UP Junior Assistant Teacher Syllabus 2026 Released: Check Exam Pattern & Selection Process

UPESSC Junior High School Assistant Teacher (Class 6-8) Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2026

Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), Prayagraj has issued the official exam scheme and syllabus for the upcoming Upper Primary School Assistant Teacher (Class 6 to 8) Recruitment Examination 2026. Candidates preparing for UP Junior Teacher vacancies can review the detailed selection pattern, subject weightage, negative marking rules, and topic-wise syllabus below.

UP Junior High School Teacher Exam Pattern 2026 Overview

The recruitment examination for Assistant Teacher (Class 6-8) will consist of a single objective question paper divided into two main sections.

• Exam Mode: Objective Type (MCQ)
• Exam Duration: 2 Hours (120 Minutes)
• Total Questions: 120 Questions
• Marks Per Question: 3 Marks
• Negative Marking: 01 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
• Medium of Exam: Bilingual (Hindi & English)

Section-Wise Marks Distribution

Detailed Syllabus Breakdown

1. General Knowledge / Current Affairs / Reasoning (Mandatory)

• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and Indian National Movement
• Geography of India
• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, etc.
• Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, and Climate Change
• General Science
• Reasoning: Analogies, assertion and reason, binary logic, classification, clocks and calendars, coded inequalities, coding-decoding.

2. Language (Hindi / English / Sanskrit)

• Hindi: हिन्दी साहित्य एवं भाषा का इतिहास, व्याकरण, अपठित गद्यांश तथा पद्यांश, प्रमुख लेखकों/कवियों का सामान्य परिचय एवं उनकी रचनाएँ।
• English: History of English Literature and Language, Grammar, Unseen Passage, Writers/Poets general introduction and their works.
• Sanskrit: संस्कृत भाषा एवं साहित्य के इतिहास की जानकारी, व्याकरण, अपठित गद्यांश/पद्यांश, प्रमुख लेखकों/कवियों का सामान्य परिचय एवं उनकी कृतियाँ।

3. Social Studies (सामाजिक अध्ययन)

• Sources of knowing history, Stone Age culture, Vedic culture, India in 6th Century BC, Early kingdoms.
• Mauryan Empire, Gupta Period, Rajput Period, South Indian Kingdoms.
• Religious and social developments, Arrival of Islam, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire.
• Arrival of European Powers, Establishment and expansion of British rule, Renaissance and Nationalism in India.
• Freedom Movement, Independence, Partition of India, Challenges of Independent India.
• Civics & Governance: Rural and Urban Self-Governance, District Administration, Indian Constitution, Democracy, National Security & Foreign Policy.
• Geography & Environment: Solar system, Globe, Maps, Physical features of India & UP, Climate, Soil, Minerals, Population, Atmosphere, Environmental Pollution, Waste Management.

4. Mathematics (गणित)

• Natural Numbers, Whole Numbers, Rational & Irrational Numbers, HCF & LCM, Square Root & Cube Root.
• Algebra: Variables, Constants, Polynomials, Operations on Algebraic Expressions, Linear & Quadratic Equations.
• Geometry & Mensuration: Parallel lines, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles, Coordinate Geometry, Mensuration, Trigonometry.
• Arithmetic & Statistics: Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode, Histograms, Pie Charts, Probability).

5. Science (विज्ञान)

• Science in Daily Life, Discoveries, Fiber to Fabric, Living & Non-living Organisms, Cell Structure to Organ System.
• Adolescence, Food, Health & Disease, Nutrition in Plants & Animals, Respiration & Excretion.
• Physics: Units & Measurement, Electricity, Magnetism, Motion, Force, Energy, Sound, Light & Optical Instruments.
• Chemistry & Earth Science: Air, Water, Acids, Bases & Salts, Heat & Temperature, Synthetic Materials, Metals & Non-metals, Carbon Compounds, Periodic Table.