What is the UP PGT syllabus for 2026?

The written test has a 30-question General Knowledge section and a 90-question paper on your subject. General Knowledge covers history, geography, polity, economy, general science, Uttar Pradesh GK and current affairs. The subject paper follows the commission's revised syllabus.

Where can I download the official UP PGT syllabus?

UPESSC publishes the revised syllabus and scheme on its website, upessc.up.gov.in, under the syllabus section. Pick the file for your subject and use it as the final reference.

Is the General Knowledge syllabus the same for TGT and PGT?

Published summaries report that the General Knowledge section is common to both TGT and PGT papers. Verify this in the official file for your exam.

Is there a syllabus for the UP PGT interview?

No separate syllabus is published. The 40-mark interview is reported to assess subject knowledge, teaching aptitude and communication.

How much weightage does the subject paper carry?

The subject paper has 90 of the 120 questions and carries 270 of the 360 written marks, so most of your preparation time should go to it.

Teaching Exams

UP PGT Syllabus 2026: Topic-wise Guide

The UP PGT syllabus for 2026 has two parts: a compulsory General Knowledge section and a paper on your own subject, both set by the Uttar Pradesh Education Services Selection Commission (UPESSC) for Advertisement No. 06/2026. Knowing how marks are split between them tells you where to spend your remaining weeks.

UPESSC has published a revised syllabus on its portal. Treat that file as final. The topic lists below are a working checklist built from published summaries of it, so check each point against the official document for your subject. Open the official syllabus and scheme page to download it.

Syllabus at a Glance
Key Changes to Know
General Knowledge Syllabus
Subject Paper Syllabus
Interview
How to Cover the Syllabus

Syllabus at a Glance

Section	Questions	Marks	Time
General Knowledge	30	90	2 hours for the whole paper
Subject paper	90	270	Included above
Total written test	120	360	2 hours

Key Changes to Know

Revised syllabus: UPESSC has released a revised syllabus, so use the latest file and ignore older subject PDFs.
Same General Knowledge as TGT: The General Knowledge section is reported to be common to the TGT and PGT papers.
Different paper from the last cycle: The earlier cycle (Advertisement 02/2022) used a different paper, so older topic-wise pages may not match.

General Knowledge Syllabus

Area	Topics to cover	Start with
History and culture	Indian history, culture and the freedom movement	Modern history and the freedom struggle
Geography	Physical, social and economic geography of India and Uttar Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh geography
Polity	Constitution, governance and local self-government	Fundamental rights and duties
Economy	Planning, sustainable development, reforms and national income	Basic terms and recent reforms
General science	Basic physics, chemistry, biology and technology	Everyday science concepts
Uttar Pradesh GK	History, culture, festivals, demographics, agriculture and government schemes	State schemes and census facts
Current affairs	National and international events of significance	Last six months of events

With 30 questions and 90 marks, this section is small but fully scoring. Uttar Pradesh GK and current affairs reward steady reading, so give them a fixed daily slot instead of leaving them for the last week.

Subject Paper Syllabus

The subject paper has 90 questions and 270 marks, so it decides your rank. It follows the postgraduate-level content of your subject, as set out in the revised syllabus. The depth is our reading of the scheme and not an official statement, so confirm it in the PDF for your subject.

Language subjects

English: A language part (comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation) and a literature part covering British, American and Indian English writers.
Hindi: History of Hindi literature, prose forms, poetics, linguistics and Sanskrit literature in Hindi.
Sanskrit and Urdu: Follow the subject file on the official page, since published summaries do not give reliable topic lists.

Science and mathematics

Mathematics: Algebra and determinants, calculus and analysis, coordinate geometry and statics.
Physics, Chemistry and Biology: Core postgraduate units of each subject. Use the official file for the unit list, as summaries differ.

Social science and others

History, Geography, Civics, Economics, Sociology, Psychology: Postgraduate units as listed in the official subject file.
Commerce, Education, Home Science, Agriculture, Music, Drawing and Physical Education: Check the subject file, since no reliable common list is published.

Interview

The interview carries 40 marks. No separate syllabus is published for it. It is reported to test subject knowledge, teaching aptitude and communication, so keep your subject notes and a short teaching demo ready.

How to Cover the Syllabus

Week 1: Download your subject file, mark each unit as strong, average or weak, and set a daily General Knowledge slot.
Weeks 2 to 5: Finish weak units first, then average ones, making short notes and a formula or fact sheet.
Weeks 6 to 8: Take unit-wise tests and solve previous questions for your subject.
Final phase: Attempt full-length mocks, analyse them the same day and revise your error log.

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