UKPSC Lecturer Syllabus 2026, Check Exam Pattern, Download PDF

UKPSC Lecturer Syllabus 2026: The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) has officially released the UKPSC Lecturer Notification 2026. This recruitment drive aims to fill a massive 808 Lecturer vacancies (725 General Branch + 83 Women Branch) across various disciplines, including Hindi, English, Art, Sociology, Mathematics, and more, under the Uttarakhand Special Subordinate Education Service. The vacancies are available for both General and Women branches. The selection process for the UKPSC Lecturer exam includes a Screening Test followed by a Subject-Wise Written Examination. 

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UKPSC Lecturer Syllabus 2026

The UKPSC Lecturer Exam Syllabus 2026 is prescribed by the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) to assess candidates' teaching aptitude, subject knowledge, and overall academic competence for Lecturer posts in government colleges. Candidates should thoroughly review this syllabus for effective preparation.

UKPSC Lecturer Syllabus 2026 (Screening Test)

The Screening Test evaluates a candidate's general aptitude and teaching abilities. Key subjects and topics include:

• Teaching Aptitude:

• Indian Education System: Education Commissions (Radhakrishnan, Mudaliar, Kothari), UGC, NCERT, NCTE, National Education Policy (NEP), Right to Education, Educational Schemes (SSA, RUSA, etc.).

• Teaching Methods & Communication: Traditional & modern methods, Teaching skills and qualities, Classroom communication types, Teaching aids & instructional strategies.

• Value-Based Education: Types of values (individual & social), Role of education in value development, Discipline, planning, and administration, Student behavior and dropout reasons with solutions, Computer in education.

• Educational Technology: Teaching as a profession, Teacher’s duties, responsibilities & ethics, Meaning & purpose of evaluation, Types of evaluation (formative, summative), Techniques & tools of evaluation, Test construction basics & assessment for learning.

• Knowledge of Uttarakhand:

• Geography of Uttarakhand: Location, boundaries, administrative divisions, Physiographic divisions, Climate and rainfall patterns, Soil types and agricultural regions, Forest resources and vegetation, National parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and biosphere reserves, Natural disasters (floods, landslides, earthquakes).

• History: Ancient history and archaeological evidence, Katyuri and Chand dynasties, Garhwal and Kumaon kingdoms, British administration in Uttarakhand, Role in India’s freedom struggle, Chipko Movement and other social movements, Uttarakhand statehood movement, Formation of Uttarakhand.

• Natural and Economic Resources: Agriculture and allied activities, Horticulture and medicinal plants, Animal husbandry and dairy development, Industries and industrial development, Tourism (religious, eco, adventure tourism).

• Political and Administration: Local self-government, Administrative reforms and governance initiatives, Role of state commissions and boards.

• Education and Culture: Educational and institute Training, Soil types and agricultural regions, Forest resources and vegetation, Festivals, National parks, wildlife sanctuaries, biosphere reserves, Natural disasters (floods, landslides, earthquakes), Main Movements.

• Economic Development: Hydro-power projects, Employment schemes and livelihood programs, Economic changes after the formation of the Uttarakhand state, Industries and industrial development, Popular sports in Uttarakhand, Famous sportspersons, State sports awards and institutions.

• Mental Ability Test:

• Logical reasoning: Topics such as analogy, classification, series, coding–decoding, direction sense, blood relations, syllogism, puzzles, and decision-making.

• Numerical concepts: Percentage, ratio and proportion, average, profit and loss, time and work, and speed and distance.

• General Hindi:

• संधि (स्वर संधि, व्यंजन संधि, विसर्ग संधि), समास (अव्ययीभाव, तत्पुरुष, द्वंद्व, बहुव्रीहि), उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय, पर्यायवाची शब्द, विलोम शब्द, अनेकार्थी शब्द, अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द, मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ, लिंग, वचन, पुरुष, रस, छंद, अलंकार.

UKPSC Lecturer Syllabus 2026 (Subject Knowledge Test)

The Subject Knowledge Test assesses an in-depth understanding of the candidate’s chosen subject at the postgraduate level. This section details the syllabus for various subjects.

• English:

• History of English Literature (Old English, Middle English, Renaissance, Restoration, Romantic, Victorian, Modern & Post-Modern periods).

• Major literary movements and trends.

• Poetry (major poets, poetic forms and themes).

• Drama.

• Prose and fiction.

• Novel and short story.

• Literary criticism.

• Literary theories (Classical, Modern, and Contemporary).

• Rhetoric and prosody (basic concepts).

• Grammar and usage.

• History:

• Ancient Indian History: Sources of history, Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic culture, Maurya and Gupta period.

• Medieval Indian History: Delhi Sultanate, Mughal administration and culture.

• Modern Indian History: British expansion, Socio-religious reform movements.

• Geography:

• Physical Geography, Human Geography, Economic Geography, Indian Geography, Geography of Uttarakhand, Environmental geography, Geographical techniques and map work.

• Political Science:

• Political theory, Western and Indian political thinkers, Indian Constitution, Indian political system, Public administration, Comparative politics, International relations, Political ideologies and movements, Uttarakhand’s political and administrative structure.

• Sociology:

• Basic sociological concepts, Social institutions, Social stratification, Social change and development, Indian society, Social problems, Sociological thinkers, Research methodology in sociology.

• Art:

• Fundamentals of Arts, Technical arts, History of Arts.

• Commerce:

• Accountancy, Business organization, Business management.

• Agriculture:

• Soil science, Agronomy, Horticulture, Genetics and plant breeding, Plant pathology, Entomology, Agricultural economics, Agricultural extension.

• Hindi:

• हिंदी साहित्य का इतिहास (आदिकाल, भक्तिकाल, रीतिकाल, आधुनिक काल), भक्तिकालीन काव्य (निर्गुण एवं सगुण काव्यधारा), रीतिकालीन साहित्य (रीतिबद्ध, रीतिसिद्ध, रीतिमुक्त काव्य), आधुनिक हिंदी साहित्य (भारतेंदु युग, द्विवेदी युग, छायावाद, प्रगतिवाद, प्रयोगवाद, नई कविता), हिंदी काव्य (प्रमुख कवि एवं काव्य प्रवृत्तियाँ), हिंदी गद्य साहित्य (उपन्यास, कहानी, नाटक, निबंध, आत्मकथा, संस्मरण), प्रमुख साहित्यकार एवं उनकी कृतियाँ, काव्यशास्त्र (रस, अलंकार, छंद, ध्वनि, वक्रोक्ति), हिंदी भाषा का विकास और स्वरूप, भाषाविज्ञान एवं हिंदी की बोलियाँ.

UKPSC Lecturer Exam Pattern 2026

The UKPSC Lecturer Exam 2026 will be conducted for a total of 16 subjects. The exam pattern, based on the previous year’s notification, includes two stages: a Screening Test and a Written Exam. A total of 808 vacancies are available.

Screening Test

The Screening Test assesses general knowledge and teaching aptitude. It is a 2-hour examination comprising multiple sections.

Written Exam

The Written Exam is subject-specific and evaluates in-depth subject knowledge. This examination has a duration of 3 hours, 200 questions with 200 marks.