The Uttarak­hand Board of School Edu­ca­tion (UBSE) has released the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the Uttarak­hand Teacher Eli­gi­bil­i­ty Test (UTET) 2026. Can­di­dates who wish to become eli­gi­ble for teach­ing Class­es I to V (Pri­ma­ry Lev­el) and Class­es VI to VIII (Junior Lev­el) in Uttarak­hand schools can sub­mit their online appli­ca­tions from 14 July 2026 to 03 August 2026.

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Appli­cants should care­ful­ly read the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion before apply­ing to check the eli­gi­bil­i­ty cri­te­ria, impor­tant dates, exam­i­na­tion details, required doc­u­ments, appli­ca­tion process, and oth­er impor­tant instructions.

Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test (UTET) 2026 – Overview

Important Dates

Application Fee

Paper‑I (Primary Level Only)

Both Paper‑I & Paper-II

Pay­ment Mode

• Deb­it Card
• Cred­it Card
• Net Bank­ing
• Offline Fee Payment

UTET 2026 Eligibility

Primary Level (Class I to V)

Can­di­dates must sat­is­fy any one of the fol­low­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty conditions:

• Passed 10+2 with 50% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in the final year of 2‑Year Diplo­ma in Ele­men­tary Edu­ca­tion (D.El.Ed./BTC).
• Passed 10+2 with 45% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in the final year of 2‑Year Diplo­ma in Ele­men­tary Edu­ca­tion as per NCTE Reg­u­la­tions 2002.
• Passed 10+2 with 50% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in the final year of 4‑Year Bach­e­lor of Ele­men­tary Edu­ca­tion (B.El.Ed.).
• Passed 10+2 with 50% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in the final year of 2‑Year Diplo­ma in Edu­ca­tion (Spe­cial Edu­ca­tion).
• Bach­e­lor’s Degree with com­plet­ed or appear­ing in the final year of 2‑Year Diplo­ma in Ele­men­tary Edu­ca­tion.
• IGNOU D.El.Ed. qual­i­fied Shik­sha Mitra can­di­dates are also eligible.
• In-ser­vice teach­ers teach­ing Class­es I to V are also eligible.

Junior Level (Class VI to VIII)

Can­di­dates must ful­fill any one of the fol­low­ing conditions:

• Bach­e­lor’s Degree with com­plet­ed or appear­ing in the final year of 2‑Year Diplo­ma in Ele­men­tary Edu­ca­tion.
• Bach­e­lor’s Degree with 50% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in B.Ed./L.T./Shiksha Shas­tri.
• Bach­e­lor’s Degree with 45% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in B.Ed. as per NCTE regulations.
• Passed 10+2 with 50% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in 4‑Year B.El.Ed.
• Passed 10+2 with 50% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in 4‑Year B.A.Ed./B.Sc.Ed.
• Bach­e­lor’s Degree with 50% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in B.Ed. (Spe­cial Edu­ca­tion).
• Grad­u­a­tion or Post Grad­u­a­tion with 50% marks and com­plet­ed or appear­ing in B.Ed. (sub­ject to NCTE guidelines).

Can­di­dates are advised to read the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion care­ful­ly for com­plete eli­gi­bil­i­ty details.

UTET 2026 Exam Centres

The exam­i­na­tion will be con­duct­ed in the fol­low­ing dis­tricts of Uttarakhand:

• Harid­war
• Dehradun
• Uttarkashi
• Tehri Garhw­al
• Pau­ri Garhwal
• Chamoli
• Rudraprayag
• Pithor­a­garh
• Cham­pawat
• Almo­ra
• Bagesh­war
• Naini­tal
• Udham Singh Nagar

Who Can Apply?

• Can­di­dates from Uttarak­hand.
• Can­di­dates from oth­er states are also eli­gi­ble to apply for UTET 2026.

Documents Required

Before fill­ing the appli­ca­tion form, keep the fol­low­ing doc­u­ments ready:

• Edu­ca­tion­al Certificates
• Iden­ti­ty Proof
• Address Proof
• Pass­port Size Photograph
• Sig­na­ture
• Oth­er sup­port­ing doc­u­ments, if required

How to Apply for UTET 2026

1. Vis­it the offi­cial UBSE website.
2. Com­plete the online registration.
3. Fill in all per­son­al, edu­ca­tion­al, and com­mu­ni­ca­tion details.
4. Upload the required pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture, and nec­es­sary documents.
5. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee through the avail­able pay­ment modes.
6. Ver­i­fy all infor­ma­tion care­ful­ly before final submission.
7. Sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form.
8. Down­load and print the final sub­mit­ted appli­ca­tion form for future reference.

Selection Process

The UTET 2026 qual­i­fi­ca­tion is based on the writ­ten eli­gi­bil­i­ty exam­i­na­tion con­duct­ed by UBSE. Can­di­dates secur­ing the pre­scribed qual­i­fy­ing marks will be award­ed the UTET Eli­gi­bil­i­ty Cer­tifi­cate as per the applic­a­ble rules.

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