I. Nationality: a candidate must be either:-

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subMTSct of Nepal, or

(c) a subMTSct of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate is issued to him/her by the Government of India.

II. Age limit:

Category	Age Limit
General/ EWS	18-35 Years
OBC	18-38 Years
SC/ ST	18-40 Years
PwD	18-45 Years

 

UPTET eligibility for Paper I:

• Candidate must have passed senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks.
• Also, he/she must have passed or appeared in the final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education

OR

• Applicants must have passed senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks.
• He/she must have passed or appeared in the final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education, in accordance with NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.

OR

• Aspirants must have passed senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks.
• They must also pass or appear in the final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).

OR

• Candidates must have passed senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks.
• Along with it, they must have a pass certificate of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*.

OR

• A graduation degree in the relevant discipline must be acquired.
• A certificate of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

UPTET 2020 Eligibility for Paper II

• A graduate degree in the relevant discipline must be obtained.
• Also, the candidate must have passed or appeared in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

OR

• A bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks must be acquired.
• Aspirants must have completed 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).

OR

• Graduation with at least 45% marks must be done in relevant discipline.
• He/she must also complete a year in Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.

OR

• Candidates must pass Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks
• Also, they must have either passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).

OR

• Candidates must have passed senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks.
• Along with it, they must have passed or should be appearing in the final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.

OR

• Aspirants must have done graduation with at least 50% marks.

Also, they should have passed or appeared in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)*.