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UPESSC Assistant Professor, PGT & TGT 2026 — Two Recruitment Threads Explained

Zenith Education Team · Updated 2026-07-31 · Conducting body: UPESSC (successor to UPHESC) · Official site: https://upessc.up.gov.in

* marked figures are based on the last confirmed cycle or secondary sources — please verify against the official website and latest notification before relying on them.

Re-checked 2026-08-02, TWICE — first after reader-flagged confusion with UPPSC's GDC/GIC/LT Grade recruitment, then again after the director supplied a more detailed timeline that turned out to describe TWO genuinely separate UPESSC recruitment threads running in parallel. UPESSC (UP Education Service Selection Commission), created by a 2023 state Act as successor to UPHESC, covers Assistant Professor, PGT-level lecturer, and TGT-level assistant teacher posts at government-aided institutions — a different institutional category from UPPSC's GDC/GIC/LT-Grade postings (government institutions), run in parallel rather than one succeeding the other.

⚡ Quick Answer (At a Glance)

Body: UPESSC (Prayagraj), legally created 23 Aug 2023, absorbing UPHESC
Covers Assistant Professor, PGT-level lecturer, and TGT-level assistant teacher posts — specifically at government-AIDED (not government) institutions
THREAD 1 (~1,017 posts, multi-subject): original exam 16-17 Apr 2025 was leaked (3 arrests) → cancelled → RE-CONDUCTED and now COMPLETE: Assistant Professor 18-19 Apr 2026, PGT 9-10 May 2026, TGT 3-4 Jun 2026
THREAD 2 — Advt. No. 51 (107 B.Ed-specific Assistant Professor posts): a SEPARATE, smaller notice, twice postponed by Allahabad High Court order, exam now expected 19 Aug 2026
*Some portals report a "new cycle, new vacancies expected August 2026" — this could not be independently confirmed as a THIRD, distinct announcement; it may simply be referring to Thread 2's August exam date. Do not publish "new vacancies in August" as settled without an official notice.
Eligibility: Master's 55% + NET/SET/PhD-exempt (Assistant Professor track)
Pay Level 10, ₹57,700-1,82,400/month (Assistant Professor track)

📢 Re-checked 2026-08-02 — this is TWO separate recruitment threads, not one

Thread 1 (the ~1,017-post multi-subject cycle whose original April 2025 exam leaked) is now fully re-conducted: Assistant Professor 18-19 Apr 2026, PGT 9-10 May 2026, TGT 3-4 Jun 2026 — all complete as of this update. Thread 2 (Advt. No. 51, 107 B.Ed-specific posts) is a separate, smaller notice: postponed from 28 July to 19 August 2026 by Allahabad High Court order (Special Appeal No. 773/2026, 25 May 2026) — this one is still upcoming. Earlier drafts of this page conflated the two into one timeline; they are now described separately below. *A "new vacancies expected August 2026" claim circulating on some portals could not be confirmed as a genuinely NEW (third) announcement — it may just be secondary coverage of Thread 2's August date. Verify directly against upessc.up.gov.in before treating fresh August vacancies as confirmed.

Overview

Body	UPESSC (successor to UPHESC)
Scope	Assistant Professor, PGT-level lecturer, TGT-level assistant teacher — government-AIDED institutions
Eligibility (AP track)	Master's 55% + NET/SET, PhD-exempt
Thread 1 — ~1,017 posts	Leaked Apr 2025, RE-CONDUCTED & COMPLETE: AP 18-19 Apr 2026 · PGT 9-10 May 2026 · TGT 3-4 Jun 2026
Thread 2 — Advt. 51, 107 posts (B.Ed)	Separate notice · exam postponed to 19 Aug 2026 by Allahabad HC order
Pay (AP track)	Level 10, ₹57,700-1,82,400/month

Eligibility

*Master's degree, min 55% (5% relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PwD), plus NET(UGC/CSIR)/SET/SLET; PhD holders exempt.
*Age limit reported inconsistently (a "62 years" figure appears suspect for an entry post) — verify against the specific advertisement.

Selection Process & Exam Pattern

Thread 1 — Assistant Professor (~1,017 posts, now complete): written exam re-conducted 18-19 Apr 2026 after the original 16-17 Apr 2025 sitting was leaked.
Thread 1 — PGT (now complete): re-conducted 9-10 May 2026. TGT (now complete): re-conducted 3-4 Jun 2026.
*Thread 2 — Advt. 51 B.Ed Assistant Professor (107 posts): reported as 100 MCQs/200 marks (GK + subject) + 30-mark interview, exam expected 19 Aug 2026 — mark scheme not independently re-confirmed for this specific notice, verify before publishing.

Syllabus

*Subject-specific syllabus not independently verified for either thread — pull the official PDF from upessc.up.gov.in before publishing exact topics.

Pay Scale

Pay Level 10, 7th CPC UGC scale, ₹57,700-1,82,400/month (Assistant Professor track) — well-established, low-risk figure.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the UPESSC Assistant Professor exam done, or still upcoming?

Both, depending on which cycle. The larger ~1,017-post multi-subject cycle (whose original April 2025 exam was leaked) has been RE-CONDUCTED and is complete (18-19 April 2026). A separate, smaller 107-post B.Ed-specific notice (Advt. 51) is still upcoming, with its exam expected 19 August 2026 after a High Court-ordered postponement.

Are UPESSC PGT and TGT exams done for 2026?

Yes — as re-conducts of the leaked 2025 cycle, PGT was held 9-10 May 2026 and TGT 3-4 June 2026, both now complete.

Is UPESSC the same as UPPSC?

No — genuinely different bodies with different scopes. UPPSC runs recruitment for GOVERNMENT degree colleges (GDC), government inter colleges (GIC), and LT Grade posts. UPESSC runs Assistant Professor, PGT-level, and TGT-level recruitment specifically for government-AIDED institutions. See this site's separate UP GDC/GIC and LT Grade/TGT/PGT guides for the UPPSC side.

Is PhD required for UPESSC Assistant Professor?

No — a Master's degree (55%) plus UGC-NET/CSIR-NET/SET is the standard route; PhD holders are exempt from the NET/SET requirement.

Sources

UPESSC official site

Re-checked 2026-08-02 after two rounds of director-supplied corrections. CONFIRMED/well-corroborated across multiple independent secondary sources: the original ~1,017-post cycle's exam leaked 16-17 Apr 2025 (3 arrests), was re-conducted through 2026 (AP 18-19 Apr, PGT 9-10 May, TGT 3-4 Jun) and is now complete; Advt. 51 (107 B.Ed posts) is a genuinely SEPARATE, smaller notice postponed to 19 Aug 2026 by a specific, named Allahabad HC order. UNCONFIRMED/OPEN: whether a "new cycle with new vacancies" is being announced around August 2026 as some portals suggest, or whether that's just secondary coverage of Advt. 51's exam date — no distinct new-vacancy notice was independently located. None of the above was confirmed on an official upessc.up.gov.in page directly (site content is dynamic/PDF-based); re-verify close to publication.

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