UTET 2026 Notification: Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test Application, Dates, Eligibility & Syllabus

The full UTET 2026 Information Brochure, including detailed eligibility codes, the online application guide, and the list of exam centres, is published by the Board on its official websites. Candidates should download and read the brochure carefully before applying. Official Website: www.ukutet.com and www.ubse.uk.gov.in Notification PDF: Check Here

A candidate can appear for UTET-I only, UTET-II only, or both, by submitting a single online application. Both levels are held on the same day in two separate shifts.

UTET is a multiple-choice, OMR-based test. Each correct answer carries 1 mark. A blank, incorrectly marked, or multiple-marked response gets zero marks. There is no negative marking for wrong answers. Question papers (other than language papers) are printed bilingually in Hindi and English. Candidates must choose their First Language (medium of instruction) as either Hindi or English; the First Language paper will be of a higher level than the Second Language paper. The Second Language must be chosen from Hindi, English, Sanskrit, or Urdu, and must be different from the First Language. For UTET-II, candidates must choose either Mathematics & Science or Social Studies as their subject.

UTET-I Paper Pattern (Primary Level, Classes I-V)

UTET-II Paper Pattern (Upper Primary Level, Classes VI-VIII)

A candidate must meet one of the following: Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks AND a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed/BTC), passed or currently in training/enrolled. Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 45% marks AND a 2-year D.El.Ed/BTC obtained as per NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2002, passed or currently in training/enrolled. Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks AND a 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed), passed or currently in training/enrolled. Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks AND a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education) recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), passed or currently in training/enrolled. Graduation (or equivalent) AND a 2-year D.El.Ed/BTC, passed or in the final year of training/enrolled. Shiksha Mitras working on hono

Qualifying UTET does not by itself confer any right or claim to appointment - it is only one of the mandatory eligibility criteria. Actual recruitment/selection of teachers is carried out under the relevant State Government teacher service rules and prevailing instructions issued from time to time.

Fee must be paid online via Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, or UPI. No other payment mode is accepted. Fee once submitted is non-refundable under any circumstances. Fee must be paid by 6 August 2026, 11:59 PM. Applications for which the fee is not paid by this date/time are automatically rejected. If a candidate's fee gets deducted more than once due to a technical or user error, the candidate is personally responsible and the amount will not be refunded in any case.

The written exam will be held at 29 cities across the state's 13 districts. Candidates must give two city preferences in order of priority in the online application; once a centre is allotted, no request for change is entertained. If fewer than 100 candidates opt for a particular exam city, that city will not be made an exam centre, and such candidates will be allotted their second-preference city or the nearest possible city instead. No travelling allowance is payable to candidates for appearing in the exam.

Downloaded admit card (compulsory - no candidate will be allowed into the exam without it; sent only via the Board's website, not by post) One original photo ID proof, matching what was entered in the online application: Aadhaar Card, Driving Licence, Voter ID, Passport, or PAN Card A black or blue ball-point pen If the admit card photo is missing or unclear, the candidate must additionally carry two recent passport-size photographs and their Aadhaar card Calculators, log tables, mobile phones, pagers, digital watches, and any other electronic gadgets, as well as printed or handwritten material and loose paper, are strictly prohibited inside the exam hall. Candidates found using unfair means will have their candidature cancelled and may face legal action.

Candidates with Blindness, Locomotor Disability, or Cerebral Palsy, and other candidates whose reading/writing ability is affected in special circumstances, may be permitted to use a scribe. The scribe must be arranged by the candidate. The scribe's highest educational qualification must be at least 2 academic years lower and not more than 3 academic years lower than the mandatory qualification for the exam - broadly, no lower than Intermediate level and no higher than first-year graduation level. Eligible candidates get 20 minutes of compensatory time per hour of examination. This extra time also applies to blind/low-vision and other differently-abled candidates whose writing speed is permanently affected, whether or not they use a scribe. Required documents (Appendix 5(I), 5(II), and Appendix 6 formats, the scribe's highest qualification certificate, and two passport photos of the scri

After the exam, the Board publishes a Provisional Answer Key on its website. Objections to the provisional key can be submitted only via email to [email protected] , in the prescribed format, within the specified window, with one objection submitted separately per question. Objections without proof, or submitted after the deadline, or combining multiple questions into a single representation, will not be considered. After expert review, a Final Answer Key is prepared and published; evaluation is based solely on this final key. No further claims/objections against the final key are entertained. OMR answer sheets are evaluated by machine scanning, so no provision exists for re-checking or re-counting of OMR sheets; no application for re-evaluation/re-counting will be accepted. The result declaration date is not specified in this notification - the Board states it will be declared "within a

The UTET certificate is valid for a lifetime. A candidate may appear for UTET any number of times, including to improve a score after already qualifying. Candidates who have qualified the central-level CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) are also eligible for teacher appointment in all types of schools in Uttarakhand; for reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC) and differently-abled candidates, CTET qualifying marks are treated as equivalent to UTET qualifying marks. Candidates who qualify the state-level UTET are eligible for appointment in schools within Uttarakhand that are run by, aided by, or recognized by the state government, or affiliated to any national education board, and which have received a No Objection Certificate from the state government, subject to meeting other prescribed eligibility conditions. TET certificates issued by other states are NOT valid for teacher appointment

Candidates must confirm they satisfy all eligibility criteria for UTET-I, UTET-II, or both, before applying. Any correction to the submitted application is possible only during the correction window, 8 to 11 August 2026; no correction requests are accepted before or after this window, including after the exam or after the result. Providing incorrect information regarding reservation category, sub-category, marks, or qualification code makes the candidate solely responsible, and can lead to cancellation of candidature/result plus legal action. Educational and training qualifications must be completed before the date of application; qualifications acquired after applying will not be considered. The Board does not verify the details filled in by candidates in the online application; verification of qualification is done by the appointing authority only at the time of actual recruitment. Can

Candidates whose certificate-cum-marksheet is lost, damaged, or contains a clerical/spelling error in the name, can obtain a duplicate copy by submitting a prescribed application, a self-attested copy of the High School certificate, an affidavit on ₹10 stamp paper, the original damaged certificate (if applicable), a bank draft of ₹150 payable to the Secretary, Uttarakhand Vidyalayi Shiksha Parishad at the Ramnagar branch, and (in case of a lost certificate) a copy of the newspaper notice published about the loss. No correction is permitted to the candidate's photo, category/sub-category, or the training qualification on which the candidate appeared for the exam.