Information Technology, and Life Skills/Management & Attitude are based on the D.El.Ed. curriculum level.

How to Prepare for UP Assistant Teacher Exam 2026?

Candidates should first identify whether they are preparing for the Primary (Classes 1–5) or Upper Primary (Classes 6–8) examination. The syllabus structure is different for both levels.

For Primary preparation, candidates should distribute their study time across General Knowledge, Reasoning, Languages, Science, Mathematics, EVS & Social Studies and the four teaching-related areas.

For Upper Primary preparation, candidates should first prepare the compulsory General Knowledge section and then focus extensively on their selected subject. Language candidates should select one among Hindi, English and Sanskrit, while Social Studies and Science & Mathematics candidates should prepare the respective detailed syllabus.

Regular revision, topic-wise practice and solving MCQs can help candidates become familiar with the objective nature of the examination.