Archive · 27 Aug 2026
62,000 Working Teachers Fail UPTET, Jobs Safe Until 2028
Uttar Pradesh announced the results of its teacher eligibility test.
More than 13.3 lakh people passed.
However, 62,028 teachers who already have jobs did not pass.
The Supreme Court has said that these teachers must pass the test to stay in service.
They are not expected to lose their jobs immediately.
They can try the test again until August 31, 2028.
The state is also preparing a separate test for working teachers.
This separate test may have less competition and could make qualifying easier.
The UPTET 2026 result recorded more than 13.3 lakh successful candidates.
At the primary level, 5,71,435 of 7,13,648 candidates passed, a pass rate of 80.07%.
At the upper-primary level, 7,59,513 of 10,57,021 candidates passed, a pass rate of 71.85%.
Among 2,68,799 working teachers, 62,028 failed to qualify for the examination.
Working teachers can retake the TET until August 31, 2028, after which those who remain unsuccessful could face termination.
- Who
- UPTET candidates and working primary- and upper-primary-level teachers in Uttar Pradesh.
- What
- The UPTET 2026 results were declared, with 62,028 working teachers failing to qualify.
- When
- The results were declared in 2026; the deadline for working teachers to pass the TET is August 31, 2028.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The Supreme Court ruled that passing the Teacher Eligibility Test is mandatory for working teachers to continue in service.
Court and Government Position
Teachers' Concerns
Mandatory eligibility test
Court and Government Position
The Supreme Court ruled that working teachers must pass the TET to continue in service.
Teachers' Concerns
Teachers in several states, including Uttar Pradesh, protested and demanded that the court order be rolled back.
Separate examination
Court and Government Position
The Uttar Pradesh government decided to conduct a separate TET for working teachers, and the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission is working on the process.
Teachers' Concerns
The separate examination is intended to reduce competition and may make it easier for working teachers to qualify.
Risk of job loss
Court and Government Position
Teachers who fail to pass the TET by August 31, 2028, could face termination in accordance with the court's directions.
Teachers' Concerns
The 62,028 teachers who failed still have opportunities to retake the examination before the deadline.
- Primary-level pass rate
- 80.07%; 5,71,435 of 7,13,648 candidates passed.
- Upper-primary pass rate
- 71.85%; 7,59,513 of 10,57,021 candidates passed.
- Working teachers tested
- 2,68,799 teachers appeared at the primary and upper-primary levels.
- Working teachers who failed
- 62,028 teachers did not qualify.
- Primary-level working teachers
- 93,387 of 1,22,405 passed, a success rate of 76.29%.
- Upper-primary working teachers
- 1,13,384 of 1,46,394 passed, a success rate of 77.45%.
- Final deadline
- August 31, 2028, for working teachers to pass the TET.