Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Uttar Pradesh Plans Recruitment for 17,059 Education Posts
Uttar Pradesh plans to hire people for 17,059 jobs in its education departments.
These jobs include teachers, lecturers, assistant professors, and principals.
The hiring is part of a larger plan to fill 100,000 government jobs within six months.
Higher Education has 2,047 openings.
Secondary Education has 3,504 openings.
Basic Education has the most, with 11,508 openings for urban primary school assistant teachers.
Several exams are planned for November and December 2026, though some dates are tentative or proposed.
The state says the recruitment drive is meant to create job opportunities for young people.
Uttar Pradesh has expedited recruitment for 17,059 education-sector posts as part of a state target to fill 100,000 government jobs within six months.
The Higher Education Department has 2,047 vacancies: 111 principals and 1,936 assistant professors.
The assistant professor examination is scheduled for November 19 and 20, 2026.
Secondary Education plans to recruit 3,504 people, with exams tentatively scheduled for December 3–4 and December 15–16, 2026, for different posts.
Basic Education accounts for 11,508 urban primary school assistant teacher posts, with an examination proposed for December 3–4, 2026; a Special TET will also be held.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission and the state’s education departments are conducting recruitment for applicants.
- What
- Recruitment is planned for 17,059 education-sector posts, and a Special Teacher Eligibility Test will also be conducted.
- When
- Assistant professor exams are scheduled for November 19–20, 2026; other listed exams are planned or tentatively scheduled for December 2026.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The recruitment is part of the state's target to fill 100,000 government posts within six months and is intended to create employment opportunities for youth.
- Total education-sector posts
- 17,059
- State government recruitment target
- 100,000 posts within six months
- Higher Education vacancies
- 2,047: 111 principals and 1,936 assistant professors
- Assistant professor exam
- November 19–20, 2026
- Secondary Education vacancies
- 3,504: 897 assistant teachers and 2,607 lecturers
- Basic Education vacancies
- 11,508 urban primary school assistant teacher posts
- Other planned examination
- A Special Teacher Eligibility Test will also be conducted