UP PGT Eligibility 2026: Qualification and Age Limit

UP PGT eligibility for 2026 depends on your subject, your qualification and your age on 1 July 2026. The Uttar Pradesh Education Services Selection Commission (UPESSC) invites applications under Advertisement No. 06/2026 for Post Graduate Teachers in aided secondary schools, and each subject has its own qualification rule.

This page summarises the rules from published summaries of the notification. They are not a substitute for the notification itself, so verify your subject's rule on the official UPESSC website before you apply or pay any fee.

Table of Contents

• Eligibility at a Glance

• Educational Qualification

• Age Limit

• School Type and Application Rules

• Who Is Not Eligible

• Fee and Documents

Eligibility at a Glance

Educational Qualification

The general rule is a Master's degree in the concerned subject from a recognised university, with a B.Ed from an NCTE-recognised institution. Because the post is a Post Graduate Teacher position, the postgraduate subject should match the subject you apply for.

Some subjects follow their own rule, as reported in summaries of the notification:

• Physical Education: A bachelor's degree with M.P.Ed.

• Biology: A Master's in Botany or Zoology, with B.Ed.

• History: A Master's in Ancient, Medieval or Modern History, with B.Ed.

• Home Science: A Master's or B.Sc in Home Science, with B.Ed.

• Music and Drawing: Specific degree or diploma rules apply, so read the notification.

Reports differ on the details for some subjects, so treat this list as a guide and use the notification as the final word. Keep your degree certificates and marksheets ready for document verification.

Age Limit

Age is counted as on 1 July 2026. The minimum is 21 years. The upper limit is reported as 62 years, which summaries link to the age of retirement under the service rules. Date of birth is taken from the High School certificate.

The notification summaries do not list relaxation in years, so check your category's entry in the official PDF.

School Type and Application Rules

• Subject and school choice: You may apply once for a subject in a given category of institution, boys' or girls'.

• Male candidates: They cannot apply for girls' institutions.

• Female candidates: They may apply for boys' or girls' institutions, but only one category for a subject.

• Final submission: Category, sub-category, date of birth and gender are reported as not editable after final submission.

Who Is Not Eligible

• Subject mismatch: A postgraduate degree in a different subject from the one you applied for.

• No B.Ed: A missing or non-NCTE-recognised B.Ed, except where the subject rule says otherwise.

• Below 21 years: Candidates younger than 21 on 1 July 2026.

• Wrong school type: Male candidates applying for girls' institutions.

Fee and Documents

The fee deadline was 17 October 2026 and the correction window closes on 21 October 2026. A photograph, signature and certificates in PDF form are uploaded with the application, and the portal states the accepted sizes.