UPESSC PRT 2026 Complete Guide: All 10 Sections + 5 Practice Sets

One book for the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission's primary assistant teacher (classes 1–5) recruitment examination 2026, in Hindi and English side by side — all ten sections of the 2026 syllabus, five full practice sets on the new pattern, and 1,263 original questions with every answer explained.

उत्तर प्रदेश शिक्षा सेवा चयन आयोग की प्राथमिक सहायक अध्यापक (कक्षा 1–5) भर्ती परीक्षा 2026 का पूरा पाठ्यक्रम, उत्तर प्रदेश की समसामयिकी और नए ढाँचे पर पाँच पूरे प्रैक्टिस सेट — एक ही पुस्तक में, हिन्दी और अंग्रेज़ी दोनों भाषाओं में।

Advertisement 05/2026 fills 12,405 posts — 11,508 assistant teachers in the urban primary schools of the Basic Education Department and 897 in attached primary sections of aided schools — through one written examination: 120 multiple-choice questions for 360 marks in two hours, +3 for a right answer and −1 for a wrong one, on 3 and 4 December 2026. No book on the old UPTET or Super TET pattern matches this paper; this one is built on it.

Getting started — the exam at a glance from the advertisement itself (posts, qualifications, age limits, fees, the scheme and the official syllabus of all ten sections), the arithmetic of +3/−1 marking (when a guess pays) and a six-week plan to the exam.

Part I — General knowledge and current affairs (25 questions in the exam): Indian culture and art; famous works, awards and sport; Uttar Pradesh general knowledge; Uttar Pradesh current affairs 2025–26 (the 2026–27 budget, the Ganga Expressway, Jewar, the Mahakumbh, Deepotsav, Sarnath on the World Heritage List, Lucknow as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, Mission Prerna and NIPUN Bharat); and national and world events to 15 October 2026 — 128 questions.

Part II — Reasoning: the method for every type on the Commission's list, from analogies and coded inequalities to binary logic, dice and grouping — 109 questions, every puzzle checked by computer to have exactly one answer.

Part III — Hindi, Sanskrit and English: grammar from sandhi and samas to rasa, chhand and alankar; Sanskrit sandhi, word and verb forms and karak; English grammar and vocabulary; unseen passages with public-domain poems of Kabir, Tulsidas, Rahim and Vrind — 129 questions.

Parts IV–VI — Mathematics, science, environment and social studies: formulas and worked examples, then practice; every calculation computed — 205 questions.

Part VII — Teaching skills, child psychology, IT and life skills at D.El.Ed. level: methods and maxims, the RTE Act 2009, NEP 2020, inclusive education, evaluation, early reading, Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Erikson, learning theories, DIKSHA and OER, motivation and the teacher's roles — 92 questions.

Part VIII — five full practice sets of 120 questions each, in the Commission's order and numbers (GK 25, reasoning 5, language 30, science 8, mathematics 16, EVS 8, teaching 8, child psychology 8, IT 4, life skills 8), with an OMR sheet and an explained answer key.

Every note and every question was written for this book; no question from any examination is printed here. Poems are from public-domain works and prose passages were written for the book. This book is independent and is not published, approved or endorsed by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission. Confirm dates and rules at upessc.up.gov.in.

Contents

• Getting Started · प्रारम्भ
• How to Use This Book · यह पुस्तक कैसे पढ़ें
• The Exam at a Glance · परीक्षा एक नज़र में
• Marking, Strategy and a 6-Week Plan · अंकन, रणनीति और 6 सप्ताह की योजना
• Part I – General Knowledge and Current Affairs · भाग I – सामान्य ज्ञान एवं समसामयिक घटनाएँ
• 1. Indian Culture and Art · भारतीय संस्कृति एवं कला
• 2. Works, Awards and Sport · रचनाएँ, पुरस्कार और खेल-कूद
• 3. Uttar Pradesh: General Knowledge · उत्तर प्रदेश: सामान्य ज्ञान
• 4. Uttar Pradesh: Current Affairs (2025–26) · उत्तर प्रदेश की समसामयिकी (2025–26)
• 5. National and International Current Affairs (2025–26) · राष्ट्रीय और अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय समसामयिकी (2025–26)
• Part II – Reasoning · भाग II – तार्किक ज्ञान
• 6. Reasoning: Every Type, Methods and Practice · तार्किक ज्ञान: सभी प्रकार, विधियाँ और अभ्यास
• Part III – Language: Hindi, Sanskrit and English · भाग III – भाषा: हिन्दी, संस्कृत तथा अंग्रेज़ी
• 7. Hindi: Grammar, Unseen Prose and Poetry · हिन्दी: व्याकरण, अपठित गद्यांश और पद्यांश
• 8. Sanskrit: Grammar and Unseen Passages · संस्कृत: व्याकरण और अपठित
• 9. English: Grammar and Comprehension · अंग्रेज़ी: व्याकरण और अपठित गद्यांश
• Part IV – Mathematics · भाग IV – गणित
• 10. Number System, Place Value, Fractions, Decimals, Divisibility, HCF and LCM · संख्या पद्धति, स्थानीय मान, भिन्न, दशमलव, विभाज्यता और म.स.-ल.स.
• 11. Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest, Ratio, the Unitary Method and Average · प्रतिशत, लाभ-हानि, ब्याज, अनुपात, ऐकिक नियम और औसत
• 12. Algebra, Identities, Geometry, Area, Volume and Statistics · बीजगणित, सर्वसमिकाएँ, ज्यामिति, क्षेत्रफल, आयतन और सांख्यिकी
• Part V – Science · भाग V – विज्ञान
• 13. Motion, Force, Energy, Light, Sound, Matter and Science in Daily Life · गति, बल, ऊर्जा, प्रकाश, ध्वनि, पदार्थ और दैनिक जीवन का विज्ञान
• 14. The Living World, the Human Body, Health, Nutrition and the Environment · जीवों की दुनिया, मानव शरीर, स्वास्थ्य, पोषण और पर्यावरण
• Part VI – Environment and Social Studies · भाग VI – पर्यावरण एवं सामाजिक अध्ययन
• 15. The Solar System, the Earth, Indian Geography, Environmental Protection and Disaster Management · सौरमण्डल, पृथ्वी, भारत का भूगोल, पर्यावरण संरक्षण और आपदा प्रबन्धन
• 16. The Freedom Struggle, Social Reformers, the Constitution, Governance, Road Safety and the Economy · स्वतंत्रता संग्राम, समाज सुधारक, संविधान, शासन, सड़क सुरक्षा और अर्थव्यवस्था
• Part VII – Teaching Skills, Child Psychology, Information Technology and Life Skills · भाग VII – शिक्षण कौशल, बाल मनोविज्ञान, सूचना तकनीकी और जीवन कौशल
• 17. Teaching Skills · शिक्षण कौशल
• 18. Child Psychology · बाल मनोविज्ञान
• 19. Information Technology: Computers, the Internet and Digital Teaching · सूचना तकनीकी: कम्प्यूटर, इण्टरनेट और डिजिटल शिक्षण
• 20. Life Skills, Management and Attitude · जीवन कौशल, प्रबन्धन और अभिवृत्ति
• Part VIII – Practice Sets · भाग VIII – प्रैक्टिस सेट
• How to Take the Practice Sets · प्रैक्टिस सेट कैसे हल करें
• Practice Set 1 · प्रैक्टिस सेट 1
• Practice Set 2 · प्रैक्टिस सेट 2
• Practice Set 3 · प्रैक्टिस सेट 3
• Practice Set 4 · प्रैक्टिस सेट 4
• Practice Set 5 · प्रैक्टिस सेट 5