UP Special TET Exam Paper 2026 Key Takeaways & Important Facts
Access the UP Special TET 2026 Shift 1 (Primary Level, Paper 1) question paper, conducted on 3 November 2026.
Download the full 150-question bilingual exam paper PDF.
Find a comprehensive section-wise analysis, key topics, and solved solutions for 12 questions.
Note that the official UPESSC answer key for this exam is yet to be released.
UP Special TET Exam Paper 2026 PDF: 3 November Shift 1 Primary (Paper 1) Question Paper with Analysis
The UP Special TET exam paper for 3 November 2026, Shift 1 (Primary Level, Paper 1, Class 1–5) is available below as a free PDF. It is the full 150-question bilingual booklet from the exam hall. Below it you'll find a section-wise breakdown, the topics that were asked, and 12 questions solved by our subject team. The official UPESSC answer key has not been released yet.
Quick answer
Exam: UP Special TET 2026, conducted by UPESSC
Date: 3 November 2026 · This PDF: Shift 1, Primary (Paper 1)
Pattern: 150 questions, 150 marks, 2 hours 30 minutes, no negative marking
Sections: CDP 1–30 · Hindi 31–60 · English/Sanskrit 61–90 · Maths 91–120 · EVS 121–150
Answer key: Official key not released yet
Official website: upessc.up.gov.in
UP Special TET Exam Paper 2026 PDF: 3 November Shift 1 (Primary)
UP Special TET 2026 – Primary (Paper 1), 3 Nov, Shift 1
Full bilingual (Hindi + English) question booklet · 150 questions · 27 scanned pages
Important: this is a candidate's copy of the booklet, so it carries the candidate's own pen ticks. Those ticks are not an answer key, and several are wrong (for example, Q105, Q106, Q109 and Q110 — see the solved questions below). Use the tick marks only as a record of one candidate's attempt.
Level | Shift | Status |
|---|---|---|
Primary (Paper 1, Class 1–5) | Shift 1 | PDF available above |
Upper Primary (Paper 2, Class 6–8) | — | Will be added when available |
UP Special TET 2026: Exam overview
Exam name | UP Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Special TET) 2026 |
|---|---|
Conducting body | Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) |
Who it is for | In-service primary and upper primary teachers (including special teachers for CWSN) who have not yet passed TET or CTET |
Exam date | 3 November 2026 |
Levels | Paper 1 – Primary (Class 1–5); Paper 2 – Upper Primary (Class 6–8) |
Mode | Offline, OMR sheet |
Questions/marks/time | 150 MCQs, 150 marks, 2 hours 30 minutes |
Negative marking | None |
Medium | Hindi and English (language sections in that language) |
Answer key / result | Not announced Awaited |
Official website |
Section-wise structure of the 3 Nov Shift 1 Primary paper
Question numbers below are taken from the booklet itself.
Part | Subject | Question nos. | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
Part I | Child Development & Teaching Method (बाल विकास एवं शिक्षण विधि) | 1–30 | 30 |
Part II | Language I – Hindi (भाषा-I हिन्दी) | 31–60 | 30 |
Part III | Language II – English or Sanskrit (भाषा-II) | 61–90 | 30 |
Part IV | Mathematics (गणित) | 91–120 | 30 |
Part V | Environmental Studies (पर्यावरण अध्ययन) | 121–150 | 30 |
Total | 150 | ||
Topics asked in the UP Special TET 3 Nov Shift 1 paper
Based on our subject team's question-by-question review of this booklet.
Section | Topics seen in this paper |
|---|---|
Child Development & Pedagogy | Learning curves, Piaget (children as active learners), Thorndike's trial and error, counselling and adjustment, Braille and inclusive education, maturation vs learning, teaching–learning material, motivation and reinforcement |
Hindi | Hindi literature (पंचवटी – author), तत्सम–तद्भव, संधि-विच्छेद, मुहावरे (आँख का तारा), विराम चिह्न, वचन, unseen passage on the Green Revolution and organic farming (Q58–60) |
English | Nouns and pronouns, articles, passive voice, reported speech, punctuation, quotation marks and commas, conjunctions, negative prefixes, unseen passage on the Industrial Revolution |
Sanskrit (alternative to English) | सन्धि, प्रत्यय, समास, विभक्ति, विलोम, unseen passage (Q88–90) |
Mathematics | Percentages, simple interest, perimeter and area (fencing, tiling), fractions in word problems, data interpretation from a pie chart and bar graphs, calendar/day problems, mixed multi-step word problems |
EVS | Panchayati Raj committees and the 73rd Amendment, Indian Constitution, rivers (Ganga at Devprayag, coastal rivers), environment and public health, family types, Central Highlands (assertion–reason), EVM and VVPAT, government schemes, plant and animal classification |
What stands out: the Maths section is built almost entirely of multi-step word problems and graph-reading, not direct formula questions, and EVS leans heavily on polity and geography. Both are worth extra practice for the Upper Primary paper and future Special TET rounds.
12 solved questions from the UP Special TET 3 Nov Shift 1 paper
Solved by the Teaching Pariksha subject team, with working. The official UPESSC answer key will be final.
Q | Question (short) | Answer | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | Piaget believed that children are: | (B) Active constructors of knowledge | Core idea of Piaget's constructivism |
4 | Braille primarily uses: | (B) Tactile symbols | Raised dots read by touch |
6 | According to Thorndike, learning occurs mainly through: | (B) Trial and error | Thorndike's connectionism |
53 | 'पंचवटी' खंडकाव्य के रचयिता कौन हैं? | (A) मैथिलीशरण गुप्त | Khandkavya by Maithilisharan Gupt |
105 | 30% of boys = 20% of girls take part. What % of all students take part? | (D) 24% | 0.3B = 0.2G → G = 1.5B; 0.6B ÷ 2.5B = 24% |
106 | Rope around an 18 m × 11 m garden? | (A) 58 m | 2 × (18 + 11) = 58 m |
107 | 14.4 m × 9.6 m courtyard, 30 cm square tiles. Minimum tiles? | (C) 1,536 | 48 × 32 = 1,536 |
108 | SI = 49% of principal, rate = years. Amount on ₹8,000? | (B) ₹11,920 | r² = 49 → r = 7; SI = 8,000 × 7 × 7 ÷ 100 = 3,920 |
109 | 3½ kg mix; uses 2/7, adds 5/8 kg, packs 3/4 kg. Left? | (B) 2 3/8 kg | 3.5 × 5/7 = 2.5; + 0.625 − 0.75 = 2.375 |
110 | 8 cartons × 125 pencils; 350 given, ½ of rest kept, rest in 5 boxes. Per box? | (B) 65 | 1,000 − 350 = 650; 650 ÷ 2 = 325; 325 ÷ 5 = 65 |
135 | Match: Balwant Rai Mehta, Ashok Mehta, G.V.K. Rao, L.M. Singhvi | (A) 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A | Three-tier PRI; two-tier; district planning unit; constitutional status |
137 | Ganga is formed at Devprayag by which two rivers? | (A) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda | Confluence at Devprayag, Uttarakhand |
How to estimate your UP Special TET score
Download the PDF and open your section using the table above.
Note the answer you filled in on the OMR for each question.
When the answer key is out, count your correct answers. There is no negative marking, so wrong and blank answers count as zero.
Estimated score = number of correct answers.
Category | Pass % (UPTET norm) | Marks out of 150 |
|---|---|---|
General | 60% | 90 |
SC / ST / OBC / PwD and other reserved categories | 55% | 82.5 |
These are the passing percentages used in UPTET. Check the Special TET notification on upessc.up.gov.in for the exact qualifying marks applied to this exam.
Why the UP Special TET 2026 is being held
In Anjuman Ishaat-e-Taleem Trust, the Supreme Court held that in-service teachers must pass TET to continue in service. On 29 May 2026, in State of U.P. v. Anjuman Ishaat-e-Taleem Trust, a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan dismissed the review petition and extended the deadline to 31 August 2028. It also directed states to hold TET regularly, preferably twice a year.
The UP Special TET gives in-service primary and upper primary teachers in Uttar Pradesh who have not yet passed TET or CTET a dedicated chance to qualify before that deadline. Teachers who have already passed TET or CTET do not need to take it.
What this exam paper does not tell you
It is not an answer key. The pen ticks are one candidate's attempt, and several are wrong.
It covers one shift and one level only: Primary, Shift 1. Question papers for other shifts or the Upper Primary level may differ.
It does not include an Urdu Language II section. Only the English and Sanskrit options are in this booklet copy.
संक्षेप में (Hindi summary)
UP स्पेशल TET 2026 की परीक्षा 3 नवंबर 2026 को हुई। यहाँ प्राथमिक स्तर (पेपर 1, कक्षा 1–5) की पहली पाली का पूरा प्रश्न पत्र PDF में दिया गया है। पेपर में 150 प्रश्न थे: बाल विकास (1–30), हिन्दी (31–60), अंग्रेज़ी/संस्कृत (61–90), गणित (91–120) और पर्यावरण अध्ययन (121–150)। कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं है। PDF पर लगे टिक किसी अभ्यर्थी के हैं, ये आंसर की नहीं हैं। आधिकारिक आंसर की upessc.up.gov.in पर आएगी।
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